Colorado River Aqueduct Canal Liner Rehabilitation_ Mile Marker 24.77 to 60.45.pdf

MS August 6, 2025 00020-1 2191

(construction contract)

THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

DOCUMENT 00020

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

Colorado River Aqueduct Canal Liner Rehabilitation, Mile Marker 24.77 to 60.45

N-1 The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California hereby invites sealed bids for the Colorado River Aqueduct

Canal Liner Rehabilitation, Mile Marker 24.77 to 60.45 located in San Bernardino County and Riverside County, CA in accordance with Specifications No. 2191.

N-2 Bid documents may be obtained free of charge from Metropolitan’s bid system at https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/16151/bo/bo-search. At the page of “Bid Opportunities,” click on this project name, then on the “Documents” tab, and “Download.” Prospective bidders must register at the website in order to download plans, specifications and prospective bidders’ list, and to receive addenda and notifications when issued. Prospective bidders shall be responsible for checking the website to retrieve and review all posted addenda.

N-3 Project Description - The work consists of rehabilitating and replacing segments of the Colorado River Aqueduct

Canal liner, over-excavating and re-compacting the subgrade, abatement of materials containing polychlorinated biphenyls

(PCB)-containing coal tar coating, site restoration, and all appurtenant work as specified and shown on the drawings.

N-4 Estimated Cost of Contract - Metropolitan expects the total cost of construction to range between $11,000,000 and

$13,000,000. This estimate is intended to serve merely as a guideline of the magnitude of work. Neither the bidders nor the

Contractor shall be entitled to claims because of any inaccuracy in the estimated cost range.

N-5 A pre-bid conference will be held with responsible representatives of prospective bidders at the Iron Mountain

Pumping Plant, 6001 Iron Mountain Road, Earp, CA 92242 at 8:00 a.m. on August 5, 2026. The pre-bid conference is expected to take 6 hours. Lunch will be provided to all attendees. Driving directions to the Iron Mountain facilities from Los Angeles are as follows: Take Interstate 10 East and travel past Chiriaco Summit. Continue East to the Desert Center and take Highway 177

Exit. Travel North (turn left) approximately 27 miles to Highway 62. Take Highway 62 East and travel approximately 8 miles east. Turn left at Iron Mountain Pumping Plant Road. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is a condition precedent to submittal of a bid, and Metropolitan will not consider a bid from any bidder not represented at the pre-bid conference.

Immediately following the pre-bid conference, a tour of the project will be given. The attendees shall be responsible for driving their own vehicles. Four-wheel vehicles are required. Attendees must wear construction attire during the tour. All personnel attending the pre-bid conference shall possess a valid government-issued photo identification card and shall not pose a security risk to Metropolitan. Any vehicle entering a Metropolitan facility is subject to search and visual inspection.

Attendance at the pre-bid conference by subcontractors is not required.

N-6 Questions regarding this project shall be emailed to SpecsDesk@mwdh2o.com or directed to the Specifications

Desk at (213) 217-6515.

N-7 Bids shall be submitted to Metropolitan at https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/16151/bo/bo-search in accordance with the requirements of Document 00100, Instructions to Bidders, on or before 2:00 p.m., August 25, 2026. Bids submitted after the time specified will not be accepted by the Metropolitan online bid system.

N-8 Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check, or a surety bond as a guarantee that the bidder will execute the proposed contract if awarded. The successful bidder shall furnish a performance bond and a labor and material payment bond, in accordance with the contract documents.

N-9 The bidder shall have a California contractor license, classification “A” at the time of submitting the bid. In addition, the entity performing hazardous substance removal shall have a California Contractors State License Board issued

HAZ Certification.

N-10 Metropolitan has adopted a policy encouraging the participation of Small Business Enterprise and Disabled Veteran

Business Enterprise (SBE/DVBE) firms in its contracts. For this project, Metropolitan requires small and/or disabled veteran business participation of at least 10 percent of the total bid. Failure to meet this percentage will cause Metropolitan to reject the bid as non-responsive. SBE/DVBE participation will be determined by the total value of all contracts entered into with

SBEs and DVBEs for this project. Bidders may call Metropolitan's Business Outreach Officer at (213) 217-7444 with questions regarding the Small/Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program.

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Notice Inviting Bids

2191 00020-2 MS August 6, 2025

(construction contract)

N-11 The successful bidder and its agents, employees, and subcontractors shall comply with provisions of the California

Labor Code, including those relating to payment of prevailing rates of wages. The bidder and its subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code

Section 1725.5. Metropolitan will not accept any bid without proof of current registration to perform public work pursuant to

Section 1725.5.

N-12 The successful bidder will be permitted to substitute securities for money that would otherwise be withheld by

Metropolitan as provided in California Public Contract Code § 22300.

N-13 This project is subject to a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). The successful bidder and its agents, employees, and subcontractors shall comply with provisions of the PLA.

THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT

OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

July 21, 2026

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