Interstate 10 at Monroe Street Interchange Improvements.pdf

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County of Riverside Notice to Bidders

Sealed Bids will be received at the Riverside County Transportation Department, 14th Street Transportation Annex, 3525 14th Street, Riverside, California 92501, telephone (951) 955-6780 until 2:00 pm on October 14, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened at said address, for construction in accordance with the specifications therefore, to which special reference is made, as follows:

County of Riverside, Interstate 10 at Monroe Street Interchange Improvements

In the City of Indio Project No. C7-0048

Federal Aid No. STPLN-5956(294)

DBE Contract goal is not required.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 3:00 pm on September 30, 2026, at the County of Riverside Transportation Department, 3525 14th Street, Riverside, California 92501. This meeting is to inform bidders of project requirements and subcontractors of subcontracting and material supply opportunities.

Bidder's attendance at this meeting will be mandatory.

This project is subject to the “Buy America” provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 as amended by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Assistance Efficiency Act of 1991.

Bids are required for the entire work described herein. The Contractor shall possess a current and active State of California Class "A" Contractor’s license at the time this contract is awarded. The successful bidder shall furnish a payment bond and a performance bond.

This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990.

Inquiries or questions based on alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications or estimate must be communicated as a bidder inquiry, in writing, prior to bid opening. Any such inquiries or questions, submitted after bid opening, will not be treated as a bid protest. Technical questions should be directed to the office of the County of Riverside Transportation Department, 3525 14th Street, Riverside, CA 92501, telephone (951) 955-6780, electronic mail: jrjimenez@rivco.org.

A digital set of documents (bid book and plans) may be obtained upon request, at no cost, or a printed set of bidding documents with 11”x17” size plans may be obtained upon request for a nonrefundable fee of $65.00 per set, plus mailing costs.

Email request of bidding documents, with company and contact information, to Bids- Contracts@rivco.org and reference this project (or contact 3525 14th Street, Riverside, California 92501, telephone (951) 955-6780).

Engineering Estimate: $ 95,000,000 - $ 110,000,000 (Base Bid Schedule A)

$ 16,000,000 - $ 19,000,000 (Base Bid Schedule B) $ 850,000 - $ 1,000,000 (Base Bid Schedule C) $ 97,000 - $ 113,000 (Base Bid Schedule D) $ 570,000 - $ 650,000 (Alternative Bid Schedule A)

Bid Bond 10 % Performance Bond 100 % Payment Bond 100 % Working Days 585

Plant Establishment Period 750 days

Website: https://trans.rctlma.org/notices-inviting-bids

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The County of Riverside affirms that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation.

The County of Riverside, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252) and the Regulations of the Department of Commerce (15 C.F.R., Part 8) and related statutes, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that minority businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids, and it will affirmatively insure that the contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability.

Pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.1, any Contractor bidding, or subcontractor to be listed on a bid proposal subject to Public Contract Code section 4104, shall not be qualified to bid after March 1, 2015, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public works pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5.

No Contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract or perform work on any contract for public work, after April 1, 2015, without proof of current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 to perform public works.

Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates, in the county, or counties, in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. The Federal minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the bid book and in copies of this book that may be examined at the offices described above where project plans, special provisions, and bid forms may be seen.

Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of bid book.

Future effective general prevailing wage rates which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates.

Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements in the bid book. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. The Department will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes "helper" (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate, which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free “hotline” service to report bid rigging activities Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., eastern time, Telephone No. 1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use the “hotline” to report these activities. The “hotline” is part of the DOT’s continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially and caller anonymity will be respected.