Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility North Yard Utilities & Pier B St. Widening

The City of Long Beach, acting through its Board of Harbor Commissioners, is requesting bids for the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility North Yard Utilities & Pier B Street Widening project, with bids due November 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and a mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit on October 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Bidding is restricted to eight prequalified prime contractors: Ames Construction Inc., Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc., Griffith Company, Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., Ragnar Benson LLC, Reyes Construction Inc., Stacy and Witbeck Inc., and Steve P. Rados Inc. Attendance at the mandatory pre-bid meeting is required; failure to attend results in bid disqualification.

The scope encompasses surface and subsurface demolition, storm drainage, sewer, water, communication and electrical facilities construction, fire protection, sewer lift station construction, roadway and retaining wall construction, landscaping and irrigation, street lighting, paving, striping and signage, traffic control, fencing, erosion control, and grading. Contractors must hold a current and valid California Class A Contractor's License and must perform at least 30 percent of contract work with their own employees.

The project is subject to the Port of Long Beach Small Business Enterprises/Very Small Business Enterprises program with a combined participation goal of 17 percent of total bid value. Prevailing wage requirements apply per the California Department of Industrial Relations, and all contractors and subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. Substantial completion is required within 905 calendar days and final completion within 995 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. Bid security of 10 percent of the base bid, along with 100 percent performance and payment bonds, is required. Bids valued at $1,000,000 or more require completion of the Iran Contracting Act of 2010 Compliance Affidavit. Electronic bid submission is required through the Port of Long Beach PlanetBids system. Pre-bid questions are due November 10, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Bids remain valid for 90 calendar days after the bid deadline.