2026 Hazard Mitigation Grant Project

The project involves tree trimming. This project is located on various roads in unincorporated Santa Cruz County.

The engineer's estimate for this project is $413,685.00.

There are 100 working days in this contract.

Project Details

• Reference ID: P21517
• Department: Road Ops
• Department Head: Casey Carlson (Department Head)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-30T07:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-05-05T07:00:00.000Z

Addenda

• Addendum #1 (released 2026-04-17T14:39:15.766Z) —

  2026 Hazard Mitigation Grant Project - Addendum #1

Evaluation Criteria

• Important Instructions for Electronic Submittal —

  The County of Santa Cruz is accepting electronic bid submissions. Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Submit Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

• Questions —

  Any questions concerning the bid process, required submittals, evaluation criteria, bid schedule, and selection process should be sent through the online e-Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/santacruzcounty. DO NOT Email inquiries.

• Bid Opening —
  • The County will conduct bid openings through the videoconferencing platform, Zoom, instead of in-person attendance. Bid results will be posted to OpenGov Procurement after bid opening.
  • Bids will be publicly opened and tabulated by County staff on the videoconferencing platform, Zoom, at 2:15 p.m., or soon after, for construction of the 2026 Hazard Mitigation Grant Project. Bid results will be posted to OpenGov Procurement after bid opening.
  • To view the live bid opening please go to: 

    https://santacruzcounty-us.zoomgov.com/j/1615949044

  • Topic: 2026 Hazard Mitigation Grant Project 
  • Date and Time: 

    May 7, 2026 02:15 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

     PM Pacific Time

  Join Zoom Meeting: https://santacruzcounty-us.zoomgov.com/j/1615949044

  • Meeting ID: 161 594 9044 
  • Phone #: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

Submission Requirements

• Proposal Requirements (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE proposal here. Please refer to Page 4 of the Special Provisions Document for a listing of Required Submissions.

  • Bid Form
  • Addenda (if applicable)
  • Bidder’s security (physical version mailed/hand delivered prior to bid opening and a scanned copy on OpenGov Procurement)
  • Designation of Subcontractors(including business addresses of subcontractors)
  • Contractor Qualifications
    1. Contractor Qualifications Form
    2. Contractor Qualification Questionnaire
  • State and Federal Statements, Questionnaires, and Acknowledgments:
    1. Public Contract Code Section 10285.1 Statement
    2. Public Contract Code Section 10162 Questionnaire
    3. Public Contract Code Section 10232 Statement
    4. Noncollusion Declaration
    5. Statement of Compliance
    6. Equal Employment Opportunity Certification
    7. Nonlobbying Certification for Federal-Aid Contracts
    8. Iran Contracting Act Certification
  • Local Hire Statement of Compliance
  • W-9 Form 

  Make sure you upload your Bidder's Bond in area designated for the Bidder's Bond.

  DO NOT RESPOND TO THE BIDDER'S PROPOSAL FORM HERE. Please fill out the electronic pricing table.

• Bidder's Bond (required) —

  Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified cashier’s check, or bid bond, in the amount of 10%of the total bid price, payable to the County of Santa Cruz, as a guarantee that the bidder, if its bid is accepted, will promptly execute the Agreement. The bidder shall guarantee the total bid price for a period of 60 days from the date of the bid opening.

  Please scan and upload a copy of your bid bond/cashier's check.

• Contract Execution (required) —

  The contract shall be executed by the successful bidder and shall be returned, together with the Payment Bond, Performance Bond and Certificate(s) of Insurance to County of Santa Cruz so that it is received within 8 working daysafter the bidder has received the contract for execution. Failure to do so shall be just cause for forfeiture of the proposal guaranty.

• Bid Bond —

  Will this solicitation require a bid bond?

• Electronic Pricing Table —

  Would you like to have bidders respond to an electronic pricing table through ProcureNow?

  Choose this if:

  1. This is a quote for a finite set of goods or commodities
  2. This is a public works bid, but you want the bidder to list their total project cost here.
  3. Seeking services for hourly rate schedules
• Separate Fee Proposal Upload —

  Will you want your bidder to separate a Price Proposal from the rest of the Response?

Questions & Answers