SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

SSJMUD

Kern County, California

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

SPECIFICATIONS NO. SSJMUD 26-02

CARATAN RECHARGE PIPELINE

ISSUED FOR BID

August 2026

GEI Consultants, Inc.

5001 California Ave

Bakersfield, CA 93309

A recommended, but voluntary, pre-bid conference and job-site tour will be held At 9:00 a.m. on August 26, 2026, commencing at the Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility

District office.

Bids will be received at the Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District office until 2:00 p.m. on September 16, 2026.

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Kern County, California

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

SPECIFICATIONS NO. SSJMUD 26-02

CARATAN RECHARGE PIPELINE

Contract Documents were prepared by or under the direction of the following registered person(s):

Mark Martin, P.E.

8/18/2026

Melissa Doiron Stamp

Kern County, California

OFFICE LOCATION

11281 Garzoli Avenue

Delano, CA 93215

MAILING ADDRESS

PO Box 279

Delano, CA 93216

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John N. Fisher – President

Peter Dulcich – Vice President Denise Regan Joseph Ritchie

Brandon Morris

GENERAL MANAGER

Roland Gross

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Title Page

A – NOTICE INVITING BIDS

A-1 Invitation for Bids .................................................................................................. A-1 A-2 Submitting Bids and Bid Opening ......................................................................... A-1 A-3 Location of the Work ............................................................................................. A-2 A-4 Description of the Work ........................................................................................ A-2 A-5 Classification of Contractors License / Contractor Registration .......................... A-2 A-6 Award of Contract ................................................................................................. A-3 A-7 Site Conditions ....................................................................................................... A-4 A-8 Certified Checks and Bonds .................................................................................. A-4 A-9 Contract Retention ................................................................................................ A-5 A-10 Wage Rates / Compliance Monitoring ................................................................. A-5 A-11 Use of Apprentices ................................................................................................ A-6 A-12 Contract Documents ............................................................................................. A-6 A-13 Address and Marking of Proposal ......................................................................... A-7 A-14 Substitute Securities .............................................................................................. A-7

A – NOTICE INVITING BIDS (PUBLISHED VERSION) .................................................................... A-9

B – INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

B-1 Form of Proposal and Signature ........................................................................... B-1 B-2 Preparation of the Proposal .................................................................................. B-2 B-3 Responsible Bidder and Responsive Bid ............................................................... B-2 B-4 Brokerage of Work Not Favorably Considered .................................................... B-3 B-5 Equalizing Factors .................................................................................................. B-3 B-6 Servicing and Maintenance ................................................................................... B-3 B-7 Local Conditions .................................................................................................... B-3 B-8 Execution of Contract ............................................................................................ B-4 B-9 Bonds ..................................................................................................................... B-4 B-10 Workers’ Compensation Insurance ...................................................................... B-5 B-11 Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance.................................................. B-6 B-12 Subcontracts .......................................................................................................... B-8 B-13 Non-Collusion Affidavits ........................................................................................ B-9 B-14 Bidder’s Bond ........................................................................................................ B-9 B-15 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) Checklist ........................................ B-10

B – INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS (Continued)

B-16 Construction Schedule ........................................................................................ B-10 B-17 Bid Submission and Opening Procedures ........................................................... B-11

