Invitation to bid for metal coping replacement at Liberty Middle School.

SECTION 00 1110 - INVITATION TO BID
1. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: The Lemoore Union 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:
METAL COPING REPLACEMENT AT LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL1000 Liberty Dr, Lemoore, CA 93245
2. SUBMITTAL OF BIDS: .1 Sealed Bids: Sealed envelopes containing bids with subcontractor’s list and other required attachments will be accepted by Lemoore Union Elementary School District at the Instructional Materials Services Building Conference Room located at 130 Vine Street, Lemoore, CA 93245 on April 28, 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 Lemoore Union Elementary School District at the Instructional Materials Services Building Conference Room located at 130 Vine Street, Lemoore, CA 93245.
3. OPENING OF BIDS: Bids will be opened and read aloud after 2:00:00 pm PST, April 28, 2026.
4. MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A pre-bid conference has been scheduled for April 15, 2026 , at 9:00 am , at Liberty Middle School, 1000 Liberty Dr, Lemoore, A 93245 . Major topics of discussion will be project schedule, addenda, and contractor concerns. Bids will not be accepted from bidders who did not attend the pre-bid conference.
5. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Work includes labor, material(s), equipment, and services to perform all selective demolition and construction required by the Contract Documents. Including but not limited to surface preparation and repainting of existing buildings as indicated in the drawings/photos .
6. BASIS FOR BIDS: Bids shall be on a lump sum basis.
7. TIME OF COMPLETION: The Work shall be completed by August 4, 2026, commencing with the date established in the written notice from Owner 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 Sonia Roberts at sonia@mangini.us.
Digital plan sets are available in .pdf format for general contract bidders by contacting Bridgette Young atbridgette@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.
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 C43 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 30 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.FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENT: Bids must be accompanied an executed Fingerprinting Notice and Acknowledgement.DatesApril 8, 2026BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFAdvertised:April 15, 2026LEMOORE UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTTaylor Dihel, Clerk of the BoardEND OF SECTION 00 1110Publish: April 8, 15, 2026 
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