Finance & Information Technology
Purchasing Division
August 11, 2026
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR BIDS RFB-24-25-09
INSTALLATION OF FENCING AND LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS
AT LINCOLN OVAL PARK
SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the Purchasing Division, City Hall West, 707 W. Acequia, Visalia,
California 93291, until 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 for the Installation of fencing and lighting
improvements at Lincoln Oval Park, 808 N. Court Street in Visalia. The awarded contractor shall be responsible for
providing all labor, equipment, tools and materials necessary to complete the improvements. Bids are sought from
contractors who have had at least 3 similar contracts within the past 3 years that were of similar size & scope. Bids
are sought from contractors who have a proven record of experience in providing the services required by this
Invitation to Bid.
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS: No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who is not duly licensed in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the State of California Business and Professions Code and has a current
Class A, General Engineering or Class B, General Building Contractor’s license or Class C-13 Fencing Contractor
license. See additional DIR registration requirements listed in Bid Document.
FUNDING: This project is supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number B-25-MC-06-0035 awarded to
City of Visalia by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Federal Funds being utilized for
this project are Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). All federal procurement requirements provided in
2CFR shall be in effect. 2 CFR 200 link: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200?toc=1
TIME OF COMPLETION: Forty-Five (45) working days as specified in Section 60-4 Beginning of Work of the Special
Provisions.
PRE-BID MEETING: There will be a non-mandatory Pre-bid meeting held at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, August 21, 2026,
at the jobsite, 808 N. Court Street, Visalia, CA.
QUESTIONS: Direct questions regarding this Project to the Purchasing Department by emailing:
purchasing@visalia.gov Questions must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE: for this project is approximately $100,000.
TO OBTAIN SPECIFICATIONS AND BID DOCUMENTS: Plans, forms of proposals, bonds, and other contract
documents may be requested from the office of the Purchasing Division, 707 W. Acequia, Visalia, California 93291,
by telephone (559) 713-4334, or by email: purchasing@visalia.gov If documents do not exceed our email capacity,
they will be emailed to the requestor. Otherwise, plans may be downloaded via the City’s file share link which will be
provided to requestor. A copy of the plans and bidding documents are also available at various builders’ exchanges.
Depending on the size of the documents, a copy of the plans and bidding documents may be downloaded by
registered users of BidNet Direct.
All Contractors and/or subcontractors shall be required to obtain a City of Visalia Business Tax Certificate. No
payment will be made to any Contractor until such license is obtained.
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT: Bidders/Contractors must be registered with the State of California Department of
Industrial Relations in compliance with SB854 which states: A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to
bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage
in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified
to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. Awarded Contractor will be required to furnish electronic payroll
records for project to the Labor Commissioner.
PREVAILING WAGES: This project is subject to the payment of State and Federal wage rates, whichever rate
is higher.
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Per California Labor Code (CLC), the following statements are incorporated into this Request for Bid:
As set forth in CLC section 1771.1(a), all contractors and subcontractors must be currently registered and qualified
to perform public work pursuant to CLC section 1725.5 to be qualified to bid, be listed in a bid proposal, or perform
any public work for the COV. Proof of registration for each contractor and subcontractor listed on the bid is required.
As set forth in CLC section 1771.4(a)(1), notice is given that this project is a public work, subject to compliance
monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.
As set forth in CLC section 1773, the COV shall obtain the general prevailing rate per diem wages and the general
prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the public work is to be performed for each craft,
classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract from the Director of Industrial Relations. In
accordance with labor code section 1773.2, this information is to be included in the bid specifications and in the
contract itself.