PROPOSAL

BIDDER’S BOND

PROPOSAL BIDDING SCHEDULE

MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

INFORMATION REQUIRED OF BIDDER

AGREEMENT

FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE BOND

PAYMENT BOND

NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT

SUBCONTRACTOR’S NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT

DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) CHECKLIST

NOTICE TO BIDDERS OF PRE-BID CONFERENCE AND JOB SITE TOUR

NOTICE OF AWARD

NOTICE TO PROCEED FORM

NOTICE TO PROCEED CHECKLIST

C – GENERAL CONDITIONS

C-1 Definitions.............................................................................................................. C-1 C-2 Correlation and Intent of Documents .................................................................. C-7 C-3 Assignment ............................................................................................................ C-7 C-4 Notice and Service Thereof ................................................................................... C-7 C-5 Cooperation with Others ...................................................................................... C-8 C-6 Personal Attention ................................................................................................ C-8 C-7 Compliance with Laws, Permits, Licenses, Approvals, Legal Obligations, Taxes ........... C-9 C-8 Indemnification ..................................................................................................... C-9 C-9 Assignments of Antitrust Actions ....................................................................... C-11 C-10 Claims and Payment of Attorneys’ Fees ............................................................. C-12 C-11 Authority of the Engineer ................................................................................... C-22 C-12 Qualifications of Bidders ..................................................................................... C-23 C-13 Contractor's License ............................................................................................ C-23 C-14 Subcontracts ........................................................................................................ C-24 C-15 Plans and Specifications ...................................................................................... C-25 C-16 Department of Industrial Relations Registration ............................................... C-26 C-17 Workers and Wages ............................................................................................ C-26 C-18 Quality Control .................................................................................................... C-29

C – GENERAL CONDITIONS (Continued)

C-19 Construction Program (Schedule)....................................................................... C-30 C-20 Superintendence ................................................................................................. C-31 C-21 Suspension of Work – Damages for Delay ......................................................... C-32 C-22 Time of Work –Termination for Delay – Time Extensions ................................. C-33 C-23 Termination for Reasons Other Than Delay ....................................................... C-34 C-24 Changes and Extra Work ..................................................................................... C-37 C-25 Changes of Contract Price ................................................................................... C-39 C-26 Claims for Extra Cost ........................................................................................... C-43 C-27 Changes of Contract Time ................................................................................... C-43 C-28 Inspection of Work .............................................................................................. C-45 C-29 Field Verification of Existing Dimensions and Ground Profiles ......................... C-46 C-30 Conditions Affecting Work .................................................................................. C-46 C-31 Underground Facilities ........................................................................................ C-46 C-32 Protection of Work Site, Existing Structures, Roadways, Utilities, Vegetation, and Private Property...... C-50 C-33 Temporary Use of District Facilities .................................................................... C-52 C-34 Responsibility for Repair of Facilities .................................................................. C-52 C-35 Products, Material and Equipment .................................................................... C-52 C-36 Trade Names or Approved Equals ...................................................................... C-54 C-37 Special Controls ................................................................................................... C-56 C-38 Security ................................................................................................................ C-57 C-39 Relief from Duty of Protecting Work .................................................................. C-58 C-40 Guarantee and Maintenance Warranties .......................................................... C-58 C-41 Guarantee ............................................................................................................ C-60 C-42 Right to Operate Unsatisfactory Equipment ...................................................... C-60 C-43 Notice of Latent or Hazardous Conditions ......................................................... C-60 C-44 Safety ................................................................................................................... C-61 C-45 Accidents ............................................................................................................. C-63 C-46 Fire Protection ..................................................................................................... C-63 C-47 Landscape Preservation ...................................................................................... C-63 C-48 Clean-up ............................................................................................................... C-64 C-49 Submittals ............................................................................................................ C-65 C-50 Payments to Contractor and Completion .......................................................... C-73 C-51 Project Meetings ................................................................................................. C-80 C-52 Record Drawings ................................................................................................. C-82 C-53 Contract Closeout ................................................................................................ C-84 C-54 Satisfaction of Liens ............................................................................................. C-88 C-55 Waiver of Interest in Certain Situations ............................................................. C-88 C-56 Protest Procedure ............................................................................................... C-88

D – SPECIAL CONDITIONS

D-1 The Requirement ................................................................................................... D-1 D-2 Description of Work .............................................................................................. D-1 D-3 Beginning and Completion of Work ..................................................................... D-1 D-4 Labor Compliance Program .................................................................................. D-2 D-5 Federal Grant Special Provisions .......................................................................... D-4 D-6 Not Used .............................................................................................................. D-13 D-7 Liquidated Damages for Delays .......................................................................... D-13 D-8 Materials .............................................................................................................. D-14 D-9 Right-of-Way, Construction Roads, Site Access ................................................. D-15 D-10 Access Roads and Staging Area........................................................................... D-16 D-11 Surveys ................................................................................................................. D-16 D-12 Crossing of Existing Creeks, Reservoirs, and Ponds ........................................... D-17 D-13 Quality Control – Testing .................................................................................... D-18 D-14 Noise During Construction .................................................................................. D-18 D-15 Soils Report .......................................................................................................... D-18 D-16 Excavation Safety Plan ........................................................................................ D-19 D-17 Damage to Growing Crops .................................................................................. D-19 D-18 Destruction of Boll Weevil Host Plants ............................................................... D-19 D-19 Prevention of Water Pollution and Prevention of Air Pollution ........................ D-20 D-20 Valley Fever – Notices to Employees .................................................................. D-21 D-21 Special Environmental Requirements ................................................................ D-21 D-22 Other Special Construction Conditions .............................................................. D-27

TECHNICAL CONDITIONS

APPENDIX

DRAWINGS

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SECTION A

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

Kern County, California

FOR CONSTRUCTING THE

CARATAN RECHARGE PIPELINE

SPECIFICATIONS NO. SSJMUD 26-02

A-1 Invitation for Bids

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District, hereinafter referred to as the District, for furnishing all labor, services, materials, tools, equipment, supplies, and facilities necessary therefore, transportation, utilities, and all other items as provided in the Contract Documents for the acceptable completion of the Work described in Section A-4, together with all appurtenances thereto, in strict accordance with the Plans and Specifications.

Bids shall be made in accordance with the prevailing rate of per diem wages for this locality and project as determined by the Director of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1770 et seq., and the Davis-Bacon Act, whichever is greater. A copy of the prevailing wage determination current as of the publishing of this solicitation is included in the Appendix. Prevailing wage schedules for Kern County are available from the Department of Industrial Relations-Division of Labor Statistics & Research via the internet at www.dir.ca.gov. Davis-Bacon Act wages can be found at www.dol.gov.

The Contractor, its Subcontractors and Suppliers will be required to comply with all applicable state and federal requirements, including, without limitation, those specifically identified in any Grant Agreement. This Project is being funded in part by a grant from the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) WaterSMART Drought Response Program (see Appendix).

A-2 Submitting Bids and Bid Opening

Bids will be received at the office of the District at 11281 Garzoli Avenue, Delano, California 93215, until 2:00 p.m. on September 16, 2026, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids shall be timely submitted in sealed envelopes

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It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to ensure that their bid is received at the proper time and at the proper location and in the proper format. Facsimile bids will not be accepted. Bids received after said deadline time will be returned unopened to the bidder.

A recommended, but voluntary, pre-bid conference and site visit will be held at 9:00 a.m. on August 26, 2026, at the office of the District.

A-3 Location of the Work

The work to be constructed hereunder is located within Kern County, in the vicinity of Woollomes Ave and Zachary Road, east of the City of Delano, California.

A-4 Description of Work

The Work is described as:

1. The Work shall consist of furnishing all tools, equipment, materials, supplies, and manufactured articles; furnishing all transportation and services, including fuel, power, water, and essential communications; and performing all labor, to install a new pipeline from the existing Moss Screen Diversion Structure to the existing groundwater spreading basins.

2. The San Joaquin Municipal Utility District (District) will furnish some materials for installation by the Contractor.

3. The Moss Screen Diversion Structure currently supplies water to the irrigation Lateral 122.5. Work within the structure will occur when the Friant-Kern Canal is out of service. The anticipated period the Friant Kern Canal will be out of service is November 2026 through January 2027. The Contractor will have 30 calendar days to complete the work to install the gate within the Moss Screen Diversion Structure, including demolition activities within the Diversion Structure. The Contractor shall not begin work until the District authorized that work my begin.

Greater details of the Work are further described in Section D-2, the Proposal Bidding Schedule, Measurement and Payment, the Technical Specifications, and Plans.

A-5 Classification of Contractors License / Contractor Registration

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Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 6100(b), any contractor, subcontractor, and/or specialty contractor, as defined under Business and Professions Code section 7026, submitting a proposal shall possess, at the time the Contract is awarded, that classification of contractor’s license required by law to enable the contractor to perform the Work contemplated under the Contract Documents, as more specifically set forth in the Specifications. Contractors shall provide the District with their Contractor’s license number and expiration date as provided in the Proposal.

No contractor or subcontractor may bid or be listed on a bid proposal unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)].

No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded the contract for the Project or engage in Work on the Project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5.

