Renovation of a mixed-use development in Costa Mesa, California. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, and utility and transportation services, and perform and complete all work required in connection with this Bid Number: 24-11 Esplanade Building 4 Elevator Addition Project Bid Documents. The Contractor shall be liable to the SUPERINTENDENT for any damages arising as a result of a failure to comply with that obligation, and the Contractor shall not be excused with respect to any failure to so comply by an act or omission of the Architect, Engineer, or representative of any of them, unless such act or omission actually prevents the Contractor from fully complying with the Project Documents and the Contractor protests, in accordance with the Project Documents, that the act or omission is preventing the Contractor from fully complying with the Contract Documents. Such protest shall not be effective unless reduced to writing and filed with the SUPERINTENDENT office within seven (7) calendar days of the date of occurrence of such act or omission preventing the Contractor from fully complying with the Project Documents. Any technical or procedural questions regarding the Bid documents and/or Project must be submitted in writing to Kristin Lange at klange@ocde.us . Written Requests for Information (RFI) must be received no later than 10:00:00 a.m. PDT on June 10, 2025. Any request made after such date and time will not be addressed. Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15 and Public Contract Code Section 3300. The SUPERINTENDENT requires that the successful contractor must possess a B California Contractor's License valid and active in the State of California at the time the bid is awarded and throughout the duration of the Project. Any contractor not so specifically licensed at the time the bid is awarded will be rejected as non-responsive. The contractors California State License number shall be clearly stated on contractor's bid response. Subcontractors shall be licensed pursuant to California law for the trades necessary to perform the work called for in the Bid documents. All bids shall be made and submitted only on the forms provided by the SUPERINTENDENT. Bids shall be received only at the Orange County Superintendent of Schools, Purchasing Department, 200 Kalmus Drive, Building A, Costa Mesa, California 92626, and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above stated time and place. It is the contractor's sole responsibility to ensure its bid is timely delivered and received at the location designated as specified above. Any bids received after the time specified above shall be returned unopened. The SUPERINTENDENT reserves the right to reject any or all bids and not necessarily accept the lowest bid price submitted, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bid or in the bidding. The right is also reserved by the SUPERINTENDENT to select the bidder which in his opinion will best serve the needs of the Orange County Superintendent of Schools. Each contractor shall submit with its bid - on the form furnished with the bid documents a list of the designated subcontractors on this Project as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, California Public Contract Code section 4100 et seq. Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code, the contract will contain provisions permitting the successful contractor to substitute securities for any monies withheld by the SUPERINTENDENT to ensure performance under the contract, or with a federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay such moneys to the contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the Contract, the securities shall be returned to the contractor. Each contractor's bid must be accompanied by one of the following forms of contractor's security: (1) cash; (2) a cashier's check made payable to the SUPERINTENDENT (3) a certified check made payable to the SUPERINTENDENT; or (4) a contractor's bond executed by a California admitted surety as defined in Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120, made payable to the SUPERINTENDENT in the form set forth in the Bid Documents. Such contractor's security must be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of bid as a guarantee that the contractor will enter into the proposed Contract, if the same is awarded to such contractor, and will provide the required Performance and Payment Bonds, insurance certificates and any other required documents. In the event of failure to enter into said Contract or provide the necessary documents, said security will be forfeited. All bonds, (Bid, Performance and Payment) must be issued by a California admitted surety as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120. All work must be completed on the date specified on the Notice to Proceed issued by the SUPERINTENDENT. Failure to complete the work within the time set forth herein will result in the imposition of liquidated damages for each day of delay, in the amount set forth in the Bid Documents. No contractor may withdraw any bid for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the date set for the opening of bids.