Prequalification for Job Order Contract (JOC) for Electrical Services

John Wayne Airport (Orange County, California) is soliciting prequalification packets for a Job Order Contract for electrical services with a not-to-exceed value of $1,000,000 and a one-year term, with prequalification packets due September 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time and a mandatory pre-bid conference call on September 23 at 10:00 a.m. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is required; failure to attend by 10:10 a.m. will result in bid rejection. A California Contractor's License Class C-10 is mandatory to participate.

This is a two-stage procurement: contractors must achieve prequalification status before becoming eligible to submit bids. Prequalification scoring comprises four sections: Essential Requirements (pass/fail), Licenses and Bonding (minimum 15 points), Organization/History/Compliance (minimum 87 points), and Construction Projects (reference-based evaluation). Contractors must hold active California Secretary of State registration, a valid UEI number and DUNS number, general liability insurance of at least $5,000,000 per occurrence, current workers' compensation insurance, and a notarized surety bond statement confirming at least $1,000,000 bonding capacity. Six verifiable public project references from the past ten years of similar size and nature are required; the County will conduct reference checks on at least three projects.

All work is subject to prevailing wage requirements under California Labor Code Section 1773 and Labor Code Section 1771.1 registration compliance. Bid security of ten percent of the total bid amount is required, submitted as a certified or cashier's check, cash, or original bidder's bond. The successful bidder must furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond each equal to 100 percent of the contract amount, subject to approval by County Counsel and Risk Manager. Prequalified contractors will be notified of eligibility via OpenGov and invited to submit bids, which are due October 2, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Bid questions must be posted by September 28, 2026. Prequalification questions are due September 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. All submissions are electronic through OpenGov; late submissions will not be accepted.