Bid #B27-12-13

HEAD START REMODEL - DANIEL LAIRON SCHOOL

SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION

HEAD START REMODEL

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DANIEL LAIRON SCHOOL

3975 Mira Loma Way

San Jose, CA 95111

Prepared By:

SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION - Bid #B27-12-13

Purchasing Services

1290 Ridder Park Drive

San Jose, CA 95131

ARCHITECTS - Project No. 12055

Sugimura / Finney

2155 S. Bascom Ave. Suite 200

Campbell, California 95008

(408) 879-0600

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 002113 - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

SECTION 003100 - AVAILABLE PROJECT INFORMATION: INVESTIGATION REPORTS

SECTION 003113 - PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

SECTION 004100 - BID FORM

SECTION 004101 - BID FORM INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION 004102 - BID PACKAGE DESCRIPTIONS

SECTION 004313 - BID SECURITY

SECTION 005000 - NOTICE OF INTENT AND AGREEMENT

SECTION 006516 - INSURANCE CERTIFICATES

SECTION 007200 - GENERAL CONDITIONS

SECTION 007300 - SPECIAL CONDITIONS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 010000 – DSA REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 011000 - SUMMARY OF WORK

SECTION 012200 - UNIT PRICES: MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

SECTION 012600 - MODIFICATION PROCEDURES

SECTION 012613 - REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION

SECTION 013113 - PROJECT COORDINATION

SECTION 013119 - PROJECT MEETINGS

SECTION 013200 - CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS DOCUMENTATION: SCHED. & REPORTS

SECTION 013300 - SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

SECTION 015639 - TEMPORARY TREE AND PLANT PROTECTION

SECTION 017400 - CONSTRUCTION CLEANING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

SECTION 017700 - CONTRACT CLOSEOUT PROCEDURES

SECTION 018119 - CONSTRUCTION INDOOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT

SECTION 019100 - COMMISSIONING

DIVISION 2 – EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 41 13 Selective Structure Demolition

DIVISION 3 – CONCRETE

03 30 00 Cast In Place Concrete

DIVISION 4 – MASONRY – Not Used

DIVISION 5 – METALS – Not Used

DIVISION 6 – WOOD, PLASTICS, AND COMPOSITES

06 10 00 Rough Carpentry

DIVISION 7 – THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION – Not Used

DIVISION 8 – OPENINGS

08 11 13.16 Custom Hollow Metal Doors and Frames

08 51 13 Aluminum Windows

08 71 00 Door Hardware

08 81 00 Glass and Glazing

DIVISION 9 – FINISHES

09 65 13 Resilient Wall Base

09 65 16 Resilient Sheet Flooring

09 65 19 Resilient Tile Flooring

09 77 50 Sanitary Wall Panels

09 91 00 Painting

DIVISION 10 – SPECIALTIES – Not Used

DIVISION 11 – EQUIPMENT – Not Used

DIVISION 12 – FURNISHINGS

12 21 13 Horizontal Louver Blinds

DIVISION 13 – SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION – Not Used

DIVISION 14 – CONVEYING SYSTEMS – Not used

DIVISION 21 – FIRE SUPPRESSION– (Not Used)

DIVISION 22 – PLUMBING

22 05 11 Basic Plumbing Materials and Methods

DIVISION 23 – HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING– (Not Used)

DIVISION 24 – (Not Used)

DIVISION 25 – INTEGRATED AUTOMATION – (Not Used)

DIVISION 26 – ELECTRICAL – (See Drawings)

DIVISION 27 – COMMUNICATIONS – (See Drawings)

DIVISION 28 – ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY – (See Drawings)

DIVISION 29 – (Not Used)

DIVISION 30 – (Not used)

DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK ) (Not used)

DIVISION 32 – EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS ) (Not used)

DIVISION 33 – UTILITIES (Not Used)

END OF SECTION

PROJECT SCHEDULE

Notice to Bidders Issued Thursday April 11, 2013

Bid Documents Posted to SCCOE Website Friday April 12, 2013

Pre-Bid Walk-Thru at Site Tuesday April 16, 2013

Last day to submit Bid RFI’s Monday April 22, 2013

Bid Opening Tuesday April 30, 2013

Board Approval Wednesday May 15, 2013

Notice to Proceed Issued (via PO) Thursday May 16, 2013

Construction Start Monday, June 17, 2013

(Assuming Completed Asbestos Abatement)

Construction Complete Friday, July 26, 2013

END OF SECTION

SECTION 002113 - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

1.0 GENERAL

1.1  DEFINITIONS

A.  The Bidding Documents Include:

1.  Notice to Bidders

2.  Investigation Reports

3.  Project Manual, Specifications (Divisions 0-16)

4.  Addenda

B.  The Contract Documents Include:

1.  The Accepted Bid

2.  Addenda

3.  Project Manual, Specifications (Divisions 0-16)

4.  Certificate of Nondiscrimination by Seller

5.  Non-collusion Affidavit

6.  List of Subcontractors Form

7.  Statement of Bidder’s Qualifications

1.2  PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A.  The date and time of the Pre-bid Conference is found in the Notice to Bidders, at the end of Section 002113, Instructions to Bidders.

B.  If a pre-bid conference has been scheduled at the site of the work, all bidders, subcontractors, material suppliers and others who may be working on the work of improvement are strongly encouraged to attend this pre-bid conference. Due to the facts and circumstances of this particular project, the pre-bid conference may be the only opportunity to conduct the pre-bid investigation of the site and satisfy the pre-bid obligations set forth in these Contract Documents. If a bidder (or others) attend the entirety of a scheduled pre-bid conference and need additional time to complete their investigation of the site or other pre-bid obligations set forth in these Contract Documents, bidder must notify the County in writing, via certified or registered mail, no less than five (5) days before the scheduled bid opening date, to request additional time. The written request must include an estimate of the amount of additional time required by bidder.

1.3  BIDDING DOCUMENTS

Bid documents can be reviewed at the SCCOE located at 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95131 or on the SCCOE Purchasing website at: http://www.sccoe.org/depts/purchasing, commencing on Friday, April 12, 2013. Plans are available at the following web link: http://ftp.sugimura.com/index.php?action=list&dir=SCCOE&order=name&srt=yes The login and password are SCCOE (in caps).

A.  Bidders shall use complete sets of Bidding Documents in preparing bids. Bidders are responsible for ascertaining that the Bidding Documents upon which their bids are based are complete sets.

B.  Requests from bidders for clarification or interpretation of the Bidding Documents shall be directed to the construction manager in writing and received by construction manager no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to bid date or at the discretion of the construction manager. The construction manager will consult with the County who is solely responsible for clarification and interpretation. The construction manager will prepare an addendum and will forward each addendum to the all known bid document holders.

C.  Should a bidder find discrepancies, ambiguities, inconsistencies, errors or omissions in the documents, or should there be any doubt as to their meaning, the bidder shall at once notify the construction manager in writing. If bidder fails to notify the construction manager in writing, the bidder will be responsible for the strictest interpretation.

D.  Each bidder shall acknowledge receipt of all addenda on the Bid Form. Failure by the bidder to acknowledge receipt of any document may result in the rejection of the bid.

E.  An original of the bid form shall be filled in and submitted as the bid. All portions of the bid form must be completed before the bid is submitted. Failure to do so may result in the bid being rejected as non-responsive. Attached to and submitted with the Bid Form, bidder must provide the completed Certificate of Nondiscrimination by Seller, Non-collusion Affidavit signed by bidder, Statement of Compliance, Designation of Subcontractors form and Contractor’s Questionnaire submitted on the enclosed Bid form. Failure to submit all required documents may result in the bid being rejected as non-responsive.

F.  Bidder may not withdraw the bid for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the date for the opening of the bids.

G.  Investigations of subsurface conditions or otherwise, are made for the purpose of design, and the County assumes no responsibility whatsoever with respect to the sufficiency or accuracy of borings, the log of test borings, or other preliminary investigations, or of the interpretation thereof, and there is no guaranty, either expressed or implied, that the conditions indicated are representative of those existing throughout the work, or any part of it, or that unanticipated conditions may not occur. When a log of test borings or other report is made available to Contractor or included in the Contract Documents, it is expressly understood and agreed that said log of test borings or other reports does not constitute a part of the Contract, and represents only an opinion of the County as to the character of the materials to be encountered, and is made available or included in the Contract Documents only for the convenience of the bidders. Bidders must satisfy themselves, through their own investigation, as to conditions to be encountered.

1.4  CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

A.  For information regarding the Preliminary Construction Schedule, refer to Section 003113, Preliminary Construction Schedule.

