SECTION 00010 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Rio School District of Ventura County, California (“District”), acting by and through its Board of Trustees (“Board”) will receive at the stated location, up to but not later than the stated time, sealed bids for the award of a contract for the named project; which bids shall then be opened and publicly read aloud. SCHOOL DISTRICT: Rio School District PROJECT:RIO DEL MAR ES CAMPUS RENOVATIONS PROJECT NO.: 26-02 MANDATORY PRE-BID JOB WALK:Wednesday June 3rd, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., at Rio Del Mar Elementary School, 3150 Thames River Dr., Oxnard, Ca. 93036 CONTRACTORS LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: (A) General Engineering Contractor or (B) General Building Contractor. In accordance with the provisions of Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15 and Public Contract Code Section 3300, the district requires that the bidder possesses the appropriate license for the work to be performed at the time the bid is submitted. Appropriate licenses are noted above; more than one license may be required. This list in no way relieves the contractor from fulfillment of any legal requirement or licensing necessary for the performance of its work. TIME, DATE & PLACE TO SUBMIT BIDS: Bids must be received not later than 1:00 p.m., Wednesday June 17th, 2026, at the Rio School District administrative offices, 1800 Solar, 3rd Floor, Oxnard, CA 93036. OBTAIN/EXAMINE DOCUMENTS: Plans may be obtained after Thursday May 28th, 2026, by contacting the District Representative, Balfour Beatty, at (805) 616-8552 or via email at khenderson@balfourbeattyus.com. Plans will be distributed electronically by Balfour Beatty. Plan holders are responsible for all fees associated with the reproduction of documents pertaining to the Project, including original plan set, addenda and any shipping costs. PREVAILING WAGES: The Department of Industrial Relations, State of California (“DIR”), has determined the general prevailing rates of per diem wages applicable to this work, including holiday and overtime work and employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation and similar purposes. The DIR’s schedule of rates is available on the Internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/statistics_and_databases.html or through the Business Services Department of the Rio School District, 1800 Solar, 3rd Floor, Oxnard, California 93036, and will be made available to any interested party upon request. MANDATORY REGISTRATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: Senate Bill 854 requires ALL contractors/subcontractors submitting bids on public works projects to be registered with the DIR for purposes of labor compliance. No bid will be accepted by the District from any contractor/subcontractor who is not registered with the DIR at the time the bid is submitted. Any bidding contractor/subcontractor submitting a bid without being registered with the DIR at the time of bid will have their bid rejected as being non-responsive. Bidding contractors and subcontractors must submit the DIR registration number with their bid. PLEASE BE ADVISED, this project is estimated to exceed $25,000, or $15,000 for alteration, demolition, repair or maintenance, and, therefore, is subject to the DIR compliance monitoring and enforcement requirements set forth in California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Chapter 8, Subchapter 4.5. (See also Cal. Labor Code § 1771.5.) Therefore, the contractor and all subcontractors for this project must furnish certified payroll records to the DIR’s Compliance Monitoring Unit at least monthly, or within ten (10) days of any separate request by the Compliance Monitoring Unit, in the manner required by the Compliance Monitoring Unit. REQUIRED FORMS: All bidding contractors must submit the following items with their bid: 1. 00210 Bid Form/w Bid Cost Breakdown Schedule 2. 00215 Designation of Subcontractors 3. 00218 Contractors Registration Certification (DIR) 4. 00220 Non-Collusion Affidavit 5. 00222 Certification of Prevailing Wage 6. 00230 Contractor’s Statement of Experience 7. 00240 Acknowledgment of Bidding Practices Regarding Indemnity 8. 00300 Bid Bond NOTICE TO ALL BIDDERS:IT IS MANDATORY THAT ALL GENERAL CONTRACTORS, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING CONTRACTORS BE PRE-QUALIFIED WITH THE RIO SCHOOL DISTRICT 10 DAYS PRIOR TO BID THRU THE COLBI TECH QUALITY BIDDERS’ WEBSITE. NO BID WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM ANY BIDDER WHO HAS NOT BEEN PRE-QUALIFIED. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU THE BIDDER ARE PRE-QUALIFIED WITH THE RIO SCHOOL DISTRICT. All forms must be filled in completely, signed and returned with bid.The contract award will be based on lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. INQUIRIES: For further information contact: Rio School District Dr. John Puglisi. Superintendent of Schools, Rio School District (805) 485-3111 or Balfour Beatty Construction Keith Henderson, Senior Project Manager/District Representative (805) 616-8552 Publish: May 26 & June 2, 2026; Ad #12352250