Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) of Orange County, California, acting by and through its Board of Trustees ( District ), will, in accordance with Public Contract Code 22037 and 22036, receive, up to but not later than the below-stated date and time, sealed bids for an award of a Contract for Bid #1464 Interior Improvements Project at Centennial Education Center. Contractors License Classification. Bidders must possess the following classification(s) of California Contractors License at the time that the Bid Proposal is submitted and at time the Contract for the Work is awarded: B - General Building. 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 duly and properly licensed is subject to all penalties imposed by law. No payment shall be made for the Work unless and until the Registrar of Contractors verifies to the District that the Bidder awarded the Contract is properly and duly licensed for the Work. Contract Time. The Contract Time is 280 calendar days from date of Notice to Proceed to Final Completion. Failure to achieve the Contract Time will result in the assessment of Liquidated Damages as set forth in the Contract. This Project is being let in accordance with the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act ( CUPCCAA ) set forth in Public Contract Code section 22000 et seq. Contractors are invited to complete and submit the Contractors Letter of Interest Application to Purchasing Services Department as instructed on the application. Pursuant to California Labor Code 1773, the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California ( DIR ) has determined the generally prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. Copies of the prevailing wage rates in the locality where the Work is to be performed, entitled PREVAILING WAGE SCALE are available to any interested party at online. 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 provided by their respective workers in prosecution and execution of the Work. During the Work and pursuant to Labor Code 1771.4(a)(4), the DIR shall monitor compliance with prevailing wage rate requirements and enforce the Contractor s prevailing wage rate obligations. Bid Security. Each Bid Proposal 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. Labor & Materials Payment Bond; Performance Bond. Prior to commencement of the Work, the Bidder awarded the Contract shall deliver to the District two (2) each of Labor & Material 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. No Withdrawal of Bid Proposals. Bid Proposals shall not be withdrawn by any Bidder for a period of 90 calendar days after the opening of Bid Proposals. During this time, all Bidders shall guarantee prices quoted in their respective Bid Proposals. 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 to Bidders. The District reserves the right to waive immaterial irregularities or informalities in any Bid Proposal or in the bidding process. Additionally, the District reserves the right to reject all Bid Proposals. The lowest responsive bid for the Work shall be determined as follows: Base Bid Amount. Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises ( DVBE ) Participation Goal. Pursuant to Military & Veterans Code 999.2 and the District s Board Policy, the District has established a Good Faith Participation Goal for DVBEs of Three Percent (3%) of the value of the Work. American Disabilities Act (ADA). It is the intention of the Rancho Santiago Community College District to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance, the Rancho Santiago Community College District will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the Rancho Santiago Community College District, Facility Planning, Construction and District Support Services at 2323 N. Broadway, Suite 112, Santa Ana, California, 714-480-7510, three business days prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs so that appropriate accommodations may be made. Pre-Bid Questions and requests for clarifications must be submitted to the District by 5:00 P.M. October 10, 2024.