RFB 26-27-05 Santa Fe Street Earthwork (Houston Ave to Riggin Ave)

Finance & Information Technology
Purchasing Division
August 24, 2026
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR BIDS
REQUEST FOR BIDS (RFB) 26-27-05
SANTA FE STREET EARTHWORK
(HOUSTON AVE. TO RIGGIN AVE.)
The City of Visalia is soliciting bids for the Santa Fe Street Earthwork Projet (Houston Avenue to Riggin Avenue).
Bids will be received at the office of the Purchasing Division, City Hall West, 707 W. Acequia, Visalia, California
93291, until 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
THIS IS A 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.
No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with provisions of Chapter 9
of Division 3 of the State of California Business and Professions Code. This project requires the Contractor to have
a Class A General Engineering license to perform all aspects of work.
ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE: The probable construction cost is estimated to be: $1,150,000.
TIME OF COMPLETION: 75 working days as specified in Section 60-4 of the specifications.
NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING: There will be a non-mandatory Pre-Bid meeting held at 1:00
P.M., on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 707 W. Acequia Avenue,
Visalia, CA 93291.
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 emailing your request to: purchasing@visalia.gov. If
documents do not exceed our email capacity, they will be emailed to the requestor. A copy of the plans and bidding
documents are available at various builders' exchanges. A copy of the plans and bidding documents may be
downloaded by registered users of BidNet Direct (registration information attached to this notice).
QUESTIONS: Direct questions regarding this Project to the Purchasing Department by email:
purchasing@visalia.gov, Questions must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, September 14, 2026.
Per California Labor Code, the following statements are hereby incorporated into RFB 26-27-01:
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
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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.
This project will be subject to all applicable State Wage Determinations. The Contractor will be responsible for
paying wages from the State Wage Determinations for all trades. 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.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 1770 of the Labor Code, the Director of the Department of Industrial
Relations of the State of California has ascertained the general prevailing rate of wage: and employer payments for
health and welfare, pension, vacation, travel time and subsistence pay as provided in Section 1773.8, apprenticeship
or other training programs authorized by Section 3093, and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done.
These rates shall be a part of the Contract and are on file in the office of the City Engineer and will be made available
to any interested person on request. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are
not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
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
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.
CITY OF VISALIA
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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 visalia.gov/purchasing.
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SANTA FE STREET EARTHWORK PROJECT
(HOUSTON AVE. TO RIGGIN AVE.)
RFB-26-27-05
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