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Transition House is soliciting sealed bids for the painting restoration of the apartment buildings located at 320 S. Salinas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.

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19 – 26 March 2020 MONTECITO JOURNAL8 “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt Recommended course of action for this project 1. Pressure wash entire exterior of building to remove dirt, oil, or other contaminants. 2. Mechanical and/or hand tool wood trim and trellises as needed to abrade surface in preparation for multi-coat paint system. 3. Apply stucco patch to stucco where holes or large cracks are over 1/8” thick. 4. Calk where stucco meets wood trim as needed. 5. Apply two coats of Devcryl 1440 Low sheen Primer/Finish by International/Devoe. International/Devoe sales rep-Jeremy Fuentez (661) 345-8596. 6. Wood trim 1 st prime coat to unpainted raw wood: Mix Vista Uniprime with Peelstop by Zinzzer at approximately 1 parts Peelstop to 2 parts Vista Uniprime to all unpainted raw wood surfaces. May be omitted on currently painted wood surfaces. 7. Wood trim 2 nd Prime coat: Apply 1 coat of Vista Primz-all to all wood surfaces. 8. Apply 2 coats of Vista Poly-tech Gloss finish to all wood trim and trellises. 9. Mechanical or hand sand metal hand and guard rails as needed. 10. Apply 1 coat of Polytech Primer to all metal surfaces. 11. Apply 2 coats of Polytech Semi-gloss to all metal surfaces. 12. Patching: Use Vista 55Year Polyurethane calk and/or Vista Elastomeric brush grade patch (Elastomeric patch may be thinned with “Wood trim 1 st prime” coat mix at 1 to 3 ratio of Peelstop by Zinzzer and Vista Uniprime as called out above). Spackle: use Crawford’s spackling paste. 13. Rented equipment Scaffolding may be required on the South side of the building between the building and the fence. Scaffold must be secured to the building and erected by workmen certified in scaffold safety. 14. Any substitutions must be pre-approved by owner prior to bid. This is a federally-assisted project and Davis-Bacon (DBRA) requirements will be strictly enforced. Federal Labor Standards provisions HUD-4010 will be incorporated into the successful bidder’s contract and is attached hereto to this bid packet. Contractors, including all subcontractors and apprentices, must be eligible to participate. Federal Wage Determination No. CA20200017 Mod #2 1/31/2020 and State of California Prevailing Wage-Index STB2019-2 are attached to this bid packet and are incorporated herein. All labor is required to be paid at a rate not less than the greater of the current Federal Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage or the State of California Prevailing Wage Determination made by the California Director of Industrial Relations. Transition House will receive sealed bids until 3:00PM on Thursday, April 16, 2020 for the proposed work at its office located at 425 E. Cota Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 at which time and place all bids will be opened. For bids to be considered, responsible contractors must attend a mandatory job walk on Wednesday, April 1 st , 2020 at 2:00 pm or Thursday April 2nd, 2020 at 10:00am at the job site. The bid package, contract documents, plans (if applicable) will be provided to all interested bidders. This project is subject to Sect. 3 Economic Opportunities to Low and Very-Low Income Persons and Business Concerns. Bidders seeking Sect. 3 preference must submit a Business Certification Form and required documentation. See attached Section 3 Fact Sheet for more information. Bids shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the form of a money order, cashier’s check, certified check, or bank draft payable to the (Agency), U.S. Government bonds, or a satisfactory bid bond executed by the bidder and acceptable sureties in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after bid opening. All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the federal Consolidated List of Debarred, Suspended and Negligible Contractors. All bidders are required to be Public Works Contractors registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations. The contract documents required to accompany all bids shall be in an envelope which shall be clearly labeled with the words “Contract Bid Documents” and show the name of the project, bidder name, date and time of bid opening. All labor is required to be paid at a rate not less than the greater of the current Federal Davis Bacon Prevailing Wage or the State of California Prevailing Wage Determination- both published with the bid documents. Contracts awarded in excess of $150,000 shall be required to post a Performance bond or equivalent security and a Payment bond for