A-6 Award of Contract

Each bid shall be made on the proposal forms furnished by the District and shall be in accordance with the Contract Documents. The Proposal Bidding Schedule includes places to enter bid prices for each of the various items of work. Bidders will be required to submit prices for all the items on the bid schedule. Award of the Contract, if made by the District, will be to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest responsive Bid Proposal on the basis of the prices in the Base Bid in accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 20103.8(a). See Section B-17 for further particulars of the bidding and basis of award.

Proposals will be accepted until the date and time specified in the Notice of Inviting Bids.

The Contract will be awarded as soon as practicable to the lowest responsible bidder that has submitted a responsive bid, price and other factors considered, provided its Bid is reasonable and is in the best interest of the District to accept.

The District reserves the right, after opening bids, to reject any or all bids, or to make award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and reject all other bids. Refer to Paragraph B-3 for information regarding “Responsible Bidder” and submission of a “Responsive Bid”.

The successful Bidder will be notified in writing by District of the Award of Contract within 30 days after opening of Bids. Accompanying the Notice of Award will be a copy of the

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Agreement, which successful Bidder will be required to execute properly and return to District, together with properly executed Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Certificates of Insurance and Endorsement, and Non-Collusion Affidavits, all within 10 days after date of receipt of such Notice of Award. District will promptly determine whether such Contract, Bonds, and Certificates of Insurance and Endorsement are as required by the Specifications and, upon such determination, will forward a fully signed copy of the Contract to successful Bidder.

A-7 Site Conditions

Each bidder shall carefully examine the Plans, read the Specifications and the forms of the Contract Documents, and may visit the site of the proposed work to fully inform himself as to all existing conditions and limitations that may affect the execution of work under the Contract, and each such bidder shall include in the prices bid the cost of all incidentals and appurtenances. The failure or omission of any bidder to receive or examine any form, instrument, addendum, or other document, or his failure to visit the worksite and acquaint himself with conditions at the construction site, shall in no respect relieve any such bidder from any obligation imposed by his bid or by the Contract. The submittal of a bid shall be taken as prima facie evidence of compliance with all instructions contained herein.

A-8 Certified Checks and Bonds

Each bid shall be under sealed cover and must be accompanied by a Bidder’s Bond in the form of either cash, a certified or cashier’s check, or by a corporate surety bond on the form furnished by the District and made payable to the Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District as a guaranty that the bidder will, if an award is made to him in accordance with the terms of his bid, promptly secure worker’s compensation insurance, liability insurance, and any other insurance required by the Contract Documents, execute a contract in the required form, and furnish satisfactory bonds for the faithful performance of the Contract and for the payment of claims of all persons supplying labor and materials for the construction of the work. Should the successful bidder fail to so perform, the District shall be entitled to retain the moneys represented by said check or bond as liquidated damages on account of the delay and inconvenience occasioned to the District, it being expressly agreed and understood that the amount of said check or bond constitutes reasonable damages and that it is impracticable or extremely difficult to ascertain actual damages. Said cash, check or Bidder’s Bond shall be in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid. The District reserves the right to

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Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District August 2026 Caratan Recharge Pipeline Notice Inviting Bids reject any bond, if in the opinion of the Engineer or the District’s attorney, the Surety’s acknowledgment is not legally sufficient. All sureties utilized by bidders shall be legally qualified to do business in the State of California, shall carry a current Best’s Insurance Guide rating of “A” or better, Class X or better, and shall furnish such reports as to their financial condition, from time to time, as may be requested by the District, including the Financial Statement of Bonding Company furnished with the Bond. The premiums for all said bonds shall be paid by the bidder. If any surety becomes unacceptable to the District in the absolute judgment and discretion of the District, then the bidder/contractor shall promptly furnish at its own expense such additional bonds as may be required by the District to protect the District’s interests and the interests of persons supplying labor or materials in the prosecution of the work contemplated by these Contract Documents.

In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Contract Documents and the terms of the bonds, the terms of the Contract Documents shall control and the bonds shall be deemed to be amended thereby. The District shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights granted by the Contract Documents in the event of default, without control by the surety, provided that the District promptly notifies the surety at the time or before the exercise of such rights. The exercise by the District of such rights shall not affect the liability of the surety under the bonds.

