Multi-Site HVAC Replacement D/B Project

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

SUBCONTRACTOR INVITATION TO BID

NOTICE INVITING BIDS PURSUANT TO PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE 22000, ET SEQ. (THE UNIFORM PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION COST ACCOUNTING ACT) FEDERAL FUNDING: THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO DAVIS-BACON, AND FEDERAL ACQUISITION PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES.

Notice is hereby given that the DAVIS MORENO CONSTRUCTION INC (DMCI) will receive sealed bids for Solicitation #:2-303, Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) Multi-Site HVAC Replacement D/B Project, to remove and replace HVAC equipment at two campus sites. Bid Package #1 Building Automation Systems and Bid Package #2 Electrical. Campus Sites: Powers Elementary School, 2000 East Belgravia Ave., Fresno, CA 93706 and Kirk Elementary School, 110 E. Swift Ave., Fresno, CA 93704.

DMCI hereby notifies all bidders that they will affirmatively ensure that in any Contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disabled veteran business enterprises (DVBE) will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, creed, sex or national origin

in consideration for award. The DVBE goal for the project is as follows: three percent (3%) of the dollar amount of the Contract.

Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of Section 1770 et seq of the California Labor Code, each worker of the contractor and any of its subcontractors engaged in work on the Project shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate. The project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5, the DIR established a Contractor Registration Program, in which no contractor or subcontractor shall bid on, be listed in a bid, or engage in the performance of any public work contract without being registered.

FUSD ESSER Funds: This is a Fresno Unified School District Federal ESSER funds project and must comply with the requirements including insurance, qualified workforce, prevailing wage and Davis/Bacon wage compliance. Each worker of the contractor and any of its subcontractors engaged in work on the Project shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate. The project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The DIR established a Contractor Registration Program, in which no contractor or subcontractor shall bid on, be listed in a bid, or engage in the performance of any public work contract without being registered.

The Method for determining the lowest bid will be the price total of Base Bid.

Sub Contractor must have a valid Contractor’s License for their scope of work.

A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid conference has been scheduled at 3:00 PM, October 31, 2023, in front of the Administration Building at Powers Elementary School and 4:30 PM, 4:30 PM, October 31, 2023 at Kirk Elementary School. School sites are using the Raptor visitor management system that requires all visitors to show either a government-issued identification card or driver’s license to receive a badge and enter the campus. Bidders may arrive earlier than the scheduled time to obtain their badge.

This Project is subject to prequalification, in accordance with Public Contract Code 20111.6. All Bidders performing as either a General Engineering Contractor (A license), General Building Contractor (B license), Electrical Contractor, Mechanical Contractor, or Plumbing Contractor utilized as a Prime Contractor or Subcontractor must be prequalified prior to submitting bids on this project. For purpose of prequalification, Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Contractors are Contractors pursuant to Section 7058 of the Business and Professions Code inclusive of: C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43, and C-46 licenses. Prequalified Prime Contractor may self-perform electrical, plumbing, mechanical work if prequalified under applicable licenses. Prequalification applications

are to be submitted through Quality Bidders at https://www.qualitybidders.com/ no later than 11:59 PM, October 31, 2023. Prequalification status is valid for one (1) calendar year for any subsequent projects requiring prequalification.

Sealed Bids and the DVBE Declaration must be received prior to 3:00 P.M. on November 14, 2023 at Davis Moreno Construction, Inc. 4720 N. Blythe Ave., Fresno, CA 93722.

The Bid documents are on file at Fresno Builders Exchanges; and Fresno Reprographics.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code 3400(c)(2), Fresno Unified School DISTRICT finds that it is in the best interest of the DISTRICT to standardize the products, equipment, and materials listed in Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 in order to match other products/equipment in use on a particular work of improvement either completed or in the course of completion. Where a specific brand, trade name, material, or product identified in the bid documents is also listed in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words “No Substitutions,” and CONTRACTOR shall not make or request substitutions regarding any such product, equipment or material. Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 may be obtained from DISTRICT Purchasing Department web page under public works CUPCCAA menu: https://purchasing.fresnounified.org/cupccaa/.

Copies of the bid documents may be provide electronically upon request to:

Stephen@Davismorenoconstruction.com.

Refer any questions regarding this bid to:

Stephen Davis at Stephen@Davismorenoconstruction.com.