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Project Manual

For

Sierra Oaks Senior Center

Modernization 33276 Lodge Road, Tollhouse, CA 93667

Bidding and Contract Requirements And Specifications for

Sierra Unified School District 33220 Lodge Road, Tollhouse, CA 93667

Date: 03/13/2026

PBK Project No.: 250440

CDBG #24011

PBK Architects Sierra Oaks Senior Center Modernization Project No. 250440 Sierra Unified School District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DOCUMENT 00 01 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 00 BIDDING AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

00 00 00 Project Manual Cover and Seals 00 01 10 Table of Contents 00 11 16 Notice Inviting Bids 00 21 13 Instructions to Bidders 00 41 01 Bid Form and Proposal 00 41 04 Bid Bond Form 00 43 36 Designation of Subcontractors 00 45 02 DIR Registration Certification 00 45 19 Non-Collusion Declaration 00 61 13.13 Performance Bond 00 61 13.16 Payment Bond General Conditions / Construction Agreement

DIVISION 01 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 10 00 Summary 01 25 00 Substitution Procedures and Form 01 29 00 Payment Procedures 01 31 00 Project Management and Coordination 01 33 00 Submittal Procedures 01 40 00 Quality Requirements 01 42 00 References 01 50 00 Temporary Facilities and Controls 01 60 00 Product Requirements 01 73 00 Execution 01 73 29 Cutting and Patching 01 77 00 Closeout Procedures 01 78 23 Operation and Maintenance Data 01 78 36 Warranties and Bonds

DIVISION 02 EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 41 19 Selective Demolition

DIVISION 06 WOOD, PLASTICS, AND COMPOSITES

06 10 53 Miscellaneous Rough Carpentry 06 83 16 Fiberglass Reinforced Paneling

DIVISION 09 FINISHES

09 21 16 Gypsum Board Assemblies 09 65 13.13 Resilient Base 09 65 16 Sheet Vinyl Flooring 09 65 23 Luxury Vinyl Flooring 09 90 00 Painting and Coating

DIVISION 10 SPECIALTIES

10 21 13 Toilet Compartments 10 28 13 Toilet Accessories

APPENDIX

CDBG Requirements Package

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PBK Architects Sierra Oaks Senior Center Modernization Project No. 250440 Sierra Unified School

District

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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SIERRA SCHOOL DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIERRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, acting by and through its

Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as “District,” will receive prior to 2:30:00 PM of Tuesday

September 29, 2026. sealed bids for the award of a Contract for the following:

BID NO. 3-26

SIERRA OAKS SENIOR CENTER MODERNIZATION

All bids shall be made and presented only on the forms provided by the District. Bids shall be received in the Office of the SIERRA UNIFIED Facilities Office at 33220 Lodge Rd, Tollhouse, CA 93667. Any bids received after the time specified above, or after any extensions due to material changes, shall be returned unopened.

The Contract Time shall be 90 calendar days.

This project includes, but is not limited to: Modernization of flooring, fixtures, interior finishes, toilet compartments and associated scope.

CONTRACTOR should consult the General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, and General

Requirements regarding Milestones and Liquidated Damages.

Prequalification of Bidders

As a condition of submitting a bid for this Project, and in accordance with California Public Contract Code section 20111.6, prospective bidders are required to submit to the District a completed set of prequalification documents on forms provided by the District. These documents will be the basis for determining which bidders are qualified to bid on this Project. The District pre-qualifies bidders on a quarterly basis. The approved bidders list is available at – District Address.

Bids will not be accepted if a Contractor has not been prequalified where prequalification is required.

Prequalification documents are available from the Sierra USD District Website. Prequalification documents must be submitted by Monday September 23, 2026. Contractors will be notified by email of their prequalification standing within a reasonable period of time after submission of their prequalification documents.

If this Project includes work that will be performed by mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), or structural steel subcontractors (contractors that hold C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43, C46, or C-51 licenses), such MEP contractors must also be prequalified. A list of prequalified MEP subcontractors will be made available by the District to all bidders at least five (5) business days prior to the bid opening date. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that all MEP subcontractors holding any of the licenses listed above are properly prequalified before submitting a bid.

Miscellaneous Information

The bid documents are available electronically from the Architect, PBK (attn: Dulce Rodriguez) by calling 559-448-8400.

