02-0K8904 Construct Multi-Use Path, Drainage, and Rectangular Rapid FB System

Trinity County, California (via Caltrans District 02) is soliciting bids for construction of a multi-use path, drainage system, and rectangular rapid flashing beacon system on State Highway Route 36, with bids due October 22, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. via Bid Express. This is a federal-aid project subject to prevailing-wage requirements and Buy America compliance for manufactured products and construction materials.

The contractor must hold either a Class A license or a combination of Class C licenses (C-12, C-10) that constitute a majority of the work. The scope spans approximately 2.3 miles on Route 36 from 0.1 mile east of Battle Creek Bridge to 0.3 mile east of Route 172 (Post Mile 81.6/83.4) and encompasses 86 bid items: construction-area signs, traffic control, water-pollution-control measures, excavation and grading, drainage infrastructure, asphalt and concrete placement, erosion-control products, and roadway markings. Contractor must submit environmental product declarations for hot-mix asphalt and concrete and conduct water-quality monitoring at eight specified drainage locations. The project requires compliance with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit No. 14, California Regional Water Quality Control Board Water Quality Certification, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife Streambed Alteration Agreement.

The estimated project cost is $3.71 million. Bidders must submit security equal to at least 10 percent of their bid. Completion time is between 65 and 75 working days on a cost-plus-time basis. All soil-disturbing activities are scheduled between May 10, 2027, and September 15, 2027, to comply with an erosivity waiver. Work in drainage channels is restricted to June 15 through October 15 annually. Prevailing wages apply per California Department of Industrial Relations; federal minimum wage rates determined by the U.S. Secretary of Labor apply where higher than state rates. Prompt-payment provisions require payment to subcontractors within 7 days of receipt of progress payments.