Bid Notice-SCUSD Townsend Field Improvements at Buchser Middle School.pdf

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND QUALIFICATIONS

FOR LEASE-LEASEBACK CONTRACT

RFP/Q #26-27-010

Notice is hereby given that the Santa Clara Unified School District (“SCUSD”), (hereinafter referred to as “Owner”) will receive emailed proposals prior to the date and time stated below for the Buchser Middle School Townsend Field Improvements lease-leaseback contract (the “Contract”), as per the Request for Sealed Proposals and Qualifications (“RFP/Q”), including exhibits, and any other Contract Documents, all of which may now be obtained from the SCUSD Facility Development and Planning website, at https://www.santaclarausd.org/about-us/departments/facility-development-and-planning.

Proposals will be emailed to Melissa Kersh, mkersh@scusd.net before 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2026. No proposal will be accepted by the Owner after this time.

Facsimile (FAX) copies of the proposal will not be accepted. Proposals will be reviewed at a later time, within the Owner’s discretion.

The lowest proposed fee shall be determined from the proposed fees.

The mandatory pre-proposal Townsend Field site visit will be held on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., at the Buchser Middle School Tennis Courts Parking Lot, 1210 Bellomy Street, Santa Clara, CA 95050. Contractors not attending the site visit will be disqualified from submitting proposals.

This Contract is subject to prequalification for SCUSD on Quality Bidders;

https://www.qualitybidders.com/. See the RFP/Q for details.

Public works projects shall be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), a contractor or subcontractor 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, or to enter into, or engage in the performance of, any contract of such public work, unless the contractor or subcontractor is 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).

As detailed in the Contract Documents, the successful proposing entity will be required to furnish a Payment (Labor and Material) Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Total Sublease Amount, and a Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Total Sublease Amount.

The successful proposing entity will be allowed to substitute securities or establish an escrow in lieu of retainage, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, and as described 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 proposing entity shall have a Class “B” license at the time of award and shall maintain that license in good standing through Contract Completion and all applicable warranty periods.

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.

The successful contractor will have to comply with skilled and trained workforce requirements pursuant to Public Contract Code sections 2600 et seq. and Education Code section 17407.5.

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