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There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Conference at Sierra Oaks Senior Center - Senior Center at 33276

Lodge Road, Tollhouse, CA 93667, on Thursday September 17, 2026 at 10:00a.m. Any Contractor bidding on the Project who fails to attend the entire mandatory job walk and conference will be deemed a non-responsive bidder, and bid will be returned unopened.

Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code and be licensed to perform the work called for in the Contract Documents. The successful bidder must possess a valid and active Class B License at the time of award and throughout the duration of this Contract. The

Contractor’s California State License number shall be clearly stated on the bidder’s proposal.

Subcontractors shall be licensed pursuant to California law for the trades necessary to perform the Work called for in the Contract Documents.

Each bid must strictly conform with, and be responsive to, the Contract Documents, as defined in the

General Conditions.

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. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10125, the estimate of cost maybe approved by the District, which includes alternates contemplating addition to, or deletions from, the base bid, provided that all the following requirements are met:

1. The lowest bid shall be the lowest bid price on the base contract.

Each bidder shall submit with the bid — on the form furnished with the Contract Documents — a list of the designated subcontractors on this Project, as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, California Public Contract Code section 4100 et seq.

In accordance with California Public Contract Code section 22300, the District will permit the substitution of securities for any moneys withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract. At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited with the

District, or with a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the Contract, the securities shall be returned to the

Contractor.

Each bidder’s bid must be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security: (1) cash, (2) a cashier’s check made payable to the District, (3) a certified check made payable to the District, or (4) a bidder’s bond executed by a California admitted surety, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure section

995.120, made payable to the District in the form set forth in the Contract Documents. Such bidder’s security must be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of bid as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the proposed Contract, if the same is awarded to such bidder, and will provide the required Performance and Payment Bonds, insurance certificates, and any other required documents. In the event of failure to enter into said Contract, or provide the necessary documents, said security will be forfeited.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with the requirements set forth in Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code. The District has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial

Relations the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the Contract. These per diem rates, including holiday and overtime work, as well as employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, and similar purposes, are on file at the

District, and are also available from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations

(http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/pwappwage/PWAppWageStart.asp). Pursuant to California Labor Code section

1720 et seq., it shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/pwappwage/PWAppWageStart.asp).

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A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, nor be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, nor engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in the Labor Code, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered

Contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code, or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the Contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the Contract is awarded.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall furnish certified payroll records as required, pursuant to Labor

Code section 1776, directly to the Labor Commissioner, in accordance with Labor Code section 1771.4 on at least a monthly basis (or more frequently if required by the District or the Labor Commissioner), and in a format prescribed by the Labor Commissioner. Monitoring and enforcement of the prevailing wage laws and related requirements will be performed by the Labor Commissioner/ Department of Labor Standards

Enforcement (DLSE).

No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period of 90 calendar days after the date set for the opening of bids.

Separate payment and performance bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the total Contract amount, are required, and shall be provided to the District prior to execution of the Contract and shall be in the form set forth in the Contract Documents.

All bonds (Bid, Performance, and Payment) must be issued by a California admitted surety, as defined in

California Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120.

Where applicable, bidders must meet the requirements set forth in Public Contract Code section 10115 et seq., Military and Veterans Code section 999 et seq., and California Code of Regulations, Title 2, section

1896.60 et seq. regarding Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Programs. Forms are included in this Bid Package.

Any request for substitutions, pursuant to Public Contract Code section 3400, must be made at the time of

Bid on the Substitution Request Form set forth in the Contract Documents, and be included with the bid.

No telephone or facsimile machine will be available to bidders on the District premises at any time.

COVID-19 Conditions: Contractors must conform to and ensure that all subcontractors and other Project personnel including, but not limited to, workers and site visitors conform to all regulations, limitations, and requirements as put forth and recommended by Associated General Contractors of California (AGC), State of California Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China, and local

Health Department agencies.

It is each bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure the bid is delivered timely and received at the location designated as specified above. Any bid received at the designated location after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids shall be returned to the bidder unopened.

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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

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A. Preparation of Bid Form. Proposals under these Specifications shall be submitted on the blank forms furnished herewith at the time and place stated in the Notice Inviting Bids. All blanks in the bid form must be appropriately filled in, and all proposed prices must be stated clearly and legibly in both words and numerals. All bids must be signed by the bidder in permanent blue ink and submitted in sealed envelopes, bearing on the outside the bidder’s name, address, telephone number, California Contractor’s License number, and the name of the Project for which the bid is submitted. The District reserves the right to reject any bid if all of the above information is not furnished. It is each bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure the bid is delivered timely and received at the location designated as specified above. Any bid received at the designated location after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids shall be returned to the bidder unopened.

B. Bid Security. Each bid must be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security: (1) cash, (2) a cashier’s check made payable to the District, (3) a certified check made payable to the District, or (4) a bidder’s bond executed by a California admitted surety, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120 and made payable to the District, in the form set forth in the Contract Documents. Such bidder’s security must be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of such bidder’s bid, as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the Contract, if the same is awarded to such bidder, and will provide the required Performance and Payment Bonds, insurance certificates, and any other required documents. In the event that a bidder is awarded the Contract, and such bidder fails to enter into said Contract or provide the surety bond or bonds within five (5) calendar days after award of the Contract to bidder, said security will be forfeited.

C. Signature. The bid form, all bonds, all designations of subcontractors, the Contractor’s Certificate, the Agreement, and all Guarantees must be signed in permanent blue ink in the name of the bidder, and must bear the signature, in longhand, of the person or persons duly authorized to sign the bid:

1. If bidder is a corporation, the legal name of the corporation shall first be set forth, together with two (2) signatures: one from the President and one from the Secretary or Assistant Secretary. Alternatively, the signature of other authorized officers or agents may be affixed, if a certified copy of the resolution of the corporate Board of Directors authorizing them to do so is provided to the District. Such documents shall include the title of such signatories below the signature and shall bear the corporate seal.

2. If bidder is a partnership, the true name of the firm shall first be set forth, together with the names of all persons comprising the partnership. The bid must be signed by all co-owners comprising a partnership, unless proof in the form of a certified copy of a statement of partnership acknowledging the signer to be a general partner is presented to the District, in which case the general partner may sign.

3. Bids submitted as joint ventures must so state and be signed by each joint venturer.

4. Bids submitted by individuals must be signed by the bidder, unless an up-to-date Power of Attorney is on file in the District office, in which case said person may sign for the individual.

5. The above rules also apply in the case of the use of a fictitious firm name. In addition, however, where a fictitious name is used, it must be so indicated in the signature.

D. Modifications. Changes in, or additions to, the bid form, recapitulations of the work bid upon, alternative proposals, or any other modification of the bid form, which is not specifically called for in the Contract Documents, may result in the District’s rejection of the bid as not being responsive to the Notice Inviting Bids. No oral or telephonic modification of any bid submitted will be considered.

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E. Erasures, Inconsistent, or Illegible Bids. The bid submitted must not contain any erasures, interlineations, or other corrections, unless such correction creates no inconsistency, and is suitably authenticated by affixing, in the margin immediately opposite the correction, the signature or signatures of the person or persons signing the bid. In the event of inconsistency between words and figures in the bid price, words shall control figures. In the event that the District determines that any bid is unintelligible, inconsistent, or ambiguous, the District may reject such bid as not being responsive to the Notice Inviting Bids.

F. Examination of Site and Contract Documents. Each bidder shall visit the site of the proposed work and become fully acquainted with the conditions relating to the construction and labor so that the facilities, difficulties, and restrictions attending the execution of the work under the Contract are fully understood. Bidders shall thoroughly examine and be familiar with the Drawings and Specifications, and all other documents and requirements that are attached to and/or contained in the Project Manual, or other documents issued to bidders. The failure or omission of any bidder to receive or examine any Contract Documents, form, instrument, addendum, or other document, or to visit the site and become acquainted with conditions there existing shall not relieve any bidder from obligations with respect to the bid or to the Contract. The submission of a bid shall be taken as prima facie evidence of compliance with this Section. Bidders shall not, at any time after submission of the bid, dispute, complain, or assert that there were any misunderstandings with regard to the nature or amount of work to be done.

G. Withdrawal of Bids. Any bid may be withdrawn, either personally or by written request, at any time prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. The bid security for bids withdrawn prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids, in accordance with this paragraph, shall be returned upon demand therefor:

1. No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period of 90 calendar days after the date set for the opening of bids.

H. Agreements, Insurance, and Bonds. The Agreement form, which the successful bidder, as Contractor, will be required to execute, and the forms and amounts of surety bonds and insurance endorsements, which Contractor will be required to be furnished at the time of execution of the Agreement, are included in the bid documents and should be carefully examined by the bidder. The number of executed copies of the Agreement, the Performance Bond, and the Payment Bond required is three (3). Payment and Performance bonds must be executed by an admitted surety insurer as defined in the Code of Civil Procedure 995.120.

I. Interpretation of Plans and Documents/Pre-Bid Clarification. If any prospective bidder is in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the Contract Documents, or finds discrepancies in, or omissions, a written request for an interpretation or correction thereof may be submitted to the District. The bidder submitting the request shall be responsible for its prompt delivery.

Any interpretation or correction of the Contract Documents will only be made by Addendum duly issued, and a copy of such Addendum will be made available for each Contractor receiving a set of the Contract Documents. No person is authorized to make any oral interpretation of any provision in the Contract Documents, nor shall any oral interpretation be binding on the District. If discrepancies on Drawings, Specifications, or elsewhere in the Contract Documents are not covered by addenda, bidder shall include in the bid methods of construction and materials for the higher quality and complete assembly. Each request for clarification shall be submitted in writing, via email, to only the following person:

TO: Dulce Rodriguez dulce.rodriguez@pbk.com

1. Each transmitted request shall contain the name of the person and/or firm filing the request, address, telephone and fax numbers, and Specification Section and/or Drawing

Dulce Rodriguez

00 21 13 - 3 number. Bidder is responsible for the legibility of hand-written requests. Pre-bid clarification requests shall be filed a minimum of six (6) days prior to bid opening.

Requests received less than six (6) days before bid opening shall not be considered or responded to. A written response to timely pre-bid clarification requests, which materially affects the bidder’s price, will be made by Addendum issued by the District not less than 72 hours prior to bid opening.

2. Do not submit request for interpretation or clarification when:

a. Request is unclear or incomplete. Such request will be rejected.

b. Request is related to construction means and methods or techniques and procedures or sequences of construction that are not required by the Construction Documents.

c. Request is related to safety and protection matters that are solely the Contractor’s responsibility.

J. Bidders Interested in More Than One Bid. No person, firm, or corporation shall be allowed to make, or file, or be interested in more than one (1) prime bid for the same work, unless alternate bids are specifically called for. A person, firm, or corporation that has submitted a proposal to a bidder, or that has quoted prices of materials to a bidder, is not thereby disqualified from submitting a proposal or quoting prices to other bidders or making a prime proposal.

K. Award of Contract. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive responsible bidder by 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 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 bidder, the District may award the Contract to the next lowest responsible and responsive bidder or release all bidders. Each bid must conform, and be responsive to, the Contract Documents, as defined in the General Conditions.

L. Bid Protest Procedure. Any bidder may file a bid protest. The protest shall be filed in writing with the District not more than five (5) business days after the date of the bid opening. An e-mail address shall be provided, and by filing the protest, the protesting bidder consents to receipt of e-mail notices for purposes of the protest, protest related questions, and protest appeal, if applicable. The protest shall specify the reasons and facts upon which the protest is based:

1. Resolution of Bid Controversy: Once the bid protest is received, the apparent lowest responsible bidder will be notified of the protest and the evidence presented. If appropriate, the apparent low bidder will be given an opportunity to rebut presented evidence, and present evidence supporting the apparent low bidder’s right to perform the work. If deemed appropriate by the District, an informal hearing will be held. District will issue a written decision within 15 calendar days of receipt of the protest, unless factors beyond the District’s reasonable control prevent such resolution. The decision on the bid protest will be copied to all parties involved in the protest.

2. Appeal: If the protesting bidder, or the apparent low bidder, is not satisfied with the decision, the matter may be appealed to the Chief Business Officer or their 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:

Sierra Unified School District Attn: Business Services

29143 Auberry Road, Prather CA 93651

3. Appeal Review: The Chief Business Officer or their designee shall review the decision

00 21 13 - 4 on the bid protest and issue a written response to the appeal, or if appropriate, appoint a Hearing Officer to conduct a hearing and issue a written decision. The written decision of the School Disrtict shall be rendered within 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.

4. Reservation of Rights to Proceed with Project Pending Appeal: The District reserves the right to proceed to award the Project and commence construction pending an Appeal. If there is state funding, or a critical completion deadline, the District may choose to shorten the time limits set forth in this Section 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.

5. Finality: Failure to comply with this Bid Protest Procedure shall constitute a waiver of the right to protest and shall constitute a failure to exhaust the protesting bidder’s administrative remedies.

M. Alternates. If alternate bids are called for, the Contract may be awarded at the election of the Governing Board to the lowest responsive responsible bidder, using the method and procedures outlined in the Notice Inviting Bids, and as specified in the section entitled Alternate/Deductive Bid Alternates:

1. Subcontractor Listing for Alternates: If alternate bids are called for, and the bidder intends to use different or additional subcontractors, a separate list of subcontractors must be submitted for each such alternate.

N. Evidence of Responsibility. Upon the request of the District, a bidder whose bid is under consideration for the award of the Contract shall submit promptly to the District satisfactory evidence showing the bidder’s financial resources, surety and insurance claims experience, construction experience, completion ability, workload, organization available for the performance of the Contract, and other factors pertinent to a Project of the scope and complexity involved.

O. Listing Subcontractors. Each bidder shall submit with the bid, on the form furnished with the Contract Documents, a list of the names, license numbers, scopes of work, locations of the places of business, contact information, and Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) registration numbers of each subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render service to the bidder in or about the Project, or a subcontractor, who under subcontract to the bidder, specially fabricates and installs a portion of the work, in an amount in excess of 1/2 of one percent (.5%) of the bidder’s total bid, as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act (Public Contract Code section 4100, et seq.). Pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5, all subcontractors (of any tier) performing work on this Project must be properly registered with DIR.

P. Workers’ Compensation. In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code section 3700, the successful bidder, as Contractor, shall secure payment of compensation to all employees.

The Contractor shall sign and file with the District the following certificate prior to performing the work under this Contract: “I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code, which requires every employer to be insured against liability for workers’ compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this Contract.” The form of such certificate is included as a part of the Bid Documents.

Q. Contractor’s License. To perform the work required by this notice, Contractor must possess the Contractor’s License as specified in the Notice Inviting Bids, and Contractor must maintain the license throughout the duration of the Contract. If, at the time of award of the Contract, bidder is not licensed to perform the Project in accordance with Division 3, Chapter 9 of the

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Business and Professions Code for the State of California and the Notice to Contractors calling for bids, such bid will not be considered, and Contractor will forfeit the bid security to the District.

R. Anti-Discrimination. It is the policy of the District that in connection with all work performed under Contracts, there be no discrimination against any prospective or active employee engaged in the work because of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religious creed, sex, age, or marital status. Contractor agrees to comply with applicable federal and California laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, beginning with Government Code section 12900 and Labor Code section 1735. In addition, Contractor agrees to require like compliance by any subcontractors employed on the work by such Contractor.

S. Preference for Materials and Substitutions:

1. One Product Specified: Unless the Plans and Specifications state that no Substitution is permitted, whenever the Contract Documents indicate any specific article, device, equipment, product, material, fixture, patented process, form, method, construction, or any specific name, make, trade name, or catalog number, with or without the words “or equal,” such specification shall be read as if the language “or equal” is incorporated.

2. Request for Substitution: Bidder may, unless otherwise stated, offer any material, process, article, etc., which is materially equal to, or better than in every respect, that which is so indicated or specified (Specified Item), and will completely accomplish the purpose of the Contract Document. If bidder desires to offer a Substitution for a Specified Item, such bidder must make a request in writing on the District’s Substitution Request Form (Request Form) and submit the Completed Request Form with the bidder’s bid.

The Request Form must be accompanied by evidence as to whether the proposed Substitution:

a. Is equal in quality, service, and ability to the Specified Item as demonstrated by a side by side comparison of key characteristics and performance criteria (CSI comparison chart),

b. Will entail no changes in detail, construction, and scheduling of related work.

c. Will be acceptable in consideration of the required design and artistic effect.

d. Will provide no cost disadvantage to the District,

e. Will require no excessive or more expensive maintenance, including adequacy and availability of replacement parts.

f. Will require no change in the Contract Time.

3. In completing the Request Form, bidder must state with respect to each requested Substitution whether bidder will agree to provide the Specified Item in the event that the District denies bidder’s request for Substitution of a Specified Item. In the event that bidder does not agree in the Request Form to provide the Specified Item and the District denies the requested Substitution, the bidder’s bid shall be considered non-responsive, and the District may award the Contract to the next lowest bidder, or in its sole discretion, release all bidders. In the event that bidder has agreed in the Request Form to provide the Specified Item and the District denies bidder’s requested Substitution for a Specified Item, bidder shall execute the Agreement and provide the Specified Item without any additional cost or charge to the District, and if bidder fails to execute the Agreement with the Specified Item(s), bidder’s bid bond will be forfeited.

4. After the bids are opened, the apparent lowest bidder shall provide, within five (5) calendar days of opening such bids, any and all Drawings, Specifications, samples, performance data, calculations, and other information as may be required to assist the Architect and the District in determining whether the proposed Substitution is acceptable.

The burden of establishing these facts shall be upon the bidder.

5. After the District’s receipt of such evidence by bidder, the District will make its final decision as to whether the bidder’s request for Substitution for any Specified Items will be granted. The District shall have sole discretion in deciding as to whether a proposed

00 21 13 - 6 request for Substitution is equal to or better than a Specified Item. Any request for Substitution, which is granted by the District, shall be documented and processed through a Change Order. The District may condition its approval of any Substitution upon delivery to the District an extended warranty, or other assurances of adequate performance of the Substitution. Any and all risks of delay due to DSA, or any other governmental agency having jurisdiction, shall be on the bidder.

T. Disqualification of Bidders and Proposals. More than one proposal for the same work from any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association under the same or different names will not be accepted, and reasonable grounds for believing that any bidder is interested in more than one proposal for the work will be cause for rejecting all proposals in which such bidder is interested, and the bidder will forfeit the bid security to the District.

U. Unbalanced or Altered Bids. Proposals in which the prices are obviously unbalanced, and those which are incomplete, show any alteration of form, or contain any additions or conditional or alternate bids that are not called for or otherwise permitted may be rejected. A proposal on which the signature of the bidder has been omitted may be rejected. If, in the District’s sole discretion, it determines that any pricing, costs, or other information submitted by a bidder may result in an unbalanced bid, the District may deem such bid non-responsive.

A bid may be determined by the District to be unbalanced if the bid is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work or prices are significantly overstated in relation to cost for other work, and if there is a reasonable doubt that the bid will result in the lowest overall cost to the District, even though it may be the low evaluated bid, or if it is so unbalanced as to be tantamount to allowing an advanced payment.

V. Employment of Apprentices. Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with the provisions of California Labor Code including, but not limited to, sections 1777.5, 1777.6, and

1777.7 concerning the employment of apprentices. Contractor, and any subcontractor under him or her, shall comply with the requirements of said sections, including applicable portions of all subsequent amendments in the employment of apprentices; however, Contractor shall have full responsibility for compliance with said Labor Code sections for all apprenticeable occupations, regardless of any other contractual or employment relationships alleged to exist.

W. Non-Collusion Declaration. Public Contract Code section 7106 requires bidders to submit declaration of non-collusion with their bids. This form is included with the bid documents and must be signed and dated by the bidder under penalty of perjury.

X. Wage Rates, Travel, and Subsistence:

1. Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with the requirements set forth in Division

2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code. Pursuant to Labor Code section 1770 et seq., the District has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work, in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the Contract. Copies are available from the District to any interested party on request and are also available from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. Contractor shall obtain copies of the above-referenced prevailing wage sheets and post a copy of such wage rates at appropriate, conspicuous, and weatherproof points at the Site.

2. Any worker employed to perform work on the Project when such work is not covered by any classification listed in the published general prevailing wage rate determinations or per diem wages determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, shall be paid not less than the minimum rate of wages specified therein for the classification that most nearly corresponds to the employment of such person in such classification.

