Bids are invited for the Wildcat Fish Passage Implementation Project in Martinez.

Project Name: Wildcat Fish Passage Implementation Project Project Number: 7505-6F8101 Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 255 Glacier Drive, Martinez, California 94553-4897 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Chief Engineer will receive sealed bids via the Contra Costa County Public Works Department's Online Planroom at www.cccounty.us/planroom, until 2 o'clock p.m., on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read, for: Wildcat Fish Passage Implementation Project. The Flood Control and Water Conservation District has scheduled a virtual meeting for the opening of bids. Bidders may participate in the public bid opening. Virtual meeting instructions can be found on the Contra Costa County Public Works Department's website at www.cccounty.us/pwprojects. General work description: The work to be done generally consists of replacing the existing Wildcat Creek fish ladder with a concrete step pool system, roughened ramp channel with grouted boulders and deflection bollards, desilting and expanding the sediment basin, constructing RSP training berms with plant tubes, constructing access platforms, regrading the basin area, reconstructing a gravel trail, and modifying the upstream channel by replacing a grouted rock section with gravel and fines in the North Richmond area. Work includes shoring, stream diversion, and dewatering. Engineer's cost estimate: $5,700,000 Number of Working Days: 90 This is a federal aid contract. You must comply with the requirements of the EPA's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program as outlined in these special provisions. A virtual pre-bid meeting will be held on Monday, March 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. to cover project construction and the County's Bidder Outreach Program. Prospective bidders attendance is recommended but not mandatory. Virtual meeting instructions can be found on the Contra Costa County Public Works Department's website at www.cccounty.us/pwprojects. Contract Documents, including plans and specifications, may be viewed but not obtained at the Public Works Department, 255 Glacier Drive, Martinez, California 94553-4897, Monday - Thursday (7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.), and Friday (7:00 a.m. noon and 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.). Plans and specifications can be obtained via the Contra Costa County Public Works Department's Online Planroom at www.cccounty.us/pwprojects. A non-refundable service charge for bid documents is required in the amount of $ 120 (sales tax included). Shipping charges are extra, depending on the delivery method. The Public Works Department does not guarantee the arrival of the plans and specifications in time for bidding. For more information about obtaining plans and specifications by mail, please call Blueprint Express at (707) 745-3593. You may obtain electronic PDF copies of the plans and specifications upon purchase of the bid package through the Online Planroom for no additional service charge. This project is to be advertised pursuant to Public Contract Code 21191. This project is subject to the EPA Build America, Buy America provisions as outlined in these special provisions. This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. The Contractor must possess a valid Class A or Class C12 License at the time the Contract is awarded. Prior to submitting a bid, the Contractor and subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions under Labor Code section 1771.1. This contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.4. Bids must cover the entire project, and neither partial nor contingent bids will be considered. The successful bidder must furnish a payment bond and a performance bond. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Sections 7201 and 9203, the Public Works Department will retain 5 percent of the contract price until final completion and acceptance of the project. Bidders are hereby notified that securities may be substituted for any monies withheld by the County of Contra Costa to ensure performance under the construction contract, in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300 and the General Conditions of the Contract. Such securities will be valued by the County Treasurer-Tax Collector, whose decision will be final. Also, types of securities which are not listed in Government Code Section 16430 or Public Contract Code Section 22300 must be approved as eligible for investment under Public Contract Code Section 22300 by the County Treasurer-Tax Collector before bid opening. Unless such securities are prequalified before bid opening, they will not be accepted by the County as security. For the bidder's convenience, the liquidated damages table from section 8-1.10A of the Standard Specifications has been provided below. Liquidated damages for all work except plant establishment are as shown in the following table: Liquidated damages Total bid Liquidated damages From over To per day $0 $200,000 $2,800 $200,000 $500,000 $3,600 $500,000 $1,000,000 $3,600 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $4,200 $2,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,200 $5,000,000 $10,000,000 $6,700 $10,000,000 $20,000,000 $9,500 $20,000,000 $50,000,000 $13,200 $50,000,000 $100,000,000 $16,000 $100,000,000 $250,000,000 $19,300 Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, available at the above address and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations' Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov. Future effective general prevailing wage rates which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates. The Federal minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the PROPOSAL and CONTRACT book. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and his subcontractors must pay not less than the higher wage. The County of Contra Costa will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes "helper" (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors must pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question. Contra Costa County, under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes, ensures that no person in Contra Costa County shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity it administers. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free "hotline" service to report bid rigging activities. Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., eastern time, Telephone no. 1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use the "hotline" to report these activities. The "hotline" is part of the DOT's continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially and caller anonymity will be respected. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a policy, which applies to this project if the contract amount equals or exceeds $1,000,000, that requires the successful bidder (prime contractor), as a condition of contract award, to negotiate and sign a project labor agreement (PLA) with the Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council. The prime contractor must require all subcontractors, as a condition of working on the project, to sign the PLA. In addition, there are specific Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements for hiring new employees for this contract. Detailed information and requirements are included in section 7-1.02J of these special provisions and the Proposal and Contract. All bidder questions/inquiries received before 12:00 p.m. the Thursday prior to the scheduled bid opening will be posted with their responses on the Public Works Web Site (www.cccounty.us/pwprojects). Questions received after this deadline will remain unanswered. The current planholders list can also be found at this website. The said Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids or any portion of any bid and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. For questions regarding the project contact John Shek, Design/Con-struction Division, at 925-313-2378 or john.shek@pw.cccounty.us. By order of the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County Monica Nino Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By __________ Deputy CCT 6950073; Feb. 18, 25; Mar. 4, 2026