NOTICE INVITING BIDS The Peralta Community College District is calling for sealed bids for the District-Wide Access Control and Alarm Monitoring System, Bid No., 11-12/21) to be delivered to the Purchasing Department, at 501 5th Avenue, Oakland, California, 94606, until 2:00 p.m., on June 19, 2012. This is a Public Works project and will require payment of prevailing wages. Bidders at the time of the Bid Opening and for the duration of the project shall possess a valid California Contractor's license: Class C-10 (or C-7 with a listed C-10 sub-contractor). This project includes the replacement of existing Access Control and Alarm Monitoring System (ACAMS) field panels and power supplies; the procurement, installation, and programming of new Lenel field panels and associated power supplies configured for integration with the existing Lenel ACAMS; the conversion and programming of existing functional field devices (including replacement of end-of-line resistors) to operate within the existing Lenel ACAMS; and the procurement, installation, configuration, and programming of new field devices, wire and conduit as defined by the drawings. Because of the extensive integration requirements with the existing Lenel OnGuard Enterprise ACAMS, the prime bidder must be listed as a Lenel VAR and must provide Proof of Lenel Technical Certification with submission of sealed bids. Proof shall consist of a copy of the Lenel Master Technician Certificate for each senior technician/project manager that will be assigned to the project. A mandatory bidders’ conference will be held on May 31, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the District Admin Center, 333 E. 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94606. Meet at the General Services Department building. Phone (510) 466-7341. All bids shall be presented in accordance with the bid specifications for this project. Bid documents and specifications will be available for purchase by May 18, 2012 at ARC, Formerly Ford Graphics, Phone: (510) 451-9060 or FAX: (510) 595-2363 and on-line at www.fordgraphics.com, or by visiting our website at www.peralta.edu and clicking on “Service Centers”, then “Purchasing” then “List of Current RFPs/Bids” to download the bid packet. Publication Dates: 5/17/2012 and 5/23/2012