Sealed bids invited for Harbor Pump Station Overflow Sewer project in Costa Mesa.

COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS (BIDS)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District invites and will receive sealed proposals (bids) for furnishing all  labor, materials, equipment, transportation,  permits, and other items necessary for the construction of the following project:

HARBOR PUMP STATION OVERFLOW SEWER

Project No. 346

The project includes constructing a new 12" sewer gravity main, and three new 60" diameter manholes in and near the intersection of Harbor Drive & Wilson Street, in Costa Mesa California. The contractor will be required to apply for and obtain a Public Works Encroachment Permit from the City of Costa Mesa for the work in the public Right-of-way. Work in the intersection will have to be performed at night. The contractor will have to make their own arrangements for temporary equipment and material storage for the project. The city will not allow overnight storage of construction equipment and materials in the public right-of-way.

The Engineer's Estimate for this project is: $629,727.

Bids will be received by the Costa Mesa Sanitary District office at 290 Paularino Avenue, Costa Mesa, California until the hour of 10:00 a.m. on the 13th day of May, 2026, at which time they will be opened publicly and read aloud in the Board Conference Room.  Sealed proposals shall bear the title of the project and the name of the bidder.  Any bid received after the scheduled bid opening time shown above will not be accepted and returned to the bidder unopened.   It shall be the sole responsibility of the bidder to seal and deliver the bid proposal to the District office at or before the time specified in this notice provided. A set of the approved contract documents including plans and  specifications may be downloaded from the Costa Mesa Sanitary District Website. 

https://www.cmsdca.gov/news___publications/bid_opportunities.php

There is a mandatory pre-bid meeting at 11:00 a.m. on the 22nd day of April 2026 (Wednesday). The pre-bid meeting will be held at the District Headquarters. 290 Paularino Avenue, Costa Mesa, California.

The question deadline during the bid period is 5:00 p.m. on the 1st day of May 2026.

The District will respond to the questions and issue an addendum to all the bidders, no later than five working days after the question deadline.

The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of the California Labor Code, the prevailing rate and scale of wages  determined  by  the  Director  of  the  Department  of  Industrial Relations,  State  of  California.  Prevailing rates shall be paid to all workers employed in the performance of the contract.  Such rates of wages are on file with Department of Industrial Relations and in the office of the District and are available to any interested party upon request.  The contractor is responsible for all penalties prescribed for noncompliance to these provisions.

Each bid shall be submitted on the Bid Proposal Form furnished as part of the contract documents, and shall be accompanied by a certified check, a cashier's check or a bidder's bond in an amount not less than 10-percent of the amount of the bid, made payable to the Costa Mesa Sanitary District.  The check or bond shall be given as guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract with the District and furnish the required payment and performance bonds and certificates of insurance and endorsements if awarded the work.  The check or bond will be declared forfeited if the successful bidder does not enter into the contract or furnish the required bonds and insurance forms under the time frame specified in the construction agreement.

It is imperative that the bidders carefully review this bid notice and the District's standard construction agreement, insurance certificates and forms, and the permit requirements.  The successful bidder will be required to comply with the standard construction agreement, insurance certificates and forms, and permit requirements.  In the event of failure or inability to meet these requirements after the award of contract, the District shall have the right to reject the bid and/or declare a forfeiture of the bid bond.

Pursuant to California Contract Code Section 22300, CONTRACTOR will be entitled to post approved securities with the District or an approved financial institution in order to have the District release funds retained by the District to insure performance of the contract.

No bidder or subcontractor shall be listed in a bid proposal unless registered with the Director of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5.

Liquidated damages in the sum of $250 per day shall be imposed for each unexcused day beyond the contract completion date.

The Board of Directors of the District reserves the right to select the schedule(s) under which the bids are to be compared and contract(s) awarded, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any and all irregularity in any bid.

Dated: April 3, 2026 	BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
	OF THE COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT