Loma Portal Elementary School Whole Site Modernization (GMP No. 1).pdf

2/5/2026

INVITATION TO BID

NOTICE: Notice is hereby given that C.W. Driver, on behalf of the San Diego Unified School District (“District”), is requesting bids from qualified subcontractors (licensed contractors holding a valid A (General Engineering), B (General Building), or appropriate C (Specialty) classification license relevant to the Lease-Leaseback (“LLB”)* Project described below:

PROJECT INFORMATION:

LOMA PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHOLE SITE MODERNIZATION – (GMP NO.1)

LB25-0934-39-A1-G1

Estimate: $16,800,000 Construction Schedule: 20 months

Scope of Work: GMP1 includes significant site improvements, significant remodel work to Building 1, and maintenance/light-remodel work to Buildings 2, 3 &4

BID SCHEDULE: All subcontractors must adhere to the Bid Schedule below. If the General Contractor modifies this Bid Schedule, they will issue an addendum.

EVENT DEADLINE

Non-Mandatory Site Walk September 2, 2026 at 2pm

RFIs Due September 4, 2026 at 4pm District Prequalification Applications Due September 10, 2026

C.W. Driver Prequalification Applications Due due prior to Bid Due date Bids Due September 24, 2026 at 10am

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Project Contact Name & Title: Jarin Thiem, Estimator Project Contact Phone and Email: 619-696-5100 and jthiem@cwdriver.com

NON-MANDATORY JOB WALK: Attendees shall meet in front of the main office of the Loma Portal Elementary School - 3341 Browning Street, San Diego, CA 92106, United States of America.

FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, ATTENDEES OF STIE WALK MUST ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING:

• Photographs: when taking pictures of the site, please make sure students are not in the frame.

• Restrooms: please use a “staff only” restroom – student restrooms are not open to adults.

• Conduct: when walking through the campus, stay together as a group and keep your voices down. Class is in session.

• Leaving the walk before it has concluded: if you need to leave the site walk before it has ended, locate the general contractor staff and they will escort you to the nearest exit.

BIDDING DOCUMENTS: The DSA approved plans and specifications, appendices, and forms will be posted and maintained through BuildingConnected. For access to the documents, please contact Christina Williams at cwilliams@cwdriver.com and include: Company name, address, phone number, CA License # & classification(s), main point of contact, and bid package number(s) interested in bidding.

BID SUBMISSION: Each bid shall be in accordance with all terms, conditions, plans, specifications, and any other documents that comprise the bid documents. Subcontractors interested in submitting a Bid must submit via email to jthiem@cwdriver.com or via BuildingConnected.

BID REQUIREMENTS: Reference the Bidding Documents for information on requirements, such as prequalification; SB 854 / California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR); Project Stabilization Agreement (PSA); Skilled & Trained Workforce; Disabled Veteran Business (DVB) requirements and Emerging Business Enterprises (EBE) goals; bonds and insurance.

PROPRIETARY SPECIFICATIONS: Under Public Contract Code §3400(c)(2), the District or its designee, has made a finding that the following particular materials, products, things. or services are designated by specific brand or trade name in order to match other products in use on the Project:

08 71 00 Door Hardware 11 68 16 Play Structures 28 13 00 Access Control 28 46 21.11 Addressable Fire-Alarm Systems

32 84 00 Planting Irrigation

RFIs: Submit RFI’s via email to jthiem@cwdriver.com and orice@cwdriver.com mailto:jthiem@cwdriver.com mailto:cwilliams@cwdriver.com mailto:jthiem@cwdriver.com mailto:jthiem@cwdriver.com mailto:orice@cwdriver.com

2/5/2026

DO NOT CONTACT THE DISTRICT DIRECTLY

PREVAILING WAGE: Prevailing wage requirements apply to all public works projects and must be followed per Article 17 of the General Conditions of the Request for Proposals. The applicable prevailing wage determination during construction is the one in effect on the date the GMP is first published in a newspaper of general circulation. Here, the applicable prevailing wage determination for construction services referenced in the published GMP advertisement is 2026-1. The first bid advertisement date for each District defined GMP phase shall establish the applicable prevailing wage determination, regardless of how many times the Prime Contractor published an advertisement. That first bid advertisement to subcontractors shall state the applicable prevailing wage determination for construction services for the duration of that District defined GMP phase. Based on its separate publication of the first bid advertisement date, each District defined GMP phase for construction services may have a different prevailing wage determination. The following is a link to the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) website to obtain rate information, and any applicable predetermine increases www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/dprewagedetermination.htm

DISTRICT PREQUALIFICATION: Prequalifications are due per the Bid Schedule. Effective March 1, 2024, any solicitation opening after March 1, 2024, will no longer require Non-MEP prequalification. MEP (Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing): Subcontractors performing work under one or more of the following license classifications:

A or B, and/or performing work of C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43, and C-46 should submit their prequalification application on PlanetBids. Go to tinyurl.com/SDUSD-PlanetBids, login as a vendor, then click the menu on the left, and select prequalification to get started. MEP prequalifications must be renewed annually on the approval anniversary. Bids will not be accepted from non-prequalified MEP subcontractors. Visit sandiegounified.org/contractor-prequalification or email prequal@sandi.net for more information.

C.W. DRIVER PREQUALIFICATION: Completed forms must be submitted prior to bid due date. Email Jamie Ballesteros, PQ Administrator, for prequalification information. Email: jballesteros@cwdriver.com. Ph: (909) 367-9566.

PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS: See CW Driver exhibits

BID PACKAGES: This project is being bid as “Bid Packages” per contract number. If a bidder is interested in bidding multiple bid packages, the bidder must submit individual bids for each bid package per GMP. Bidders may demonstrate economy of scale savings on their proposal forms by bidding multiple bid packages for a single GMP. However, bidders may NOT combine multiple bid packages for multiple GMPs, into a single GMP submission. All bids will be reviewed and evaluated for completeness of scope coverage. Subcontracts shall be awarded, if awarded at all, by the general contractor on the basis of lowest bid. The District defines lowest bid as the lowest responsive, responsible bid for a single bid package or the summation of the lowest value of multiple bid packages, if multiple bid packages were proposed by a subcontractor.

If DVBE mandatory participation is needed, the next lowest subcontractor who can meet the minimum 3% DVBE requirement may be selected.

CSLB. It is required that bidders possess the appropriate classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s) (“CSLB”) for their applicable work. The license must be valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award.

The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any proposals or in the bidding process. No Subcontractor may withdraw their proposal for a period of 120 days after the District receives proposals.

*Authorized under Education Code section §17406, LLB is a common delivery method used by approximately 89 school districts in California, including 15 school districts within San Diego County. Effective January 1, 2017, LLB is to be used via a competitive selection process for best value award (in contrast to the regular design-bid-build which requires award to the lowest bidder).

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

George A. Harris III Director, Fiscal Controls and Information Systems Facilities Planning and Construction

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