Sealed bids requested for culinary kitchen improvements at Lee Anderson Education Center.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS
FOR GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS
 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Merced County Office
of Education, MCOE, (hereinafter the "District") 
of Merced, CA, acting by and through its Governing 
Board, will receive sealed bids no later than 2:00:00 pm, 
on March 18, 2026, at the MCOE Maintenance & Operations
Office located at; 2100B Cooper Avenue, Merced, CA 95348
for the following project: 
 
New Culinary Kitchen – Tenant Improvement at 
Lee Anderson Education Center in Atwater, CA
 
General contractor shall perform the following scope of work:
 
Demolition, remodeling and installation of a new kitchen hood and 
kitchen equipment.  Scope of work shall include electrical, mechanical, 
plumbing, suspended ceiling, tile, FRP & stainless-steel wall finishes, 
sheetrock, painting and roofing.
 
The work shall be performed within the following
time frame: (60 days) 
 
The official bid documents will be available on February 19, 2026, 
and may be obtained at the office of SKW & Associates, 2237 Scenic Drive, 
Modesto, CA (209) 523-8323, or from the website; skwassociates.com
 
A Mandatory Pre-bid Conference and site visit will be
held on February 27, 2026, at 9:00 am, at Lee Anderson Education
Center, 1800 Matthew Drive, Atwater, CA 95351
 
The District has determined the general prevailing rate to be the per 
diem wages for each craft or type of workman or mechanic needed 
to execute this contract as set forth in the collective bargaining agreements 
for Stanislaus, San Joaquin, and Merced Counties, California.
COMPLIANCE MONITORING: This project is subject 
to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the 
Department of Industrial Relations, Office of the Labor
Commissioner.  Copies of all collective bargaining 
agreements relating to the work are on file and available
for inspection in the office of the California Department
of Industrial Relations, Division of the Labor Statistics 
and Research, 455 Golden State Avenue, San Francisco, 
CA  94102, (415-703-4780), 
In compliance with SB 854, no Contractor or subcontractor
may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project
unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations
pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited
exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under
Labor Code section 1771.1(a)].
 
In addition, no contractor or subcontractor may be awarded
a contract for public work on a public works project unless
registered with the Department of Industrial Relations 
pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5.
 
A valid Type B – Contractors License will be required.
 
Bids must be returned in a sealed envelope, identified
by the bid title "Lee Anderson Ed Center – New 
Culinary Kitchen Tenant Improvement"
and bearing the name and address of the proposer.
 
The Board reserves the right to reject any and all Bids
and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received.  Unless
otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its
bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening.
 
Dr. Steve Tietjen – County Superintendent of Schools
Merced County Office of Education
 
Armando Campos
Director of Facilities & Support Services
 
Pub Dates: 2/18/26 & 2/25/26
IPL0313737
Feb 18,25 2026