The Colton Joint Unified School District seeks a qualified contractor to install a Rauland Telecenter U system at Alice Birney Elementary School. The contract is an informal bid requiring a Rauland‑certified installer, full California public‑works licensing, prevailing‑wage compliance, and substantial bond and insurance coverage. Work must be completed within twenty‑one days after the notice to proceed, and includes demolition of the existing system, installation of IP‑based speakers, message boards, clocks, exterior horns, UPS backup, and integration with telephone and door‑lock systems, followed by testing, training, and documentation.
• Scope includes removal of existing Simplex equipment, installation of approximately 50 classroom speaker modules, 5 exterior speakers, 3 horns, zone page amplifiers, status lights, consoles, panic button, UPS, and related networking cabling.
• Contractor must be a Rauland‑certified installer, hold a California Class C‑7 contractor’s license, be on the district’s approved contractor list, and provide 10 % bid security plus 100 % performance and payment bonds.
• Mandatory pre‑bid conference on 31 Oct 2025; bid deadline 14 Nov 2025, 2 p.m.; bids cannot be withdrawn for 90 days after opening.