Bid work

Public & institutional HVAC bid work

Every agency has its own facility mix, procurement path, access rules and calendar. These guides cover how 73 school districts, colleges, counties, cities, installations, airports and utilities typically buy mechanical work across Southern California, and what to have ready before you bid, ask for a quote, or invite us to a walk. They describe general practice; confirm current requirements with each agency. For our own bid and project capabilities, see Bid & project work.

School districts

Anaheim Union High School District
Orange County

HVAC and refrigeration notes for Anaheim Union High School District: secondary-campus gyms, theaters, shops and kitchens, how districts buy, and what to bid.

Santa Ana Unified School District
Orange County

Notes on HVAC and refrigeration work for Santa Ana Unified School District: dense older campuses, portables, site logistics, public-works bidding and paperwork.

Irvine Unified School District
Orange County

Contractor notes for Irvine Unified School District: newer planned-community campuses, controls and commissioning, how districts buy HVAC work, and what to bid.

Capistrano Unified School District
Orange County

South Orange County HVAC and refrigeration notes for Capistrano Unified School District: coast-to-inland climate range, distance, public bidding and paperwork.

Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Orange County

What contractors should know about Saddleback Valley Unified's mature campuses: life-cycle replacement, sequencing, public bidding and paperwork.

Garden Grove Unified School District
Orange County

Garden Grove Unified School District HVAC notes: postwar single-story campuses, wall and rooftop units, kitchens, public bidding, DSA and prevailing wage.

Orange Unified School District
Orange County

Orange Unified School District HVAC contractor notes: historic Old Towne-era buildings, hillside campuses, wildfire smoke filtration, bidding and compliance.

Newport-Mesa Unified School District
Orange County

Newport-Mesa Unified School District HVAC notes: coastal corrosion, marine layer humidity, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach campuses, public bidding and compliance.

Huntington Beach Union High School District
Orange County

Huntington Beach Union High School District HVAC notes: athletic and aquatic facilities, locker-room hot water, coastal air, bidding and compliance.

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
Orange County

HVAC contractor notes for Placentia-Yorba Linda USD: hotter inland edge, hillside campuses, Santa Ana winds, peak-load capacity, bidding and compliance.

Tustin Unified School District
Orange County

Tustin Unified School District HVAC contractor notes: mixed-vintage campuses, Tustin Legacy and Irvine-area schools, asset records, bidding and compliance.

Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified School District: facilities scale, how a huge district buys HVAC and refrigeration work, scheduling, compliance, and bid readiness.

Long Beach Unified School District
Los Angeles

Long Beach Unified School District: coastal wear, older campuses, Catalina logistics, procurement basics, and what to have ready before bidding HVAC work.

Pasadena Unified School District
Los Angeles

Pasadena Unified School District: historic campuses, foothill heat and smoke, mid-size district buying, and what to prepare before pursuing HVAC work.

Torrance Unified School District
Los Angeles

Torrance Unified School District: repeating mid-century campuses, South Bay marine climate, mid-size district buying, and bid readiness for HVAC contractors.

Riverside Unified School District
Inland Empire

Riverside Unified School District: inland heat and long run hours, mixed-age campuses, summer scheduling, procurement basics, and HVAC bid readiness.

Corona-Norco Unified School District
Inland Empire

Corona-Norco Unified School District: newer growth-era campuses, warranty transitions, dust and heat, the 91 corridor, and HVAC bid readiness.

Fontana Unified School District
Inland Empire

Fontana Unified School District: logistics-corridor dust and wind, inland heat, procurement basics, and what HVAC contractors should prepare before bidding.

San Diego Unified School District
San Diego

San Diego Unified School District: coastal-to-inland microclimates, retrofitting cooling, electrical capacity, procurement basics, and HVAC bid readiness.

Conejo Valley Unified School District
Ventura

Conejo Valley Unified School District: valley heat, wildfire smoke and filtration, hillside sites, procurement basics, and HVAC bid readiness.

Ventura Unified School District
Ventura

Ventura Unified School District: mild coastal climate, salt exposure, startup and humidity issues, procurement basics, and HVAC bid readiness.

Colleges & universities

Rancho Santiago Community College District
Orange County

HVAC and refrigeration bid work for Rancho Santiago CCD (Santa Ana College, Santiago Canyon College): campus systems, procurement, scheduling and paperwork.

