Bids are invited for storm damage repair work on Alderpoint Road.

COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals will be received by (and all bids should be mailed or delivered to) the Department of Public Works SEALED BID for (Project Name) County of Humboldt 1106 Second Street Eureka, California, 95501 until 2:00 PM, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened by the Department of Public Works of the County of Humboldt at a public meeting located at the parking lot of the building on 1106 Second Street, Eureka CA, for performing work as follows: STORM DAMAGE REPAIR TO ALDERPOINT ROAD (F6B165) PM 42.00-42.30 PROJECT NO.: ER-32L0(124) CONTRACT NO.: 217213 Bids are required for the entire work as described herein: The work to be done consists of traffic control systems, clearing and grubbing, removing, adjusting, or reconstructing existing facilities, reinforcing and rebuilding the roadway, placing thermoplastic stripes, installing storm drains, downdrains, and subdrain, placing rock slope protection, reconstructing pavement, and erosion control items. Bidders are advised that the work must be completed within 80 working days. The Engineer's Estimate for this work is: $3,122,838. Plans, Special Provisions and Proposal Forms may be viewed at the Humboldt County Department of Public Works, 1106 Second Street, Eureka, California, 95501, at area plan centers and on the County's website at: http://humboldtgov.org/Bids.aspx. To receive electronic bid documents and to register as a plan-holder, prospective bidders must email a request to the Department of Public Works at PWEngineering@co.humboldt.ca.us or call the Department of Public Works at (707) 445-7377. Failure to register as a plan-holder with the Department of Public Works may result in a nonresponsive bid. Printed copies of the contract documents may be obtained by prospective Bidders upon ADVANCE payment of a non-refundable printing and service charge in the amount of $17.00. All checks shall be made payable to COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT and should be mailed along with the request for Plans to the Humboldt County Department of Public Works, 1106 Second Street, Eureka, California, 95501. To submit questions regarding the plans and special provisions or request a copy of the latest plan holders list, email the request to PWEngineering@co.humboldt.ca.us or contact the Department of Public Works at (707) 445-7377. Plans and Special Provisions reference the Caltrans Standard Specifications and Standard Plans dated 2025. Provisions that reference federal-aid contracts are applicable. The successful Bidder shall furnish a Payment Bond and a Performance Bond. The Contractor shall possess a CLASS "A" Contractors License at the time this contract is awarded. No pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this project. This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. The County of Humboldt is suspending Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) contract goals on federally funded construction projects. This action is taken pursuant to the Interim Final Rule (IFR) issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation on October 3, 2025, which amends 49 CFR Part 26. Effective immediately, no DBE participation goals will be applied to any solicitation or contract advertised during the IFR's effective period. This includes the suspension of DBE goal setting, commitments, compliance monitoring, and reporting activities. The suspension will remain in effect until DBE participation goals are required by the U.S. Department of Transportation. For this contract, the number of trainees or apprentices for the Federal training program is 0. Inquiries or questions based on alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications or estimate must be communicated as a bidder inquiry prior to bid opening. Any such inquiries or questions, submitted after bid opening, will not be treated as a bid protest. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county, or counties, 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 County of Humboldt, 1106 2nd Street, Eureka, CA. 95501 and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations' Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. The Federal minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are available on the web home page of the Department of Labor at https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations and copies may be examined at the offices described above where project plans, special provisions, and proposal forms may be seen. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to planholders that have purchased bid documents from the Department of Public Works at 1106 Second Street, Eureka, California, 95501. 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. Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements of the Department of Labor. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. The Department 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 shall pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question. This project is subject to the "Buy America" provisions of the Surface Transportation Act of 1982.as amended by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) Sections 1041(a) and 1048(a), and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free hotline to report bid rigging activities. Use the hotline to report bid rigging, bidder collusion, and other fraudulent activities. The hotline number is (800) 424-9071. The service is available 24 hours 7 days a week and is confidential and anonymous. The hotline is part of the DOT's effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. TRACY DAMICO Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Humboldt, State of California