PUBLIC NOTICES

PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS SECTION 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the Eastern Sierra Unified School District, referred to as the Owner, will receive sealed proposals for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment and services necessary for construction of two projects: in Coleville, CA and

in Lee Vining, CA. Bids will be received at the ESUSD District Office at 231 Kingsley Street, Bridgeport, CA 93517, until

at which time they will be publicly opened

HVAC Units for Coleville High School

New HVAC Units for Lee Vining High School

October 5, 2023, mandatory New

3:00 pm on Thursday,

and publicly read.

The project consists of installation of New HVAC Units on the gymnasium at Coleville and Lee Vining High Schools, as shown on the Drawings and as indicated in the Specifications by the Architect, Aspen Street Architects, Inc., 494 North Main Street (P.O. Box 370), Angels Camp, CA 95222. A pre-bid walk-through will be held for each project, starting at Coleville High School at at 111591 US Hwy 395, Coleville, CA 96107. The pre-bid walk will then continue at Lee Vining High School at 2:45 pm at 51710 Hwy 395, Lee Vining, CA 93541. Attendance at each campus is

mandatory. 1:00 pm on Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Bidding contractors will provide base bids for each campus. The low bidder shall be determined on the combined total sum of base bids for each campus. Types of bids required will be stipulated sum. No bid will be considered unless it is made on the form provided by the Architect and accompanied by cash, cashier's check, certified check or Bidder's Bond from a surety company admitted by the State of California Insurance Commissioner, for 10% of the amount of the bid, made payable to the Owner. Such cash, cashier's check, certified check or bidder's bond shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder will execute the Contract, if it be awarded to him, in conformity with the Contract Documents.

Bid shall not expire for a period of forty (40) days after the scheduled closing time set for receipt of bids. The Contractor awarded the project will be required to provide 100% Payment Bond and 100% Performance Bond. Contractor shall possess a valid Class B General Building or C-20 Warm-air Heating, Ventilating and Air-conditioning Contractor license issued by the California Contractors State License Board.

Drawings and Specifications may be examined at the following locations: Aspen Street Architects, Inc.: 494 N. Main Street, Angels Camp, CA 95222; Central California Builders Exchange, 1244 N Mariposa St., Fresno, CA 93703, p: 559-237-1831; Valley Builders Exchange, Inc., 1118 Kansas Ave., Modesto, CA 95351, p: 209-522-9031; Builders Exchange of San Joaquin: 4561 Quail Lakes Drive, Suite B-2, Stockton, CA 95207, p: 209-478-1000 or online planroom.

Printed bid documents of the combined projects may be purchased through the Architect for $200.00 non-refundable fee payable to Aspen Street Architects, Inc. Contact the office at (209) 736-0882 at least 24 hours in advance to arrange for shipping or picking up of bid sets. Bid documents will be made available electronically at no cost.

Owner will affirmatively assure that, in any contract entered into as a result of this advertisement, minority businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to the invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, or sexual preference in consideration for an award.

Substitution of securities for retention will be allowed pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section

22300, as provided in the Supplementary Conditions.

Copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file and open to public inspection at the office of the Owner, and reference is made specifically thereto. The contractor shall post a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at the job site. Attention is directed to the provisions of Section 1777.5 and 1777.6 of the Labor Code of the State of California concerning employment of apprentices by the contractor or any subcontractor under him. The prime contractor is responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 and the prime contractor and any subcontractor under him shall comply with the requirements of Section 1777.6. The project will be required to conform to the requirements of Assembly Bill 1506 in regard to prevailing wage documentation; refer to Document 00 21 13 - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS for Labor Compliance Program.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, or be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities and reject any or all bids.

Dated: Sept. 14, 2023

Signed: Eastern Sierra Unified School District

(MT 09.14, 09.21, 2023 #19919)