Berryessa Union School District

 

 

Notice is hereby given that the governing board of the Berryessa Union School District, (“District”) has determined that, pursuant to the California Public Contract Code section 20111.6, all general contractors (“Contractors”) for District projects going out for bid and involving a projected expenditure of $1 million or more that are eligible for state bond funding, must be prequalified AT LEAST TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO THE BID OPENING DATE.

 

Any contractor interested in being listed as a an Approved Prequalified Contractor on District projects must submit fully completed and sealed District prequalification forms and financial information (“Prequalification Package”) to the Purchasing Department of the Berryessa Union School District.

All Prequalification Packages shall be on the forms provided by the District. Prequalification forms are available for pick-up at the Purchasing Department, 1376 Piedmont Rd., San Jose, CA 95132 or forms may be downloaded from the District website at www.berryessa.k12.ca.us click on Purchasing > Contractor Prequalification Packages.

 

To prequalify, a contractor is required, in addition to other criteria, to possess an applicable State of California Contractor License, which must remain active and in good standing throughout the term of the District project.

 

If a contractor performs work for a District project, the contractor shall pay all workers on all work performed pursuant to a contract for the Project 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 sections 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code.   

 

Prequalification Packages submitted by contractors are not public record and are not open to public inspection.  All information provided will be kept confidential to the extent permitted by law.  The contents may be disclosed to third parties for purpose of verification, or investigation of substantial allegations, or in the appeal process, however.  State law requires that the names of contractors applying for prequalification status shall be public records subject to disclosure.

 

A contractor may be denied prequalification status for either omission of requested information or falsification of information.