APPLE VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Apple Valley Unified School District (AVUSD) of San Bernardino County, California, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the District, will receive up to, but not later than 2:00 p.m. of the 12th day of January 2023, sealed bids for the award of a contract for the construction of:

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Bids received after the time noted above shall be returned unopened. All bids shall be made on a bid form furnished by the District.

Bids will be received at the District Office located at 12555 Navajo Road, Apple Valley, CA  92308, on or before the time and date stated above. Bids will remain sealed until the time and date stated below.

Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 P.M. of the 12th day of January 2023 at the District Office.

Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Bidding and Contract Documents. Copies of the Contract Documents are on file and open for public inspection at California Professional Management at 12530 Hesperia Road., Suite 216, Victorville, CA 92395.

Prospective prime trade contractor bidders may obtain electronic bid documents upon completion of the bidder registration process through A&I Reprographics, Inc. The bidder registration form is available online at: http://aandireprographics.sharefile.com, User ID: cpm2@aandirepro.com and Password: CalPro002, and clicking on the Bid Opportunities View Only folder (Public Projects link); by emailing bid@aandirepro.com; or by calling

(909) 390-4839. Electronic bid documents will be distributed as PDF files via CD-ROM or internet download via A&I Reprographics, Inc.’s Sharefile file transfer application. There is no charge for the electronic bid documents, but a non-refundable mailing charge will apply if the bidders request shipment of the CD-ROM.

Printed bid documents can be purchased from A&I Reprographics, Inc. for a non-refundable print fee of $150.00 plus a non-refundable shipping fee (costs vary on location).

Prime trade contractor bidders are asked to register with A&I Reprographics, Inc. (no later than three (3) days before bid opening).

All registered plan holders with A&I Reprographics, Inc. will receive automatic notification of project addenda and other pertinent information.

Bid documents are available for review without registration at the following plan rooms:

Email:  dodge.bidding@construction.com             

Phone:  (800) 393-6343 / Fax: (877) 836-5711

2.     Construction Up-date

16885 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 335

San Diego, CA  92127

Email: admin@goodfaitheffort.com

Phone:  (858) 487‑2600 / Fax:  (858) 487‑3500

3.     All Valley Reprographics & Plan Room, Inc.

15353 Anacapa Road, Suite 1

Victorville, CA  92392

Email: sales@avreproplanroom.com

Phone: (760) 243‑2111 / Fax:  (760) 243‑2131

4.     Southern California Builders Association

732 North Diamond Bar Boulevard, #224

Diamond Bar, CA  91764

Email:  scba@socalbuilders.org

        Phone:  (909) 396-1451 / Fax:  396-1453

5.     Construction Bidboard (eBidBoard)

11622 El Camino Real

San Diego, CA 92130

Email:  planroom@ebidboard.com

Phone:  (800) 479-5314 / Fax:  (619) 688-0585

6.     BidAmerica

41085 Elm Street

Murrieta, CA 92562

Email:  planroom@bidamerica.com

Phone:  (951) 677-4819 / Fax:  (951) 600-0615

7.     ISQFT

        77738 Flora Road

        Palm Desert, CA  92211

        Email: sandiego@isqft.com

        Phone: (800) 364-2059, Ext. 2059 /

        Fax: (866) 570-8187

For information regarding this project, prospective bidders are requested to contact Andrew Galbraith, Project Manager at California Professional Management (760) 646-2023 (phone) or agalbraith@cpmcrew.com (email).

Attention is directed to the requirements of the Information for Bidders regarding goals for Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation on this project. This project has a goal of 3 percent DVBE participation.

Each bid shall be accompanied by Bid Security, Verification of Contractor and Subcontractor DIR Registration, list of Designated Subcontractors, Certificate of Recycled Content, Noncollusion Declaration, Iran Contracting Act Certification, Site Visit Certification, and Employment Certification, and Acknowledgment of Bidding Practices Regarding Indemnity required by the Instructions to Bidders.

Bidders are advised that this contract is a public work for purpose of the California Labor Code, which requires payment of prevailing wages. Wage rates can be obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/dprewagedetermination.htm. No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal or awarded a contract for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. (Labor Code §1771.4).

The Director of the Department of Industrial Relations shall determine the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of work needed to execute the contract. Holiday rates shall be paid as specified in the collective bargaining agreement applicable to each particular craft, classification or type of work employed on the project.

Copies of schedules of rates so determined are available on the internet at
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dir/S&R/statistics_research.html.

In accordance with Section 1773.2 of the California Labor Code, the Contractor shall post a copy of the determination of prevailing rate of wages at each job site.

The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight (8) hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work shall be at time and one-half.

The Contractor and any subcontractor(s) shall pay not less than the specified prevailing rates of wages to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract.

The successful contractor and all of its subcontractors for the project will be required to attend a mandatory Pre Construction Conference before commencing work. During the Pre-Construction Conference, the District’s Labor Compliance Program (LCP) and the state labor law requirements applicable to this project will be discussed. The contractor and all subcontractors will be required to certify that they acknowledge and understand the District’s LCP and all of the state labor law requirements for this project. The successful contractor or any of its designated subcontractors shall not perform any work on the project prior to attending the Pre Construction Conference and executing the appropriate certification.

A payment bond and performance bond will be required prior to the execution of the contract. The payment bond and performance bond shall be in the form and amount set forth in the Contract Documents.

In accordance with provisions of Public Contract Code Section 22300, substitution of eligible and equivalent securities for any monies withheld to ensure performance under this contract will be permitted at the request and expense of the contractor.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3300 and Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15, each bidder shall possess at the time of the bid the license classification as follows below. The successful bidder must maintain the license throughout the duration of this contract.

General Building Contractor (B-1) may bid two or less trades providing they maintain listed specialty classification license(s). General Building Contractor (B-1) may bid 2 or more unrelated trades (not including framing or carpentry) provided listed subcontractors maintain appropriate listed specialty classification license(s).

General requirements, Contract Documents, and General Conditions apply to each category: Contractor as noted below. For special conditions for each category, Contractor refers to Specification Section 01 11 15 - Special Conditions Schedule.

PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS

00 11 13  Advertisement for Bids                                                                                                                                       

00 21 13   Instructions to Bidders                                                                                                                                       

00 24 13    Scope of Work Summary                                                                                                                                   

00 41 26     Bid Form – Construction Management (Multi-Prime Contract)                                                                   

00 43 13     Bid Bond                                                                                                                                                               

00 43 36    Designation of Subcontractors                                                                                                                         

00 45 19    Non-Collusion Declaration                                                                                                                                 

00 45 46    Iran Contracting Act Certification                                                                                                                     

00 45 47    Certification of Recycled Content                                                                                                                     

00 45 48    Site Visit Certification                                                                                                                                         

00 45 49    Employment Certification                                                                                                                                   

00 45 50    Acknowledgement of Bidding Practices Regarding Indemnity