North Orange County Community College District
Orange County

HVAC, refrigeration and central plant bid work for North Orange County CCD: Cypress College, Fullerton College and continuing education sites.

Coast Community College District
Orange County

HVAC, refrigeration and hot-water bid work for Coast CCD: Orange Coast College, Golden West College, Coastline College and coastal-climate considerations.

South Orange County Community College District
Orange County

HVAC and refrigeration bid work for South Orange County CCD: Saddleback College, Irvine Valley College and the ATEP campus. Campus loads, procurement and prep.

Los Angeles Community College District
Los Angeles

HVAC and refrigeration bid work for the Los Angeles Community College District: nine colleges, large-scale programs, procurement, schedules and compliance.

Long Beach Community College District
Los Angeles

HVAC and refrigeration bid work for Long Beach CCD: Liberal Arts Campus and Pacific Coast Campus, trades programs, procurement, scheduling and compliance.

Riverside Community College District
Inland Empire

HVAC and refrigeration bid work for Riverside CCD: Riverside City College, Moreno Valley College and Norco College. Inland heat, procurement and preparation.

San Diego Community College District
San Diego

HVAC and refrigeration bid work for San Diego CCD: City, Mesa and Miramar colleges plus continuing education. Campus systems, procurement and preparation.

Ventura County Community College District
Ventura

HVAC and refrigeration bid work for Ventura County CCD: Moorpark, Oxnard and Ventura colleges. Campus profiles, procurement, schedules and preparation.

University of California, Irvine
Orange County

Commercial HVAC, chiller plant and refrigeration service and bid-level work for UC Irvine-type campus facilities. Orange County commercial and union contractor.

University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Mechanical service and bid-level HVAC work for a dense Westwood research campus and health system: plants, labs, housing and athletics. Commercial and union.

University of California, Riverside
Inland Empire

HVAC service and bid-level mechanical work for a hot inland UC campus: cooling-dominated plants, research labs, housing and athletics. Commercial and union.

University of California, San Diego
San Diego

Mechanical service and bid-level HVAC work for a La Jolla research campus and health system: labs, plants, marine air and medical-adjacent space. Commercial, union.

California State University, Fullerton
Orange County

Commercial HVAC, plant and refrigeration service and bid-level work for a large Orange County CSU campus: commuter schedules, labs, athletics and dining.

California State University, Long Beach
Los Angeles

Commercial HVAC, hydronic and refrigeration service and bid-level work for a coastal-adjacent Long Beach CSU campus: arena, labs, housing and food service.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Los Angeles

Commercial HVAC, refrigeration and plant service and bid-level mechanical work for a hot-valley polytechnic campus with agriculture, engineering and hospitality.

Counties & cities

County of Orange
Orange County

Mechanical work for the County of Orange: Santa Ana civic center, jails, John Wayne Airport, regional parks and libraries, and how county HVAC bids are run.

County of Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Mechanical work for the County of Los Angeles: Civic Center offices, DHS hospitals, jails, libraries, parks and airports, plus how county HVAC work is bought.

County of Riverside
Inland Empire

Mechanical work for the County of Riverside: RUHS Medical Center, jails, county offices, libraries, parks, desert heat, and how county HVAC bids work.

County of San Bernardino
Inland Empire

Mechanical work for the County of San Bernardino: Arrowhead Medical Center, detention centers, airports, desert and mountain sites, and county bids.

County of San Diego
San Diego

Mechanical work for the County of San Diego: Administration Center, Sheriff detention, health clinics, airports, parks, libraries, and county bids.

County of Ventura
Ventura

Mechanical work for the County of Ventura: Government Center, Medical Center, jails, Camarillo and Oxnard airports, harbor, libraries, and bids.

City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles

HVAC and refrigeration for City of Los Angeles facilities: libraries, fire and police stations, rec centers, yards. How the city buys and how Davinci bids.

City of Long Beach
Los Angeles

Mechanical work for City of Long Beach facilities: civic center, libraries, waterfront venues and public safety. Procurement, access and Davinci's approach.

City of Anaheim
Orange County

Orange County-based HVAC and refrigeration for City of Anaheim facilities: civic buildings, venues, utilities, libraries and public safety.

City of Santa Ana
Orange County

HVAC and refrigeration for City of Santa Ana facilities: downtown civic center, libraries, community centers and public safety, from an OC-based team.

City of Irvine
Orange County

HVAC and refrigeration for City of Irvine facilities: civic center, Great Park, community and senior centers. Lifecycle planning from an OC-based team.

