Governing Board of the Poway Unified School District ("DISTRICT") is inviting qualified and experienced contractors to submit sealed bids for the project West View High School HVAC Replacement. The class(es) of California contractor's license(s) required in order to bid on and perform the contract for this project is: CSLB Class B Contractor License. Each bidder shall also have no less than five (5) years' experience in the magnitude and character of the work bid. Prevailing wages: Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR"). No bid will be accepted, nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor's and subcontractors' current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the bidder, and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the project. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. In bidding on this project, it shall be the bidder's sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid. Wage rates can be found at the California Department of Industrial Relations web site. Each bid must be submitted with security in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum bid amount as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the proposed contract, if awarded to the bidder, and will provide the performance and payment bonds, insurance certificates and other documents described in the contract documents. Such security must be in one of the following forms: (1) a cashier's check made payable to the district; (2) a certified check made payable to the district; or (3) a bond made payable to the district in the form set forth in the contract documents. Any bond must have been issued by a California-admitted surety as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120. The successful bidder will be required to provide both a performance bond and a separate payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the total contract amount. The forms of the bonds are set forth in the contract documents and all bonds must be issued by a California-admitted surety as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120. The district reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding. No bidder may withdraw their bid for a period of thirty (30) days after the date set for the opening of the bids. For questions, please contact Jeff Johnson at jefjohnson@powayusd.com. Discrepancies in, and/or omissions from the plans, specifications or other contract documents or questions as to their meaning shall be immediately brought to the attention of the district by submission of a written request for an interpretation or correction to the district. Such submission, if any, must be sent to the Purchasing Department by emailing Jeff Johnson at jefjohnson@powayusd.com no later than 11:00am on October 19, 2023.