Notice of request for proposals for the provision of basin maintenance.

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR THE PROVISION OF BASIN MAINTENANCE
FOR THE FRESNO METROPOLITAN FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
The BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the FRESNO METROPOLITAN FLOOD CONTROL
DISTRICT hereby invites written proposals from qualified firms interested in providing
maintenance services (Mowing/Flailing and Discing) for the District's undeveloped retention
and detention basins. The maintenance is split into two proposed units as follows:
Unit A -West of Cedar Avenue (903.54 Acres)
Unit B - East of Cedar Avenue (917.74 Acres)
Contractors may submit a proposal on any one or both of the units identified above. Each
proposal must provide for the entire work identified to accomplish the minimum acceptable
level of maintenance for each unit. Proposals must provide for a 36-month term of
maintenance service, which includes, one base term of 12-months (November 1, 2026 through
October 31, 2027) and two, one-year option periods (November 1, 2027 through October 31,
2028) and (November 1, 2028 through October 31, 2029).
Sealed written proposals, on the forms provided by the District, shall be received at the office
of the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District, 5469 East Olive, Fresno, California 93727
until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at which time the District's General
Manager-Secretary or authorized representative will open and examine all sealed proposals,
and shall report the findings to the Board of Directors at a noticed meeting of said Board
within forty-five (45) days of such opening.
A pre-proposal meeting will be conducted for all prospective respondents at the District's
office, 5469 East Olive, 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Participation at this
meeting is not required, but attendance is strongly recommended for instruction in the
preparation of the RFP document. The proper completion of the proposed document provided
herein will be one of several criteria used in evaluation of the proposals.
The instructions to responding contractors and related contract documents are available and
may be secured at the office of the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District, 5469 East
Olive, Fresno, California 93727, (559) 456-3292. The Board of Directors reserves the right
to reject any or all proposals, to award or reject any combination of items or units as it sees
fit, and to waive any informality in any proposal received.
The Contractor and all subcontractors shall be solely responsible for complying with all statutes
and regulations governing the payment of prevailing wages, including, without limitation, Labor
Code Sections 1728.5, 1771, 1774 and 1775 as amended. Moreover, this contract is subject to
monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The
Contractor and its subcontractors are required to register with DIR and submit certified payroll
reports to DIR and the District. The Contractor and its subcontractors shall register with the DIR

by following the registration instructions on the DIR website at http://www.dir.ca.gov. The
Contractor shall be solely responsible for complying with prevailing wage law and regulation and
the proper enrollment and maintenance of records. The Contractor shall be required to post a copy
of the prevailing wages applicable to each trade used at each job site. The Contractor shall also
post those notices required by California Code of Regulations Title 8, Chapter 8, Subchapter 4.5
Section 16451(d), which are provided as to you as CMU Work Site Posting on page 65 and 66 of
the RFP. The Contractor shall cooperate with the District with respect to prevailing wage
compliance and shall notify the District's Engineering Technician, Adam Johnson, at (559) 456-
3292, with any questions related to prevailing wages and/or DIR requirements.
A cashier's check, certified check or bidder's bond for the amount of $1,000 shall accompany
each proposal, drawn payable to the order of the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District,
as a guarantee that the contractor will, after being notified of the acceptance of his proposal,
enter into a contract with the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District in accordance
therewith, and will furnish the required contractor's bonds. The bonds required of the
successful respondent are a faithful performance bond in the amount of twenty five percent
(28%) of said proposal and a payment bond in an amount equal to twenty five percent (28%)
of the amount of said proposal, in accordance with the California Civil Code and District
policy. If the successful respondent fails to execute the contract for which the proposal is
accepted and fails to furnish the required bonds within ten (10) days after the mailing of notice
of the award of the contract to the successful respondent, the Board of Directors shall have
just cause for annulment of the award and forfeiture of the proposal guarantee. In this case,
the Board of Directors reserves the right to award the contract to one of the other respondents
or reject all proposals.
Immediately following the actual execution of the contract and furnishing of the required
contractor's bonds, the Board of Directors will return the respondents' guarantees
accompanying the proposals. All proposals are to be made on the forms to be furnished by
District.