Mentone Elementary School Exterior Modernization

The Redlands Unified School District is soliciting bids for the Mentone Elementary School Exterior Modernization project in Mentone, California. This Design, Bid, Build project involves comprehensive exterior upgrades, including hazardous materials abatement, stucco and fascia repairs, painting, and the implementation of campus branding. The District will provide essential design documents, such as building envelope scans, a hazardous material survey, and visual renderings for paint and branding, while also furnishing the primer and paint. The contractor is responsible for all measurements and quantities. Bidders must hold a California type A or B license, be registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations, and provide a 5% bid security. The contract requires a 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation goal and adherence to general prevailing wage rates. Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes to the Purchasing Office by October 14, 2026, following a mandatory job walk on September 24, 2026. Payment terms allow for partial payments of 95% of the work performed, with the final 5% released 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded. The District reserves the right to award the contract as a whole job or to individual contractors per site or area, and requires bidders to provide broken-out pricing for different options to facilitate this decision.