Bid No. 26-12 Paulding Shade Structure; Project No. 5136 Addendum No. 1

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NOTICE INVITING BIDS
LUCIA MAR UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lucia Mar Unified School District, acting by and through
its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as "District", will receive prior to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June
9, 2026 sealed bids for the award of a Contract for the following:
BID NO. 26-12
Paulding Shade Structure
All bids shall be made and presented only on the forms presented by the District. Bids shall be
received in the Facilities Office at 222 Stanley Avenue, Arroyo Grande, California 93420 and shall be
opened and publicly read aloud at the above stated time and place. Any bids received after the time
specified above or after any extensions due to material changes shall be returned unopened.
The Contract Time is June 17, 2026 - September 4, 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.
Additive/ Deductive Bid Alternates (See Section 13 of Instruction to Bidders)
To Be Used Only on Projects Which Contain Additive or Deductive Alternates
If the District has included additive/ deductive alternates which require all bidders to price as part
of their bid, the District will utilize the following method to determine the lowest bidder in accordance with
Public Contract Code section 20103.8:
The lowest bid shall be the lowest bid price on the base contract without consideration of the
prices on the additive or deductive items.
**Note: Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20103.8, the selection process selected does not
preclude the District from using any of the additive or deductive alternates from the Contract after the
lowest responsible responsive bidder has been determined.
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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 https://www.luciamarschools.org/apps/pages/CurrentBids. For
assistance obtaining bid documents, contact the Facilities Office at (805) 474-3000 ext. 1032.
There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Conference at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at
Paulding Middle School front office, 600 Crown Hill St., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. Each bidder must
sign in prior to 9:00 a.m. A District representative will be onsite at least 15 minutes prior to the start time
with a sign in log. 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 B 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
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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.
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