Bids are invited for roadway resurfacing project in San Joaquin County.

COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 
 NOTICE TO BIDDERS In accordance with the plans and specifications therefor, the County of San Joaquin provides the following notice for the Groves Road and San Julian  
Road Resurfacing. Bids will be received electronically by the Department of Public Works (Department) via the Bid Express website (www.bidexpress.com), until 1:30  
p.m. on the 7th day of May 2026. The Department will open and publicly read the bids at the Department’s office and via webcast at www.youtube.com/ channel/UC6cc1m_5WvN283Ix6DV_GZA, immediately after the specified closing time for the above-mentioned project. 
The work is located North of State Route 4 near Farmington, California. The work, in general, consists of repairing and resurfacing approximately 0.9 mile of roadway with asphalt concrete. To bid, all bidders must be registered and create a Digital ID with Bid Express, found at www.bidexpress.com. The bid forms found at that website may  
only be used to submit an electronic bid. Paper bids will not be accepted. Please allow at least five (5) business days to complete the electronic bidding  registration process for the first time. It is highly recommended that a Digital ID be active 48 hours in advance of submitting an electronic bid. All costs  associated with obtaining a Digital ID and submitting a bid using Bid Express is the sole responsibility of the bidder. 
The specifications and plans (Contract Documents) will be available at www.bidexpress.com. Any addenda issued for this project will also be available  at this website. A link to the Bid Express Solicitation Page can be obtained at www.bidexpress.com/businesses/23724/home?agency=true. Only one bid per  bidder will be accepted. 
Bids are required for the entire work described herein. A bid security of 10% is required from all bidders. The bid security must be in the form of cash, certified or cashier’s check, electronic bond (eBond), or a bid  
bond in favor of the Department. Bid Security other than electronic bond must be received by the Department prior to the bid opening closing time specified  above. A payment bond and a performance bond each 100% of the value of the contract are required from the successful bidder. 
Submit all bidder inquiries directly through the Department’s solicitation page under the section titled “Q&A.” All responses to bidder inquiries and  addenda will be available at www.bidexpress.com. It is each bidder’s responsibility to check the website for these documents. 
San Joaquin County has adopted a policy to require local hire participation in the construction workforce in accordance with the Board of Supervisors’  policy. All bidders are required to submit the Local Hire Information Form and Checklist with their bid. 
BID ITEM LIST PROJECT: GROVES ROAD AND SAN JULIAN ROAD RESURFACING 
(Escalon-Bellota Road to East End, West End to Escalon-Bellota Road) ITEM NO. ITEM CODE ITEM NAME UNIT OF MEASURE ESTIMATED QUANTITY 
1 090010 Force Account - - - - - $40,000.00 2 120100 Traffic Control System LS 1 3 130302 Prepare Water Pollution Control Program LS 1 4 170103 Clearing and Grubbing LS 1 5 190185 Shoulder Backing TON 960 6 191000 Earthwork (Miscellaneous Areas) STA 5 7 377510 Penetration Treatment SQYD 270 8 380004 Driveway (Type D) SQYD 260 9 380005 Driveway (Type E) SQYD 15 10 390132 Hot Mix Asphalt (Type A) TON 1,430 11 398201 Cold Plane Pavement SQYD 590 12 398302 Pavement Repair SQYD 160 
The Contractor must possess a Class A or Class C-12 license at the time this contract is awarded. A contractor or subcontractor will not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid, 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. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business  and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to  Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. 
The County of San Joaquin, hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement,  minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds  of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for an award. 
San Joaquin County has adopted a policy goal to strongly encourage local hire and apprenticeship participation in the construction workforce in  accordance with the Board of Supervisors’ policy. 
Contracts estimated by the County to cost $200,000 or more require the successful bidder to demonstrate their attempts to employ local hire. All bidders  are required to submit the Local Hire Information Form and checklist with their bid. 
This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The general prevailing wage rates have been determined by the Director of the State Department of Industrial Relations and it will be mandatory upon  
the Bidder to whom the contract is awarded and upon any subcontractor to pay not less than these specified rates to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics  employed by them in the execution of the contract, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 1770-1776 inclusive of the Labor Code. Prevailing wage  rates are available at the Department of Industrial Relations Web site, http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/dprewagedetermination.htm. 
When a Federal wage rate determination has been included and a difference from the State Department of Industrial Relations determination exists, the  higher rate must be paid. 
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids and further reserves the right to waive minor irregularities in the bids. 
Date April 14, 2026 COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, a political subdivision of the  State of California By: NAJEE ZARIF 
RN-43871556 Director of Public Works