PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

MPCC W-BUILDING DEMOLITION

BID#26011

PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY

COLLEGE DISTRICT

BID No. 26011

MPCC W-Building Demolition

Issue Date:

August 24, 2026

Proposals Due:

September 17, 2026, Monday, by 10:00 AM. Standard Time

Bid to be Submitted Electronically Only via PlanetBids:

https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=41447

BID#26011

DOCUMENT 00 01 10

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Procurement and Contracting Requirements Division 0 Section Title

00 01 01 Project Title Page

00 01 10 Table of Contents 00 01 15

00 01 20

List of Drawings and Tables

List of Schedules

Solicitation

00 11 16 Notice to Bidders

Instructions for Procurement

00 21 13

00 21 13.1

Instructions to Bidders

[RESERVED]

Available Information

00 31 19 00 31 32

Existing Conditions

[RESERVED]

Procurement Forms and Supplements

00 41 13 Bid Form 00 43 13 Bid Bond

00 43 36 Designated Subcontractors List 00 45 01 Site Visit Certification

00 45 19 Non-Collusion Declaration 00 45 19.01 Iran Contracting Act Certification

00 45 26 Workers’ Compensation Certification

00 45 46.01

00 45 46.02

Prevailing Wage and Related Labor Requirements Certification

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation Certification

00 45 46.03 Drug-Free Workplace Certification 00 45 46.04 Tobacco-Free Environment Certification

00 45 46.05 Hazardous Materials Certification 00 45 46.06 Lead-Based Materials Certification

00 45 46.07

00 45 46.08 00 45 46.10

00 45 46.11

Imported Materials Certification

Sex Offender Registration Act Certification

[RESERVED]

Federal Debarment Certification 00 45 46.12 Federal Byrd Anti-Lobbying Certification

00 45 49 Registered Subcontractors List

00 45 90 [RESERVED]

Contracting Forms and Supplements

00 51 00 [RESERVED]

00 52 13 Sample Agreement Form

00 55 00 Notice to Proceed 00 56 00 Escrow Bid Documentation

00 57 00 Escrow Agreement in Lieu of Retention

Project Forms

00 61 13.13 Performance Bond

00 61 13.16 Payment Bond

00 63 40 [RESERVED]

00 63 47 [RESERVED]

00 63 57 Proposed Change Order Form

00 63 63 Change Order Form

00 65 19.26 Agreement and Release of Any and All Claims

00 65 36 Guarantee Form

Conditions of the Contract

00 72 13 General Conditions 00 73 13 Special Conditions

00 73 56 Hazardous Materials Procedures and Requirements

General Requirements Division 1 Section Title

01 11 00 Summary of Work

Price and Payment Procedures

01 21 00 01 22 00

[RESERVED]

[RESERVED]

01 25 13 Product Options and Substitutions

01 26 00 Changes in the Work 01 29 00 Application for Payment and Conditional and

Unconditional Waiver and Release Forms

Administrative Requirements

01 31 19 Project Meetings 01 32 13 Scheduling of Work

01 33 00 Submittals

01 35 13.23 Site Standards

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Quality Requirements Division 1 Section Title

01 41 00 Regulatory Requirements 01 42 13 Abbreviations and Acronyms

01 42 16 Definitions

01 42 19 References 01 43 00 Materials and Equipment

01 45 00 Quality Control

Temporary Facilities and Controls Division 1 Section Title

01 50 00 Temporary Facilities and Controls 01 50 13

01 52 13

Construction Waste Management and Disposal

[RESERVED]

Product Requirements

Division 1 Section Title

01 64 00 [RESERVED]

01 66 00 Product Delivery, Storage and Handling

Execution and Closeout Requirements Division 1 Section Title

01 71 23 Field Engineering

01 73 29 Cutting and Patching 01 76 00 Alteration Project Procedures

01 77 00 Contract Closeout and Final Cleaning

01 78 23 [RESERVED]

01 78 36 01 78 39

Warranties

[RESERVED]

Life Cycle Activities Division 1 Section Title

01 91 00 [RESERVED]

Additional Mandatory Submittals

Prequalification application Acknowledgement of Bidding Practices Regarding Indemnity Form W9 Request for Substitution at Time of Bid

Exhibits

Exhibit A: SCOPE OF WORK Exhibit B: Drawings

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DOCUMENT 00 01 15

EXHIBIT A

1. SCOPE OF WORK

See separate attached document.

END OF DOCUMENT

EXHIBIT B

1. DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS

See separate attached document.

DOCUMENT 00 01 20

LIST OF SCHEDULES

The District may change the dates on this schedule without prior notice.

DEADLINE ACTION ITEM

August 24, 2026 Release and distribution of BID to

Respondents.

September 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM(PST) Mandatory Job-Walk at Pasadena Area

Community College District, Building G, Room G1.

