Bids shall be on a lump sum basis. The Work includes the addition of one new TK classroom building, fire alarm upgrades at the administration building, alteration to the existing parking lot, and related site work. The Work shall be completed within 270 calendar days from the date of the Owner's Notice to Proceed. Submit bid security with proposal, made payable to Owner, in amount of 10% of the Bid, in the form of certified check, bid bond, cashier's check or cash. Bid security will be retained until Agreement is signed and required bonds furnished. If any bidder refuses to sign the Agreement Form within 7 days after Award, the Owner will retain his bid security as liquidated damages. The Owner will not consider or accept any bids from contractors or subcontractors who are not licensed to do business in the State of California, in accordance with the California Public Contract Code of the State of California, providing for the licensing of contractors. In accordance with Section 3300 of said Code, the Contractor shall have a Class B license and shall maintain that license in good standing through Project completion and all applicable warranty periods. The Owner will require the successful Bidder to achieve the minimum goal of 3% DVBE (Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises) established in the bidding documents or to provide acceptable evidence of good faith efforts to do so. Digital plan sets are available in .pdf format by contacting Bridgette Young at bridgette@mangini.us. Contract Documents have been prepared by Mangini Associates Inc. Documents may be examined and obtained at the Architect office, 4320 West Mineral King Avenue, Visalia, CA 93291, (559) 627-0530, Monday through Thursday between 8 am and 5 pm and Friday between 8 am and 12 pm The architect s contact for questions or RFI s is Sonia Roberts at sonia@mangini.us. Additional complete sets may be purchased from the Architect at the price of 1.15 times the om the Architect at the price of 1.15 times the Specifications and drawings will also be issued to various via online for subcontractors' use or subcontractors may purchase complete sets from the Architect at the price of 1.15 times the Architect's cost of reproduction and delivery. Purchased sets are non-refundable. No partial sets or individual sheets will be issued or sold. Only plan holders and the listed exchanges will be notified of Addenda. All bidders will be deemed to have notice of all conditions and information which bidders could have obtained by attending the pre-bid conference, including but not limited to any conditions in, at, and about the site, the building or buildings, if any, and any work that may have been done thereon. Bids will not be accepted from bidders who did not attend the pre-bid conference. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 20111.6, subsections (b) through (m), all general contractors and mechanical, electrical and plumbing subcontractors in license classifications A, B, C-4, C7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C- 42, C- 43 and C- 46 who intend to bid on the project must be prequalified. No bid will be accepted for such projects from subcontractors in the listed license categories that are not on the Owner s Qualified Bidder List. Prequalification application packages are available on the District s website or at the Owner s main office. Prequalification applications must be submitted to the Owner by 5:00pm, September 5, 2024. The Owner will publish a list of qualified bidders on or before September 12, 2024. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any informality in any bid received and/or determine in its discretion the responsibility of any bidder, and which bid is most advantageous to the Owner. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 60 days after the date set for the opening thereof, or any authorized postponement thereof. The Owner reserves the right to take more than 60 days to make a decision regarding the rejection of bids or the award of the Contract. e Work of the Project consists of all labor, material, equipment, and services to perform all selective demolition and construction required by the Contract Documents, including but not limited to 1 single-story, wood-frame building, total floor area of 4,515 square feet, with related on-site and off-site development.