Bid security of unsuccessful bidder will be returned to the bidder within sixty (60) days of the time the execution of the contract by the District and the successful bidder award of Contract is made.

A-9 Contract Retention

At the request and expense of the Contractor and pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22300, securities equivalent to any amount withheld by the District to ensure the Contractor’s performance under the Contract shall be deposited with the District as substitute security, or, at the Contractor’s request, with a state or federally chartered bank in California as the escrow agent. Escrow instructions shall conform to the requirements of Public Contract Code section 22300.

A-10 Wage Rates / Compliance Monitoring

Bids shall be made in accordance with the prevailing hourly rate of per diem wages for this locality and project as determined by the Director of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1770 et seq. and the Davis-Bacon Act, whichever is greater. A copy of the prevailing wage rate schedules is incorporated herein by this reference. The

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Contractor shall post a copy of said documents at each job site. The Contractor and any Subcontractor under him shall pay not less than the specified prevailing rate of per diem wages for general, holiday and overtime work to all workers employed in the execution of this Contract.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Each contractor and subcontractor shall furnish the records specified in Labor Code section 1776 directly to the Labor Commissions, in the manner set forth in Labor Code section 1771.4.

Contractors shall be required to post job site notices, as prescribed by regulation.

A-11 Use of Apprentices

If the project requires the employment of workers in any apprenticeable craft or trade, once awarded, the Contractor or Subcontractors must apply to the Joint Apprenticeship Council unless already covered by local apprenticeship standards under Labor Code Section 1777.5, and the Contractor shall otherwise comply with Section 1777.5.

A-12 Contract Documents

The Contract Documents shall consist of the Notice Inviting Bids, the Instructions to Bidders, the accepted Proposal and Proposal Bidding Schedule, the Contractor’s Licensing Statement, the Information Required of Bidders, the Agreement, the Bidder’s Bond, the Faithful Performance Bond, the Payment Bond, the Non-Collusion Affidavits, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Checklist, the Notice to Proceed, General Conditions, Special Conditions, Specifications, Plans, Appendices and any Change Order or Addenda, setting forth any modifications or interpretations of any of said documents, and Grant Agreements, all of which documents are on file or will be on file in the office of the District, 11281 Garzoli Avenue, Delano, California 93215, and which are hereby referred to and made a part of this Notice Inviting Bids.

All questions about the meaning or intent of the Contract Documents or questions regarding the type of work required may be addressed to the following:

Sam Schaefer GEI Consultants, Inc.

sschaefer@geiconsultants.com

All questions or inquiries regarding the project or the Contract Documents shall be directed solely to the person listed above. Bidders shall not contact any participants in mailto:sschaefer@geiconsultants.com AOrtiz Highlight

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Portable Document Format (PDF) Contract Documents will be made available to Bidders either by email or link. No paper (hard) copies of Contract Documents will be provided to Bidders.

Requests for electronic Contract Documents may be requested from Sam Schaefer, GEI Consultants, Inc. at sschaefer@geiconsultants.com. Request must include company name, requesting person’s name, requesting person’s physical address, requesting person’s email address, and requesting person’s phone number.

Bidders are required to notify the contact above if they obtain the Contract Documents from a planroom or any means other than from the contact above, in order to be added to the planholders list.

The District may amend any provision or part of the Specifications at any time prior to three days before closing time, provided that the closing time set forth may be extended by District at any time prior to said closing time. Such amendments, if any, will be in the form of addenda which will be issued simultaneously only to all persons who are recorded on the planholders list maintained by the Engineer including persons who have obtained a copy of the Contract Documents from the contact above; are recorded by the Engineer as having received the Contract Documents; or are recorded by the Engineer as having attended the Pre-bid Conference. Questions received after September 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. will not be answered. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or responses will be without legal effect and are not to be relied upon by the Bidders unless they are integrated into the written Contract Documents.

A-13 Address and Marking of Proposal

The envelope enclosing the proposal shall be sealed and addressed to the Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District and mailed or delivered to 11281 Garzoli Avenue, Delano, California 93215. The envelope shall be plainly marked in the upper left-hand corner with the name and address of the bidder and shall bear the words “Proposal for”, followed by title of the Specifications for the work and the date and hour for opening of bids. The certified or cashier’s check, money order, or Bidder’s Bond, where applicable, shall be made payable to Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District. The bid security shall be enclosed in the same envelope with the Proposal.

