Bid Notice — 2750 E. Wardlow Road, Long Beach, CA

DIVISION ANOTICE INVITING BIDSFORTAXIWAY F REALIGNMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTAT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT
RECEIPT OF BIDS: Bids will be accepted on behalf of the City, Owner of the Work, until 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31 , 2026 , for the Taxiway F Realignment and Reconstruction project, via the City’s online portal https://longbeachbuys.buyspeed.com/ Keyword AP-26-710; R-7250. 
MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE: The City will conduct a mandatory pre-bid conference to review bidding processes, Labor Compliance requirements, and other general information at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, The pre-bid conference will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. Prospective Bidders must attend this meeting. The meeting can be accessed online via the following link or by phone:
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MANDATORY JOB-SITE WALK-THROUGH: A mandatory job-site walk-through will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Job walks will be limited to a group of two to three people per Contractor. Prospective bidders shall park at Building 50 located at 2750 E. Wardlow Road, Long Beach, CA 90808 and will be escorted onto Airfield to the project site by Airport personnel.
Prospective bidders must send a request to Suzana.brandao@longbeach.gov to RSVP along with their company name and contact information by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2026 .
Attendance is mandatory at both the pre-bid conference and job-site walk-through for Prime Bidders. Bidders that do not attend the pre-bid conference and the job-site walk-through will have their bids disqualified.DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Work to be done consists primarily of the removal of existing pavement surfaces, performing necessary excavation and grading, recompacting existing soil, constructing storm drain improvements, installing pavement markings and striping, taxiway edge lighting and signs, hydroseeding, and constructing the following pavement sections: Asphalt concrete (AC) pavements (P-401) over AC leveling course (P-403) on crushed aggregate base (P-209). Asphalt concrete (AC) pavements (P-401) on AC leveling course (P-403) on crushed aggregate base (P-209) over lime treated subgrade (P-155). Asphalt concrete (AC) pavements (P-401) on AC leveling course (P-403) on crushed aggregate base (P-209) over cement treated subgrade (P-156). AC pavements (P-401) over tack coat (P-603). Bids are required for the entire Work.
CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE: The Contractor shall possess a valid California Class A, General Engineering Contractor’s license at the time of the award and for the duration of the Work. If the Contractor elects to subcontract any portion of the scope of work, then the Contractor shall list the subcontractor(s), including relevant specialty licenses required for the subcontracted Work that they are listed for in the List of Subcontractors form included in Division C. The City may deem any Bidder who fails to possess the required license to be non-responsive.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Please note that for this Work, minimum qualifications apply. Contractor’s Minimum Qualifications are described in Division C.
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE: On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) revising the certification and participation requirements under 49 C.F.R. Parts 26. The IFR was published in the Federal Register on October 3, 2025, and was effective immediately. For comprehensive instructions on compliance and documentation, please review the entire IFR and guidance https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2025-10/DBE%20IFR.Published.10-03-2025.pdf . The requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 including any amendments thereto apply to this contract.
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: Plans and Specifications are posted on the City’s website at https://longbeachbuys.buyspeed.com which are available for free download, however, you must be registered (registration is free and may be accomplished at the same URL) and logged in to view or download the documents.
BID SECURITY: Bidders must scan and upload with their bid documents a certified check or bank draft payable to the City of Long Beach, drawn on a solvent bank in the United States of America, or a satisfactory bond in an amount not less than ten (10) percent of the Bid. The original of the above instrument shall be submitted to the City Clerk by mail in a sealed envelope and must be received, and time/date stamped, by the City Clerk’s Office no later than the time and date stated for receipt of bids. The outside of the envelope shall clearly state “Bid Security for R-7250 Taxiway F Realignment and Reconstruction . DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL.” The City Clerk’s Office is located at 411 W. Ocean Blvd, 1 st Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802. Bidders may proceed to Window 12 without pulling a service ticket.
The bid security shall serve as a guarantee that the Bidder, if awarded the Contract, will execute and deliver to the City, no later than 15 calendar days after the date shown on the “Notice of Award,” the following items:
1. The Contract for doing the work, and2. A corporate surety bond in favor of the City of Long Beach in an amount not less than 100 percent of the Contract price for the faithful performance of the Contract, and3. A corporate surety bond in an amount not less than 100 percent of the Contract price for the payment of all labor and material claims, and4. Evidence of required insurance coverage.
Failure to submit the items noted above when specified may result in the City, in its sole discretion, declaring the Bid Security forfeited and depositing same into the City Treasury.
The City will retain the Bid security accompanying all Bids until it awards the Contract. The City will retain the Bid security submitted with the Bid of the Bidder to whom an award of Contract is made, and the Bid security of the next higher Bid, until the Contract between the Bidder to whom award of the Contract is made and the City has been executed.
