Airfield Electrical Improvement Project

Solicitation No.

213350

Type / RFx

RFP

Status

Active

Level

city

Published Date

—

Due Date

June 29, 2026

NAICS Code

237130AI guide

Jurisdiction

City of Porterville

State

California

Agency

City of Porterville

NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS AIRFIELD ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PROJECT NUMBER: 25/26-CP2022 FEDERAL AIG NO 3-06-0190-022-2026 (CONSTRUCT) SEALED PROPOSALS will be received on Publicpurchase.com until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 29, 2026, and promptly recorded for review by the City for furnishing to said City all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and services for the Airfield Electrical Improvement Project, comprising of: General service of electrical vault. Remove and replace constant-current regulator. Airfield electrical conduit and conductor. Remove and replace elevated runway edge lights. Remove and replace Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL’s). Remove and replace pole-mounted area light fixtures. A Pre-Bid Job Walk will be held at the Porterville Municipal Airport at 10:00 am, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. This meeting will not be mandatory. Instructions to Bidders, plans, project manual, and proposal forms may be inspected at City Hall, 29l N. Main Street, Porterville, California. Proposal forms may be inspected and electronically downloaded with no cost, at the Public Purchase website, https://www.publicpurchase.com. No copies of said documents will be provided by the City. All addenda and correspondence during the bid process will be handled electronically through the Public Purchase website. No bid shall be received from a Bidder at the City. All bids to be received on the Public Purchase website by contractors that have registered as a plan holder on the Public Purchase website. This project is subject to the “Buy America” requirements of the Title 23 United States Code, Section 313 and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. A Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bidder's Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid made payable to the City of Porterville will be required to accompany each proposal. Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice will incorporate only the applicable provisions of the State Labor Code. Compliance with the prevailing rates of wages and apprenticeship employment standards established by the State Director of Industrial Relations will be required. 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 City of Porterville address and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. 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. This is a Federal project and compliance with the Secretary of Labor wages is also required. Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements. 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. Special attention is directed to Section 1720.9 of the Labor Code which now provides that the hauling and delivery of ready-mix concrete for a Public Works project is subject to prevailing wage rates and other related requirements. As per SB854, passed by California State Senate on June 20, 2014, contractors and subcontractors will now be required to register with the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. Affirmative action to ensure against discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, gender, age, sexual orientation, or religion will also be required. The City hereby affirmatively ensures that minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, gender, age, sexual orientation, or religion in any consideration leading to the award of contract. No qualified disabled person shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subject to discrimination. No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who is not duly licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III, of the Business and Professions Code, and has a current Class A, General Engineering, State of California Contractor's license. The right is reserved by the City of Porterville to reject any or all bids, to evaluate the bids submitted and to award the contract according to the proposal which best serves the interests of said City. The successful bidder will be required to furnish the City of Porterville with a "Performance Bond" in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract and a "Labor and Materials Bond" in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Upon receiving the "NOTICE OF AWARD," the successful bidder has TEN (10) DAYS to submit the signed contract together with all required bonds, insurance and licenses to the Project Manager, and meet with the City in a PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING to discuss any problems or questions pertaining to this project. It is the Contractor's responsibility to contact the Project Manager immediately, to arrange for the PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING during the TEN (10) DAY PERIOD. There is no Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) contract goal for this project. It is the policy of the City of Porterville to practice nondiscrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin in the award or performance of this contract. The Contractor will have, from the effective date of the NOTICE TO PROCEED, the following time frame to complete the required work: Base bid: 25 Working Days Additive Alternate A: Additional 10 Working Days (35 Total) The Contractor shall pay the City LIQUIDATED DAMAGES in the amount of one thousand ($1000) per calendar day for each calendar day the project is delayed beyond the "TIME OF COMPLETION DATE." The City will withhold five percent (5%) retention from payments due the Contractor until thirty-five (35) days after date of recordation of the Notice of Completion. The Contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the contract by depositing securities of equivalent value with the City in accordance with the provisions of the California Public Contract Code Section 22300. Such securities, if deposited by the Contractor, shall be valued by the City, whose decision on valuation of the securities shall be final. Securities eligible for investment under this provision shall be limited to those listed in Section 22300 and Section 16430 of the California Government Code. Federal Contract Requirements: BUY AMERICAN PREFERENCE (Reference: 49 USC § 50101) (Reference Only – Refer to Federal Register) CIVIL RIGHTS – TITLE VI ASSURANCE (Reference: 49 U.S.C. § 47123) Title VI Solicitation Notice: As a condition of a grant award, the Sponsor shall demonstrate that it complies with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d et seq) and implementing regulations (49 CFR part 21) including amendments thereto, the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. § 47123), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq.), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.), U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Assurances, and other relevant civil rights statutes, regulations, or authorities, including any amendments or updates thereto. This may include, as applicable, providing a current Title VI Program Plan to the FAA for approval, in the format and according to the timeline required by the FAA, and other information about the communities that will be benefited and impacted by the project. A completed FAA Title VI Pre-Grant Award Checklist is required for every grant application, unless excused by the FAA. The Sponsor shall affirmatively ensure that when carrying out any project supported by this grant that it complies with all federal nondiscrimination and civil rights laws based on race, color, national origin, sex, creed, age, disability, genetic information, in consideration for federal financial assistance. The Department’s and FAA’s Office of Civil Rights may provide resources and technical assistance to recipients to ensure full and sustainable compliance with Federal civil rights requirements. Failure to comply with civil rights requirements will be considered a violation of the agreement or contract and be subject to any enforcement action as authorized by law. DAVIS-BACON REQUIREMENTS (Reference: 2 CFR § 200 Appendix II(D)) (Reference Only – Refer to Federal Register) DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NON-PROCUREMENT). (Reference: 2 CFR part 180 (Subpart C), 2 CFR part 1200, DOT Order 4200.5 DOT Suspension & Debarment Procedures & Ineligibility) (Reference Only – Refer to Federal Register) DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. (Reference: 49 CFR part 26) The requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 including any amendments thereto apply to this contract. It is the policy of the City to practice nondiscrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin in the award or performance of this contract. The Owner encourages participation by all firms qualifying under this solicitation regardless of business size or ownership. FEDERAL FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (Reference: 29 USC § 20) All contracts and subcontracts that result from this solicitation incorporate by reference the provisions of 29 CFR Part 201, et seq, the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), with the same force and effect as if given in full text. The FLSA sets minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards for full and part-time workers. The Contractor has full responsibility to monitor compliance to the referenced statute or regulation. The Contractor must address any claims or disputes that arise from this requirement directly with the U.S. Department of Labor – Wage and Hour Division. Foreign Trade Restriction (Reference: 49 USC § 50104, 49 CFR Part 30) By submission of an offer, the Offeror certifies that with respect to this solicitation and any resultant contract, the Offeror – 1) is not owned or controlled by one or more citizens of a foreign country included in the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms as published by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR); 2) has not knowingly entered into any contract or subcontract for this project with a person that is a citizen or national of a foreign country included on the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms as published by the USTR; and 3) has not entered into any subcontract for any product to be used on the Federal project that is produced in a foreign country included on the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms published by the USTR. This certification concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States of America and the making of a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the maker subject to prosecution under Title 18 USC § 1001. The Offeror/Contractor must provide immediate written notice to the Owner if the Offeror/Contractor learns that its certification or that of a subcontractor was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances. The Contractor must require subcontractors provide immediate written notice to the Contractor if at any time it learns that its certification was erroneous by reason of changed circumstances. Unless the restrictions of this clause are waived by the Secretary of Transportation in accordance with 49 CFR § 30.17, no contract shall be awarded to an Offeror or subcontractor: 1) who is owned or controlled by one or more citizens or nationals of a foreign country included on the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms published by the USTR; or 2) whose subcontractors are owned or controlled by one or more citizens or nationals of a foreign country on such USTR list; or 3) who incorporates in the public works project any product of a foreign country on such USTR list. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by this provision. The knowledge and information of a contractor is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings. The Offeror agrees that, if awarded a contract resulting from this solicitation, it will incorporate this provision for certification without modification in all lower tier subcontracts. The Contractor may rely on the certification of a prospective subcontractor that it is not a firm from a foreign country included on the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms as published by USTR, unless the Offeror has knowledge that the certification is erroneous. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making an award. If it is later determined that the Contractor or subcontractor knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may direct through the Owner cancellation of the contract or subcontract for default at no cost to the Owner or the FAA. LOBBYING AND INFLUENCING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES (Reference: 31 USC § 1352, 2 CFR part 200, Appendix II(J), 49 CFR part 20, Appendix A) (Reference Only – Refer to Federal Register) PROHIBITION OF COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) (Reference: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63), Section 936) The Bidder or Offeror certifies that they are aware of and comply with relevant Federal statutes and regulations, including those from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for operating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in accordance, and in compliance with all related requirements in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63), section 936 (49 U.S.C. § 44801 note). Contractor warrants that all UAS operations will be conducted in full compliance with all applicable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, including but not limited to 14 CFR Part 107, and any other applicable local, state, or Federal laws and regulations. Sponsors and subgrant recipients cannot use AIP grant funds to enter into, extend, or renew a contract related to covered unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). This includes both procurement and operational contracts, as well as contracts with entities that operate such systems. PROCUREMENT OF RECOVERED MATERIALS (Reference: 2 CFR § 200.322, 40 CFR part 247) (Reference Only – Refer to Federal Register) Dated at Porterville, California, this 27th day of May, 2026. /s/Trisha Whiteley, Purchasing Agent City of Porterville, California First Publication: May 29, 2026 Second Publication: June 5, 2026

1. June 29, 2026Responses Due