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A-14 Substitute Securities

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, equivalent securities may be substituted for monies withheld to ensure performance of the contract. The District reserves the right to solely determine the adequacy of the securities being proposed by the Contractor and the value of those securities. The District shall also be entitled to charge an administrative fee, as determined by District in its sole discretion, for substituting equivalent securities for retention amounts. The District’s decisions with respect to the administration of the provisions of Section 22300 shall be final and shall include, but not be limited to, determinations of what securities are equivalent, the value of the securities, the negotiability of the securities, the costs of administration and the determination of whether or not the administration should be accomplished by an independent agency or by the District. The District shall be entitled, at any time, to request the deposit of additional securities of a value designated by District, in District’s sole discretion, to satisfy this requirement. If the District does not receive satisfactory securities within twelve (12) consecutive days of the date of the written request, District shall be entitled to withhold amounts due to Contractor until securities of satisfactory value to District have been received.

Date: August 18, 2026 Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District

By: s/s Roland Gross Deputy General Manager

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NOTICE INVITING BIDS (PUBLISHED VERSION)

SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

Kern Countyһ California

FOR CONSTRUCTING THE

CARATAN RECHARGE PIPELINE

SPECIFICATIONS NOҷ SSJMUD коҖик

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District (hereinafter “District”) until 2:00 p.m. on September 16, 2026, for construction of the CARATAN RECHARGE PIPELINE, located within Kern County, east of the City of Delano in California. Bids will be received at the office of the District, 11281 Garzoli Avenue, Delano, California 93215, until the stated time and date, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. If a contract is awarded, it will be awarded to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest responsive Bid Proposal on the basis of prices in the Bid. The bidding requirements and the work are fully described in the Plans and Specifications, referred to as Specifications No. SSJMUD 26-02. Portable Document Format (PDF) of Contract Documents are being made available to Bidders either by email or a download link. No paper (hard) copies of Contract Documents will be provided to Bidders. Requests for electronic Contract Documents may be requested from Sam Schaefer, GEI Consultants, Inc. at sschaefer@geiconsultants.com.

Request must include company name, requesting person’s name, requesting person’s physical address, requesting person’s email address, and requesting person’s phone number. Addenda will only be distributed to requesting person.

A recommended, but voluntary, pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on August 26, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. commencing at the office of the District.

While the work is more fully described and detailed in the Plans and Specifications, it includes:

Furnish and install a pipeline from the existing Moss Screen Diversion Structure to the existing groundwater spreading basins. The San Joaquin Municipal Utility District (District) will furnish some materials for installation by the Contractor.

The work must be completed during the period identified in the Specifications.

A contractor submitting a proposal shall possess, at the time the Contract is awarded, that classification of contractor’s license required by law to enable the contractor to perform the work contemplated under the Contract Documents, as more specifically set forth in the Specifications.

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Contractors shall provide the District with their Contractor’s license number and expiration date as provided in the proposal.

It is the District’s intent that “plans,” as used in Public Contract Code Section 3300, are defined as the construction contract documents, which include both the drawings and the specifications.

This published notice does NOT reproduce all bidding requirements; accordingly, the above-referenced Plans and Specifications are hereby referred to and made a part of this Notice Inviting Bids. An acceptable bid can only be prepared by reading and following all the instructions that are found in the Specifications, which include Sections A and B thereof.

Each Bidder is required to sign a Noncollusion Affidavit and submit it with their bid.

The successful Bidder is required to furnish a Payment Bond in an amount of 100% of the contract and a Faithful Performance Bond in an amount of 100% of the contract; the bonds to be secured by a surety company or surety companies satisfactory to the District.

Bids shall be based on the payment of not less than the prevailing rate of wages for this locality and project as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1770 et seq. and as provided in the Davis-Bacon Act, whichever is greater. Prevailing wage schedules for Kern County are available from the Department of Industrial Relations-Division of Labor Statistics & Research via the internet at www.dir.ca.gov.

