District Wide NFPA 72 Fire Alarm Testing

Perform annual fire alarm testing in accordance with applicable local, state and federal requirement. Testing shall include all tests and inspections required by NFPA 72 and California Fire Code including, but not limited to all the following: Test and visual inspection of fire alarm panel functionality, LED's fuses, etc. Test fire alarm panel battery charger. Perform battery discharge test. Test and visual inspection of horns and strobes, chimes, bells, etc. Test and visual inspection of manual pull stations Test and visual inspection of heat detectors. Test and visual inspection of smoke detectors. Test and visual inspection of duct smoke detectors. Test and visual inspection of electromechanical releasing devices (solenoid). Test and visual inspection of Voice Evacuation Equipment. Upon completion of the NFPA 72 inspection and testing, provide the District written and photo documentation of all completed inspections including all required or recommended repairs. The Contract Time is 120 calendar days. This Project is being let in accordance with the informal bid requirements of the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act ("CUPCCAA") set forth in Public Contract Code section 22000 et seq. (specifically, the informal bidding procedures in Section 22032(b)). Bidders shall comply with any requirements set forth in the CUPCCAA including all guidelines and requirements in the current California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Commission Cost Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual. All contractors submitting bids must be on the District's current list of approved contractors pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22034 Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code and be licensed to perform the work called for in the Contract Documents. Contractor's Subcontractors shall be licensed pursuant to California law for the trades necessary to perform the work called for in the Contract Documents. Each bid must strictly conform with and be responsive to the Contract Documents as defined in the General Conditions. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding. Each bidder shall submit with its bid, on the form furnished with the Contract Documents, a list of the designated subcontractors on this Project as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, California Public Contract Code section 4100 et seq. Each bidder's bid must be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder's security: (1) cash; (2) a cashier's check made payable to the District; (3) a certified check made payable to the District; or (4) a bidder's bond executed by a California admitted surety as defined in Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120, made payable to the District in the form set forth in the Contract Documents. Such bidder's security must be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of bid as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the proposed Contract, if the same is awarded to such bidder, and will provide the required Performance and Payment Bonds, insurance certificates and any other required documents. In the event of failure to enter into said Contract or provide the necessary documents, said security will be forfeited. Separate payment and performance bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the total Contract amount, are required, and shall be provided to the District prior to execution of the Contract and shall be in the form set forth in the Contract Documents. All bonds (Bid, Performance, and Payment) must be issued by a California admitted surety as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120. Any request for substitutions pursuant to Public Contract Code section 3400 must be made at the time of Bid on the Substitution Request form set forth in the Contract Documents and included with the bid. No telephone or facsimile machine will be available to bidders on the District premises at any time.

Division 27 -	Communications, Common Work Results for Communications.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security, Common Work Results for Electronic Safety and Security.