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PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Notice is hereby Given that proposals will be received by the Palo Alto Unified School District for bid package: Contract Name: Interactive White Board & Classroom Audio system Contract No. WBS-2 & WBS-3 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The work includes, but is not limited to: The supply and installation of Interactive White Boards and Classroom Audio Systems at four elementary schools and one middle school. Work includes the removal and disposal of older existing Interactive White Board, the removal and replacement of standard white boards, Installation/ Modification of tack able wall surface. Patch and paint wall surfaces as may be necessary. Bidding documents contain the full description of the work. There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit at 1:00 p.m. on October 27, 2010 starting at the District Facilities Office located at 25 Churchill Building D. Palo Alto, California Bid Submission: Proposals must be received at the District Facilities Office building D, by 10:00 a.m. for WBS-2 and 10:30 a.m. for WBS-3 on November 15, 2010. Bonding required for this project is as follows: Bid Bond 10% of the total bid, Performance Bond to be 10%, Payment Bond is to be 10%. PREVAILING WAGE LAWS: The successful Bidder must comply with all prevailing wage laws applicable to the Project, and related requirements contained in the Contract Documents. Palo Alto Unified School District will maintain a Labor Compliance Program (LCP) for the duration of this project. In bidding this project, the contractor warrants he/she is aware and will follow the Public Works Chapter of the California Labor Code comprised of labor code sections 1720 – 1861. A copy of the Districts LCP is available for review at 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D, Palo Alto, CA 94306. 1. A pre-job conference shall be conducted with the contractor or subcontractors to discuss federal and state labor law requirements applicable to the contract. 2. Project contractors and subcontracts shall maintain and furnish to the District, at a designated time, a certified copy of each payroll with a statement of compliance signed under penalty of perjury. 3. The District shall review and, if appropriate, audit payroll records to verify compliance with the Public Works Chapter of the Labor Code. 4. The District shall withhold contract payments if payroll records are delinquent or inadequate. 5. The District shall withhold contract payments as described in the LCP, including applicable penalties when the District and Labor Commissioner establish that underpayment of other violations has occurred. Bidders may examine Bidding Documents at Facilities Office, Building “D”. Bidders may view the Plans and Specifications at the Districts Facilities office. All questions can be addressed to: Palo Alto Unified School District 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D Palo Alto, CA 94306-1099 Attn: Alex Morrison Phone: (650) 329-3927 Fax: (650) 327-3588
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Sports
PREP FOOTBALL THIS WEEKEND M-A (1-0, 2-3) at Aragon (0-2, 2-3), Friday, 3 p.m. The Bears are coming off a big 35-14 victory over King’s Academy to open the PAL Bay Division and are averaging 34.5 points in their past two wins after an 0-3 start. The Bears’ latest effort came in their Homecoming game, which had to be played at Sequoia High when a court injunction blocked the use of temporary lights at M-A. No matter, the Bears made the best of it with a huge win, battling back from a 14-0 deficit in the second quarter and scoring 35 unanswered points. M-A now has outscored the opposition by 69-20 in its past two games. The Menlo-Atherton offensive line had a lot to do with the comeback as the Bears rushed for a remarkable 320 yards on 39 carries. M-A head coach Sione Taufoou singled out Noah Stid, Taylor Karis, Ricky Vea, Ausia Mataele, Tiulipe Lolohea and Semisi Mataele for opening holes for running backs Cameron Moody (15 carries, 112 yards) and Junior Sakalia (nine carries, 83 yards), who accounted for four touchdowns. Moody scored on runs of 12, two and seven yards after Sakalia had run one in from 25 yards in the second quarter to make it a 14-7 game at halftime. The Bears’ defense also was outstanding as it picked off two passes and recovered four fumbles, turning three of the recoveries into TDs.
San Mateo (0-1, 2-3) at Menlo (1-0, 4-1), Friday, 3:30 p.m. The Knights hope to have more than just Homecoming to celebrate in their home opener. Menlo comes in averaging 36.2 points a game while giving up just 14. Senior quarterback Robert Wickers, who threw for a career-high 325 yards and two touchdowns to pace the Knights to a 40-22 thumping of host Half Moon Bay in a PAL Ocean Division opener last Friday night, has completed 82 of 121 passes for 1,251 yards and 14 TDs. He’s averaging 250.2 yards per game. Senior running back/linebacker Beau Nichols also had a big game against HMB, rushing for 106 rushing yards and scoring four TDs in addition to catching seven passes for 85 yards and another score. He also intercepted a pass while playing both ways. Tim Benton caught six passes for 111 yards.