City of San Diego
San Diego

Mechanical work for City of San Diego facilities: civic center, libraries, Balboa Park, rec centers, utilities. Procurement notes and Davinci's approach.

City of Riverside
Inland Empire

HVAC and refrigeration for City of Riverside facilities: civic buildings, library, venues, utilities and public safety, built for Inland Empire heat.

Federal & military

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
San Diego

Camp Pendleton HVAC and refrigeration bid work: dispersed camps, barracks and galleys, base access, Davis-Bacon, UFC/UFGS, and NAVFAC contract routes.

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach
Orange County

Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station HVAC bid work: ordnance-adjacent areas, wetland setting, base access, Davis-Bacon, NAVFAC contracting, commissioning.

Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos
Orange County

Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base HVAC bid work: readiness centers, drill-weekend loads, shared tenants, and state and federal contract paths.

Naval Base Ventura County
Ventura

Naval Base Ventura County HVAC bid work: Port Hueneme and Point Mugu sites, coastal corrosion, base access, Davis-Bacon, and NAVFAC contracting.

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
San Diego

MCAS Miramar HVAC and refrigeration bid work: hangars, flight-line access, inland heat, electronics cooling, NAVFAC contracting, and Davis-Bacon.

Naval Base San Diego
San Diego

Naval Base San Diego HVAC and refrigeration bid work: barracks, galleys, bayfront corrosion, pier-side access, NAVFAC contracting, and Davis-Bacon.

March Air Reserve Base
Inland Empire

HVAC and refrigeration at March Air Reserve Base: Inland Empire heat, hangar and office mix, base access and outage planning, from Davinci Mechanical.

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
Inland Empire

Desert HVAC and refrigeration at MCAGCC Twentynine Palms: extreme heat, remote logistics, base access, outage windows and how subcontractors engage.

VA Long Beach Healthcare System
Los Angeles

HVAC and refrigeration at a VA medical campus in Long Beach: hospital, living center and research space, infection control, access and outages.

NAVFAC Southwest
San Diego

How NAVFAC Southwest buys construction and facility work, which mechanical scopes appear, and how a union HVAC firm approaches Navy contracting.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District
Los Angeles

What the Army Corps Los Angeles District does, how its contracting is structured, which mechanical scopes appear, and how HVAC subs engage.

GSA Pacific Rim Region
Los Angeles

GSA Pacific Rim Region manages federal offices, courthouses and border facilities. How work is structured, mechanical scopes, and how HVAC subs engage.

Airports, ports, transit & water agencies

Los Angeles World Airports
Los Angeles

Mechanical planning for Los Angeles World Airports facilities: LAX and Van Nuys terminals, plants, cargo and ops buildings, badging, phased shutdowns and bidding.

John Wayne Airport
Orange County

HVAC and refrigeration planning for John Wayne Airport in Orange County: terminal and parking structure systems, county procurement, badging and phased shutdowns.

Port of Long Beach
Los Angeles

Mechanical work at the Port of Long Beach: harbor department offices, terminal support buildings, shops and warehouses, harbor-district access, and public bidding.

Port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Port of Los Angeles mechanical planning: San Pedro and Wilmington buildings, cruise and waterfront facilities, cold-chain context, procurement and compliance.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
Los Angeles

How Metro bus divisions, rail yards, stations and control centers shape HVAC work, how the agency buys, and what a mechanical contractor should have ready.

Orange County Transportation Authority
Orange County

HVAC and refrigeration realities at Orange County's transit agency: bus bases, administration, stations and express lanes, plus how OCTA-type work is bid.

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
San Diego

Mechanical planning for the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority: San Diego International terminals, parking, ops buildings, tight site logistics and bidding.

Ontario International Airport Authority
Inland Empire

HVAC and refrigeration planning for Ontario International Airport in the Inland Empire: terminal, cargo and ops buildings, extreme heat, JPA procurement and access.

Orange County Sanitation District
Orange County

HVAC for wastewater treatment: corrosive air, control rooms, lab cooling and 24/7 operations at a large Orange County sanitation district, and how it buys.

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Los Angeles

HVAC at a wholesale water agency: treatment plants, aqueduct pumping plants, labs and headquarters across Southern California, and how large water bids work.

Orange County Water District
Orange County

HVAC at a groundwater agency: recharge facilities, water purification, labs, pump stations and headquarters, and how OCWD-type work is bid.