Lockwood Valley Road Emergency Repairs - M 1. 75 & MP 12. 69

Ventura County Public Works Agency is requesting bids for emergency roadway reconstruction on Lockwood Valley Road at milepost 1.75 and milepost 12.69 under Specification No. RD27-06, with electronic bids due September 9, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. through the Bonfire platform. The project is federally funded and subject to federal prevailing wage rates (the higher of Federal or California rates), Buy America requirements per 23 CFR 635.410 and 2 CFR 184.6, and Federal-Aid contract provisions including Title VI non-discrimination, equal employment opportunity, debarment, and non-lobbying certifications.

The scope encompasses roadway reconstruction activities including mobilization, traffic control, water pollution control and diversion, demolition and export, excavation and backfill, crushed miscellaneous base installation, asphalt rubber hot mix paving, filter material placement, rock slope protection, corrugated metal pipe culvert extension, hydroseeding, erosion control netting, and pavement delineation and striping. Bidders must personally inspect the worksite before submitting bids.

The estimated construction cost is $1,750,300. The contractor must hold a California Class A Contractor's License and submit a bid guarantee of not less than 10% of the bid amount. The awarded contractor must provide Performance and Payment Bonds each in the amount of 100% of the contract price and maintain Class L-B liability insurance. All contractors and subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations prior to bid time.

Contract start is 28 calendar days after award, with a 45 working-day completion timeframe. Liquidated damages are $1,200 per calendar day for non-compliance. The county will issue award determination within 60 days. All questions must be submitted through Bonfire's Q&A portal; addenda are issued via the same platform.