NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that Atwater Elementary School District (hereinafter referred to as AESD or “Owner”) will receive electronic bids for ELMER WOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – CAMPUS-WIDE FIRE ALARM & INTRUSION REPLACEMENT (2026-03):

1271 Bellevue Rd, Atwater, CA 95301.

Bidding information may also be obtained from the District’s website www.aesd.eduRESOURCES > VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS Bid documents may be obtained electronically from the Architect: TETER, 7535 N. Palm Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711. Or by contacting Patrick Shaw at patrick.shaw@teterae.com, Michelle Sierra at michelle.sierra@teterae.com, or Sara Gilchrist at sara.gilchrist@teterae.com for electronic access. All associated printing costs will be the responsibility of the Contractor.

Bids will be received in person or electronically no later than 2:00 P.M. (PST) on December 10, 2026. Time will be determined by The Official NIST US Time: https://www.time.gov/ . Any application received after the time specified above shall be returned and deemed non-compliant or responsive. Further instructions will be provided to all bidders at the non-mandatory site walk October 14, 2026 at 1:30 P.M., at Elmer Wood Elementary School at 1271 Bellevue Rd, Atwater, CA 95301.

Public works projects shall be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. A contractor shall not be qualified to submit a proposal or to be listed in a 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. 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.

Bids must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond, cashier’s check, or certified check for at least ten percent (10%) of the amount of the base bid and made payable to the Owner. If a bid bond is used, it must be issued by an Admitted Surety (an insurance organization authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact surety insurance in the State of California during this calendar year), which shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a Contract if awarded the Work and will be declared forfeited, paid to, or retained by the Owner as liquidated damages if the bidder refuses or neglects to enter into the Contract provided by the Owner after being requested to do so. The surety insurer must, unless otherwise agreed to by Owner in writing, at the time of issuance of the bond, have a rating not lower than “A-” as rated by A.M. Best Company, Inc. or other independent rating companies. Owner reserves the right to approve or reject the surety insurer selected by Contractor and to require Contractor to obtain a bond from a surety insurer satisfactory to the Owner.

Pursuant to the Contract Documents, the successful contractor will be required to furnish Payment and Performance Bonds in the amounts of one hundred percent (100%) of the bid amount, said bonds to be secured from Admitted Surety insurers (an insurance organization authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact business of insurance in the State of California during this calendar year). Owner reserves the right to approve or reject the surety insurers selected by the successful contractor and to require the successful contractor to obtain bonds from surety insurers satisfactory to the Owner. The contractor will be required to furnish insurance as set forth in the Contract Documents.

The Owner will not consider or accept any proposals from contractors who are not licensed to do business in the State of California, in accordance with the California Public Contract Code, providing for the licensing of contractors. In accordance with Section 3300 of said Code, the contractor shall have a Class “C-7” and/or “C-10” license and shall maintain that license in good standing through project completion and all applicable warranty periods.

This Contract is subject to prior approval of the prequalification process. If a bidder is not prequalified to bid on the Contract, Owner will not accept the bid. Any subcontractors the bidder lists for Work requiring C-7 and/or C-10 licenses must have current pre-qualified status with the Owner.

The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, in the manner provided by law, has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and rate for legal holidays and overtime work. The Contractor must pay for any labor therein described or classified in an amount not less than the rates specified. Copies of the required rates are on file at the Owner’s business office and are available to any interested party on request.

For more information, please contact Aaron Delworth, Assistant Superintendent Business Services, at adelworth@aesd.edu https://www.aesd.edu/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1990183&type=d&pREC_ID=2088675 mailto:patrick.shaw@teterae.com mailto:michelle.sierra@teterae.com mailto:sara.gilchrist@teterae.com https://www.time.gov/ mailto:adelworth@aesd.edu