DB 3-77 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FOR BIDS DISTRICT: TORRANCE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PROJECT...

Torrance Daily Breeze, DB 3-77 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FOR BIDS DISTRICT: TORRANCE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PROJECT DESCRIPTION: BID NO 13-04.18.16 YUKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MODERNIZATION WINDOWS ONLY DATE/TIME FOR SUBMITTAL OF BID PROPOSAL: BID OPENING MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2016 AT 2:00:00 PM PLACE FOR SUBMITTAL OF Torrance Unified School District BID PROPOSALS PURCHASING DEPARTMENT North of 2336 Plaza del Amo Torrance, CA 90501 BID AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE AT: Reprohaus Website https://reprohaus.box.com NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TORRANCE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, acting by and through its Board of Education, hereinafter "the District" will receive up to, but not later than the above-stated date and time, sealed Bid Proposals for the Contract for the Work of the Project generally described as BID NO 13-04.18.16 YUKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MODERNIZATION - WINDOWS ONLY Submittal of Bid Proposals. All Bid Proposals shall be submitted on forms furnished by the District. Bid Proposals must conform with, and be responsive to, the Bid and Contract Documents, copies of which may be obtained from the District as set forth above. Only Bid Proposals submitted to the District prior to the date and time set forth above for the public opening and reading of Bid Proposals shall be considered. 1. Bid and Contract Documents. The Bid and Contract Documents are available at the location stated above. 2. Documents Accompanying Bid Proposal. Each Bid Proposal shall be accompanied by: (a) the required Bid Security; (b) Subcontractors List; (c) Non-Collusion Affidavit; (d) Certification of Contractor and Subcontractor Division of Industrial Relations Registration; and (e) Statement of Bidder's Qualifications or District Prequalification Letter. 3. Prevailing Wage Rates and Labor Compliance Program. Pursuant to California Labor Code §1773, the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the generally prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. District incorporates all the provisions of the LCP. The successful bidder and each of its subcontractors of any tier will be required to pay not less than the general prevailing rates of per-diem wages in the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract ("Prevailing Wages"). Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor's and subcontractors' current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work. If awarded a Contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this project, it shall be the Bidder's sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid. Contractors License Classification. In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code §3300, the District requires that Bidders possess the following classification(s) of California Contractors License at the time that the Contract for the Work is bid: license required: C-17 (as applies to Scope of Work) Any Bidder not so duly and properly licensed shall be subject to all penalties imposed by law 4. Bid Security. Each Bid Proposal shall be accompanied by Bid Security in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of the Bid Proposal, inclusive of any additive Alternate Bid Item(s). Failure of any Bid Proposal to be accompanied by Bid Security in the form and in the amount required shall render such Bid Proposal to be non-responsive and rejected by the District. 5. No Withdrawal of Bid Proposals. Bid Proposals shall not be withdrawn by any Bidder for a period of Ninety (90) calendar days after the opening of Bid Proposals. During this time, all Bidders shall guarantee prices quoted in their respective Bid Proposals. 6. Job-Walk. The District will conduct a NON-MANDATORY job walk on MONDAY, April 4, 2016 @ 10:00 AM. All parties will at Yukon Elementary School, 17815 Yukon Ave., Torrance, CA, 90504 7. Award of Contract. The Contract for the Work, if awarded, will be by action of the District's Board of Education to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest priced responsive Bid Proposal. If Alternate Bid items are included in the bidding, the lowest priced Bid Proposal will be determined on the basis of the Base Bid Proposal or on the Base Bid Proposal and the combination of Alternate Bid items selected in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Instruction for Bidders. 8. Prequalification. The approximate cost of the project is $2.4 million. All contractors and subcontractors must be prequalified no later than April 11, 2016. The prequalification package is available at the Torrance Unified School District website http://www.tusd.org/InformationNews/Departments/Purchasing /tabid/389/ Default.aspx Published: March 25; April 1, 2016