Broadway Creek Restoration Phase B

The City of El Cajon is requesting bids on Broadway Creek Restoration Phase B, a 450-foot earthen channel restoration project (Invitation #010-27), with electronic bids due November 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. PDT. A preference for California Department of Industrial Relations (CADIR)-registered DIR Public Works Contractors applies.

The scope encompasses reconstruction of concrete channel walls using soldier piles, installation of turf reinforcement mat, construction of catch basins and storm drain pipes discharging to the channel, relocation and replacement of all facilities in conflict with proposed improvements, and cleanup. Work extends from Ballantyne Street undercrossing to Hart Drive. The project has an estimated duration of 160 working days with a start date of October 20, 2026.

The estimated lump-sum bid value is $5.2 million. Bidders must submit bid bonds equal to 10 percent of the bid amount; performance and payment bonds are each set at 100 percent. Liquidated damages are assessed at $6,700 per day. Bid security must be submitted electronically with the bid and as an original hardcopy to the City of El Cajon Purchasing Department before the bid deadline, in the form of either a certified check or a surety bond. Bid offers remain valid for 60 days.

The online question and answer period deadline is October 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PDT. No in-person pre-bid meeting is scheduled. Contact Mara Romano at 619-441-1787 or mromano@elcajon.gov with questions or bid documentation requests.