1.5  BID OPENING AND CONTRACT AWARDS

A.  Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud at the time and date established in the Notice to Bidders.

B.  Contracts shall be awarded on the basis of the lowest responsive and responsible bid determined by the base bid plus the sum of all of the alternates. The County reserves the right to prepare a contract based on any combination of base bid and alternates. The County intends to award contracts to the bidders who submit bids in accordance with the requirements of the Bidding Documents. All awards will be made in the County’s best interest, to the extent authorized by law.

C.  Bid protests shall be filed in writing with the Santa Clara County Office of Education, 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California, 95131-2398, Purchasing Department, Attention: Andy Bursch by certified or registered mail, not later than three (3) working days after the bid opening or, if the protest is based on the selection of the apparent lowest responsible bidder, not later than three (3) working days after selection of the apparent lowest responsible bidder. The protest shall specify the reasons and facts upon which the protest is based.

D.  The County reserves the right to waive any informality or irregularity in any bid.

E.  The County reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

1.6  POST-BID INTERVIEWS

A.  Bidders in contention for contract awards may be asked to attend post-bid interviews and submit post-bid documents in rough draft for review.

1.7  POST BID DOCUMENTS

A.  The County may elect to issue a Notice of Intent to Award prior to the execution of County/Contractor Agreements.

B.  Within five (5) days of receipt of Notice of Intent to Award, contractor is to provide the following:

1.  Certificates of Insurance, refer to Section 006516, Insurance Certificates.

2.  Schedule of Values.

3.  Preliminary Construction Schedule, refer to Section 003113, Preliminary Construction Schedule.

C.  After receipt of the above post bid documents, the Santa Clara County Office of Education will issue a Purchase Order (PO), which is to serve as the contract agreement and Notice to Proceed.

D.  Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of Notice of Intent to Award, contractor is to provide the following:

1.  Samples and submittals, refer to Section 013300, Submittal Procedures.

1.8  WAGES

A.  The schedule of prevailing rates of pay for each craft or type of workman needed to execute the work shall contain the minimum rate of pay, as established by the State Director of Industrial Relations in pursuance of the provision of the Labor Code of the State of California.

B.  All bidders shall check the available source of labor supply and obtain information with reference to the length of the working day of various crafts and actual rates of wages being paid in the immediate vicinity of the place where work contemplated by these Documents is to be performed, particularly with reference to rates of pay that may be in excess of those general prevailing rates established by the County.

C.  Contractor shall comply with all requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act. Access to current local wage requirements may be found at the following website:

http://www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts/dbra.htm

1.9  CONTRACTORS’ LICENSE

A.  Bidders must be contractors, properly licensed to perform the work of this project with an active license in good standing as of the date of receipt of bids. License must be maintained in good standing throughout the term of the contract.

1.10  SUBCONTRACTOR LISTING

A.  Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 4100 to 4114, inclusive of the California Public Contracts Code, every bidder shall in this bid set forth:

1.  The name and location of the place of business of each subcontractor.

2.  The portion of the work that will be done by each subcontractor. If the bidder fails to specify a subcontractor for any portion of the work to be performed under the contract in excess of one half (1/2) of one percent (1%) of the bidder’s total bid, he agrees to perform that portion himself. The successful bidder shall not, without the written consent of the County, either:

a.  Substitute any person as subcontractor in place of the subcontractor designated in the original bid.

b.  Permit any subcontract to be assigned or transferred or allow it to be performed by anyone other than the original subcontractor listed in the bid.

c.  Sublet or subcontract any portion of the work in excess of one half (1/2) of one percent (1%) of the total bid as to which his original bid did not designate a subcontractor.

2.0 FORMS FOR BIDDING

2.1  BID FORM - Refer to Section 004100, Bid Form.

3.0 PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS FOR BIDDING

3.1  BIDDERS’ REPRESENTATIONS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A.  In submitting a bid, each bidder represents that:

1.  The bidder has read and understands the bidding documents.

2.  The bid is made in accordance with the bidding documents.

3.  The bidder has visited the Project site and is familiar with the local conditions under which the Work will be performed and acknowledges that failure to visit the site will not relieve the bidder of the responsibility for observing and considering those conditions which a reasonable contractor would have observed and considered during a site visit, estimating properly the difficulty and the work without additional cost to the County.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

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HEAD START REMODEL

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DANIEL LAIRON SCHOOL

SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Santa Clara County Office of Education, herein after referred to as the OWNER or SCCOE, calls for sealed bids to be received by the Purchasing Manager in the Purchasing Department at 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California 95131 by Tuesday, April 30, 2013@ 3:00 p.m. at which time and place bids will be opened.

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