NOTICE TO BIDDERS   1. Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the Desert Sands Unified School District (“District”) will receive, by electronic submission, bids for the following project, (“Project” or “Contract”): 890/27F SHADE SHELTERS AT INDIO HS, JOHN GLENN MS, EARHART ES, AND MADISON ES — QUADRANT 1 — GROUP A   2. The Project consists of installing 13 metal shade shelters at multiple schools. Material for each shelter will need to be loaded from the district office and respectively delivered to each site. Footings and reinforced steel must be installed as shown on the drawing. Metal structures must be installed per drawings. Irrigation re-routing will be necessary only in areas where turf is present and lines are obstructing footing locations.   3. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one or more of the following State of California contractors’ license(s): Class “B”   The Bidder's license(s) must remain active and in good standing throughout the term of the Contract.   4. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to be registered as a public works contractor with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to the Labor Code.   5. Contract Documents will be available after September 29, 2025, for review. Bid documents are available from the District’s online plan room by logging on to https://www.dsusdplanroom.com/projects/public or by calling 909- 514-0704 or by email: bid@aandirepro.com. Any changes via addenda will be available through the District’s online plan room and issued to all registered plan holders.   6. The District will ONLY receive bids submitted electronically. Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 28, 2025, only at the following email address patrick.cisneros@desertsands.us, after which time the bids will be opened and read aloud via Zoom. Interested bidders can join the bid opening by clicking on the following link:   https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87829979965   No recording or AI notetaking will be permitted.   The apparent bid results will be publicly posted on the District website after the bid bonds are confirmed. The apparent bid results will be posted at:   https://www.dsusd.us/departments/business_services/facilities_services   A courtesy copy of the apparent bid results may also be sent to the bidders via email.   7. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be nonresponsive and returned to the bidder. Each bidder is solely responsible for timely submission of its bid; the District is not responsible for any technological issues in a bidder’s ability to timely submit its bid or portion thereof. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. Prior to publicly posting bids on the District website, the District reserves the right to verify the genuineness of any bid security.   8. All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders.   9. A legible photocopy of (i) bid bond by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District (ii) a cashier's check or (iii) a certified check, drawn to the order of the Desert Sands Unified School District, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, shall accompany the Bid Form and Proposal, as a guarantee that the Bidder will, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid.   Bidder must deposit the original of the bid bond, cashier’s check, or certified check in the mail on the same day as the bid opening. Bids without necessary bid security will be deemed nonresponsive and will be rejected.   Mail the original of the bid bond, cashier’s check, or certified check to 47-950 Dune Palms Rd. La Quinta, CA 92253 – Facilities Services, ATTN: Patrick Cisneros.   10. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on October 7, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. starting at Indio High School, 81750 Ave 46, Indio, CA 92201, then heading to James Madison Elementary School, 80845 Ave 46, Indio, CA 92201, then John Glenn Middle School, 79655 Miles Ave, Indio, CA 92201, and then Amelia Earhart Elementary, 45250 Dune Palms Rd, Indio, CA 92201. All participants will be requested to sign in and meet in the Administration office of each campus.   11. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond if it is awarded the Contract for the Work.   12. The successful Bidder may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of section 22300 of the Public Contract Code.   13. The Contractor and all Subcontractors under the Contractor shall pay all workers on all Work performed pursuant to this Contract not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to section 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Prevailing wage rates are also available from the District or on the Internet at: <http://www.dir.ca.gov>.   14. This Project is subject to labor compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.4 and subject to the requirements of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. The successful Bidder shall comply with all requirements of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1, Articles 1-5 of the Labor Code.   15. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based on:   A. The base bid amount only.   16. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening.   17. The Contractor and all Subcontractors under the Contractor shall comply with applicable federal, State, and local requirements relating to COVID-19 including, if required, preparing, posting, and implementing a Social Distancing Protocol.   September 28,October 5,2025 11701588