Bids are due by July 9, 2026, at 2:30 PM for the construction of a wildland firefighting helitanker station. An optional pre-bid meeting is scheduled for June 26, 2026, at 10:30 AM at the project site. Bidders must be licensed California Class A contractors and list at least three similar projects completed in the last five years. Bids can be submitted electronically via ePro or in person. A bid bond of 10% of the total bid price is required. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Prevailing wage requirements apply.
Bids are due on or before 7/09/2026 at 2:30 PM.
Progress payments shall be made no more than once every thirty 30 calendar days, nor shall the amount paid be in excess of ninetyfive percent 95 of the total contract at the time of completion. Final payment shall be processed sixty 60 days after the filing of the notice of completion.
The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the business and professions code and shall be licensed in the California class A contractors license. In order to be deemed responsive, the bidder must list, in the bid forms, at least three 3 projects of similar size and scope that it has completed over the last five years.
In case all the work called for under the contract is not finished or completed within the number of calendar days as set forth in the bid proposal, the contractor shall forfeit to the district a specified sum of money, to be deducted from any payments due to the contractor. The sum of money shall be $1,800 per calendar day more than the contract time as liquidated damages.
An optional pre-bid meeting will start at 10:30 am on 6/26/2026 at the project site located at San Bernardino, California.
Any bidder submitting a bid to the district for this project may file a protest of the districts proposed award of a construction contract for this project, provided that the bid protest is submitted to and received by the department of public works special districts before 4:00 p. m. of the fifth business day following the bid opening.
All bidders must register with the ePro system prior to the date and time to receive sealed bids or they will be disqualified. Failure to complete all tabs in ePro may result in the bid not being submitted electronically. Any addendums issued during the bid process must be submitted with the bid document or the bidder will be disqualified.
