11-431854 Install High Tension Cable, Place HMA, Landscape, and Electrical

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 11 is requesting bids on highway construction work including high-tension cable barriers, hot-mix asphalt placement, landscape, and electrical installations on State Route 15 near Fallbrook in San Diego County, with bids due July 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. This is a federal-aid project subject to prevailing wage requirements and Buy America/Build America mandates.

The scope encompasses 57 bid items across traffic control, erosion control, stormwater treatment, drainage, guardrail systems, asphalt placement, and electrical work on a 0.6-mile section from 0.7 mile to 0.1 mile south of Mission Road Overcrossing. The contractor must complete non-plant-establishment and non-permanent-erosion-control work within 50 working days; full completion, including plant establishment and permanent erosion control work, within 300 working days (with plant establishment and erosion control establishment each within 250 working days). Contractor must hold either a California Class A license or a combination of Class C licenses (C-32, C-13, C-8) constituting a majority of the work. Prevailing wage rates are set by the California Department of Industrial Relations and the U.S. Secretary of Labor, with contractors required to pay the higher rate. Special provisions address environmental stewardship including sensitive habitat protection for the Coastal California Gnatcatcher, staining of galvanized surfaces using Natina Steel products, environmental product declarations for hot-mix asphalt and concrete, lead compliance, and unregulated earth material management. Prompt payment to subcontractors must occur within 7 days. Bids are submitted electronically through Bid Express on a unit-price basis. Bidder security equal to at least 10 percent of the bid amount is required.

The estimated project cost is $3 million. Contract No. 11-431854 is ACHSIMG-0154(212)E.