13-25-26-02-20 - NOTICE INVITING BIDDERS.pdf

Notice Inviting Bidders Azusa USD

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

AZUSA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Azusa Unified School District, acting by and through its Governing Board, (hereinafter “DISTRICT”).

Bid Deadline: Sealed bids containing the following documents shall be received up to but not later than 2:00 PM PST on the 1 0 th day of April, 2026.

It is each Bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure its bid is timely delivered and received at the location designated below. Any bid received at the designated location after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids shall be treated as invalid bids.

Place of Bid Receipt: Bonfire E-Procurement Platform at https://azusa.bonfirehub.com

Bid Opening: Bids shall be electronically unsealed publicly and read aloud following the Bid Deadline stated above.

Project Identification Name: Victor Hodge Elementary School Walk -In Refrigerator Bid 25-26-02-20

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DISTRICT, acting by and through its Governing Board (the “Board”), will receive up to, but not later than the above-stated time, unless extended by addendum.

Pursuant to California Public Contract Code 20111.5 Bidder should upload Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and the latest Financial Statement on the Bonfire Vendor Pre-qualification section. Link for your reference: How-do-I-update-the-documents-on-my-vendor-profile-after-registration?

Bids will not be accepted if a Contractor has not been prequalified where prequalification is required. A Bidder who has not previously completed the District’s Pre-Qualification Questionnaire must complete and submit the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire to the District not less than ten (10) working days prior to the latest date for submission of Bid Proposals. Failure of such a Bidder to timely submit a completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and to be deemed a Pre-Qualified Bidder for the Work will result in rejection of the Bidder’s Bid Proposal for nonresponsiveness. To prequalify, Bidders should access the Bonfire Bid portal:

https://azusa.bonfirehub.com/ .

If this Project includes work that will be performed by mechanical, electrical or plumbing (“MEP”) subcontractors (contractors that hold C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C- 42, C-43 or C-46 licenses), such MEP subcontractors must also be prequalified. A list of prequalified MEP subcontractors will be made available by the District to all bidders at least five

(5) business days prior to the bid opening date. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that all MEP subcontractors holding any of the licenses listed above are properly prequalified before submitting a bid.

This prequalification requirement applies even if the subcontractor will perform, or is designated to perform, work that does not require one of the licenses listed above, but the subcontractor holds one of the licenses listed above. To prequalify, Bidders should access the https://azusa.bonfirehub.com/ https://vendorsupport.gobonfire.com/hc/en-us/articles/6831643773847-How-do-I-update-the-documents-on-my-vendor-profile-after-registration?source=search&auth_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50X2lkIjozMTkwMzgsInVzZXJfaWQiOjYwNTEzOTgwNTcyMzksInRpY2tldF9pZCI6MzIwNzIxLCJjaGFubmVsX2lkIjo2MywidHlwZSI6IlNFQVJDSCIsImV4cCI6MTcwOTMyOTI1Mn0.7Fo5i0DdnIZzBCLMVEflW0JO8rwLhC3y3MDm8pY_BZw%20All%20the%20qualified%20contractors%20will%20be%20listed%20on%20CUPCCAA%20Contractor%20List.

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Bonfire Bid portal: https://azusa.bonfirehub.com/ . Follow the instructions to submit an application.

Link for your reference: How-do-I-update-the-documents-on-my-vendor-profile-after-registration?

All bids shall be made and presented on a form furnished by DISTRICT. All bids shall be submitted electronically via the Bonfire Hub Bids E-Procurement Platform, available at https://azusa.bonfire.com, at no cost to Bidders. The parties hereto agree that this solicitation submission may be electronically signed and submitted and the electronic signature appearing in this response to the solicitation is the same as handwritten signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility. Hard copy submissions of the Bid Form will not be accepted. The only acceptable hard copy submission is the Bid Bond. Please ensure the hard copy Bid Bond is submitted before the bid due time. The submission address is 546 South Citrus Ave, Azusa, California 91702. Failure to provide the Bid Bond to the above-mentioned address by the due time will result in being deemed a non-responsive bidder. In such cases, the online submission will not be evaluated.

All bids shall be submitted electronically via the Bonfire Hub Bids E-Procurement Platform, available at https://azusa.bonfirehub.com no later than 2:00 PM PST on Friday, April 10th 2026. Bids received after the deadline will not be considered as invalid. Bids shall be electronically un-sealed and publicly read aloud at the above stated date, time, and online.

Victor Hodge Walk – In Refrigerator

Bid Opening -Public Meeting Bid 25-26-02-20

2:15 PM PST on Friday, April 10th 2026.

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/fjc-mrwx-zer

All meeting attendees are required to complete the Meeting Attendee Form, which will be shared in the meeting chat.

Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent bidding and Contract Documents. Copies are on file and open for public inspection at the DISTRICT OFFICE and on the DISTRICT Website.

No Contractor or Subcontractor may be listed on the Bid Form or Designation of Subcontractors Form for the Project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)]. No Contractor or Subcontractor may be awarded a contract for the Project unless registered with DIR pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR.

The District reserves the right to reject any, and all bids for any reason or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding.

In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code section 3300, DISTRICT requires that Bidder possess the following classification(s) of contractor’s license at the time that the Contract is awarded:

Class B – General Building Contractor https://azusa.bonfirehub.com/ https://vendorsupport.gobonfire.com/hc/en-us/articles/6831643773847-How-do-I-update-the-documents-on-my-vendor-profile-after-registration?source=search&auth_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhY2NvdW50X2lkIjozMTkwMzgsInVzZXJfaWQiOjYwNTEzOTgwNTcyMzksInRpY2tldF9pZCI6MzIwNzIxLCJjaGFubmVsX2lkIjo2MywidHlwZSI6IlNFQVJDSCIsImV4cCI6MTcwOTMyOTI1Mn0.7Fo5i0DdnIZzBCLMVEflW0JO8rwLhC3y3MDm8pY_BZw%20All%20the%20qualified%20contractors%20will%20be%20listed%20on%20CUPCCAA%20Contractor%20List.

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CONTRACTOR’s California State License number shall be clearly stated on the Bid Form. No payment shall be made for Work or material under the Contract unless and until the Registrar of Contractors verifies to DISTRICT that CONTRACTOR was properly licensed at the time the Contract was awarded and CONTRACTOR continues to be so licensed throughout the term of the Contract. Failure to satisfy this requirement shall disqualify Bidder. The successful Bidder and its Subcontractors must have the required valid licenses at the time the bid is submitted and must maintain the licenses throughout the duration of the Contract and warranty period.

Each Bidder shall submit, on the form furnished with the Contract Documents, a list of the proposed

Subcontractors on this Project as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act at Public Contract Code section 4100 et seq.

The successful bidder shall file a payment bond issued by an admitted Surety authorized to conduct business in the State of California approved by the District. A performance bond will also be required.

Disabled Veteran Contractors are encouraged to submit bids. This bid is subject to Disabled

Veteran Business Enterprise requirements.

This Project is a public works project and is subject to the payment of prevailing wages. The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract that will be awarded to the successful bidder, copies of which are available to the public on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/ or from the Facilities, Planning and Construction Department, upon request.

Bid proposals may be withdrawn by the bidders prior to the time fixed for the opening of bids, but may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the opening of bids, except as permitted pursuant to Public Contract Code § 5103.

MANDATORY JOB WALK AND PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A MANDATORY pre-bid conference and job walk will be held at Victor Hodge Elementary School for attendance by any interested Bidder with representatives of District. The pre-bid conference and job walk will commence at 9:00 AM on Thursday March 19th, 2026 All attendees shall meet at the site at Victor Hodge Elementary School located at 700 W 11TH Street, Azusa, California 91702.

Governing Board of the

AZUSA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Stella Ndahura Director, Nutrition Services