September 8, 2026, at 10:00 AM(PST) Last day to receive written questions from

Respondents.

September 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM(PST) Prequalification Submission due date.

September 9, 2026 Anticipated day for District to issue addenda or answer questions.

September 11, 2026 Prequalification Notification Letter.

September 17, 2026, at 10:00 AM

(PST)

Bid submission due date.

END OF DOCUMENT

DOCUMENT 00 11 16

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

1. Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the Pasadena Area Community College District (“District”) will receive, by electronic submission only of bids for the following project, via District’s PlanetBids portal at:

BID No. 26011

2. The Project consists of:

The Work of the Contract consists of furnishing all labor, supervision, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, permits, temporary facilities, and incidentals necessary to complete the W-Building Demolition Project, including utility coordination, unforeseen hazardous materials abatement, furniture and equipment removal, interior soft demolition, complete building demolition, debris removal and disposal, site restoration, temporary safety measures, and project closeout, in accordance with the Contract

Documents.

The Contract Documents include ‘Demolition Package: W-Building

Demolition – Phase 2’ and the limited scope of the R-Building bridge demolition identified in ‘Demolition Package: R-Building Bridge Demo and

W-Building Demo Phase 1: Site Utilities’.

In addition, to be included but not limited to:

1. Prepare and submit demolition, logistics, traffic-control, safety, dust-control, waste-management, shoring, and bridge-removal plans.

2. Verify existing site conditions and document the condition of the R

Building, sidewalks, roadways, utility tunnel, landscaping, service yard, pool area, and other improvements designated to remain.

3. Install and maintain an 8-foot-high temporary chain-link construction fence with green screen, lockable gates, barricades, warning signs, and site security.

4. Maintain safe pedestrian routes, building exits, fire lanes, emergency access, and accessible paths throughout the work.

5. Confirm before structural demolition that all utilities have been removed from the W Building and that no active utilities remain within the building demolition limits.

6. Completely demolish and remove the W Building, including the structure, roof, exterior and interior components, slabs, foundations, footings, pads, stairs, ramps, and associated improvements within the approved demolition limits.

7. Demolish the connecting bridge between the W Building and R

Building using an engineered sequence, including temporary shoring, bracing, lifting, rigging, and structural separation.

8. Protect the R Building during bridge demolition and provide temporary dust-tight, secure, and weather-resistant protection at the bridge connection.

9. Furnish and install the required railing at the R Building side following bridge removal, in accordance with the approved drawings and specifications.

10. Protect the existing utility tunnel, adjacent utilities, south sidewalk, roadways, landscaping, service yard, pool area, and other improvements designated to remain.

11. Provide engineered shoring and excavation protection for foundation removal, including the elevation difference between the north and south sides of the W Building.

12. Control dust, noise, vibration, debris, stormwater, and equipment operations throughout demolition.

13. Provide flaggers and traffic control during truck access, debris loading, and hauling.

14. Recycle and legally dispose of all demolition debris and provide disposal manifests, weight tickets, and recycling records.

15. Backfill and compact excavations with approved material, provide positive drainage, and complete the required temporary site restoration.

16. Repair damage caused by demolition, equipment, trucking, or failure to provide proper protection.

17. Submit daily reports, progress photographs, inspection records, compaction reports, disposal documentation, as-built information, and required closeout documents.

18. Remove temporary facilities and leave the site clean, secure, safe, and ready for the next phase of construction.

The construction shall be 60 calendar days after issuance of Notice to

Proceed. Contractor must clean up at the end of each shift.

3. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one or more of the following

State of California contractors’ license(s): C-21.

The Bidder's license(s) must remain active and in good standing throughout the term of the Contract.

4. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to be registered as a public works contractor with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to the Labor Code.

5. Reserved.

6. Reserved.

7. Reserved.

8. Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20651.5, only prequalified bidders will be eligible to submit a bid for this Project. Any bid submitted by a bidder who is not prequalified shall be non-responsive and will not be evaluated. All bids shall be on the form provided by the district. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Bid/Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to

Bidders.

9. A bid bond by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District or a copy of a cashier's check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the Pasadena

Area Community College District, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, shall accompany the Bid Form and Proposal, as a guarantee that the Bidder will, within five (5) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid.

10. A mandatory job-walk will be held on September 1, 2026, at 10:00AM (PST) at Pasadena Area Community College District, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91106, Building G, Room G1. Mandatory job-walk will start at the specified time. No late arrivals will be allowed to participate at 1 minute past the start time. All participants must attend the entirety of the mandatory job-walk and are required to sign in and sign out at dismissal or could be considered nonresponsive. Failure to attend or tardiness will render bid ineligible.

11. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a

100% Payment Bond if it is awarded the Contract for the Work.

