Bids for Corning High School remodel due April 22, 2026.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CORNING UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, of the County of Tehama, State of California, will receive up to and no later than April 22, 2026 @ 3:30 sealed bids for the award and contract for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation and services required for the construction of the CORNING HIGH SCHOOL CTE SHOP BUILDING REMODEL and such bids shall be received at the office of the Corning Union High School District, 643 Blackburn Ave, Corning, CA, 96021 and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above stated time and place.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on April 7, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. Meet in front of the office at Corning High School, 643 Blackburn Ave, Corning, CA 96021.

Bidder Pre-Qualification. Pursuant to Public Contract Code §20651.5, the District requires that bidders for this project be pre-qualified. Bidders must obtain the District’s Pre Qualification Application and submit the completed application to the District at least Fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the Bid date. Pre-Qualification Applications that are not submitted at least Fourteen (14) calendar days before the Bid date will not be reviewed or considered by the District. Pre-Qualification Applications may be obtained by contacting the district’s representative, Zane Schreder at zane@zaneschreder.com.

Each Bid must conform and be responsive to this invitation and the Contract Documents. Physical copies may be obtained upon a deposit of Eighty Dollars ($80) per set from the office of the Architect; Nichols, Melburg & Rossetto, 300 Knollcrest Drive, Redding, CA 96002. This deposit will be refunded in whole if the set delivered is returned in good condition, including all addenda issued, within ten (10) days after the bid opening. Additionally, contractor may request PDFs of the Contract Documents at no charge by emailing Quan Mai: mai@nmrdesign.com.

Each Bid shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check or bid bond made in favor of the Board of Trustees, Corning Union High School District, executed by the bidder as principal and an admitted surety company as surety. All bonds for this project must be issued by an Admitted Surety, an insurance organization authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact business of Insurance in the State of California during this business year, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of the bid. The check or bid bond shall be given as guarantee that the bidder shall execute the contract if it be awarded to them in conformity with the Contract Documents and shall provide the surety bond as specified therein within five (5) days after notification of the award of the contract to bidder.

It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom a contract is awarded, and upon all subcontractors under them, to pay not less than the general prevailing rates of per diem wages to all workers in the execution of the contract. Pursuant to the provisions of the California State Labor Code, and Local Laws thereto applicable, the said Board of Trustees has ascertained the prevailing rate of wages in the locality where this work is to be performed, for each craft and/or type of worker or mechanic needed to perform the work of this contract. General Prevailing Wage Rates shall be those rates pertaining to Tehama County as published by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to California Labor Code, Part 7, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sections 1770, 1773, and 1773.1.

Copies of the Prevailing Wage Schedules may be obtained from the Division of Labor Statistics and Research, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco, CA 94101, or
www.dir.ca.gov/Public Works/Prevailing-Wage.html.

Each contractor and subcontractor must be registered with DIR prior to submitting a bid.

The District has set an overall goal for this Project that Bidders obtain a minimum 3% of their bid amount in participation by certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (“DVBE”). The participation may be through work or supply of materials. If a Bidder is unable to obtain the full 3% participation by one or more DVBEs, then the bid may be found responsive only if it establishes “good faith efforts” to meet the goal.

The requirements for good faith efforts are set forth in Section 00 48 00 DVBE Requirements in the project specifications. The bidder awarded this contract may elect to receive 100% of payments due under the contract from time
to time without retention of any portion of the payment by the public agency, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the public agency in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contract Code.

The Corning Union High School District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or waive any defect or irregularity in bidding.

Corning Observer: March 25 & April 1, 2026
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