SECTION 00100

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Mateo County Community College District (“District”) of San Mateo, California, acting through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the District, will accept sealed bids for the award of the contract for the following public work:

BID NUMBER 86494

BUILDING 8 MODERNIZATION/SEISMIC PROJECT

SKYLINE COLLEGE

SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA

Each bid must conform to and be responsive to the contract documents and be submitted on a form furnished by the District.  Bids can only be submitted by those A and B licensed contractors who have been pre-qualified for Projects over $6,000,000 in value as reflected on the District’s website: http://www.smccd.net/accounts/facilities/planconstruct/20041111_DW04-05PQList_01.xls, and also listed here:

Alten Construction, Inc., BDP Builders, Best Roofing & Waterproofing, Inc., BRCO Construction, Inc., Coulter Construction, Inc., Cupertino Electric, Inc., Goncalves & Stronck Construction Co., Inc., Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Hunt Construction Group, Inc., James R. Griffin, Inc., John Plane Construction, McGuire and Hester, Overaa Construction, Preston Pipelines, Inc., Robert A. Bothman, Inc., Roebbelen Contracting, inc., Rudolph & Sletten, S.J. Amoroso Construction Co., Inc., Taisei Construction, Corp., Turner Construction Company, West Bay Builders, West Coast Contractors, West Valley Construction Company, Inc., Western Roofing Service

Description of the work. The Work generally consists of a seismic upgrade and modernization of a 3 story, 43,730 sf classroom building on a college campus.  Bidding documents contain the full description of the Work.

Bids due: Sealed Bids will be received by Swinerton Management and Consulting at their office located at College of San Mateo, 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd., Building 6, San Mateo, CA 94402 no later than 2 p.m., on April 7, 2005.  Main contact for this project is Marcus Gary, telephone 650-738-7044, facsimile 650-738-4043, and email: garym@smccd.net.

THIS IS A LABOR AGREEMENT PROJECT: This project is subject to the terms of the Program Stabilization Agreement (PLA) Executed between the San Mateo County Community College District and the San Mateo County Buildings and Trades Council.   Copies of the PLA are available on the Web at: http://www.smccd.net/accounts/facilities/planconstruct/Downloads/PROJ%20STABILIZATION%20AGMNT%20SIGNED%20081503%20FINAL.pdf

Labor Compliance: This is a construction project in accordance with Section 1771.5 of the California Labor Code.

Prevailing Wage: The successful bidder shall be required to pay its workers on this project a sum not less than the general prevailing wage rate of per diem wages and not less than the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work for work of a similar character in the locality in which the project is performed as provided under California Labor Code section 1770 et sec. The District has determined the prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holidays and overtime work in the locality in which this project is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of work needed to execute the work.

Contractor shall be required to post, at each job site, a copy of such prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations.

SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES.  District will permit successful Bidder to substitute securities for retention monies withheld to ensure performance of Contract, as set forth in Document 00680 (Escrow Agreement for Security Deposits in Lieu of Retention), in accordance with California Public Contract Code, Section 22300.  By this reference, Document 00680 (Escrow Agreement for Security Deposits in Lieu of Retention) is incorporated in full in this Document 00100.

RESTRICTIONS ON SUBSTITUTIONS AND SOLE SOURCE ITEMS.  As a limitation on Bidder's privilege to substitute “or equal” items, District has found that certain items are designated as District standards and certain items are designated to match existing items in use on a particular public improvement either completed or in the course of completion or are available from one source.  As to such items, District will not permit substitution.  Such items are described in the Bidding Documents.

Procurement of bidding documents: The District will not be a distribution point for plans. Documents will be available for viewing at Swinerton Management & Consulting’s Skyline College office starting February 17, 2005.  Copies of bid documents may also be purchased for a non-refundable fee to Elite Reprographics starting February 17, 2005 by calling 415-957-1234 or through their internet website at:  http://www.eliterepro.com/public.htm.  Request “Skyline Building 8 Modernization/Seismic” documents for printing.  Documents will also be available in the following Bay Area plan rooms:

Peninsula Builders Exchange (650-591-4486), Santa Clara Builders Exchange (408-727-4000), San Francisco Builders Exchange (415-282-8220), Contra Costa Builders Exchange (925-685-8630), San Leandro Dodge Plan Room (510-636-1812), Alameda County Builders Exchange (510-483-8880), Reed Construction Data (510-636-2480)

A MANDATORY Pre‑Bid Conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on March 2, 2005 in Meeting Room 8305, at Skyline College Bldg.8, 3300 College Drive, San Bruno, CA 94066.  Prospective subcontractors and vendors are encouraged to attend.  Interested parties are advised to arrive early in order to park and secure a parking pass.  Doors will be locked at 2:15 p.m.  A mandatory pre-bid job walk will occur directly after the meeting. Contractors are required to be pre-qualified in order to bid on this project.

The San Mateo County Community College District is an equal opportunity employer.

Board of Trustees

San Mateo County Community College District

Dave Mandelkern, Vice President-Clerk  

Published:    February 17, 2005
  February 24, 2005

 

                              

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