12. Reserved.

13. Reserved.

14. Reserved.

15. The successful Bidder may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the

District to ensure performance under the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of section 22300 of the Public Contract Code.

16. The Contractor and all Subcontractors under the Contractor shall pay all workers on all Work performed pursuant to this Contract not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to section 1770, et seq., of the California Labor Code. Prevailing wage rates are also available from the District or on the Internet at: <http://www.dir.ca.gov>.

17. This Project is subject to labor compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.4 and subject to the requirements of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. The successful Bidder shall comply with all requirements of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1, Articles 1-5 of the Labor Code.

18. Reserved.

19. The Contractor and all Subcontractors under the Contractor shall comply with applicable federal, State, and local requirements relating to COVID-19 or other public health emergency/epidemic/pandemic protocols.

20. Reserved.

21. The Project base bid amount only is funded in whole or in part with federal funds, and therefore the Contractor shall comply with the Davis-Bacon Act, applicable reporting requirements, and any other applicable requirements for federal funding.

22. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder based on the criteria as indicated in the Notice to Bidders. In the event two or more responsible bidders submit identical bids, the District shall select the Bidder to whom to award the Contract by lot.

23. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made.

Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening.

DOCUMENT 00 21 13

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

Bidders shall follow the instructions in this document, and shall submit all documents, forms, and information required for consideration of a Bid.

Pasadena Area Community College District (“District”) will evaluate information submitted by the apparent low Bidder and, if incomplete or unsatisfactory to District, Bidder’s bid may be rejected at the sole discretion of District.

1. Bids are requested for a general construction contract, or work described in general, for the following project (“Project”):

BID No. 26011

MPCC W-BUILDING DEMOLITION

Address: 1570 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA91106-2003

2. Bidder and its subcontractors must possess the appropriate State of California contractors’ license and must maintain the license throughout the duration of the project. Bidders must also be registered as a public works contractor with the

Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to the Labor Code. Bids submitted by a contractor who is not properly licensed or registered shall be deemed nonresponsive and will not be considered.

The District has prequalified bidders pursuant to Public Contract Code section

20651.5. Only prequalified bidders will be eligible to submit a bid for this Project.

Any bid submitted by a bidder who is not prequalified shall be deemed non responsive and will not be considered.

3. District will receive sealed bids submitted electronically only from bidders as stipulated in the Notice to Bidders.

a. Submission must include the name of the Bidder, name of the Project, the

Project Number and/or bid number, and time of bid opening.

b. Bids must be electronically submitted by date and time shown in the Notice to

Bidders to the District’s PlanetBids portal at the following link:

https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=41447

c. Bids must contain all documents as required herein. Each bidder is solely responsible for timely submission of its bid; the District is not responsible for any technological issues affecting a bidder’s ability to timely submit its bid or portion thereof.

4. Bids will be opened at or after the time indicated for receipt of bids. Bidders will be notified by email of the awarded Bidder, and the District reserves the right to verify the genuineness of any bid security.

5. Bidders must submit Bids on the documents titled Bid Form and must submit all other required District forms. Bids not submitted to the District's required forms shall be deemed nonresponsive and shall not be considered. Additional sheets required to fully respond to requested information are permissible.

6. Bidders shall not modify the Bid Form or qualify their bids. Bidders shall not submit to the District a re-formatted, re-typed, altered, modified, or otherwise recreated version of the Bid Form or other District-provided document.

7. Bids shall be clearly written and without erasure or deletions. District reserves the right to reject any bid containing erasures, deletions, or illegible contents.

8. Bidders must supply all information required by each Bid Document. Bids must be full and complete. District reserves the right in its sole discretion to reject any Bid as non-responsive as a result of any error or omission in the Bid. Bidders must complete and submit all of the following mandatory submittal documents with the

Bid Form:

a. Valid California Contractors License Class: C-21

b. Photocopy of Bid Bond on the District's form, or other security. (Original copy must be received from the lowest two respondents by Pasadena Area

Community College District, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Room C-202, Pasadena, CA 91106, no later than 72 hours of request date.)

c. Verification of Certificate of OSHA 30 Hour Safety Training for on-site

Supervision.

d. Designated Subcontractors List.

e. Non-Collusion Declaration.

f. Federal Debarment Certification.

g. Iran Contracting Act Certification, if contract value is $1,000,000 or more.

h. Federal Byrd Anti-Lobbying Certification, if contract value is $100,000 or more.

i. Sex-Offender Registration Act Certification.

j. Performance Bond (100% of Bid Price): On the form provided in the

Bid/Contract Documents and fully executed as indicated on the form. (Upon

Award)

k. Payment Bond (100% of Bid Price upon Award) (Contractor's Labor and Material Bond): On the form provided in the Bid/Contract Documents and fully executed as indicated on the form. (Upon Award)

l. Escrow Agreement in Lieu of Retention.

