NOTICE CALLING FOR BIDSNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the DESERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (“District”), acting by and through its Board of Trustees, will receive up to, but not later than the above-stated date and time, sealed Bid Proposals for the Contract for the Work generally described as PALM DESERT EAST PARKING, Bid No. 41-98P-0400-PDEP.
1. Submittal of Bid Proposals. All Bid Proposals must be submitted on forms furnished by the District prior to the last time for submission of Bid Proposals and the District’s public opening and reading of Bid Proposals.
2. Bid and Contract Documents. The Bid and Contract Documents are available at the location stated above for a non-refundable payment of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00). Payment shall be made to IB Reprographics. While the Bid and Contract Documents may be available through other Plan rooms or sites, the District does not guarantee the authenticity or completeness of the Bid and Contract Documents obtained from such other Plan rooms or sites. All individuals and/or entities purchasing Contract Documents from IB Reprographics will be added to a Plan Holders list.
3. Project Plan Holder and Bidders List. The District’s Project Bidders List will be compiled exclusively from the sign-in sheet at the Mandatory Job Walk on May 19, 2026 at 9:00am. Any Bidder failing to sign-in at the Mandatory Job Walk will be excluded from Project Bidders List and their Bid Proposal will be rejected by the District as being non-responsive. Only those individuals and/or entities on the Plan Holders list will receive e-mails from IB Reprographics advising of any and all Project Addenda or, alternatively, may purchase the Project Addenda from IB Reprographics.4. Documents Accompanying Bid Proposal. Bid Proposals shall be submitted with the following documents. All information or responses of a Bidder in its Bid Proposal and other documents accompanying the Bid Proposal shall be complete, accurate and true; incomplete, inaccurate, or untrue responses or information provided therein by a Bidder shall be grounds for the District to reject such Bidder’s Bid Proposal for non-responsiveness.5. Prevailing Wage Rates. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1773, the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the generally prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. Copies of these determinations, entitled “PREVAILING WAGE SCALE” are available for review on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/statistics_research.html. The Contractor awarded the Contract for the Work shall post a copy of all applicable prevailing wage rates for the Work at conspicuous locations at the Site of the Work. The Contractor and all Subcontractors performing any portion of the Work shall pay not less than the applicable prevailing wage rate for the classification of labor provide by their respective workers in prosecution and execution of the Work. During the Work and pursuant to Labor Code § 1771.4, the Department of Industrial Relations shall monitor compliance with prevailing wage rate requirements and enforce the Contractor’s prevailing wage rate obligations.
6. Contractor’s License Classification. In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code § 3300, the District requires that Bidders possess, at the time of submission of a Bid Proposal, at the time of award of a Contract for a Bid and at all times during the Work, the following Contractor’s State License Board classification(s): Class B General Contractor. The Bid Proposal of a Bidder who does not possess a valid and in good standing Contractors’ License in the classification(s) set forth above will be rejected for non-responsiveness. Any Bidder not so duly and properly licensed shall be subject to all penalties imposed by law. No payment shall be made for work, labor, materials, or services provided under a Contract for the Work unless and until the Registrar of Contractors verifies to the District that the Bidder awarded a Contract is properly and duly licensed to perform the Work.
7. Contract Time. Substantial Completion of the Work shall be achieved within the time set forth in Contract Documents after the date for commencement of the Work established in the Notice to Proceed issued by the District. Failure to achieve Substantial Completion within the Contract Time will result in the assessment of Liquidated Damages as set forth in the Contract.
8. Bidder and Subcontractors DIR Registered Contractor Status. Pursuant to and in accordance with Labor Code § 1771.1, the Bidder must be a DIR Registered Contractor when submitting a Bid Proposal. The Bid Proposal of a Bidder who is not a DIR Registered Contractor when the Bid Proposal is submitted will be rejected for non-responsiveness. All Subcontractors identified in a Bidder’s Subcontractors’ List must be DIR Registered contractors at the time the Bid Proposal is submitted.
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11. Bid Security. Bid Proposals shall be accompanied by Bid Security in an amount equal to TEN PERCENT (10%) of the maximum amount of the Bid Proposal, inclusive of any additive Alternate Bid Item(s). Failure of any Bid Proposal to be accompanied by Bid Security in the form and in the amount required shall render such Bid Proposal to be non-responsive and rejected by the District.
12. Payment Bond; Performance Bond. Prior to commencement of the Work, the Bidder awarded the Contract shall deliver to the District a Payment Bond and a Performance Bond issued by a California Admitted Surety in the form and content included in the Contract Documents each of which shall be in a penal sum equal to One Hundred Percent (100%) of the Contract Price.
13. Pre-Bid Inquiries. Bidders may submit pre-bid inquiries or clarification requests. Bidders are solely and exclusively responsible for submitting such inquiries or clarification requests not later than 2:00pm on May 26,2026. The District will not respond to any bidder inquiries or clarification requests, unless such inquiries or clarification requests are submitted timely to: Angelina Bennett, Project Manager at angelinabennett@maasco.com.
14. No Withdrawal of Bid Proposals. Bid Proposals shall not be withdrawn by any Bidder for a period of ninety (90) days after the opening of Bid Proposals. During this time, all Bidders shall guarantee prices quoted in their respective Bid Proposals.
15. Job-Walk. The District will conduct a Mandatory Job Walk on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, beginning at 9:00 AM Bidders are to meet at MAAS Bond Office Trailer for the Job Walk. If the Job Walk is mandatory, the Bid Proposal submitted by a Bidder whose representative(s) did not attend the entirety of the Mandatory Job Walk will be rejected by the District as being non-responsive. All Job Walk Attendees are required to adhere to the District’s COVID-19 policy.
16. Waiver of Irregularities. The District reserves the right to reject any or all Bid Proposals or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any Bid Proposal or in the bidding.
17. Award of Contract. The Contract for the Work, if awarded, will be by action of the District’s Board of Trustees to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest priced responsive Bid Proposal. If the Bid Proposal requires Bidders to propose prices for Alternate Bid Items, the District’s selection of Alternate Bid Items, if any, for determination of the lowest priced Bid Proposal and for inclusion in the scope of the Contract to be awarded shall be in accordance with the Instructions for Bidders.
Architect/Engineer Project Cost Estimate: $1,800,000.
/s/ DESERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTThe Press-EnterprisePublished: 5/7, 5/14/26
