University of Arizona Cooperative Extension-New Building Project

Yuma County Department of Engineering is soliciting sealed proposals for the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension New Building Project (CIP No. 2.2205), a construction project in Yuma, Arizona, with a mandatory pre-bid conference today, October 29, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. and proposals due December 2, 2026, at 1:15 p.m. The project is a pre-engineered metal building of approximately 13,138 square feet with parking, utilities, and landscaping at 2176 W. County 15th Street. The building will include offices, storage, laboratories, conference rooms, a break room, restrooms, and space for a future walk-in cooler. Bidders must comply with Arizona wage and hour laws, E-Verify requirements, non-collusion affidavits, and the Legal Arizona Workers Act.

The base bid is programmed at $4.7 million, funded through Yuma County appropriations. Each bidder must submit a proposal guarantee of 10 percent of the total bid, in the form of a bid bond, cash, or a certified or cashier's check. The successful bidder must provide a Contract Performance Surety Bond and a Labor and Materials Surety Bond, each at 100 percent of the contract amount, plus a certificate of liability insurance with minimums of $1 million general liability per occurrence, $2 million general aggregate, and $1 million automobile liability. Completion is required within 365 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, and the awardee must execute contract documents within ten calendar days of the Notice of Award. Eight alternate bid items, including generator equipment, walk-in cooler equipment, site lighting, metal screen, casework, laboratory casework, monument sign, and aggregate base course purchase and delivery, will be selected by the Yuma County Board of Supervisors after review of the selected proposal.

The RFI deadline is November 20, 2026, and bid addenda will be issued no later than seven calendar days after that deadline.