Copies of Davis-Bacon Act wages can be found at www.dol.gov.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Each contractor and subcontractor shall furnish the records specified in Labor Code section 1776 directly to the Labor Commissions, in the manner set forth in Labor Code section 1771.4. Contractors shall be required to post job site notices, as prescribed by regulation.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, equivalent securities may be substituted for monies withheld to ensure performance of the contract.

All questions about the meaning or intent of the Contract Documents or questions regarding the type of work required may be addressed to the following:

Sam Schaefer GEI Consultants, Inc.

sschaefer@geiconsultants.com

This Project is being funded in part by a grant from the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) WaterSMART Drought Response Program. The Contractor, its Subcontractors and Suppliers will be required to comply with all applicable State and Federal requirements, including, without http://www.dir.ca.gov/ http://www.dol.gov/ mailto:sschaefer@geiconsultants.com

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Date: August 18, 2026 Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District

By: s/s Roland Gross Deputy General Manager

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Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District August 2026 Caratan Recharge Pipeline Instructions to Bidders

SECTION B

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

B-1 Form of Proposal and Signature

The Proposal shall be submitted only on the form attached hereto or copies thereof and shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope and marked and addressed as hereinafter directed.

The bidder shall state in figures the unit prices or the specific sums, as the case may be, for which he proposes to supply the labor, materials, supplies, or machinery, and perform the work required by the Contract and other Contract Documents, including the Specifications. If the unit price and the total amount named by a bidder for any item are not in agreement, the unit price alone will be considered as representing the bidder's intention and the totals will be corrected to conform thereto.

If the Proposal is made and submitted to the District by (1) an individual – the Proposal shall be signed by him and his full name and address shall be given; (2) a partnership - the Proposal shall be signed by a general partner of the partnership with the authority to act as an agent on behalf of the partnership and include the partnership name, the name of the general partner executing the Proposal, and provide the name and address of each member of the partnership; (3) a corporation - the Proposal shall be submitted in the name of the corporation, signed by its duly authorized officer or officers, attested by the corporate seal (optional, include the names and titles of all officers of the corporation, and include the address of the corporation and the state of incorporation; and (4) limited liability company - the Proposal shall be submitted in the name of the limited liability company, signed by an authorized agent of the limited liability company (if member-managed, by a member of the limited liability company authorized to act as an agent thereof; if manager-managed, by a manager of the limited liability company authorized to act as an agent thereof), and include the name and address of the limited liability company, as well as the name of the managers of the limited liability company if manager managed. Proposals will be considered only from a Contractor(s) and/or Subcontractor(s) that is/are licensed as required under applicable provisions of the Contractors’ State License Law (California Business and Professional Code, Section 7000 et seq.) and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Each bidder shall insert his license number in the place provided in the Proposal. All Contractors and/or Subcontractors submitting or included on a Proposal shall be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 and include said registration number in the place

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Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District August 2026 Caratan Recharge Pipeline Instructions to Bidders provided in the Proposal. No oral, telephonic, or telegraphic proposal or modification of a proposal will be considered.

B-2 Preparation of the Proposal

Blank spaces in the Proposal shall be properly filled. The phraseology of the Proposal must not be changed, and no additions shall be made to the items mentioned therein.

Unauthorized conditions, limitations, or provisos attached to a Proposal will render it informal and may cause its rejection. If erasures, interlineations or other changes appear on the form, each erasure, interlineation or change must be initialed by the person signing the Proposal. Alternative proposals will not be considered unless specifically provided for in the Bidding Schedule.

Proposals may be withdrawn without prejudice by written or telegraphic requests received from bidder prior to the time for opening of bids, and Proposals so withdrawn will be returned to bidders unopened when reached in the process of opening bids. No Proposal may be withdrawn after the hour fixed for opening bids without rendering the accompanying certified or cashier’s check or Bidder’s Bond subject to retention as liquidated damages in like manner as in the case of failure to execute the Contract after award, as in the Contract Documents herein provided.

No Proposal received after the time fixed or at any place other than the place stated in the Notice Inviting Bids will be considered. All bids will be opened and read publicly. Refer to Paragraph B-17 of the “Bid Submission and Opening Procedures” for information regarding the procedures for opening of bids. Bidders, their representatives and other interested parties are invited to be present at the opening. Where bonds are required, the bidder shall name in his Proposal the surety or sureties which have agreed to furnish said bonds.

