Bids are invited for new electrical service at HESD Central Kitchen.

NEW ELECTRICAL SERVICE AT HESD CENTRAL KITCHEN 25040Hanford Elementary School District 4/8/20262025 CBC
SECTION 00 1110 - INVITATION TO BID
1.NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: The Hanford Elementary School District, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the Owner, will receive sealed bids for the award of contracts for the construction of the New Electrical Service at HESD Central Kitchen, 958 Katie Hammond St., Hanford, California 93230.
2. SUBMITTAL OF BIDS:.1Sealed Bids: Sealed envelopes containing bids with subcontractor's list and other required attachments will be accepted by Hanford Elementary School District at its offices located at 714 North White Street, Hanford, CA 93230 on May 14, 2026 before 2:00:00 pm PST on the clock designated by the Owner or its representative as the bid clock..2 Completed DIR Information: Within 24 hours of the opening of the bids, the apparent low bidder shall submit completed DIR information on the Subcontractor List to the Hanford Elementary School District at its offices located at 714 North White Street, Hanford, CA 93230..3DVBE Information: Within 24 hours of the opening of the bids, the apparent low bidder shall submit the Prime Bidder Good Faith Effort Worksheet and Prime Bidder Certification of Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation forms to the Hanford Elementary School District at its offices located at 714 North White Street, Hanford, CA 93230.
3.OPENING OF BIDS: Bids will be opened and read aloud after 2:00:00 pm PST, May 14, 2026.
4.MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A pre-bid conference has been scheduled for April 29, 2026, at 9:00 am, at HESD Central Kitchen, 958 Katie Hammond St., Hanford, California 93230, and will include the opportunity to inspect the site and may include dissemination of additional information in response to questions or otherwise. All bidders will be deemed to have notice of all conditions and information which bidders could have obtained by attending the pre-bid conference, including but not limited to any conditions in, at, and about the site, the building or buildings, if any, and any work that may have been done thereon. Bids will not be accepted from bidders who did not attend the pre-bid conference.
5. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Work primarily consists of an electrical service upgrade to serve the existing Hanford Elementary School District Central Kitchen. The scope provides power for existing facilities and for future planned equipment installations at the Central Kitchen. The Work will also allow the electrical service bills to be properly apportioned among the appropriate departments.
All electrical power shutdowns must be coordinated and scheduled with Hanford Elementary School District - they shall be planned for Saturdays or outside of normal working hours. The Contractor shall provide temporary power to keep refrigeration equipment functional for any shutdowns that exceed 4 hours.
6. BASIS FOR BIDS: Bids shall be on a lump sum basis.
7. TIME OF COMPLETION: The Work shall be completed within 60 calendar days from the date of the Owner's Notice to Proceed.
8. EXAMINATION AND PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Contract Documents have been prepared by Mangini Associates Inc. Documents may be examined and obtained at the Architect's office, 4320 West Mineral King Avenue, Visalia, CA 93291, (559) 627-0530, Monday through Thursday between 8 am and 5 pm and Friday between 8 am and 12 pm or at Dodge Data & Analytics, ConstructConnect, Tulare-Kings County Builders Exchange (Visalia), the Central California Builders Exchange (Fresno), Kern County Builders Exchange (Bakersfield), Builders Exchange of Stockton. The architect's contact for questions or RFI's is Ryan Morrelli at ryan@mangini.us [ryan@mangini.us].
Digital plan sets are available in .pdf format by contacting Bridgette Young at bridgette@mangini.us.
9. SUBSTITUTIONS: Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 3400, contractors and material suppliers shall submit requests to the Architect, not less than 10 days prior to bid (if material is to be included on final addendum), all data substantiating a request for substitution of materials. In order to be considered, substitutions of materials or equipment must comply with the requirements of specification Section 01 2500, including providing comparative data and samples.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Contract Documents, the District shall not be responsible for, and shall be held harmless from, any delays, impacts, or costs arising from procurement delays, material shortages, or extended lead times affecting specified equipment, systems, or materials.
The Contractor acknowledges that certain specified items may be subject to volatile market conditions, including but not limited to supply chain disruptions and manufacturing backlogs. The Contractor shall include in its bid all costs and time necessary to procure specified items within the Contract Time and shall assume the risk of procurement delays except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in the Contract Documents.