RETENTION: In the event the contract to be awarded hereunder, including Specifications and other documents incorporated therein by reference, provides for the withholding of monies by the City to ensure performance of such contract, the Contractor may: a) deposit with the City as a substitute for said monies, securities listed in Section 16430 of the California Government Code or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit, or both, equivalent to the amount withheld; or b), request payment of retentions earned directly to the escrow agent at the expense of the contractor, provided Contractor requests, in writing, to make such substitution within 5 days of the date of the Notice of Award of the Contract and bears all expenses in connection therewith. Either option shall be in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300.
FEDERAL DAVIS BACON REQUIREMENTS: This federal-aid Work is subject to the requirements of the Davis Bacon Act. The contractor to whom the contract is awarded must comply with the Federal Wage Decision contained in Division E of the Specifications and all record keeping requirements of the Davis Bacon Act. This project is subject to federal rate CA20260022MOD2. This rate will be verified ten (10) days prior to bids due, at which time an addendum will be posted with the newly applicable rate. In the event the contract is not awarded within ninety (90) days of bid opening, it is understood that an updated rate will be applied at time of contract signing, per 29 CFR 1.6(3), at which time the contractor will be notified and provided the new rate with the contract.
CALIFORNIA WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS : This project is a public work under Labor Code § 1720 et seq. Pursuant to Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Director of Public Works of the City by and on behalf of the City Council has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, and the general prevailing rate of holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the public work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of workers needed to perform the Work. Copies of prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file in the office of the City Engineer, 5 th floor, City Hall, 411 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90802, and shall be made available upon request. Copies may also be obtained on the California Department of Industrial Relations website http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr . This project will be subject to the 2025-2 prevailing wage rate, as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations for the State of California. The Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, and its subcontractors is directed to pay not less than the general rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract. Contractor is required to post a copy of the determination of the director of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job site.
Contractors are required to pay at least the California minimum wage for the basic hourly rate in all cases where the published prevailing wage rate is below the California minimum wage. Any and all employer payments required by the prevailing wage determinations must also be paid. If the California minimum wage is increased in the future to an amount above that shown in the prevailing wage determination, the basic hourly rate in that determination automatically increases to the new minimum wage.
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (DIR) COMPLIANCE : This project is subject to the following: No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)]. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Contractors are further cautioned that certified payrolls shall be submitted electronically directly to the Department of Industrial Relations.
CERTIFIED PAYROLL SUBMISSION TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH: Pursuant to the provisions of Labor Code Section 1776, Contractor shall keep and shall cause each subcontractor performing any portion of the work under this Contract to keep an accurate payroll record, showing the name, address, social security number, work classification, straight time and overtime hours worked each day and week, and the actual per diem wages paid to each journeyman, apprentice, worker, or other employee employed by Contractor or subcontractor in connection with the work. Such payroll records for Contractor and all subcontractors shall be certified and shall be available for inspection at all reasonable hours at the principal office of Contractor pursuant to the provisions of Section 1776 of the Labor Code. Contractor's failure to furnish such records to City or City’s authorized Labor Compliance representative in the manner provided herein for notices shall entitle City to withhold the penalty prescribed by law from progress payments due to Contractor.
Each contractor and every subcontractor and supplier shall be required to submit certified payrolls and labor compliance documentation electronically at the discretion of and the manner specified by the City of Long Beach. Electronic submittal will be a web-based system, accessed on the World Wide Web by a web browser. Each contractor and subcontractor will be given a Log On identification and password to access the City of Long Beach reporting system. The foregoing is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other requirements or obligations established and imposed by any department of the City with regard to submission and retention of certified payroll records for Contractor and subcontractors.
APPRENTICESHIP EMPLOYMENT : The Contractor shall comply with Section 1777.5 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under the Contractor and, by submitting a Bid and executing the Contract, the Contractor stipulates that it shall so comply. Contractors employing apprentices or trainees under approved programs shall maintain written evidence of the registration of apprenticeship programs and certification of trainee programs, the registration of the apprentices and trainees, and the ratios and wage rates prescribed in the applicable programs. For federally assisted contracts, prospective bidders should refer to the Federal Davis Bacon Contract Provisions and Related Matters (29 CFR § 5.5) in Division E.
PENALTIES: Contractor and subcontractors are subject to penalties, including, but not limited to, under Labor Code §§ 1775, 1776, 1777.7 and 1813, for failure to comply with Sections 13.28 through 13.31 and/or Labor Code § 1720 et seq.
(SEAL)/s/ MONIQUE DE LA GARZACITY CLERK, CITY OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
February 27, 2026 /s/ THOMAS B. MODICA DATECITY MANAGERLong Beach Press-TelegramPublished: 2/27/26