REQUEST FOR BIDS TO PERFORM SUBCONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

JL Construction, Inc. is requesting subcontractor bids for the ALBERTA MARTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW CLASSROOM BUILDING, a lease-lease back project, which consists of the following: 

Scope of work: 

New classroom building and associated site work, including but not limited to site demolition, grading, paving, utilities, site concrete, fencing, concrete foundations, framing, interior and exterior finishes, specialties, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and fire alarm. 

Interested subcontractors shall submit bids on or before January 23, 2026 by 2:00 PM, to JL Construction, Inc., Attn: Kyle Chamberlain. Bids will be accepted via email at kylec@jlcbuild.com.  Each subcontractor is responsible to ensure that the bid is received by January 23,2026 by 2:00 PM. 

JL Construction, Inc. will award the subcontracts based on the best value criteria permitted under Education Code § 17406 and as authorized by the District’s governing board. 

Each subcontractor’s license(s) must be active and in good standing at the time it provides its proposal and must remain so throughout the term of the Contract. Each subcontractor shall comply with the registration and qualification requirements pursuant to sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 of the California Labor Code and the skilled and trained workforce requirements pursuant to section 2600, et seq., of the California Public Contract Code. 

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 566 all contractors must meet the apprenticeship requirements for Lease-Leaseback Projects. All contractors must be able to comply with the new apprenticeship requirements and will be required to submit monthly reporting of apprenticeship hours worked along with graduate records of staff. 

All Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) subcontractors must be prequalified with the District no later than five (5) days before the bid submission deadline. To ensure prequalification, MEP subcontractors shall submit their prequalification packet no later than ten (10) days prior to the bid submission deadline. Prequalification applications are available at https://pqbids.com/modesto/

Contract Documents are available for review at JL Construction, Inc., 70 Stony Point Road, Suite D, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 or by requesting an electronic copy. 

All questions should be directed to Kyle Chamberlain, kylec@jlcbuild.com

Last day for RFI’s is January 21, 2026, end of day.

BID OPENING AND CONTRACT AWARDS

1. Bids will be opened privately 
2. JL Construction, Inc. intends to award subcontracts based on the best value to the District. All awards will be made in the District’s best interest. 
3. JL Construction, Inc. reserves the right to waive any informality or irregularity in any Bid. 
4. JL Construction, Inc. reserves the right to reject any or all bids. 
5. JL Construction, Inc. shall have the right to accept Alternates in any order or combination. 
6. Bidders may be asked to attend an interview to review the completeness and accuracy of their bids. Bidders shall be represented by an employee(s) of their company prepared to discuss project scope, schedule, construction sequencing, qualifications, assumptions made in preparation on the Bid price, and any other issue related to determining the ability of the Bidder to complete the work in their bid.