Bids are invited for fire alarm upgrade project by San Mateo-Foster City School District.

INVITATION TO BID 1. Notice is hereby given that the governing board ("Board") of the San Mateo-Foster City School District ("District" or "Owner") will receive sealed bids for the following project, Bid No. 26-07 FIESTA GARDENS/TURNBULL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER - PROJECT #26-07 FIRE ALARM UPGRADE PROJECT 2. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to have been prequalified by the District. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to have been prequalified by the District. Pre-qualification for all bidding Contractors is to be through Quality Bidders at www.qualitybidders.com In addition, the Project has electrical components that will be performed by contractors performing under the following license classification (s), C-7, C-10, C-16 then each of those contractors that intend to bid as a first-tier subcontractor to a contractor (prime contractor) are required to have been prequalified by the District, through Quality Bidders at www.qualiltybidders.com Prior to the bid, a minimum of five days before bids are received the District will issue by Bid Addendum all Contractors pre-qualified through Quality Bidders. 3. Sealed Bids will be received until May 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the San Mateo-Foster City School District Office, located at 1170 Chess Dr., Foster City, CA, 94404 at or after which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be non-responsive and returned to the bidder. 4. The Project generally consists of: Separation of the existing fire alarm system 5. All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders. 6. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one or more of the following State of California Contractor Licenses: C-7 and/or C-10 and/or C-16 The Bidder's license(s) must be active and in good standing at the time of the bid opening and must remain so throughout the term of the Contract. 7. As security for its Bid, each bidder shall provide with its Bid form - a bid bond issued by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District, - cash, or - a cashier's check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the San Mateo-Foster City School District, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price. This bid security shall be a guarantee that the Bidder shall, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid. 8. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond if it is awarded the contract for the Project. 9. The successful Bidder may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. 10. The successful Bidder and its subcontractors shall pay all workers on the Project not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to sections 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Prevailing wage rates are available on the Internet at: <http://www.dir.ca.gov>. Bidders and Bidders' subcontractors shall comply with the registration and qualification requirements pursuant to sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 of the California Labor Code. 11. Two Pre-Bid Conferences and Site Walks will be held at the site (meet in the parking lot at the corner of S. Humboldt St. & Indian Ave.). One on April 30, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. and the second one on May 7, 2026, at 1:30 p.m., both Pre-Bid Conferences & Site Walks will be at the site. It is mandatory that the Contractor attend one or the other Pre-Bid Conference and Site Walk. All participants are required to sign in. The Pre-Bid and Site Walk is expected to take approximately 1 hour. Failure to sign in and attend or tardiness will render bid ineligible. 12. Contract Documents will be available for review at the following Builders' Exchanges: Bay Area Builders Exchange (510) 483-8880 Bid America (951) 290-3645 Builder Exchange of Santa Clara (408) 727-4000 California Bid Network (970) 773-7006 x116 Construct Connect (800) 364-2059 x8285 Dodge Data & Analytics (925) 833-9750 EBidBoard (800) 479-5314 x6561 San Francisco Builders Exchange (415) 282-8220 Contract Documents (hard copies) will be available for a non-refundable fee on April 24, 2026, at ARC Northern California: ARC - San Carlos 829 Cherry Lane San Carlos, CA 94070 Contact: Scott Braley Tel: (650) 631-2310 Email: sancarlos@e-arc.com The bidder is responsible for all printing, shipping and handling fees for hard copies of the drawings. The District will pay for viewing and/or downloading the electronic/soft copy version of the drawings. 13. The District's Board has found and determined that the following item(s) shall be used on this Project based on the purpose(s) indicated. (Public Contract Code section 3400(c).) A particular material, product, thing, or service is designated by specific brand or trade name for the following purpose(s): Add Single Source Items: - Fire Alarm (Notifier) 14. The District's Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening. 15. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based on: TOTAL Base Bid amount only 16. Bid Period questions about this project are to be submitted in writing to the engineer:John Cacka jcacka@amceinc.com and Jun Ma jma@amceinc.com and Jaime Juarez jjuarez@amceinc.com and cc: rprice@smfcsd.net & mronzani@smfcsd.net SMCT 6963627; Apr 28; May 5, 2026