Foundation Piers for White Rock Substation ReBid

The Incorporated County of Los Alamos, Department of Public Utilities, is issuing an Invitation for Bids (IFB26-48R) for Foundation Piers for White Rock Substation ReBid, an emergency procurement requiring the drilling and installation of five foundation piers at the White Rock Substation near State Highway 4 in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. The scope of work includes drilling one 36-inch diameter pier at 10 feet depth and four 48-inch diameter piers at 21 feet depth below a 48-inch pit, with all piers requiring caissons due to loose soil conditions, plus providing and setting steel casing for all piers and concrete and rebar work as modified by addenda. The contractor must comply with the National Electric Safety Code (NESC) ANSI C2 2017, National Electric Code (NEC) NFPA 70 2017, New Mexico Electric Code Title 14 Chapter 10, and applicable OSHA standards, with concrete meeting Type II cement specifications at minimum 4000 PSI compressive strength and 4% air entrainment, and all reinforcing steel conforming to ASTM A-615 Grade 60 deformed bars. Required qualifications include possession of valid New Mexico Contractor's License with appropriate classifications, compliance with the New Mexico Public Works Minimum Wage Act, registration with the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, and completion of mandatory bid certification forms including debarment certification, subcontractor lists for work exceeding $5,000, campaign contribution disclosures, and authorization for information verification. The solicitation requires submission of a bid bond equal to five percent of the bid amount, with bids due March 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM Mountain Time through the County's Bonfire Procurement Portal; bid award is scheduled for February 24, 2026, with a pre-construction meeting on February 25, 2026, Notice to Proceed on February 26, 2026, Substantial Completion by March 6, 2026, and Final Completion by March 13, 2026 (all dates tentative). Evaluation will be based on accurate submission of all required documents and lowest cost, with the contract awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, and performance and labor and materials bonds equal to 100 percent of contract price required upon award, with liquidated damages of $100 per calendar day for failure to meet completion milestones.

Los Alamos County offers preference opportunities under County Code Section 31-261(b) and New Mexico State Code NMSA 1978 Section 13-1-21, including Local Business Preference, Resident Business Preference, Native American Resident Business Preference, Native American Resident Veteran Business Preference, and Resident Veteran Business Preference (the latter three available only to entities with annual gross revenues up to $6,000,000), all applied at a 0.95 multiplier factor for qualifying bidders who submit proper documentation including a valid Los Alamos County Business License for local preference claims. Bidders must certify they are not debarred, suspended, or otherwise ineligible from covered transactions, have not violated contract provisions or failed to perform satisfactorily on previous contracts within three years, are not current or former county employees or immediate family members of county employees or public officials, and have had no public contracts terminated for cause or default within three years. No subcontractors may be substituted or modifications made to the submitted subcontractor list without prior written approval from Los Alamos County. The County will pay applicable New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax as a separate line item; the bid amount must exclude state gross receipts tax and local option tax but include all other costs such as bonds, insurance, and profit. Although no specific budget range or award value is stated in the solicitation documents, the bid security requirement of five percent of the submitted bid amount, combined with the scope of work involving five foundation piers with depths ranging from 10 to 21 feet and concrete work, suggests a contract value in the range of hundreds of thousands of dollars; performance and labor and materials bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract price will be required upon award.