Desalter Improvements - Bag Filtration System Replacement

Port Hueneme Water Agency is soliciting sealed bids for the Desalter Improvements - Bag Filtration System Replacement (Project No. WA2504), with a mandatory pre-bid job walk on November 4, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. and bids due November 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Attendance at the job walk is required for bid responsiveness. Bidders must hold a California Class A General Engineering Contractor license and be registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations.

The scope is furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and incidental work to install pretreatment improvements at the existing Brackish Water Reclamation Demonstration Facility, located at the Port Hueneme Water Agency Water Treatment Plant, 5751 Perkins Road, Oxnard, Ventura County, California. Quantities are approximations for bid comparison and may vary at the discretion of the City Engineer. The project is subject to California prevailing wage requirements under Labor Code Section 1770 et seq., with DIR-determined rates posted at the job site. Any contractor or subcontractor performing work exceeding one-half of one percent of the total bid price must be designated and registered with DIR. The Agency requires the contractor to perform at least 40 percent of the work with its own forces and equipment.

Bids are sealed and submitted electronically or by hand delivery to the City Clerk, then opened and read aloud at City Hall. The contract is awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on the base bid. Completion is required within 112 working days from the Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages of $1,500.00 per calendar day for contractor-caused delay and reverse liquidated damages of $500.00 per day for agency-caused delay. Each bid requires 10 percent bid security in the form of a bond, cash, certified check, or cashier's check, and the successful bidder must furnish 100 percent Performance and Payment Bonds. Bids remain valid for 60 calendar days after opening. Contract documents are free to download from the City's website and the Beacon Bid platform, and bidders must register to receive addenda, which will be posted no later than November 13, 2026.