Carpenter Road and Prescott Road Signal Coordination Project

The City of Modesto, California is requesting bids for the Carpenter Road and Prescott Road Signal Coordination Project (Project ID: 2026-19), a public works traffic-signal installation and coordination effort, with bids due September 29, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time through the OpenGov Procurement Portal. This is a prevailing-wage public works project requiring Local Hire Certification and Skilled and Trained Workforce Certification under Modesto Municipal Code Chapter 3.

Bidders must hold a California State Contractors Class "A" license and be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations per Labor Code Section 1725.5. The scope encompasses installation of new software and hardware to coordinate traffic signals along Carpenter Road from Maze Boulevard to Blue Gum Avenue and Prescott Road from West Briggsmore Avenue to Bangs Avenue. The project has an estimated start date of December 2026 with a duration of 70 working days.

The base bid is estimated at $859,667, with three alternates valued at $654,505, $575,295, and $46,800 respectively. Bid security of 10 percent is required, with payment and performance bonds each set at 100 percent. Liquidated damages are assessed at $5,200 per day. A virtual bid opening will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. Questions must be submitted by email to Carpenter and Prescott_Signal_Coordination_Bid_Questions@docs.e-builder.net no later than 4:00 p.m., 7 business days prior to bid opening.