NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSINVITING BIDS FOR THEALLIANCE INTERTIE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, RE-ROOF AND SOLAR PROJECT
Engineer's Estimate: $175,000
The City of Arcata (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Alliance Intertie Electrical System Replacement, Re-Roof and Solar Project (“Project”), by or before Thursday, January 08, 2026, at 11:00 am., at its City Manager’s office, located at 736 F Street, Arcata CA 95521, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
The Project is located at 2815 Alliance Road, Arcata CA 95521, and is described as follows: complete the de-commissioning of an existing 277/48V electrical service and installation of new 120/240V meter/main and overhead service, LED lighting upgrades, and install a new solar array and battery energy storage system and replace the downspouts, gutters and composite shingle roof and associated asbestos abatement at 2815 Alliance Road. The project includes, but is not limited to: asbestos abatement, electrical equipment demolition; installation of new meter main and panel; coordination with PG&E; installation of new electrical panels, solar array, and generator inlet; replacement of existing gutters, downspouts and asphalt shingle roof and roof flashing.
The Project must be fully completed within forty-five (45) working days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about April 15, 2026 but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.
A Mandatory Pre-bid Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 11th, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Prospective bidders must arrive on time and shall sign in at all mandatory pre-bid meetings. Tardy attendees may be disqualified from bidding. The meeting will begin at the Arcata City Hall in the Council Chamber, 736 "F" Street, Arcata, CA 95521, and may be followed by a project site walk-through.
The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after City issues the Notice of Potential Award, the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, valid Certificates of Reported Compliance as required under the California Air Resources Board’s In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulation (13 CCR § 2449 et seq.) (“Off-Road Regulation”), if applicable, and any other submittals required by the Contract Documents and as specified in the Notice of Potential Award.
Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. The prevailing rates are on file with the City and are available online at
http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR
. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code § 1771.4.
The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each for 100% of the Contract Price, as further specified in the Contract Documents.
Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code § 22300.
The City of Arcata reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
