Cañada College , Building 9 Bid No. 86499
Library, Learning Center, Student Services
San Mateo County Community College District
 

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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 86499
Building 9 Library, Learning Center, Student Services PROJECT
Cañada College
Redwood City, 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 B licensed contractors who have been pre-qualified for Projects equal to or over $20 Million 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:

BDP Builders
McGuire and Hester
Hensel Phelps Construction Company
Hunt Construction Group, Inc.
James R. Griffin, Inc.
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Overaa Construction
Robert A. Bothman, Inc.
Rudolph & Sletten
S.J. Amoroso Construction Co., Inc.
Taisei Construction, Corp.
Turner Construction Company
West Bay Builders
West Coast Contractors

Description of the work.  Cañada Building 9 is a new three-story building, approximately 72,500 square feet in overall area. Construction is Type II One-Hour Fire Resistive Construction and is fire sprinklered throughout. Construction must meet the requirements of the Division of the State Architect (DSA). The building will house Student Services offices and administrative spaces on the first floor, a computerized Learning Resource Center on the second floor, and the Library on the third floor. Site development includes exterior stairs and secondary retaining walls, as well as landscaping and pedestrian paving. The existing hillside will be cut back and a new concrete retaining wall with tie-backs will be constructed to provide a level pad for the building footprint. The foundation consists of spread footings and grade beams, with permanent rock anchors at the braced frames. The superstructure is a steel braced frame. The building will be fully air conditioned with rooftop units. Heating hot water and chilled water for cooling will be connected to the existing campus utility loop. Bidding documents contain the full description of the Work.

Bids due: Sealed Bids will be received by Swinerton Management & Consulting at their office located at 1700 West Hillsdale Blvd, Building 6, San Mateo, CA 94402 no later than 2:00pm on Tuesday, June 21, 2005.  Main contact for this project is Anne E. Daley, Construction Manager, telephone 650-306-3477, facsimile 650-306-3455, and email: daleya@smccd.net.

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. Others may obtain copies of bid documents upon payment of a non-refundable fee to Elite Reprographics starting May 12, 2005 by calling 415.957.1234 or through their internet website at http://www.eliterepro.com/public.htm.Request Cañada College Building 9 Library, Learning Center and Student Services documents for printing.  Documents will also be available in the following Bay Area plan rooms:

Company

Phone

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 1:30pm. on Thursday, May 19 at Canada College Building 3, Room 148  at 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94061.  Prospective subcontractors and vendors are encouraged to attend.  Interested parties are advised to arrive early in order to park and secure a parking pass from Swinerton staff (or purchase one at a campus kiosk).  Doors will be locked at 2:10pm. 

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:    May 10, 2005
  May 16, 2005

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