As set forth in CLC section 1777.5(d), contractors awarded public works contracts who employ workers in any
apprenticeable craft or trade in the performance of the contract shall employ apprentices in at least the ratio of one
hour of apprentice work for every five hours of journeyman work. In accordance with CLC section 1777.5, apprentices
are to be paid the prevailing wage for apprentices in the trade to which they are registered. California Labor Law can
be found at: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes.xhtml
This project will be subject to all applicable Federal and State Wage Determinations. The Contractor will be
responsible for paying wages from the Federal and State Wage Determinations for all trades. The Contractor shall
be responsible for paying the greatest wage between the Federal and State wage determinations. The wages are
set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, available at City of Visalia address and available from
the following website links: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/PWD/index.htm and http://www.wdol.gov/dba.aspx#0.
Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county, or counties, in which
the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations.
These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, available at the office of the City
Engineer at 315 E. Acequia and will be made available upon request and available from the California Department
of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. The Federal minimum wage rates for
this project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the Bid book and in copies of
this book that may be examined at the offices described above where project plans, special provisions, and bid forms
may be seen. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of Bid
book. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the
California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates.
This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government
Code, Section 12990.
Pursuant to Section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code (Section 10263 of the Public Contract Code for
State Agencies), the Contractor may substitute securities for any money held by the Owner to insure performance
of the contract. At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be
deposited with the Owner or with a State or federally-chartered banks as an escrow agent, who shall return such
securities to the Contractor upon satisfactory completion of the contract. Deposit of securities with an escrow agent
shall be subject to written agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300. The Owner shall not certify
that the contract has been completed until at least 35 days after filing by the Owner of a Notice of Completion.
Securities eligible for investment under this Section shall be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the California
Government Code, bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest bearing demand deposit accounts,
standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed upon by the Contractor and the public agency.
Executive Order N-6-22 – Russia Sanctions On March 4, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order
N-6-22 (the EO) regarding Economic Sanctions against Russia and Russian entities and individuals. “Economic
Sanctions” refers to sanctions imposed by the U.S. government in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine, as well
as any sanctions imposed under state law. By submitting a bid or proposal, Contractor represents that it is not a
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target of Economic Sanctions. Should the State determine Contractor is a target of Economic Sanctions or is
conducting prohibited transactions with sanctioned individuals or entities, that shall be grounds for rejection of the
Contractor’s bid/proposal any time prior to contract execution, or, if determined after contract execution, shall be
grounds for termination by the State.
THE CITY HEREBY AFFIRMATIVELY ENSURES that Minority Business Enterprises and Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises (DBE) will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this notice. Individuals and/or
entities submitting bids/proposals to the City of Visalia will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, religious
creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital
status, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status in any
consideration leading to the award of contract.
The City of Visalia reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Visalia Purchasing Division
BID NET REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The City of Visalia utilizes a regional bid notification system created exclusively for the Purchasing Department within
the area. This system allows the City of Visalia to post all information needed by vendors regarding bids, quotes
(informal), request for proposals, construction notices, addenda and awards. By establishing one centralized bidding
and registration system, vendors will now have a single point of contact for business opportunities throughout our
region. The system will save the City of Visalia (and our vendors) time and money by reducing printing, postage and
mailing costs. All vendors who wish to do business with the City of Visalia are asked to register on this new system.
Vendors may register online by visiting www.bidnetdirect.com/california/cityofvisalia.
Registration options are the following:
Option #1 is paid registration. This option emails notification of all bids and addendums from all participating
agencies. This option also allows the vendor to view award information and any other information that is posted.
One and two-year pricing options are available.
Option #2 is free registration. This allows the vendor to login and search (by agency) all bids, addenda, award
information, and any other information that is listed.
If you are already registered on this system, you do NOT have to register again.
The City of Visalia looks forward to providing you with more bid information, less paperwork and simplifying the
entire bid, proposal and quote processes for everyone involved. We appreciate your cooperation and welcome
your participation. Should you have any questions regarding this new system or registration, please call BidNet at
(800) 835-4603 or call the City of Visalia Purchasing Division at (559) 713-4334, email purchasing@visalia.gov or
visit our website at www.visaliapurchasing.org
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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.