m. Insurance Certificates and Endorsements at time of award.

n. Workers’ Compensation Certification.

o. DIR Registration Certification.

p. Reserved.

q. Drug-Free Workplace Certification.

r. Tobacco-Free Environment Certification.

s. Hazardous Materials Certification.

t. Lead-Based Materials Certification.

u. Imported Materials Certification.

v. Registered Subcontractors List: Must include Contractors State License Board number and Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) registration number of each subcontractor for all tiers.

w. Reserved.

x. Acknowledgement of Bidding Practices Regarding Indemnity Form

y. Reserved.

z. W9 Form at time of bid

aa. Prequalification application

bb. Request for Substitution at Time of Bid (If Substitution Request Form is not submitted then NO Substitutions will be allowed after the bids are opened)

9. Bidders must submit with their bids a legible photocopy of (i) a cashier's check, or

(ii) a certified check payable to District, or (iii) a bid bond by an admitted surety insurer of not less than ten percent (10%) of amount of Base Bid (“Bid Bond”). If Bidder chooses to provide a Bid Bond as security, Bidder must use the required form of corporate surety provided by District. The Surety on Bidder’s Bid Bond must be an insurer admitted in the State of California and authorized to issue surety bonds in the State of California. Bidder must deposit the original of the bid bond, cashier’s check, or certified check in the mail on the same day as the bid opening. Bids submitted without necessary bid security will be deemed non-responsive and will not be considered.

10. If Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded fails or neglects to enter into the Contract and submit required bonds, insurance certificates, and all other required documents, within FIVE (5) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, District may deposit Bid Bond, cashier's check, or certified check for collection, and proceeds thereof may be retained by District as liquidated damages for failure of Bidder to enter into Contract, in the sole discretion of District. It is agreed that calculation of damages District may suffer as a result of Bidder's failure to enter into the Contract would be extremely difficult and impractical to determine and that the amount of the

Bidder’s required bid security shall be the agreed and conclusively presumed amount of damages.

11. Bidders must submit with the Bid the Designated Subcontractors List for those subcontractors who will perform any portion of Work, including labor, rendering of service, or specially fabricating and installing a portion of the Work or improvement according to detailed drawings contained in the plans and specifications, in excess of one half of one percent (0.5%) of total Bid. Failure to submit this list when required by law shall result in bid being deemed nonresponsive and the bid will not be considered.

12. All the listed subcontractors are required to be registered as a public works contractor with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to the Labor Code.

a. An inadvertent error in listing the California contractor license number on the Designated Subcontractors List shall not be grounds for filing a bid protest or grounds for considering the bid nonresponsive if the correct contractor’s license number is submitted to the District within 24 hours after the bid opening and the corrected number corresponds with the submitted name and location for that subcontractor.

b. An inadvertent error listing an unregistered subcontractor shall not be grounds for filing a bid protest or grounds for considering the bid nonresponsive provided that any of the following apply:

(1) The subcontractor is registered prior to the bid opening.

(2) The subcontractor is registered and has paid the penalty registration fee within 24 hours after the bid opening.

(3) The subcontractor is replaced by another registered subcontractor pursuant to Public Contract Code section 4107.

13. If a mandatory job-walk is required as referenced in the Notice to Bidders, then

Bidders must be present for the entirety of the job-walk and sign in and/or sign out at dismissal as stated on the sign-in sheet to be considered responsive. Oral statements or responses to questions arising at the mandatory job-walk shall not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective. Addenda will be issued by the District in response to Request of Information (RFI) received as a result of the mandatory job-walk. RFI’s shall be submitted electronically only through District’s PlanetBids portal via https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=41447.

14. Bidders shall submit the Non-Collusion Declaration with their Bids. Bids submitted without the Non-Collusion Declaration shall be deemed non-responsive and will not be considered.

15. Reserved.

16. The Contractor and all Subcontractors under the Contractor shall pay all workers on all work performed pursuant to the Contract not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to sections 1770, et seq., of the California Labor Code. Copies of the general prevailing rates of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the Contract, as determined by Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, are available upon request at the District’s principal office. Prevailing wage rates are also available on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov.

17. Reserved.

18. Reserved.

19. Reserved.

20. Reserved.

21. Submission of Bid signifies careful examination of Bid/Contract Documents and complete understanding of the nature, extent, and location of Work to be performed.

