California Education Code Section 45125.2 requires entities providing constructionservices to the District to ensure the safety of pupils where employees of the entity or subcontractors will have contact with pupils. Therefore, Contractor shall certify that methods are being undertaken to ensure the pupils' safety. Certification must be accomplished by completing the "Declaration Regarding Employee Fingerprinting and Criminal Background Check" which must be submitted at the time of the bid opening. Certification form is provided in the Bidding Documents. This project includes mechanically fastened single-ply on the Administration, Kindergarten, Multi-Purpose, D and E Wings, Classrooms P1 thru P4, Classrooms P5 and P6, and Classrooms P10 thru P16 Buildings. This project requires a Class C-39 license. For public works contracts awarded on and after January 1, 2015, those public works projects shall be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. As of March 1, 2015, a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to submit a bid or to be listed in a bid proposal subject to the requirements of Public Contract Code section 4104 unless currently registered and qualified under Labor Code section 1725.5 to perform public work as defined by Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (1720 et seq.) of the Labor Code. As of April 1, 2015, a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to enter into, or engage in the performance of, any contract of public work (as defined by Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (1720 et seq.) of the Labor Code) unless currently registered and qualified under Labor Code section 1725.5 to perform public work. In accordance with California Labor Code Section 1773, Elk Grove Unified School District has obtained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which this public work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to execute the contract from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. Copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file and open to public inspection at the office of the District, and reference is made specifically thereto. The Contractor shall cause a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages to be posted at the job site.This project has a goal of 3% Disabled Veterans Business Enterprises (DVBE) participation per the State Allocation Board requirements. Attention is directed to the provisions of the California Labor Code, Section 1777.5 and 1777.6 concerning employment of apprentices by the Contractoror any subcontractor under him. The prime Contractoris responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 and the prime Contractorand any subcontractor under him shall comply with the requirements of Section 1777.6. This contract includes Sections 1720-1861 of the California Labor Code and Sections 16000-16800 of the California Code of Regulations. The Contractorshall comply with Title 8, Division 1, Chapter 2, Article 1-2 (California Apprenticeship Council). No bid will be considered unless it is made on a form provided by the Districtand accompanied by Money Order or Bidder's Bond from a surety company registered with the State of California Insurance Commissioner, for Ten Percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, made payable to the District. The above-mentioned money order or bid bond shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder shall execute the Contract, if it be awarded to him, in conformity with the Contract Documents. After the scheduled closing time set for receipt of bids, bidsmay not then be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) calendar days from and after said closing time, except as otherwise provided for in the California Public Contract Code. Simultaneously with the execution of the contract, the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond in an amount equal to One Hundred Percent (100%) of the Contract Amount and a Labor and Material Payment Bond in an amount equal to One Hundred Percent (100%) of the Contract Amount all in accordance with the Contract Documents. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300, the contract will contain provision permitting the successful bidder to substitute securities for any moneys withheld by the District as retention. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids and/or waive any irregularities or informalities in the bidding. By submitting a bid or sub-bid, each bidder and sub-bidder agrees that in the event that it submits any protest to the terms of the Bid Documents or to any subsequent decision by District staff or District's governing board with respect to any bid protest on the project, the District retains the discretion to reject all bids or to make no decision whatsoever. If the District rejects all bids for any reason, fails to make any decision or overrules any protest and awards the contract, the protesting entity waives all claims, rights and causes of action for loss of anticipated profits from the contract or any subcontract, regardless of whether the District's action is subsequently invalidated by a court of law. The District shall be deemed to have relied to its detriment on such waiver in deciding either to reject all bids or to award the contract. Any attempted reservation of rights waived herein shall be grounds to reject a bid as non-responsive.