Electrical Retrofit of Bayfront Parking Structure

The San Diego Unified Port District is soliciting electronic bids under Specification No. 2025-22 and Drawing No. EM-2025-06 for the Electrical Retrofit of Bayfront Parking Structure at 1 Park Blvd, San Diego, California, with a virtual pre-bid conference on November 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and bids due December 1, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The Port encourages certified Small Business Enterprises with qualifying experience to respond.

Bidders must hold a valid California State Contractors License in Classification A and/or B and/or C-10 at the time of contract submission. A bid guarantee is required with each bid, successful bidders must provide insurance and file bonds as required by the Contract and California Civil Code section 9554, and all labor must be paid no less than the prevailing wage rates the Port obtained for the work.

The contractor furnishes all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and disposal for light fixture retrofits and light pole installations, including demolition of existing fixtures, electrical distribution equipment, conduit, and supports. The Base Bid covers the first floor, seventh floor, and all stairwells, and five additive bid schedules cover floors two through six individually. Additional deliverables include barricades, fencing, and temporary signage; testing and commissioning with illumination level verification; health and safety and traffic control planning; training of Port Maintenance personnel; Construction Best Management Plans; and record drawings. Phased construction must keep the structure operational, with a minimum of 80 percent floor availability and a maximum of 20 percent closure at any time. Exhibit A addresses potential hazardous materials encountered during ground penetration.

The Engineer's Construction estimate is $900,000. The contract duration is 180 calendar days, and award is anticipated within 120 calendar days of bid opening.

An optional site visit is scheduled for November 5, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., with RSVPs due November 4, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Questions are due electronically by November 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Bidders must register on the Port's eBid system to download specifications and bid packages and to receive addenda.