Bidders must complete the tasks listed below as a condition to bidding, and submission of a Bid shall constitute the Bidder's express representation to District that Bidder has fully completed the following:

a. Bidder has visited the Site, if required, and has examined thoroughly and understood the nature and extent of the Bid/Contract Documents, Work, Site, locality, actual conditions, as-built conditions, and all local conditions and federal, state and local laws, and regulations that in any manner may affect cost, progress, performance, or furnishing of Work or that relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder and safety precautions and programs incident thereto;

b. Bidder has conducted or obtained and has understood all examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, reports, and studies that pertain to the subsurface conditions, as-built conditions, underground facilities, and all other physical conditions at or contiguous to the Site or otherwise that may affect the cost, progress, performance, or furnishing of Work, as Bidder considers necessary for the performance or furnishing of Work at the Contract Sum, within the Contract Time, and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of Bid/Contract Documents, including specifically the provisions of the General Conditions; and no additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, reports, studies, or similar information or data are or will be required by Bidder for such purposes;

c. Bidder has correlated its knowledge and the results of all such observations, examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, reports, and studies with the terms and conditions of the Bid/Contract Documents;

d. Bidder has given the District prompt written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that it has discovered in or among the Contract Documents and the actual conditions, and the written resolution(s) thereof by the District, is/are acceptable to Bidder;

e. Bidder has made a complete disclosure in writing to the District of all facts bearing upon any possible interest, direct or indirect, that Bidder believes any representative of the District or other officer or employee of the District presently has or will have in this Contract or in the performance thereof or in any portion of the profits thereof;

f. Bidder must, prior to bidding, perform the work, investigations, research, and analysis required by this document and that Bidder represented in its Bid Form and the Agreement that it performed prior to bidding. Contractor under this Contract is charged with all information and knowledge that a reasonable bidder would ascertain from having performed this required work, investigation, research, and analysis. Bid prices must include entire cost of all work “incidental” to completion of the Work.

g. Conditions Shown on the Bid/Contract Documents: Information as to underground conditions, as-built conditions, or other conditions or obstructions, indicated in the Bid/Contract Documents, e.g., on Drawings or in

Specifications, has been obtained with reasonable care, and has been recorded in good faith. However, District only warrants, and Bidder may only rely, on the accuracy of limited types of information.

(1) As to above-ground conditions or as-built conditions shown or indicated in the Bid/Contract Documents, there is no warranty, express or implied, or any representation express or implied, that such information is correctly shown or indicated. This information is verifiable by independent investigation and Bidder is required to make such verification as a condition to bidding. In submitting its Bid, Bidder shall rely on the results of its own independent investigation.

In submitting its Bid, Bidder shall not rely on District-supplied information regarding above-ground conditions or as-built conditions.

(2) As to any subsurface condition shown or indicated in the Bid/Contract Documents, Bidder may rely only upon the general accuracy of actual reported depths, actual reported character of materials, actual reported soil types, actual reported water conditions, or actual obstructions shown or indicated. District is not responsible for the completeness of such information for bidding or construction; nor is

District responsible in any way for any conclusions or opinions that the Bidder has drawn from such information; nor is the District responsible for subsurface conditions that are not specifically shown (for example, District is not responsible for soil conditions in areas contiguous to areas where a subsurface condition is shown).

h. Conditions Shown in Reports and Drawings Supplied for Informational Purposes: Reference is made to the document entitled Geotechnical Data, and the document entitled Existing Conditions, for identification of:

(1) Subsurface Conditions: Those reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the Site that have been utilized by Architect in preparing the Bid/Contract Documents; and

(2) Physical Conditions: Those drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at or contiguous to the Site that has been utilized by Architect in preparing the

Bid/Contract Documents.

(3) These reports and drawings are not Bid/Contract Documents and, except for any “technical” data regarding subsurface conditions specifically identified in Geotechnical Data and Existing Conditions, and underground facilities data, Bidder may not in any manner rely on the information in these reports and drawings. Subject to the foregoing, Bidder must make its own independent investigation of all conditions affecting the Work and must not rely on information provided by

District.

22. Bids shall be based on scope of work specified in Bid/Contract Documents or listed by name in Addenda. Whenever in the Specifications any materials, process, or article is indicated or specified by grade, patent, or proprietary name, or by name of manufacturer, that Specification shall be deemed to be followed by the words “or equal.” Bidder may, unless otherwise stated, offer any material, process, or article that shall be substantially equal or better in every respect to that so indicated or specified. The District is not responsible and/or liable in any way for a Contractor’s damages and/or claims related, in any way, to that Contractor’s basing its bid on any requested substitution that the District has not approved in advance and in writing.

Contractors and materials suppliers who submit requests for substitutions prior to the award of the Contract must do so in writing and in compliance with Public

Contract Code section 3400. All requests must comply with the following:

a. District must receive any notice of request for substitution of a specified item a minimum of TEN (10) calendar days prior to bid opening. The Successful

Bidder will not be allowed to substitute specified items unless properly noticed.

b. Within 5 days after the date of the Notice of Award, the Successful Bidder shall submit data substantiating the request(s) for all substitution(s) containing sufficient information to assess acceptability of product or system and impact on Project, including, without limitation, the requirements specified in the Special Conditions and the Specifications. Insufficient information shall be grounds for rejection of substitution.

c. Approved substitutions, if any, shall be listed in Addenda. District reserves the right not to act upon submittals of substitutions until after bid opening.

d. Substitutions may be requested after Contract has been awarded only if indicated in and in accordance with requirements specified in the Special

Conditions and the Specifications.

