SB Minor B 05A3034 - Plant Establishment for Wellsona Landscape Mitigation - San Luis Obispo County

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is soliciting bids for plant establishment and landscape mitigation work on State Highway Route 101 near Wellsona in San Luis Obispo County under SB Minor B Contract 05A3034, with bids due August 26, 2026 at 2:15 p.m. The contractor must be certified as a Small Business under Section 2-1.05; bids exceeding $484,000 will be rejected per Public Contract Code 10105(b).

The scope covers plant establishment for erosion control and landscape mitigation on 17 sheets of project plans across 19 line items: temporary signage and traffic control, site preparation, soil amendments, fertilizers, plants in multiple groups, wood mulch, foliage protectors, and temporary irrigation systems. Quantities range from 2 temporary boundary signs to 460 packet fertilizers and 320 plants in Group A. The prime contractor must hold either a Class A license or applicable Class C license. Bids must be submitted on a unit-price basis by email only to tammy.p.tran@dot.ca.gov; hard-copy submissions will not be accepted.

The estimated project cost is $330,000. Work must be completed within 50 working days excluding plant establishment activities, with total plant establishment completion within 800 working days and 750 working days for plant establishment work alone. Payment bonds equal to at least 100 percent of the total bid are required for contracts exceeding $25,000; no performance bonds are required. The contractor must obtain a County of San Luis Obispo Encroachment Permit prior to commencing work and pay associated permit fees. Caltrans establishes no DVBE contract goal but encourages bidder participation. Prevailing wages may be required under Section 7-1.02K(2). All standard specifications and plans dated 2025 apply. Award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder within 30 days of bid opening. No pre-bid meeting is scheduled.