Public Construction Project - 03-C8

BID No./Title:  Bid No. 03-C8  Kit Carson Middle School New Restroom Building

Project Cost Range:  +/- $100,000

See Notice to Contractors

PROJECT SCHEDULE

Mandatory Pre-bid Conference: 9/04/02, 9:00 a.m. @ Kit Carson Middle School

Due Date: 9/17/02,  2:00p.m.

Bid Award Date:  10/07/02

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BID AWARD INFORMATION

Contractor:  Landmark Construction

Amount:  $159,000

Subcontractor's List:         Camblin Steel

                                F. Rodgers Insulation

                                Kodiak Roofing

                                Decorators Inc.

                                Fisher Tile

                                Terry - Painting

                                Global Steel

                                T & M – Plumbing

                                Brice Mechanical

                                Globus Electric

Bid Results:         L.M. Combs Construction - $172,800

Dual Cal Builders - $174,471

American River Construction - $179,000

SLS Construction - $205,000

Jepma Construction - $211,000

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

        Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the Sacramento City Unified School District, will receive sealed bids at the District's Contracts Office, 3051 Redding Avenue, Sacramento, California, 95820, during the business hours of 8:00 AM through 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, holidays excepted, for:

Bid No. 03-C8, New Restroom Building at Kit Carson Middle School

according to the drawings and specifications prepared by: HMR Architects

The contractor shall include in his bid and provide all labor, tools, and materials for a complete and working project in conformance with the intent shown on the drawings and specified herein.

A mandatory pre-bid conference and site inspection will be held on September 4, 2002, at 9:00 a.m. at Kit Carson Middle School, 5301 N. Street, Sacramento CA 95819

        Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., September 17, 2002, after which time bids will be opened and read aloud at the Sacramento City Unified School District.

        All prospective bidders who have not already submitted prequalification questionnaires for this project must be prequalified to submit bids for this project.  The completed prequalification questionnaire must be received at least five days prior to the date of bid opening specified in this Notice to Contractors.  Prequalification questionnaires shall be submitted to the Sacramento City Unified School District, 3051 Redding Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95820.  Prequalification questionnaires are enclosed with the bid package, may also be obtained at www.scusd.edu*.  All prospective bidders who were previously notified in writing by the District that they were approved to submit bids for either the Hiram Johnson High School Modernization Increment 2 Project or the Rosemont High School project are not required to submit a new prequalification application if they submit with their bid proposal a signed affirmation that the information submitted in the original prequalification application is current and accurate at the time of submission of this bid proposal. Bid proposals submitted by prospective bidders who have been notified in writing by the District that they are disqualified through the prequalification process will not be accepted.

        Each bidder must submit a proposal to the Board of Education on the standard forms enclosed.  Said proposal shall be accompanied by cash, a cashier's check, a certified check or bidder's bond of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid submitted, to be made payable to the Sacramento City Unified School District. Bid bonds shall be issued by a corporate surety duly admitted and authorized to issue bonds and undertakings by the State of California.

        Pursuant to Section 1770, and following, of the California Labor Code, the Contractor shall pay not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations.  Copies of such prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file at the office of the Sacramento City Unified School District, Planning and Construction Branch, 425 First Avenue, Sacramento, CA, 95818. Those copies shall be made available to any interested party upon request.  The Contractor shall forfeit, as penalty to the Sacramento City Unified School District, Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each calendar day or portion thereof, for each workman paid less than the stipulated prevailing rates for any work done under the contract by him or by any subcontractor under him, in violation of the provisions of such Labor Code.

        Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code, the Contractor may substitute a deposit of securities in lieu of the Sacramento City Unified School District withholding any monies to ensure Contractor's performance under the Contract, or alternatively, request that the Sacramento City Unified School District make payment of retentions earned directly to an escrow agent at the expense of Contractor. The provisions of Public Contract Code section 22300 are incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in full, and shall govern the substitution of securities and/or escrow account.

        Securities eligible for investment under this section shall include those listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code, and bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit.

Proposed Contract Documents may be examined at the following plan rooms:

Bidders with the correct California Contractor’s License may secure copies of the proposed Contract Documents at 3051 Redding Avenue on the following basis:

1.                One copy of the Project Manual, including Specifications and the prints of the Drawings, upon payment of $50.00 non-refundable deposit to the Sacramento City Unified School District.

2.     No partial sets will be issued.

        In accordance with the provisions of California Business and Professions Code section 7028.15 and Public Contract Code section 3300, the Sacramento City Unified School District requires that the Bidder possess the following classification (s) of contractor’s license (s) at the time the bid is submitted: B, General Building Contractor. Any bidder not so licensed at the time of the bid opening will be rejected as non-responsive.

        The Sacramento City Unified School District and its Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities of any bids or in the bidding process.

        The Sacramento City Unified School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified and certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) are encouraged to participate in this project.

        By order of the Board of Education, Sacramento City Unified School District.

Dated:  August 16, 2002                 SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT