22-402 SSC Bus Canopies and EV Chargers

Santa Maria Joint Union High School District is requesting sealed bids for construction of two bus canopies, installation of 20 level 3 EV chargers, asphalt repaving, and coordination with PGE for a deferred metal building approval to the City of Santa Maria under Bid No. 22-402, with bids due August 26, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit on August 3, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. at the Support Services Center (2560 Skyway Drive, Santa Maria, California) is required; failure to attend or tardiness renders a bid ineligible.

Bidders must hold a State of California Class B contractor's license, be registered as a public works contractor with the Department of Industrial Relations, and comply with prevailing wage and Davis-Bacon Act requirements. A DVBE participation goal of 3% applies. Prequalification is mandatory for projects with projected expenditures of $1 million or more using state general funds or state school bond funds; prequalification questionnaires and financial statements must be submitted by August 12, 2026 at 11:59 p.m., with approval required by August 19, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

A bid bond or cashier's/certified check equal to 10% of the total bid price must accompany each bid. The District will award to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based on the base bid amount only. The successful bidder must furnish 100% Performance and Payment Bonds and submit to labor compliance monitoring by the Department of Industrial Relations. Contract documents are available electronically via SSDBids@smjuhsd.org (request on or after July 23, 2026) and for review at Tri-County Reprographics, Builder's Exchange of the Central Coast, BidNet Direct, and Dodge Data & Analytics. Unsuccessful bidders' security will be returned within 60 days of award; bids cannot be withdrawn for 90 days after bid opening.