Specification no. 16-01, contract no. C51520

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is seeking a contractor for the Little Baja and Manzo Ranch Fish Release Sites project located on Sherman Island in Sacramento County. The project involves comprehensive construction of two fish release sites along the Sacramento River levee, including complex infrastructure such as earthwork, concrete slabs, steel platforms, piping systems, submersible pumps, 16-inch steel pipe piles, structural frameworks, fish screens, gates, fencing, site lighting, and access control systems. Contractors must possess a Class A contractor's license and complete mandatory prequalification through safety and financial condition assessments. A mandatory site inspection is scheduled for February 17, 2016, at 10:00 AM, with sealed bids due by 2:00 PM on March 2, 2016, at the DWR headquarters in Sacramento. Bidders must submit detailed documentation including a Safety Prequalification Questionnaire, Contractor's Statement of Experience and Financial Condition, and demonstrate compliance with prevailing wage requirements and Department of Industrial Relations registration.

The procurement includes specific set-aside goals, with a 25% Small Business Enterprise (SBE) participation requirement and a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) incentive during bid evaluation. Contractors offering 3% or more DVBE participation will receive additional evaluation points. The project has strict scheduling restrictions, with pile driving work only permitted from August 1-September 12, 2016, and liquidated damages of $3,500 per day for missing the pile driving deadline and $3,000 per day for missing the final completion date. The total expected expenditure is $2,640,000, with project completion milestones requiring pile driving and riprap replacement by September 12, 2016, and all remaining work completed by December 31, 2017. Contractors must coordinate with concurrent PG&E electrical upgrades and RD 341 levee improvement work, and obtain necessary permits including Sacramento County encroachment permits and US Coast Guard notifications.