NOTICE TO BIDDERS DISTRICT Sequoias Community College District PROJECT NAME COS University Center PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project consists of infrastructure upgrades, construction of a new +/- 49,000 SF, 2-story, steel framed building, off-site public improvements, solar carport structure and on-site hardscape, landscape and other related site improvements. BID PROPOSALS Thursday, February 19th, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m. DUE DATE / TIME Bid opening will occur immediately following receipt of responsive bids. LOCATION FOR College of the Sequoias – Visalia Campus SUBMISSION OF Sequoia Building – Room 1 (Admin Wing) BID PROPOSALS 915 S. Mooney Blvd. Visalia, California 93277 Parking permit required to park on District property and may be purchased on site. Please plan accordingly. Bids submitted in advance of due date are to be delivered to: College of the Sequoias – Visalia Campus Facilities Office (Blue Oak Building – Room 901) Attn: Byron Woods 915 S. Mooney Blvd. Visalia, CA 93277 LOCATION FOR OBTAINING BID AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS TETER, Inc. To obtain the drawings and specifications, which will only be issued electronically, bidders shall contact TETER, Inc, Attn: nicole.bigelow@teterae.com. Interested bidders will be provided directions and access to TETER's FTP site. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above-named California Community College District, acting by and through its Board of Trustees, hereinafter the "District" will receive up to, but not later than the above-stated date and time, sealed Bid Proposals for the Contract for the Work of the Project generally described as: COS University Center. This bid includes infrastructure upgrades, construction of a new +/- 49,000 SF, 2-story, steel framed building, offsite public improvements, solar carport structure and on-site hardscape, landscape and other related site improvements. Work shall be completed within 670 calendar days - see Project Manual (Special Conditions, Article 8. Milestones) for Project Schedule restrictions and requirements. The estimate construction budget is Thirty-six Million Dollars ($36,000,000). Submittal of Bid Proposals. All Bid Proposals shall be submitted on forms furnished by the District. Bid Proposals must conform with, and be responsive to, the Bid and Contract Documents, copies of which may be obtained from the District as set forth above. Only Bid Proposals submitted to the District at or prior to the date and time set forth above for the public opening and reading of Bid Proposals shall be considered. Upon submittal of such Bid Proposal, neither withdrawal nor modifications to any portion of the Bid Proposal shall be permitted, unless written request for withdrawal or modification is received by the District prior to the due date and time for submission of Bid Proposals. Bid and Contract Documents. The Bid and Contract Documents are available at the location identified above beginning December 12, 2025. There are no fees to access the FTP Site and the Contractor will be able to download the Project Documents. All associated printing costs will be the responsibility of the Contractor. Hard copies of the Project Documents will not be made available or provided during the bid period nor will they be made available or provided to the awarded Contractor. It is the Contractors responsibility to check the FTP Site during the bid period as all revisions/updates will be posted there. Documents Accompanying Bid Proposal. Each Bid Proposal shall be accompanied by: (a) the required Bid Security; (b) Subcontractors List; (c) Non-Collusion Affidavit; (d) Contractor's Certificate Regarding Workers' Compensation; (e) Prevailing Wage Compliance Certification; (f) Verification of Contractor and Subcontractors' DIR Registration; and (g) Fleet Compliance Certification. The successful bidder shall also be required to enter into a written Agreement on a form provided by the District. All information or responses of a Bidder in its Bid Proposal and other documents accompanying the Bid Proposal shall be complete, accurate and true; incomplete, inaccurate or untrue responses or information provided therein by a Bidder shall be grounds for the District to reject such Bidder's Bid Proposal for non-responsiveness. Prevailing Wage Rates. Pursuant to California Labor Code §1773, the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the generally Prevailing Wage Rates in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. The Contractor and all Subcontractors performing any portion of the Work shall pay not less than the applicable PWRs for the classification of labor provided by their respective workers in the execution of the Work. Pursuant to California Labor Code §1771.4(a)(4), PWR monitoring and enforcement shall be by the Department of Industrial Relations. DIR Registration Verification. Each Bidder submitting a proposal to complete the Work, labor, materials and/or services subject to this procurement, must be a Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) registered contractor pursuant to Labor Code §1725.5 ("DIR Registered Contractor"). A Bidder who is not a DIR Registered Contractor when submitting a proposal for the Work is deemed "not qualified" and the proposal of such a Bidder will be rejected for non-responsiveness. Pursuant to Labor Code §1725.5, all Subcontractors identified in a Bidder's Subcontractors' List shall be DIR Registered Contractors. If awarded the Contract for the Work, at all times during performance of the Work, the Bidder and all Subcontractors, of any tier, shall be DIR Registered Contractors. Contractor's License Classification. In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code §3300, the District requires that Bidders possess, at the time of submission of a Bid Proposal, at the time of award of a Contract for a Bid Package, and at all times during the Work, the classification(s) of a California Contractors License for each Bid Package as set forth below. Any Bidder not so duly and properly licensed shall be subject to all penalties imposed by law. No payment shall be made for work, labor, materials or services provided under the Contract for the Work until the Registrar of Contractors verifies to the District that the Bidder awarded the Contract is properly and duly licensed to perform the Work. Prospective Bidders shall be required to have a valid class "B" Contractor's License. District Standards. In accordance with California Public Contract Code §3400, a designee of the District has made a finding that particular materials, products, things, and/or services are to be designated in the Contract Documents by specific brand or trade name for the following purpose: in order to match other products in use on a particular public improvement either completed or in the course of completion ("District Standards"). The District Standards may be designated elsewhere in the Contract Documents. Bid Security. Bids must be accompanied by a bidder's bond or certified check for at least ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid and payable to the District, which shall be given as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract if awarded the Work. Said bond or certified check will be declared forfeited, paid to, or retained by the District as Liquidated Damages if the Bidder refuses or neglects to enter into the Contract provided by the District. Pre-Bid Conference. A mandatory job walk will be conducted on Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the College of the Sequoias Visalia campus (915 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia, CA 93277). Interested bidders shall meet in front of the Facilities Office (Blue Oak Building – Room 901). It is the Bidder's sole responsibility to understand the Work and existing site conditions prior to submittal of any Bid Proposals. Parking permits are strictly enforced at all COS campuses. Please plan accordingly. Waiver of Irregularities. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, waive any informality in the receiving of bids, and consider quality, convenience, and reasonable qualifications, as well as price, in making awards. Refer questions regarding this bid to: Nicole Bigelow, Teter Architects and Engineers, nicole.bigelow@teterae.com. Last day to submit questions is February 11th, 2026. SEQUOIAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT PUBLISHED: December 12, 2025 & December 17, 2025. 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