HSIP 11 & 12: Unsignalized Crossing Improvement Project

The City of Santa Cruz Public Works Department is soliciting sealed bids for the HSIP Cycles 11 & 12 Unsignalized Crossing Improvement Project, with bids due November 5, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Bidders must hold a valid California Contractor's Class "A" License, and the project is subject to federal "Buy America" provisions.

The work covers five crossings: Laurel Street-Blackburn Street, Broadway-Pennsylvania Avenue, and Seabright Avenue-Logan Street under Cycle 11, and High Street-Cardiff Place and Soquel Avenue-Poplar Avenue under Cycle 12. The contractor must furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and transportation to install concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalk, curb ramps, roadway signs, pedestrian-activated rectangular rapid flashing beacons, and striping and pavement markings. Additional work required by the plans, City and State Standard Specifications, and special provisions is also included. Contractors and subcontractors must register with the California Department of Industrial Relations and comply with prevailing wage requirements, and the Department of Industrial Relations monitors compliance. The project completion period is 50 working days.

The City will award one contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on the combined total bid across two funding sources. Bid security must equal 10 percent of the total bid amount, provided as a certified check, cashier's check, or bidder's bond. The successful bidder must submit a signed agreement, a Faithful Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond (each equal to 100 percent of the contract price), insurance certificates, and proof of the Class "A" License within ten calendar days of award notice. Progress payments are subject to 5 percent retention until 35 calendar days after the notice of completion is recorded. The notice lists Santa Cruz County and San Francisco City as jurisdictions.

Bidding documents are available at no charge from the City's bidding information webpage or for a $30 nonrefundable fee from the Public Works Department at 809 Center Street, Room 201, Santa Cruz, California 95060, where sealed bids are due. The Bid Notice PDF (3MB) is attached to the opportunity.