GOVERNMENT
NOTICE INVITING BIDS
LYNWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lynwood Unified School District, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as “District”, will receive prior to 10:00 a.m. on the 29th day of April, 2025 sealed bids for the award of a Contract for the following:
BID NO. 10MOT25; INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNITS AT VARIOUS SITES
(ABBOTT, LINDBERGH, LUGO, MARK TWAIN, ROOSEVELT, WASHINGTON, WILSON, WILL ROGERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS)
Scope of Work Overview
District wide campus buildings of HVAC Replacements and Replacement of like-for-like 35 HVAC units consist of rooftop heat pump units at 8 school sites. Contractor to install District owned HVAC units. The intent is to remove and replace units.
The contract time is anticipated to be Ninety-two (92) consecutive calendar days.
This Project is being let in accordance with the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (“UPCCAA”) (specifically, the formal bidding procedures in Section 22032(c)).
Prequalification of Bidders
As a condition of bidding for this Project, and in accordance with California Public Contract Code section 20111.5, prospective bidders are required to submit online prequalification documents by registering with Quality Bidders. These documents will be the basis for determining which bidders are qualified to bid on this Project.
Bids will not be accepted if a Contractor has not been prequalified. Prequalification are done online at https://www.qualitybidders.com/users/sign_up. Prequalification documents must be submitted by Monday, April 21, 2025 at noon. Contractors will be notified by email of their prequalification rating within a reasonable period of time after submission of their prequalification documents, but not less than one day prior to the bid opening date.
As part of the bidding process, the Work is subject to the Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) between the District and the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Trades Council. All Bidders must submit a completed and signed CWA Letter of Assent with their Bid Proposal.
Subcontractors must also submit the CWA Letter of Assent to perform any Work on this project.
There will be a Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Job Walk on Monday, April 14, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. at the entrance to Will Rogers Elementary School located at 11220 Duncan Ave., Lynwood, CA 90262, and will continue to the following schools listed in the Project name. 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 will have its bid returned unopened. Attendees are asked to bring a business card as part of the sign-in.
The Bid documents are available at https://www.mylusd.org/apps/pages/bids-and-rfps
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 C-20 Contractor’s License at the time of bid 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.
NOTE: Respondents who assisted in the preparation of getting materials or the Scope of Work for solicitation documents of this BID will NOT be eligible to compete for the award work because they will have an undue advantage to all others.
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.
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 which are available from the Director of the State of CA Department of Industrial Relations.
A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, 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 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 Labor Code section 1776. 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 ninety (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.
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 included with the bid.
Inquiries shall be sent in writing by email to: Porfiria Mora, Buyer, at pmora@mylusd.org and CC; at purchasingfinal@mylusd.org.
No telephone or facsimile machine will be available to bidders on the District premises at any time.
It is each bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure its bid is timely delivered 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.
The Downey Patriot
4/3/25, 4/10/25