3. Holiday and overtime work, when permitted by law, shall be paid for at the rate set forth

00 21 13 - 7 in the prevailing wage rate determinations issued by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, or at least 1½ times the specified basic rate of per diem wages, plus employer payments, unless otherwise specified in the Contract Documents or authorized by law.

4. These per diem rates, including holiday and overtime work, and employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, and similar purposes, are on file at the administrative office of the District, located as noted above, and are also available from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. It is Contractor’s responsibility to ensure the appropriate prevailing rates of per diem wages are paid for each classification. It shall be mandatory upon Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under such Contractor, to pay not less than the said specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract.

Y. DIR Registration of Contractor and Subcontractors. A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, be subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in the Labor Code, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this Section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code, or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the Contract is awarded. This Project is a public works project, as defined in Labor Code section 1720. Each contractor bidding on this Project, and all subcontractors (of any tier) performing any portion of the work, must comply with the Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, and must be properly and currently registered with DIR and qualified to perform public works, pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 throughout the duration of the Project. For more information and up to date requirements, contractors are recommended to periodically review the DIR’s website at www.dir.ca.gov. Contractor shall be solely responsible for ensuring compliance with Labor Code section 1725.5, as well as any requirements implemented by DIR, applicable to its services or its subcontractors, throughout the term of the Agreement, and in no event shall Contractor be granted increased payment from the District, or any time extensions to complete the Project, as a result of Contractor's efforts to maintain compliance with the Labor Code or any requirements implemented by the DIR. Failure to comply with these requirements shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement and grounds for termination for cause. Contractor and all subcontractors shall furnish certified payroll records as required, pursuant to Labor Code section 1776, directly to the Labor Commissioner, in accordance with Labor Code section 1771.4, on at least a monthly basis (or more frequently if required by the District or the Labor Commissioner), and in a format prescribed by the Labor Commissioner. The District reserves the right to withhold Contract payments if the District is notified, or determines as the result of its own investigation, that Contractor is in violation of any of the requirements set forth in Labor Code section 1720 et seq. at no penalty or cost to the District. Monitoring and enforcement of the prevailing wage laws and related requirements will be performed by the Labor Commissioner/ Department of Labor Standards Enforcement

(DLSE).

Z. No Telephone or Facsimile Availability. No telephone or facsimile machine will be available to bidders on the District premises at any time.

AA. Obtaining Bidding Documents. Bidding Documents may be obtained from:

Sierra Unified School District

1. Bid documents available for purchase through district selected Plan rooms.

2. Bidder shall utilize a complete set of Bidding Documents in preparing a bid. The failure or omission of bidder to receive any Bidding Document, form, instrument, Addendum, or http://www.dir.ca.gov/

00 21 13 - 8 other document shall not relieve bidder from any obligations with respect to the bid and/or Contract.

BB. Addenda. Clarification or any other notice of a change in the Bidding Documents will be issued only by District and only in the form of a written Addendum, transmitted by fax, e-mail, or available for pick up to all who are known by the issuing office to have received a complete set of Bidding Documents. Any other purported Addenda are void and unenforceable:

1. Bidder is responsible for ascertaining the disposition of all Addenda issued regardless of the District notification and to acknowledge all Addenda in the submitted sealed bid prior to the bid opening. Copies of Addenda will be made available for inspection wherever Bidding Documents are on file for inspection. Each Addendum will be numbered, dated, and identified with the Project number. Oral statements or any instructions in any form, other than Addendum as described above, shall be void and unenforceable. Addenda issued by the District and not noted as being acknowledged by bidder as required in the Bid Form, may result in the bid being deemed non-responsive.

CC. Debarment. Bidder may also be subject to debarment, in addition to seeking remedies for False Claims under Government Code section 12650 et seq. and Penal Code section 72. The District may debar Contractor, pursuant to Article 15 of the General Conditions, or the Board may designate a hearing officer who, in his or her discretion, finds Contractor has done any of the following:

1. Intentionally, or with reckless disregard, violated any term of a Contract with the District,

2. Committed an act or omission that reflects on Contractor’s quality, fitness, or capacity to perform work for the District,

3. Committed an act or offense that indicates a lack of business integrity or business honesty, or

4. Made or submitted a false claim against the District or any other public entity (see

Government Code section 12650, et seq., and Penal Code section 72).

