INVITATION TO BID
LANDSCAPING Maintenance Services
Contract No. MA27-013
Notice is hereby given that the governing board ("Board") of the Salinas Union High School District ("District" or "Owner") will receive sealed bids for the following contract:
MA27-013 Landscaping Maintenance Services ("Contract")
to be performed at the following District site(s): ALL DISTRICT FACILITIES
Sealed Bids will be received until 3:00 PM on 09th day of July, 2026, at the Facilities Conference Room, located at 320 Rose Street, Salinas CA 93901, at the Receptionist's desk, at or after which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. 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. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be non-responsive and returned to the bidder.
The Contract consists of:
Maintenance of existing school district property and the repair/replacement of irrigation systems and lines; see Exhibit A to the Agreement.
Contract Estimate: The District estimates the NOT TO EXCEED amount of the Contract at Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) for the Twelve (12) month duration of the entire Contract.
The Project Manager for this Contract is Aaron Salsberg, who can be reached at 831-235-7169.
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.
To bid on this Contract, the Bidder is required to possess the following State of California Contractor Licenses:
C-27 - Landscaping
The Bidder's license(s) must be active and in good standing at the time of the bid opening and must remain so throughout the term of the Contract.
Prevailing Wages. Pursuant to sections 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code, Bidder and all Subcontractors under the Bidder shall pay all workers on all work performed pursuant to the 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 State of California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District. Copies of the general prevailing rates of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the Contract, as determined by the DIR are available from the District or on the internet (http://www. dir.ca.gov).
Contractor Registration. Bidder shall ensure that Bidder and its Subcontractors comply with the registration and compliance monitoring provisions of Labor Code section 1771.4, including furnishing its CPRs to the Labor Commissioner, and are registered pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. Labor Code section 1771.1(a) states the following:
"A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded."
A full copy of the bid form must be submitted at time of Bid Opening, 090th day, July 2026, @ 3:00 p.m. Bid forms can be obtained by emailing aaron.salsberg@salinasuhsd.org
June 12, 17, 27 2026
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