Saratoga (0-1, 2-2) at Gunn (0-1 (3-2), Friday, 7:30 p.m. The Titans will need to bounce back after dropping a 49-14 decision to host Palo Alto to open the SCVAL De Anza Division season last weekend. ìThat a great football team,î Gunn coach Bob Sykes said about Palo Alto. ìThey have no weaknesses.î Sykes had reason to be impressed as even after Gunn hit some milestones against
Palo Alto. The Titans simply were outmanned against the best public school football team in the Central Coast Section and one of the best football teams (period) in the section. The Titans actually led 7-0 after two nifty pass plays by Anthony Cannon to Matt Mertz that gained 50 and 15 yards with the second one going in for a touchdown to give Gunn a 7-0 lead with 9:50 to go in the first quarter.
Pinewood (2-0, 3-1) at Cornerstone Christian (0-5), Saturday, 1 p.m. The Panthers look to add another victory against a team that forfeited to Priory last weekend. Pinewood, meanwhile, is coming off a 48-12 victory over Alma Heights that saw Dante Fraioli score two touchdowns in the Coastal Athletic League game. John Bennett took over as the team’s QB and also produced two touchdowns, one throwing and one rushing.
King’s Academy (0-1, 3-2) at SHP (0-1, 4-1), Saturday, 2:30 p.m. The Gators find themselves in an unusual position this weekend, having to bounce back from a tough loss. SHP failed to score in the second half and lost a 13-9 decision to visiting Burlingame to open the PAL Bay Division Division. “We have to bounce back,” said SHP’s Colin Terndrup, who gained 80 yards rushing but was kept out of the end zone against Burlingame. “We just have to get better and come back stronger.” The Gators seemed well on their way to the go-ahead score after taking over at midfield following a short punt. Their final drive began with 5:28 showing on the game clock. Quarterback John Geary and Tomas O’Donnell hooked up on a 15-yard pass play to jump start the drive and Pedro Robinson picked another 20 yards on three carries. Tyler McCool, who caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Geary with 18 seconds left in the first half, and Terndrup also made clutch runs. Terndrup got the Gators a firstand-goal at the six. Robinson went wide right and seemed to be headed into the end zone just as Burlingame’s Deke Marquardt knocked him out of bounds inches short. Geary didn’t go anywhere on a quarterback sneak, leaving the final inch or so to Terndrup, who was met at the line of scrimmage and driven back.
Priory (2-2, 3-2) at Anchorpoint Christian (2-0, 5-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. The Panthers will be facing the league’s most dominant team, which has outscored the opposition, 140-32, in the past two games. Priory, meanwhile, picked up a forfeit over Cornerstone Christian last weekend.
-- compiled by Keith Peters
Menlo girls improve to 174-0 in league tennis duals; Palo Alto volleyball 24-0
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he Menlo School girls’ tennis team has not lost a league match since the end of the 1993 season. If victories over Harker and Castilleja this week were any indication, the Knights’ streak will remain intact for another season. Menlo improved to 6-0 this season in West Bay Athletic League (Foothill Division) play with a 7-0 triumph over Castilleja on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Menlo produced a 6-1 triumph over host Harker. The Knights (11-2 overall) now have won 174 straight league matches and have captured 16 consecutive league crowns since 1994. Harker appeared to be the only WBAL team with a chance to end that streak this season, but Menlo showed Tuesday that it’s not ready to see its remarkable string of tri-
umphs end soon. Sophomore Giannina Ong rallied from a 5-1 deficit in the second set to pull out a 4-6, 7-5 (default) victory at No. 1 singles to pace Menlo. Her opponent had to default when she began to get leg cramps late in the second set. Freshman Kristy Jorgensen continued her excellent play with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles while freshman Christine Eliazo won at No. 3, 6-0, 7-5, and sophomore Laura Gradiska posted a 6-1, 6-3 triumph at No. 4 for the youthful Knights. Menlo had only three seniors in the lineup against Harker and only one, Lauren Robinson at No. 3 doubles, suffered a loss. Against Castilleja, the Knights lost only seven games while sweeping the singles.
Menlo will be in Dana Point in Southern California this weekend for the annual National Invitational tournament. Castilleja dropped a 7-0 decision to host Sacred Heart Prep in another WBAL Foothill Division match on Tuesday. SHP (3-2, 10-5) swept the singles while losing only five games. In the PAL Bay Division, Menlo-Atherton (7-2, 8-4) took care of host Half Moon Bay, 6-1. The Bears swept the doubles and lost only at No. 2 singles where M-A’s Julia Sommer fell in three sets, 1-6, 7-5, 10-4. M-A senior Paige Keating slugged it out for more than two outs with Simone Vandroff before securing (continued on page 42)