Bid No. 26-19JB MPR Upgrades Various School Sites Project

Agency:	Colton Joint Unified School District
State:	California
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 238210 - Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
Posted Date:	Dec 9, 2025
Due Date:	Jan 13, 2026
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NOTICE INVITING BIDS

COLTON JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Colton Joint Unified School District, acting by and

through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as “District”, will receive prior to 11:00 a.m. on the

13th day of January, 2026 sealed bids for the award of a Contract for the following:

BID NO 26-19JB

MPR Upgrades Various School Sites Project

All bids shall be made and presented only on the forms presented by the District. Bids shall be

received in the Office of the Purchasing Department at 1313 W. Valley Blvd., Colton, California 92324

and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above state time and place. Any bids received after the

time specified above or after any extensions due to material changes shall be returned unopened.

Work must be completed by June 30, 2026. The District anticipates issuing the Notice to Proceed

on or about January 30, 2026.

This Project is being let in accordance with the formal bid requirements of the California Uniform

Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (“CUPCCAA”) set forth in Public Contract Code section 22000

et seq. (specifically, the formal bidding procedures in Section 22032(c)). Bidders shall comply with any

requirements set forth in the CUPCCAA including all guidelines and requirements in the current California

Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Commission Cost Accounting Policies and Procedures

Manual.

CONTRACTOR should consult the General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, and General

Requirements regarding Milestones and Liquidated Damages.

Miscellaneous Information

Bids shall be received in the place identified above, and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at

the above-stated time and place.

The bid documents are available at www.cjusd.net.

There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Conference beginning on December 22, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

starting at Colton High School located at 777 W. Valley Blvd. The meeting location will be the front office

and attendance to walk every school site is required, it is expected to take 2 full days to walk each site. Any

Contractor bidding on the Project who fails to attend the entire mandatory job walk and conference will be

deemed a non-responsive bidder and will have its bid returned unopened.

Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code,

and be licensed to perform the work called for in the Contract Documents. The successful bidder must

possess a valid and active Class C-10 License at the time of bid and throughout the duration of this Contract.

The Contractor’s California State License number shall be clearly stated on the bidder’s proposal

Subcontractors shall be licensed pursuant to California law for the trades necessary to perform the

Work called for in the Contract Documents.

Each bid must strictly conform with and be responsive to the Contract Documents as defined in the

General Conditions.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities

in any bids or in the bidding.

Each bidder shall submit with its bid — on the form furnished with the Contract Documents — a

list of the designated subcontractors on this Project as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair

Practices Act, California Public Contract Code section 4100 et seq.

In accordance with California Public Contract Code section 22300, the District will permit the

substitution of securities for any moneys withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract.

At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited

with the District, or with a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay such

moneys to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the Contract, the securities shall be returned to

the Contractor.

Each bidder’s bid must be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security: (1)

cash; (2) a cashier’s check made payable to the District; (3) a certified check made payable to the District;

or (4) a bidder’s bond executed by a California admitted surety as defined in Code of Civil Procedure

section 995.120, made payable to the District in the form set forth in the Contract Documents. Such bidder’s

security must be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of bid as a guarantee

that the bidder will enter into the proposed Contract, if the same is awarded to such bidder, and will provide

the required Performance and Payment Bonds, insurance certificates and any other required documents. In

the event of failure to enter into said Contract or provide the necessary documents, said security will be

forfeited.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with the requirements set forth in Division 2,

Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code. The District has obtained from the Director of the Department of

Industrial Relations the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday

and overtime work in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type

of worker needed to execute the Contract. These per diem rates, including holiday and overtime work, as

well as employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, and similar purposes, are on file at

the District, and are also available from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. Pursuant to

California Labor Code section 1720 et seq., it shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the Contract

is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under such Contractor, to pay not less than the said specified rates

to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to

the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract

for public work, as defined in the Labor Code, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public

work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered

contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by

Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform

public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall furnish certified payroll records as required pursuant

Labor Code section 1776 directly to the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Labor Code section

1771.4 on at least on a monthly basis (or more frequently if required by the District or the Labor

Commissioner) and in a format prescribed by the Labor Commissioner. Monitoring and enforcement of

the prevailing wage laws and related requirements will be performed by the Labor Commissioner/

Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).

No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the date set for the

opening of bids.

Separate payment and performance bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the total Contract

amount, are required, and shall be provided to the District prior to execution of the Contract and shall be in

the form set forth in the Contract Documents.

All bonds (Bid, Performance, and Payment) must be issued by a California admitted surety as

defined in California Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120.

Where applicable, bidders must meet the requirements set forth in Public Contract Code section

10115 et seq., Military and Veterans Code section 999 et seq. and California Code of Regulations, Title 2,

Section 1896.60 et seq. regarding Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (“DVBE”) Programs. Forms are

included in this Bid Package.

Any request for substitutions pursuant to Public Contract Code section 3400 must be made at the

time of Bid on the Substitution Request Form set forth in the Contract Documents and included with the

bid.

No telephone or facsimile machine will be available to bidders on the District premises at any time.

It is each bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure its bid is timely delivered and received at the location

designated as specified above. Any bid received at the designated location after the scheduled closing time

for receipt of bids shall be returned to the bidder unopened.

COLTON JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

JoAnn Baez, Director of Purchasing

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Bid No. 26-19JB MPR Upgrades Various School Sites Project

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