Bid Documents Summary – Burnett Library Energy Efficiency Upgrade

This is a Division C Bid Documents package for the City of Long Beach, Department of Public Works, for the Burnett Library Energy Efficiency Upgrade project. The scope of work encompasses multiple construction divisions including selective demolition and roofing (Division 2), wood work (Division 6), thermal and moisture protection with roofing and sheet metal flashing (Division 7), plumbing (Division 22), mechanical packaged roof-top air-conditioning units (Division 23), and electrical identification systems (Division 26). The project includes mobilization and demobilization costs capped at no more than 5% of the subtotal of line items 1-6. The mandatory pre-bid conference and online meeting were scheduled for June 13, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. via Microsoft Teams, with a mandatory job-site walk-through at 560 E Hill Street, Long Beach, CA 90806 at 11:30 a.m. the same day. Bids were to be submitted electronically by July 1, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. The contract is structured as a lump-sum arrangement with specific divisions of work clearly itemized for pricing.

The base bid total is $1,307,057.06. Cornerstone Construction Group, INC, a California corporation incorporated May 18, 2001, submitted the bid as the prime contractor with an active General Contracting License #801077. The company reported 39 years in business and disclosed five subcontractors: A-1 Electric Service Company Inc. ($23,000 electrical), Brownco Construction Company Inc. ($95,000 steel), Graycon Inc. ($200,000 HVAC), Chapman Coast Roof Co. Inc. ($360,000 roofing), and F.J Drywall Inc. ($35,000 rough carpentry). The bidder provided a Continuous Bidder's Bond from Great Midwest Insurance Company at 10% of the total amount bid and demonstrated workers' compensation insurance, vehicle liability insurance, and estimated employment of four workers with $260,000 in total wages paid bi-weekly. The company is in compliance with California prevailing wage requirements, debarment certifications, Equal Benefits Ordinance provisions, and Iran Contracting Act of 2010 requirements. Two addenda were issued on June 7 and June 25, 2024, clarifying specifications, minimum qualifications requiring prior completion of at least one similar project valued at $500,000 for a public agency with HVAC replacement or building renovations, and providing information on existing RTU model numbers and clarification that solar panels are optional bid items.