23. Bidders may examine any available “as-built” drawings of previous work by giving

District reasonable advance notice. District will not be responsible for accuracy of “as-built” drawings. The document entitled Existing Conditions applies to all supplied

“as-built” drawings.

24. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bid/Contract Documents are to be directed to the District through the Planet Bids portal at:

https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=41447.

Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by the District in response to such questions will be issued in writing by Addenda and delivered to all parties recorded by the District as having received the Contract Documents at the Planet

Bids portal identified above. Questions received after the RFI’s due time may not be answered. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect.

25. Addenda may also be issued to modify other parts of the Bid/Contract Documents as deemed advisable by the District.

26. Each Bidder must acknowledge each Addendum in its Bid Form by number or its Bid shall be considered non-responsive. Each Addendum shall be part of the

Bid/Contract Documents. A complete listing of Addenda may be secured from the

District.

27. This Contract may include alternates. Alternates are defined as alternate products, materials, equipment, systems, methods, or major elements of the construction that may, at the District's option and under terms established in the Contract and pursuant to section 20103.8 of the Public Contract Code, be selected for the Work.

28. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based on the criteria as indicated in the Notice to Bidders. In the event two or more responsible bidders submit identical bids, the District shall select the Bidder to whom to award the Contract by lot.

29. Discrepancies between written words and figures, or words and numeral, will be resolved in favor of figures or numerals.

30. Reserved.

31. Protest Procedure. Any Bidder may file a proposal protest. The protest shall be filed in writing and overnight mail with the District not more than three (3) business days after the date of the Notice of Intent to Award. An e-mail address shall be provided and by filing the protest, protesting proposer consents to receipt of e-mail notices for purposes of the protest and protest related questions and protest appeal, if applicable.

Mail subject line must include “BID No. 26011 Protest”.

Overnight mail to: Pasadena Area Community College District Attention: Alison L Yuen Szeto

1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Bldg. “C”, Room C-202

Pasadena, CA 91106-2003

a. Only a Bidder who has submitted a bid, and who could be awarded the

Contract if the bid protest is upheld, is eligible to submit a bid protest.

Subcontractors are not eligible to submit bid protests. A Bidder may not rely on the bid protest submitted by another Bidder.

b. A bid protest must contain a complete statement of any and all bases for the protest and all supporting documentation. Materials submitted after the bid protest deadline will not be considered.

c. The protest must refer to the specific portions of all documents that form the basis for the protest.

(1) Without limitation to any other basis for protest, an inadvertent error in listing the California contractor’s license number on the Designated Subcontractors List shall not be grounds for filing a bid protest or grounds for considering the bid nonresponsive if the correct contractor’s license number is submitted to the District within 24 hours after the bid opening and the corrected number corresponds with the submitted name and location for that subcontractor.

(2) Without limitation to any other basis for protest, an inadvertent error listing an unregistered subcontractor shall not be grounds for filing a bid protest or grounds for considering the bid nonresponsive provided that any of the following apply:

(a) The subcontractor is registered prior to the bid opening.

(b) The subcontractor is registered and has paid the penalty registration fee within 24 hours after the bid opening.

(c) The subcontractor is replaced by another registered subcontractor pursuant to Public Contract Code section 4107.

d. The protest must include the name, address and telephone number of the person representing the protesting party.

e. The party filing the protest must concurrently transmit a copy of the protest and any attached documentation to all other parties with a direct financial interest that may be adversely affected by the outcome of the protest. Such parties shall include all other bidders or proposers who appear to have a reasonable prospect of receiving an award depending upon the outcome of the protest.

f. The procedure and time limits set forth in this paragraph are mandatory and are each bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy in the event of bid protest.

Failure to comply with these procedures shall constitute a waiver of any right to further pursue the bid protest, including filing a Government Code Claim or legal proceedings.

g. Resolution of Bid Controversy

Once the Bid protest is received, the apparent most advantageous and responsible Bidder will be notified of the protest and the evidence presented.

