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 86547

TCOM CLASSROOM ALTERATION PROJECT

BUILDING 2

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 Licensed B Contractors who have been pre-qualified for Projects over $1,000,000 in value as reflected on the District’s website: http://www.smccd.edu/facilities/planconstruct/ContractoPrequaledFirms_01.html

Description of the work.  The Work includes Alteration of two rooms in Building 2 at Skyline College, San Bruno, California 94066. Upgrades are proposed to accommodate TCOM Class room spaces for the College. Work includes demolition of walls, construction of Miscellaneous walls and casework, furnish and installation of AV equipments and support IT Equipment and Electrical upgrades. 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 College of San Mateo, 1700 W Hillsdale Blvd. Building 6, San Mateo, CA 94402 no later than 2:00 pm on Thursday, April 26, 2007.  Main contacts for this project are, and Bernard Rottner, telephone 650-738 -7037 and Scott Adams, telephone 650-738-7055, facsimile 650-738-7043.

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. Bidders may obtain copies of bid documents starting March 29, 2007 upon payment of a non-refundable fee to Elite Reprographics located at  363 Sixth Street , San Francisco, CA 94103-4718, Or  by calling 415-957-1234 or through their internet website at http://www.eliterepro.com/public.htm.  Request “SKYLINE – TCOM CLASS ROOM ALTERATION BUILDING 2” documents for printing.  Documents will also be available to review in the following Bay Area plan rooms:

A Mandatory Pre‑Bid Conference and Site Visit will be held at 10:00am on Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 in the office of Swinerton Management & Consulting at 3300 College Drive, Bldg 12, 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 10:00am.

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

Board of Trustees

San Mateo County Community College District

Richard Holober, Vice President-Clerk  

Published:             March 28, 2007

                                April 4, 2007                       

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