DD. Affirmative Action. The district hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religious creed, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.

EE. Prevailing Wages. Minimum wage rates for this project, as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor, are set forth in the special provisions. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and his subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 1770 of the Labor Code, the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the general prevailing rates of wages and employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, travel time, and subsistence pay as provided for in Section 1773.8, apprenticeship or other training programs authorized by section 3093, and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. Said wages are on file with the District and are incorporated herein by reference.

NOTE: a. State wages on file with the Clerk of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors may be referred to.

b. The labor Code providesthat State wagerates may be determined only by the Director of Industrial Reaktions; not by Local awarding

00 21 13 - 9 bodies. (See LC Sec 1770-1773.)

FF. Federal Financial Assistance. The work to be performed under this contract is on a project assisted under a program providing direct Federal financial assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community Development Block Grant Program, and is subject to the requirements of section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 USC 1701lu. Section 3 requires that to the greatest extent feasible opportunities for training and employment be given to low and very low income persons residing within the project area and that the contacts for work in connection with the project be awarded to eligible business concerns which are located in, or owned in substantial part by persons residing in the area of the project. Regulations for implementing the Section 3 clause are contained in 24 CFR 135, as amended, and as specified in the project specifications.

All pages of the Preliminary (Anticipated) Statement of Work Force Needs form, also contained in the project specifications, will be required to be completed and submitted prior to award. All pages of the Final (Completion) Statement of Work Force Needs form shall also be required to be completed and submitted upon completion of construction.

GG. DIR Registration. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under labor Code section 1771.1(a)].

No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Coded 1725.5.

HH. Federal Requirements- Federal Wage Decision. The Federal Wage Decision, No.

CA20260018 with Modification 4, dated January 30, 2026. Refer to http://sam.gov

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BID FORM AND PROPOSAL

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To: Governing Board of Sierra Unified School District

From:

(Proper Name of Bidder)

The undersigned declares that the Contract Documents including, without limitation, the Notice to Bidders and the Instructions to Bidders have been read and agrees and proposes to furnish all necessary labor, materials, and equipment to perform and furnish all work in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents, including, without limitation, the Drawings and Specifications of Bid

No.__________, Project:

(Project), for the following category(ies): (Work) and will accept in full payment for that Work the following total lump sum amount, all taxes included:

dollars

Base Bid

1. The undersigned has reviewed the Work outlined in the Contract Documents and fully understands the scope of Work required in this Proposal, understands the construction and project management function(s) is described in the Contract Documents, and that each Bidder who is awarded a contract shall be in fact a prime contractor, not a subcontractor, to the District, and agrees that its Proposal, if accepted by the District, will be the basis for the Bidder to enter into a contract with the District in accordance with the intent of the Contract Documents.

2. The undersigned has notified the District in writing of any discrepancies, omissions, or of any doubt, questions, or ambiguities about the meaning of any of the Contract Documents, and has contacted the Construction Manager before bid date to verify the issuance of any clarifying Addenda.

3. The undersigned agrees to commence work under this Contract on the date established in the

Contract Documents and to complete all work within the time specified in the Contract Documents.

4. The liquidated damages clause of the General Conditions and Agreement is hereby acknowledged.

5. It is understood that the District reserves the right to reject this bid and that the bid shall remain open to acceptance and is irrevocable for a period of 90 days.

6. The following documents are attached hereto:

a. Bid Form

b. Bid Bond on the District's form or other security

c. Designated Subcontractors List

d. Contractor’s Certificate Regarding Drug Free Workplace

e. Non-Collusion Declaration

f. Contractor’s Certificate Regarding Worker’s Compensation

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g. DIR Registration Certificate

h. Contractor’s Certificate Regarding Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco-Free Campus Policy

i. Substitution Request Form (If Substitution Request Form is not submitted then NO

Substitutions will be allowed after the bids are opened)

7. Receipt and acceptance of the following addenda is hereby acknowledged:

No. , Dated

8. Bidder acknowledges that the license required for performance of the Work is a license.

9. The undersigned hereby certifies that Bidder is able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed or to be employed on the Work.

10. Bidder specifically acknowledges and understands that if it is awarded the Contract, that it shall perform the Work of the Project while complying with all requirements of the…