contracts over $25,000. The successful bidder will be required to furnish evidence of Worker’s Compensation and Liability Insurance in the manner and amount as required by these contract documents. The successful bidder will be required to comply with all nondiscrimination laws and regulations pursuant to the provisions of these contract documents. Transition House reserves the right to postpone, accept, or reject any and all bids as it deems in its own best interest, subject to the terms and provisions of the contract documents. For additional information please contact: Wayne Redit at 966-9668, ext. 114 or Natalie Graves at 805-966-9668 ext. 121 Bettina: Open from 12-8 pm for takeout; 805-770-2383; bettinapizzeria.com Bree’osh: Call 805-969 2500 or 805-705-7415 or go online at www.breeosh.com to pick up in store China Palace: Pick up or doordash. com; 805-565-9380 Caffe Luxxe: Open for online coffee delivery; www.caffeluxxe.com George Dog Food: Complimentary delivery for orders over $40; 805-565-4777 Honor Bar: Curbside to-go service available during normal business hours: 805-969-6964 Jeannine’s: Take-out only. 805-969-0088; doordash.com Little Alex’s: (805) 969-2297; doordash.com Los Arroyos: 805-969-9059. Delivery available at seamless.com, grubhub.com, or doordash.com Lucky’s: Take-out or delivery orders accepted at 3:30 pm for delivery as early as 5 pm; curbside pickup service also available. www.luckys-steakhouse.com Merci Montecito: Take-out only. 805-220-0877; www.mercimontecito.com Montecito Coffee Shop: Take-out only. 805-969-6250; www.montecitocoffeeshop.com Montecito Cleaners: Leave your bag of laundry on your doorstep and have it returned, expertly cleaned, folded, and sealed in bags: (805) 969-3880 Montecito Wine Bistro: The restaurant’s revised hours are 12-8 pm for pick up and delivery. 805-969-7520; www.pierrelafond.com Oliver’s: Open for take-out. 805-969- 0834; or delivery via doordash.com Pane e Vino: Take-out and delivery. 805-969-9274; doordash.com Plow & Angel: Call ahead for curbside service: 805-565-1720 Sakana Sushi Bar: Regular hours: 805-565-2014; www.sb.sakanahe. com San Ysidro Ranch: Currently open and taking reservations until further notice. 805-565-1700; www.sanysidroranch.com Tre Lune: Offering curbside pick-up 11:30 am to 8 pm or delivery through restaurantconnectionsb.com; 805-969-2646; trelunesb.com Via Vai: Take-out only; 805-565- 9393; doordash.com Village Cheese & Wine Shop: Open for take-out and curbside pick-up: 805-969-3815; villagecheeseandwine.com •MJ JACK’S WEEKLY FORECAST by Jack Martin After a welcome weeklong deluge, Thursday may still provide us some light showers, but there will be more sun than anything. The low has split off, with one over Nevada and the other south of us. Thursday’s Nevada low could spill back into our area but will be moisture-starved so if any rain occurs it should be light. Both Friday and Saturday should be dry and pleasant days. On Sunday, the next system should drop south and bring back the chance of more rain. Computer models are still struggling with this forecast, but it does appear we will see some rain Sunday night into Monday. We will see how that one shakes out, later in the week. (If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail newseditor@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) UNUSUAL TIMES CALL FOR UNUSUAL SOLUTIONS. T his week, instead of our usual community event listings, This Week In and Around Montecito humbly offers the following information on how you can help our local businesses endure the COVID-19 pandemic. First of all, continue to practice self-distancing – or, to be blunt – just stay in. The good news is you can do that while also supporting Montecito’s local businesses. Although California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered the closure of all bars and wineries, as well as the partial closure of restaurants, you can still order your food to go. If your favorite local restaurant doesn’t offer delivery service, you can still pick up your food; you just can’t dine in. If the restaurant doesn’t offer delivery and you can’t or don’t want to pick up in person, consider doordash.com or grubhub.com as alternatives. The websites are in a perfect position to help local businesses continue to operate during this difficult time. Another way to help: Buy gift cards for friends and family. What better way to ride out the next several weeks than by reading a good book? Forget Amazon and instead, consider Tecolote or Chaucer’s. Also be sure to check out Santa Barbara Restaurant Connection at www.restaurantconnectionsb.com for listings of restaurant deliveries provided by this local service. Here’s a list of restaurants that at press time remain open for take-out and/or delivery and who could use your support: