Horace Mann ES; scope of work includes electrical, fire alarm and communications infrastructure, connections and finish work for (6) temporary classrooms. This project is anticipated to start on approximately October 4, 2023 and is anticipated to have a duration of thirty nine (39) calendar days for completion. Complete on or before December 1, 2023. Horace Mann Elementary School, 2710 Niles Street, Bakersfield, CA, 93306 HORACE MANN E.S. (6) TEMPORARY CLASSROOMS - ELECTRICAL, FIRE ALARM & COMMUNICATIONS (Project #22214.TR-32) Attendance at all seven job walks is mandatory in order to bid each respective project. Failure to attend the entire job walk may result in your bid being rejected as nonresponsive. Bidders are not required to attend all projects if the decision is made not to provide a bid on a certain project. Contact OWNER for details. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded (CONTRACTOR), and upon any SUBCONTRACTOR, to pay not less than the specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract. 14. A Payment Bond for contracts over $25,000 and a Performance Bond for all contracts will be required prior to commencement of work. These bonds shall be in the amounts and form called for in the Contract Documents. CONTRACTOR, securities equivalent to any amount withheld shall be deposited, at the discretion of OWNER, with either OWNER or a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay any funds otherwise subject to retention to CONTRACTOR. Upon satisfactory completion of the contract, the securities shall be returned to CONTRACTOR. Securities eligible for investment shall include those listed in Government Code Section 16430, bank and savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest bearing demand deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed to by CONTRACTOR and OWNER. CONTRACTOR shall be the beneficial owner of any securities substituted for funds withheld and shall receive any interest on them. The escrow agreement shall be in the form indicated in the Contract Documents. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security in cash, a certified or cashiers check, or bid bond in an amount not less than 10 percent of the total bid price Complete on or before December 1, 2023.