This is a public tender for the First Street Lift Station Improvement Project. Bids will be accepted until Thursday, June 04, 2026, at 11:00 am. The project involves replacing existing natural gas pumps with electric pumps and associated electrical upgrades. The project must be completed within 105 working days. A mandatory bidders conference will be held on May 21, 2026, at 1:30 pm. Bidders must possess a valid California contractors license for class A and be registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations. Prevailing wage requirements apply. The successful bidder will need to provide performance and payment bonds. A 5% retention will be withheld from progress payments. Specific brands are required for ultrasonic level monitors and controllers, with no substitutions allowed. Contract documents can be downloaded from the city's website or the Humboldt Builders Exchange website.
The project must be fully completed within one hundred and five (105) working days from the start date set forth in the notice to proceed. The city anticipates that the work will begin on or about June 29, 2026.
The percentage of retention that will be withheld from progress payments is 5%. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code ****.
This project requires a valid California contractors license for the following classifications: class A. City may not accept a bid proposal from or enter into the contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations DIR to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code ****, subject to limited legal exceptions.
A bidders conference will be held on May 21, 2026, at 1:30 pm, at the following location: Arcata City Hall, Council Chambers, 736 F Street, Arcata CA ****, to acquaint all prospective bidders with the contract documents and the worksite. The bidders conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders conference may be disqualified from bidding.
The engineer's estimate for the First Street Lift Station Improvement Project is $2,350,000.