NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS HVAC PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT RFP NO. 2026-RFP-020 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that proposals will be received by the Palm Desert Housing Authority ("Authority") electronically through the City of Palm Desert's ("City") online bid management provider ("OpenGov Procurement"), until 5:00 p.m., Saturday, June 27, 2026. Proposals may not be submitted by fax, email, telephone, mail, hand delivery, or other means; any proposals received through any means other than OpenGov Procurement will be returned to the proposer unopened. The Authority is requesting proposals from qualified firms for HVAC Preventative Maintenance, Repair and Replacement services. The selected contractor will provide preventative maintenance, repair, emergency response, replacement coordination, utility program coordination, reporting, and asset management support for HVAC systems located at Authority-owned, operated, or managed properties. Certain labor categories under this project may be subject to prevailing wages as identified in the State of California Labor Code commencing at sections 1720 et seq. and 1770 et seq. If applicable, employees working in these categories at the site must be paid not less than the basic hourly rates of pay and fringe benefits established by the California Department of Industrial Relations. Copies of the State of California wage schedules are available for review at www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/. The successful proposer shall post a copy of the prevailing wage rates at each job site. It shall be mandatory upon the proposer to whom the contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractors, to comply with all Labor Code provisions, which include but are not limited to the payment of not less than the specified prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract, employment of apprentices, hours of labor, and debarment of contractors and subcontractors. Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR"). No proposal will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the proposer's and subcontractors' current registration with the DIR to perform public work, if applicable. If awarded a contract, the proposer and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the contractor registration requirements mandated by Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 shall not apply to work performed on a public works project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption specified in Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. The contract awarded pursuant to this proposal may also be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. Interested proposers may register as vendors and download the Request for Proposal ("RFP"). To register, visit the City's electronic bidding website, OpenGov Procurement, and proceed to "Subscribe" as a vendor with the Authority to receive new project notifications: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofpalmdesert Interested proposers may "Follow" the RFP to view and/or download the RFP details, receive addenda alerts and notices, and draft and submit a response. May 27 2026 LYRK0524976