If appropriate, the apparent most advantageous and responsible Bidder will be given an opportunity to rebut the evidence and present evidence that the apparent most advantageous and responsible Bidder should be allowed to perform the work. If deemed appropriate by the District, an informal hearing will be held. District will issue a written decision within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of the protest, unless factors beyond the District’s reasonable control prevent such resolution. The decision on the proposal protest will be copied to all parties involved in the protest.

h. Appeal

If the protesting Bidder or the apparent most advantageous and responsible

Bidder is not satisfied with the decision, the matter may be appealed to the Executive Director of Business and College Services, or designee, within three (3) business days after receipt of the District’s written decision on the bid protest. The appeal must be in writing and sent via overnight registered mail with all accompanying information relied upon for the appeal and an e-mail address from which questions and responses may be provided to:

Pasadena Area Community College District Office of the Executive Director of Business and College Services Attention: Darlene Inda

1570 Colorado Blvd., Bldg. “R,” Room R-201

Pasadena, CA 91106-2003.

i. Appeal Review

The Executive Director of Business and College Services, or designee, shall review the decision on the bid protest and issue a written response to the appeal, or if appropriate, appoint a Hearing Office to conduct a hearing and issue a written decision. The written decision of the Executive Director of

Business Services or the Hearing Officer shall be rendered within fifteen (15) calendar days and shall state the basis for the decision. The decision concerning the appeal will be final and not subject to any further Appeals.

j. Reservation of Rights to Proceed with Project Pending Appeal

The District reserves the right to proceed to award the Contract for the

Project and commence services pending an Appeal. If there is a critical completion deadline, the District may choose to shorten the time limits set forth in this Section due to the urgency of proceeding with work if written notice is provided to the protesting party. E-mailed notice with a written confirmation sent by First Class Mail shall be sufficient to constitute written notice. If there is no written response to a written notice shortening time, the

District may proceed with the award.

k. Finality

Failure to comply with this Proposal Protest Procedure shall constitute a waiver of the right to protest and shall constitute a failure to exhaust the protesting proposer’s administrative remedies.

32. The Bidder must execute following mandatory submittal documents with the Bid Form document and submit electronically by 10:00AM (PST), September 17, 2026, only through the District’s PlanetBids portal via https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=41447 Failure to properly and timely submit these documents entitles District to reject the bid as nonresponsive.

a. Valid California Contractors License Class: C-21.

b. Photocopy of Bid Bond on the District's form, or other security. (Original copy must be received from the lowest two respondents by Pasadena Area

Community College District, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Room C-202, Pasadena, CA 91106, no later than 72 hours of request date.

c. Verification of Certificate of OSHA 30 Hour Safety Training for on-site

Supervision

d. Designated Subcontractors List.

e. Non-Collusion Declaration.

f. Iran Contracting Act Certification, if Contract value is $1,000,000 or more.

g. Federal Debarment Certification.

h. Performance Bond (100% of Bid Price): On the form provided in the Contract

Documents and fully executed as indicated on the form. (Upon Award)

i. Payment Bond (100% of Bid Price) (Contractor's Labor and Material Bond):

On the form provided in the Contract Documents and fully executed as indicated on the form. (Upon Award)

j. Reserved.

k. Escrow Agreement in Lieu of Retention

l. Insurance Certificates and Endorsements at time of award.

m. Workers’ Compensation Certification.

n. DIR Registration Certificate.

o. Reserved.

p. Drug-Free Workplace Certification.

q. Tobacco-Free Environment Certification.

r. Hazardous Materials Certification.

s. Lead-Based Materials Certification.

t. Imported Materials Certification.

u. Registered Subcontractors List: Must include Department of Industrial

Relations (DIR) registration number of each subcontractor for all tiers.

v. Reserved.

w. Reserved.

x. Reserved.

y. Acknowledgement of Bidding Practices Regarding Indemnity Form

z. Reserved.

aa. W9

bb. Request for Substitution at Time of Bid (If Substitution Request Form is not submitted then NO Substitutions will be allowed after the bids are opened)

33. Time for Completion: District may issue a Notice to Proceed within ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) business days from the date of the Notice of Award. Once

Contractor has received the Notice to Proceed, Contractor shall complete the Work within the period of time indicated in the Bid/Contract Documents.

a. In the event that the District desires to postpone issuing the Notice to Proceed beyond this 90-day period, it is expressly understood that with reasonable notice to the Contractor, the District may postpone issuing the

Notice to Proceed.

b. It is further expressly understood by Contractor that Contractor shall not be entitled to any claim of additional compensation as a result of the postponement of the issuance of the Notice to Proceed beyond a 90-day period. If the Contractor believes that a postponement of issuance of the Notice to Proceed will cause a hardship to the Contractor, the Contractor may terminate the Contract. Contractor’s termination due to a postponement beyond this 90-day period shall be by written notice to District within TEN

(10) calendar days after receipt by Contractor of District's notice of postponement.

c. It is further understood by the Contractor that in the event that Contractor terminates the Contract as a result of postponement by the District, the District shall only be obligated to pay Contractor for the Work that Contractor had performed at the time of notification of postponement and which the District had in writing authorized Contractor to perform prior to issuing a

Notice to Proceed.

d. Should the Contractor terminate the Contract as a result of a notice of postponement, District shall have the authority to award the Contract to the next lowest responsive responsible bidder.