The District shall have no obligation to accept substitutions, alternates, or "off-the-shelf" products in lieu of specified items solely for the purpose of mitigating procurement delays or maintaining the Project schedule. Any proposed substitution shall be subject to the District's sole discretion and must comply with all requirements of the Contract Documents, including but not limited to quality, performance, and compatibility standards.
No procurement delay shall, in and of itself, constitute grounds for a compensable delay, change order, or additional compensation, unless otherwise expressly approved in writing by the District.
10. BID SECURITY: Submit bid security with proposal, made payable to Owner, in amount of 10% of the Bid, in the form of certified check, bid bond, cashier's check or cash. Bid security will be retained until Agreement is signed and required bonds furnished. If any bidder refuses to sign the Agreement Form within 7 days after Award, the Owner will retain his bid security as liquidated damages. To enable compliance with California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.311, each contractor shall provide, prior to Contract Award, a print-out of information from the Department of Insurance website http://www.insurance.ca.gov/ confirming the surety is an admitted surety insurer.
11. QUALIFICATION OF BIDDER: The Owner will not consider or accept any bids from contractors or subcontractors who are not licensed to do business in the State of California, in accordance with the California Public Contract Code of the State of California, providing for the licensing of contractors. In accordance with Section 3300 of said Code, the Contractor shall have a Class B license and shall maintain that license in good standing through Project completion and all applicable warranty periods.
12. AWARD: The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any informality in any bid received and/or determine in its discretion the responsibility of any bidder, and which bid is most advantageous to the Owner. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 60 days after the date set for the opening thereof, or any authorized postponement thereof. The Owner reserves the right to take more than 60 days to make a decision regarding the rejection of bids or the award of the Contract.
13. PREVAILING WAGES: The Project is a public work and under California Labor Code Section 1770 et seq., the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") has determined 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 worker needed to execute this Contract. Copies of the rates are on file at the Owner's principal office. It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor and on any subcontractor to pay not less than the said specified rates to all workers employed in the execution of this Agreement.
14. DIR REGISTRATION: The Owner will not accept any bid or enter into any contract without proof of the bidder's current registration to perform public work under Labor Code Section 1725.5. Bidders shall not accept any subbid or enter into any subcontract without proof of the subcontractor's current registration to perform public work under Labor Code Section 1725.5.
15. LABOR COMPLIANCE: Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with Labor Code Section 1776. In accordance with Labor Code section 1771.4(a)(1), the Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The Contractor and each subcontractor shall furnish a certified copy of all payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner on a monthly basis, unless directed by the Owner to furnish such records more often, and in the format prescribed by the Labor Commissioner.
16. RETENTION FUND: The successful bidder will be allowed to substitute securities or establish an escrow in lieu of retainage, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, and as described in the Agreement Between Owner and Contractor and General Conditions.
17. REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS: Bids must be accompanied by the following forms, fully executed by each Bidder:.1 Non-Collusion Affidavit.2 Contractor's Certificate Regarding Workers Compensation. 3 Fingerprinting Notice and Acknowledgment.4 Sufficient Funds Declaration.5 Acknowledgment regarding Drug Free Workplace. 6 Acknowledgment regarding Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco-Free Campus Policy.7 Acknowledgment regarding No Contracting with Sanctioned Entities.8 Prime Bidder Good Faith Effort Worksheet and Prime Bidder Certification of Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation.
18. DVBE REQUIREMENTS: The Owner will require the successful Bidder to achieve the minimum goal of 3% DVBE (Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises) established in the bidding documents or to provide acceptable evidence of good faith efforts to do so.
19. PRE-QUALIFIED BIDDER LIST: Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 20111.6, subsections (b) through (m), all general contractors and mechanical, electrical and plumbing subcontractors in license classifications A, B, C-4, C-7, C- 10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 and C-46 who intend to bid on the project must be pre-qualified. No bid will be accepted for such projects from subcontractors in the listed license categories that are not on the Owner's Qualified Bidder List. Prequalification application packages are available on the District's website or at the Owner's main office. Prequalification applications must be submitted to the Owner by 5:00pm, April 29, 2026. The Owner will publish a list of qualified bidders on or before May 7, 2026.Dates April 22, 2026 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFAdvertised: April 29, 2026 HANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTPublish: April 22, 29, 2026 
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