NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD IFB No. 125260 "As Needed" Door Maintenance and Repair Services

The California Employment Development Department (EDD) is issuing Invitation for Bid (IFB) No. 125260 for "As Needed" Door Maintenance and Repair Services at four office locations: two in Riverside (UI and DI offices at 1180 and 1190 Palmyrita Avenue) and two in San Bernardino (DI office at 371 W. Third Street and UI office at 480 N. Mountain View Avenue). The contractor shall provide comprehensive inspection, consultation, maintenance, and repair services for doors and associated hardware, with a mandatory three-hour response requirement for emergency repairs and a 24-hour standard response time for non-emergency work orders. All services must be completed during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) unless otherwise arranged. The contract term runs from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2028. Bid submissions are due by March 16, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, with a public bid opening scheduled for March 18, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at 1416 9th Street, Sacramento, California. A mandatory walkthrough or site inspection is required, with reasonable accommodations available upon request by contacting Howard Hicks at (310) 418-5784 no later than five working days before the scheduled date. Award notification is anticipated for the week of March 25, 2026. Required qualifications include a valid California Contractor's Licensing Board D-28 license, general liability insurance of $1,000,000 minimum per occurrence, workers' compensation insurance of $1,000,000 minimum, and automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000 minimum per accident, with all work guaranteed for one year from the date of acceptance.

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation requirements are waived for this solicitation. However, Small Business/Microbusiness (SB/MB) and Small Business/Nonprofit Veteran Service Agency (SB/NVSA) certification preferences of five percent apply, up to a maximum of $50,000 for computation purposes only. No incumbent vendors or existing contractors are identified in the procurement documents. Compensation shall be determined by bidder hourly rate quotes, with material costs reflecting up to a 10% contractor markup supported by receipts, and overtime charges not to exceed 1.5 times the hourly rate. All travel costs (time, mileage, per diem) must be included in the hourly rate, with a minimum of one hour per visit guaranteed. The EDD does not guarantee a specific amount of work under this as-needed agreement, and the contractor assumes full responsibility for all cleanup and site restoration. The specific award value or total budget allocation is not disclosed in the solicitation documents.