34. Basis of Award. The Contractor will be awarded to the lowest prequalified responsive, responsible bidder by the action of the Governing Board. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding. In the event, an award is made to the bidder, and such bidder fails or refuses to execute the Contract and provide the required documents within five

(5) calendar days after award of the Contract to the bidder, the District may award the Contract to the next lowest prequalified responsible and responsive bidder or release all bidders. Each bid must conform and be responsive to the Bid/Contract

Documents as defined in the General Conditions.

35. District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, including without limitation the right to reject any or all nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced, or conditional bids, to re-bid, and to reject the bid of any bidder if District believes that it would not be in the best interest of the District to make an award to that bidder, whether because the bid is not responsive or the bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by District.

District also reserves the right to waive any inconsequential deviations or irregularities in any bid. For purposes of this paragraph, an “unbalanced bid” is one having nominal prices for some work items and/or enhanced prices for other work items.

36. It is the policy of the District that no qualified person shall be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination in any consideration leading to the award of contract, based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or veteran or military status. The Successful Bidder and its subcontractors shall comply with applicable federal and state laws, including, but not limited to the California Fair

Employment and Housing Act, beginning with Government Code section 12900, and

Labor Code section 1735.

37. Prior to the award of Contract, District reserves the right to consider the responsibility of the Bidder. District may conduct investigations as District deems necessary to assist in the evaluation of any bid and to establish the responsibility, including, without limitation, qualifications and financial ability of Bidders, proposed subcontractors, suppliers, and other persons and organizations to perform and furnish the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents to District's satisfaction within the prescribed time.

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RESERVED

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EXISTING CONDITIONS

1. Summary

This document describes existing conditions at or near the Project, and use of information available regarding existing conditions. This document is not part of the

Contract Documents. See General Conditions for definition(s) of terms used herein.

2. Reports and Information on Existing Conditions

a. Documents providing a general description of the Site and conditions of the Work may have been collected by Pasadena Area Community College District

(“District“), its consultants, contractors, and tenants. These documents may, but are not required to, include previous contracts, contract specifications, tenant improvement contracts, as-built drawings, utility drawings, and information regarding underground facilities.

b. Information regarding existing conditions may be inspected at the District offices or the Construction Manager’s offices, if any, and copies may be obtained at cost of reproduction and handling upon Bidder's agreement to pay for such copies. These reports, documents, and other information are not part of the Contract Documents. These reports, documents, and other information do not excuse Contractor from fulfilling Contractor’s obligation to independently investigate any or all existing conditions or from using reasonable prudent measures to avoid damaging existing improvements.

c. Information regarding existing conditions may also be included in the Project

Manual, but shall not be considered part of the Bid/Contract Documents.

d. Prior to commencing this Work, Contractor and the District’s representative shall survey the Site to document the condition of the Site. Contractor will record the survey in digital videotape format and provide an electronic copy to the District within fourteen (14) days of the survey.

e. Contractor may also document any pre-existing conditions in writing, provided that both the Contractor and the District’s representative agree on said conditions and sign a memorandum documenting the same.

f. The reports and other data or information regarding existing conditions and underground facilities at or contiguous to the Project are the following:

(1) Original Construction Drawings.

3. Use of Information

a. Information regarding existing conditions was obtained only for use of District and its consultants, contractors, and tenants for planning and design and is not part of the Bid/Contract Documents.

b. District does not warrant, and makes no representation regarding, the accuracy or thoroughness of any information regarding existing conditions.

Bidder represents and agrees that in submitting a bid it is not relying on any information regarding existing conditions supplied by District.

c. Under no circumstances shall District be deemed to warrant or represent existing above-ground conditions, as-built conditions, or other actual conditions, verifiable by independent investigation. These conditions are verifiable by Bidder by the performance of its own independent investigation that Bidder must perform as a condition to bidding and Bidder should not and shall not rely on this information or any other information supplied by District regarding existing conditions.

d. Any information shown or indicated in the reports and other data supplied herein with respect to existing underground facilities at or contiguous to the

Project may be based upon information and data furnished to District by the District's employees and/or consultants or builders of such underground facilities or others. District does not assume responsibility for the completeness of this information, and Bidder is solely responsible for any interpretation or conclusion drawn from this information.

e. District shall be responsible only for the general accuracy of information regarding underground facilities, and only for those underground facilities that are owned by District, and only where Bidder has conducted the independent investigation required of it pursuant to the Instructions to Bidders, and discrepancies are not apparent.

4. Investigations/Site Examinations

a. Before submitting a Bid, each Bidder is responsible for…