B-3 Responsible Bidder and Responsive Bid

A “Responsive Bid” is one that materially conforms in all respects to the requirements set forth in Section A–Notice Inviting Bids and Section B–Instructions to Bidders. The District reserves the right to waive any irregularities in the Bids received.

A “Responsible Bidder” is one that has the qualifications, general competency, and resources to perform the Work covered by the Proposal. Among other matters, a Responsible Bidder is one that can demonstrate successful completion of projects involving work of scope and complexity comparable to that being installed under the

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Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District August 2026 Caratan Recharge Pipeline Instructions to Bidders

Contract Documents. Bids shall identify such projects and provide the information indicated in the “Information Required of Bidder” form. District expressly reserves the right to reject any Bid if it determines that Bidder's business or technical organization, financial resources, plant and equipment to be used in performing work, or lack of successful experience in performing work of similar scope and complexity, is such that it is not in District's best interest to accept the Bid.

B-4 Brokerage of Work Not Favorably Considered

In general, the brokerage of work will not be favorably considered, and, the subletting of the entire Contract or of substantial complete units of it will be permitted only upon an adequate showing of the necessity involving some new condition not reasonably foreseen at the time of the Proposal. Additionally, subletting shall be in compliance with the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, Public Contract Code section 4100, et seq.

B-5 Equalizing Factors

Wherever applicable, equalizing elements or factors not specifically mentioned or provided for herein, such as interest during construction, cost of transportation, inspection (including salaries and travel subsistence expenses), installation and operation, or any other factor or element in addition to that of price which would affect the total cost or value to the District, will be taken into consideration in comparing bids for award of the Contract.

B-6 Servicing and Maintenance

Each bidder must, if requested, furnish evidence that there is an efficient service organization which regularly carries a stock of repair parts for the proposed equipment to be furnished and installed in the work and that the organization is conveniently located for prompt service.

B-7 Local Conditions

Before submitting a Proposal, the Bidder shall carefully examine the Plans, read the Specifications and all other Contract Documents, visit the site of the work, and fully inform himself as to all conditions and limitations, including the character of equipment and facilities needed preliminary to and during the prosecution of the work, the uncertainty of weather, site accessibility, groundwater level, and soil conditions along the line or

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Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District August 2026 Caratan Recharge Pipeline Instructions to Bidders work, and as to all other matters which can in any way affect the work to be done. Failure to do so will not release bidders from the responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The District makes no representation or warranty regarding the accuracy or interpretation of information derived from maps, plans, specifications, profiles, drawings, borings, or other investigations and will not be responsible for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers or agents, including the Engineer or his assistants, prior to the execution of the Contract. The quantities of work or material stated in the unit price items of the Bidding Schedule are given only as a basis for the comparison of bids, and the District does not represent or warrant that the actual amount of work or material will correspond therewith but reserves the right to increase or decrease the quantity of any unit price items of the work as may be deemed necessary or expedient by the Engineer.

B-8 Execution of Contract

The District reserves the right to accept or reject bids for a period of thirty (30) calendar days after date of opening, and no bid can be withdrawn during said period. A bidder to whom award is made shall execute a written Contract with the District in the form attached hereto and obtain insurance and faithful performance and labor and material bonds of the types and character and in the amounts required in Paragraph B-9, B-10, and B-11, within ten (10) calendar days from the date of the mailing of a notice from the District to the bidder of the acceptance of his Proposal, or such additional time as may be allowed by the Engineer. If a bidder to whom award is made fails or refuses to so perform, his Bidder’s Bond shall become the property of the District, as provided for in Paragraph A-8, and the award will be annulled, and in the discretion of the District, an award may be made to the bidder whose Proposal is next most acceptable to the District; and such bidder shall fulfill every requirement hereof as if he were the party to whom the first award was made.

B-9 Bonds In conformance with Paragraph A-8 of the Notice Inviting Bids, a bidder to whom the Contract is awarded shall, within the time specified in Paragraph B-8, furnish a surety bond conditioned upon the full and faithful performance of all obligations required to be performed under the Contract and full performance and verity of all warranties and guarantees therein contained.