Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations at City Operations Center (COC)

The City of Oceanside, California Public Works Department is requesting sealed bids for construction of hardscape and installation of electric vehicle charging stations at the City Operations Center (COC), 4927 Oceanside Blvd., with bids due October 28, 2026 and a mandatory site walk on September 30, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Bidders must hold a California contractor's license (Class A, C-10, or C-8). The scope includes site preparation, concrete and asphalt work, installation of five dual-port Level 2 charging stations (10 ports total), one Level 3 charging station, conduit installation, bollard installation, fencing, signage, and striping. The City will provide the charging stations; the contractor installs them. Contract completion time is 50 working days from Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages of $3,000 per consecutive day of delay.

Bid security of at least 10 percent of the total bid amount is required. Upon award, the contractor must provide performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract price. The contractor must maintain comprehensive general liability insurance with minimum limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence and $4,000,000 aggregate, plus automobile liability insurance of $2,000,000. All work is subject to prevailing wage requirements under the California Department of Industrial Relations, and the contractor must comply with state and federal labor code requirements.

Written questions must be submitted via bidnetdirect.com by 2:00 p.m. on October 7, 2026, with responses posted by 2:00 p.m. on October 14, 2026. The contract is awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. City Council approval is tentatively scheduled for January 2027, with project commencement in January 2027. The project is funded as a capital improvements project (CIP No. 26-00010) and identified as Federal Project No. EECEQ-01196, indicating potential federal funding involvement.