Install Concrete Pad for Metal Storage Building at Fire Station #63

The City of Santa Cruz Fire Department is soliciting bids through an Invitation for Bids for a concrete pad and utilities supporting a metal storage building at Fire Station #63, with a mandatory pre-bid meeting on November 10, 2026. The City offers a 2% local business preference and a 4% locally owned business preference to qualifying vendors.

Scope includes saw-cut demolition and removal of existing asphalt concrete, trenching and installation for electrical and fire sprinkler systems, and a concrete pad with subgrade preparation, forms, rebar, pour and finish, and building anchorage. The pad must carry fire apparatus of approximately 55,000 pounds each. The work also removes an existing storm drain inlet connection and installs a bio-retention area. The City has preselected electrical, above-ground fire sprinkler, and building installer vendors, and the awarded contractor coordinates with them. Work must comply with prevailing wage requirements, the Living Wage Ordinance (Santa Cruz Municipal Code Chapter 5.10), California Environmental Quality Act green building standards, and CAL/OSHA regulations.

Bidders must hold a valid California general A or B contractor license, demonstrate at least three years of relevant experience, carry general liability and workers' compensation insurance, and be registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations. Bidders must also provide three client references for similar concrete pad installations completed within the past five years. A bid bond is required at submission, and performance, payment, and materials bonds are required upon award.

Total available funding is $200,000. The City encourages proposals within this budget, though proposals exceeding it may be evaluated subject to feasibility and funding availability review. The contract term is six months with two optional six-month renewals at the City's discretion. Award goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Bidders may optionally extend piggyback pricing to other government agencies.

Questions and clarifications are due November 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., with responses issued November 17, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Bids are due electronically through the City's e-Procurement Portal on November 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., followed by a public bid opening via Zoom at 2:30 p.m. the same day. The Notice of Intent to Award is anticipated November 19, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., with contractor selection in December 2026. The pre-bid meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. at 335 Younglove Avenue, Santa Cruz, California 95060.