SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · CITY OF SOLANA BEACH
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City of Solana Beach seeks bids for Lomas Santa Fe Corridor East Improvements including pavement resurfacing, bicycle and pedestrian enhancements, drainage, traffic signals, and landscaping. Bids due April 14, 2026.
The work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, supervision, labor and incidentals required to complete the above stated project. The work generally includes the pavement resurfacing and the construction of bicycle and pedestrian improvements on Lomas Santa Fe Drive, from Interstate I-5 to Highland Drive at the City’s eastern boundary. Improvements consist of the demolition, grind and overlay of roadway pavement, sidewalk paving, landscape plantings, irrigation systems, traffic signals, street light relocations, enhancement bicycle and pedestrian improvements, drainage improvements, bioretention basins, traffic control and all other work and appurtenances in accordance with the specifications and plans for Bid No. 2026-03, Federal Aid No.: CPFCDSL-5445(008), and all drawings for the Lomas Santa Fe Corridor Improvements. **Project Type**: RFB - Request for Bid (Formal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.2522974.C15251701 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Electronic Bid Submission **Additional Bidding Instructions**: NOTICE INVITING BIDS CITY OF SOLANA BEACH, CALIFORNIA Until 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, the City shall accept bids at the Office of the City Clerk, 635 South Highway 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075, at which time they will be opened by the City Clerk and read. The bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes and marked on the outside with the following project title: Lomas Santa Fe Corridor East Improvements[au1] Federal-Aid Project No.: CPFCDSL-5445(008) Bid No.: 2026-03 OBTAINING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS Plans and Specifications and other contract documents may be secured from the Office of the City Engineer. A non-refundable fee of $25 is required for each set of documents. Mailing fee is an additional $10. Bid documents may also be downloaded from the City website https://www.cityofsolanabeach.org/en/rfps-construction-bids at no charge. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to verify all the contact information for their company (including mailing address, email address, office phone number and office fax number) is included on the electronic plan holder’s list available through the electronic bidding website linked to the City website. Failure to do so may be cause for rejection of the bid. **Owner Organization**: City of Solana Beach **Reference Number**: 0000417090 **Pricing**: Lump sum **Bid Documents List**: | Item Name | Description | Mandatory | Limited to 1 file | |---|---|---|---| | Bid Documents | Documents defining the proposal | No | No | **Questions and Answers**: - Q1 Arrow Right Question: Engineers Estimate What is the Engineers Estimate for this Project? Answer: Answered in Addendum 2 03/17/2026 06:15 PM EDT 03/18/2026 11:17 AM EDT - Q2 Arrow Right Question: missing pages Document "2026.02.19-LSF-East Improvements-Bid Docs" only 75 of 123 pages is attached. Please provide the rest of the pages or correct the page #'s. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/19/2026 01:28 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q3 Arrow Right Question: Addendum Naming On your site you are naming Addendums 1, 2 & 3. Yet when you click on the addendum, they are named different on paper. Can you please name them correctly? Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/19/2026 04:54 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q4 Arrow Right Question: DBE Good Faith Effort Want to confirm if a DBE Good Faith Effort is required for this bidding project? Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/20/2026 01:44 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q5 Arrow Right Question: City's Exhibit 5 - Exhibit 12-B Good afternoon, We are currently preparing a bid for the City of Solana Beach - Bid No.: 2026-03 - Lomas Santa Fe Corridor East Improvements and have a question regarding the subcontractor listing requirements. The bid package includes both: A subcontractor listing form,( DESIGNATION OF SUBCONTRACTOR) and Exhibit 12-B: Bidder’s List of Subcontractors (DBE and Non-DBE), Parts 1 and 2 We understand that the DBE program is suspended and not applicable for this project. In light of this, we request clarification on the following: Is Exhibit 12-B still required to be completed and submitted with the bid? If so, is Exhibit 12-B intended to serve a purpose separate from the subcontractor listing form already included in the bid package? To ensure full compliance and avoid duplication and inconsistencies, we would appreciate your guidance on how the City would like bidders to proceed. Thank you for your time and clarification. Barbara Jacob, Hazard Construction Engr LLC Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/23/2026 06:23 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q6 Arrow Right Question: Pre-Bid Meeting Hello, We are interested in bidding on your project and would like to know if there are details for the pre-bid meeting. If you could please email those details, if available to estimating@holdergeneralengineering.com Thank you, Teresa Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/27/2026 07:48 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q7 Arrow Right Question: Bid documents listed on Page 6 Page 6 of 123 shows the documents to be submitted with the bid. However, Exhibits 1-7 are blank Exhibits 2-5 are required to be submitted with the bid please provide forms that we can properly fill out. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/30/2026 07:03 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q8 Arrow Right Question: DBE participation % Can you confirm the DBE % and how early we should start the GFE outreach? Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 01:19 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q9 Arrow Right Question: CALTRANS Encroachment Permit It is common standard for an agency that has a project close to the CALTRANS ROW to initial a CALTRANS encroachment permit at the planning stage and pay the associate fees. The contractor usually "piggyback" that permit with an associated permit during construction. Will the city follow that process? If no, can the City share the cost of the CALTRANS permit so that all bidders are equally accounting for this fee? Another suggestion is to it include a stipulated allowance bid item for required TC permits of other agencies such Caltrans & the County. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 01:31 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q10 Arrow Right Question: DBE Goal & GFE Please confirm that there will be no DBE goal to meet for this project, nor any requirements to submit Good Faith Effort documentations by bidders. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 01:35 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q11 Arrow Right Question: Pre-Bid Meeting Slide Photos Please provide us with the Slide Photos that were shared with attendees at the pre-bid meeting Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 01:40 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q12 Arrow Right Question: Bid item #5 - Stipulated Amount Bid item #5 of the bid schedule indicates there is a stipulated amount for the contractor to carry as a lump sum. Part 4 - Measurement and Payment section cites this amount is per the lump sum. Please provide an updated bid schedule or provide a value for bidding contractors to carry in their bid. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 03:15 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q13 Arrow Right Question: Anticipated start date Provide an anticipated project start date. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 03:18 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q14 Arrow Right Question: Geotechnical Report Please provide a geotechnical report. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 03:19 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q15 Arrow Right Question: Bid Protest In order to submit a bid protest, a bidder must have immediate access to all bids submitted so that they can be reviewed to determine if a bid protest will be submitted. What procedure will the City use to allow immediate access to review all bids? On occasion, other agencies required a protester to submit a freedom of information request, which could take more than 5 working days to obtain, which puts protester outside the 5 working day window to submit a protest. Also, if required by the City, how much is the non-refundable fee for the City to administer the bid protest? Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 04:43 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q16 Arrow Right Question: Submitting Bids Bidnet direct has a tab to "PLACE BID" via online. Are bidders required to submit bids using Bidnet direct or are bids to be hand delivered to the office of the City Clerk? Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 05:16 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q17 Arrow Right Question: Staging Area / Laydown Yard Does the City have any suggestion of knowledge of a possible Staging Area / Laydown Yard that is in close proximity to the project, for the awarded contractor to use during construction ? Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 05:27 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q18 Arrow Right Question: Pre-bid meeting power point presentation Can a .pdf copy of the presentation be provided for contractor review? Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 05:34 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q19 Arrow Right Question: Minority/Women/Disabled Veteran Businesses The last item in the Notice Inviting Bids Page 5 of 123, Minority/Women/Disabled Veteran Businesses states " The percentages of participation shall be documented and submitted to the City". 1. Are there any minority goals for this project? 2. Exactly where in the Contractor's Proposal, or any other form, are the percentages to be listed? Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 05:42 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q20 Arrow Right Question: Soil Report Has a soil or geotechnical report been prepared for the project? Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 05:46 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q21 Arrow Right Question: Waste Receptacles Subsection 2.2 WASTE RECEPTACLES of Section XVIII. SITE FURNISHINGS (FOR REST AREAS) states "Match existing City of Solana Beach Standard" for the model of the waste receptacle. There is no mention of any other information to guide the bidder who to contact. Please provide us with the maker and model of the City's preferred trash receptacle company Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 05:59 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q22 Arrow Right Question: Install 1 1/2" Water Meter at POC Sheet LDSC-24 calls for the installation of 1 1/2" Water Meter at POC for recycled water source. Will this work be done by the contractor? If yes, has all the permitting work been completed by the City with the owner of the recycled main line (Santa Fe irrigation or San Elijio JPA)? If no, and the city anticipate the Contractor to pull any required Water Meter permits, please provide bidders with all fee amounts such as capacity fees, usage fees, etc., so that we are all bidding these fees equally Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 06:16 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q23 Arrow Right Question: 6 to 8-foot Retaining wall At the back of the proposed decorative CIP retaining wall by Santa Helena, there will be a need to go few feet beyond the limits of grading shown on the plans, so that we can cut the slope to a 1-to-1 or 1.5-to-1 grade over the 5-foot cut, as a safety measure. That is only needed at all locations of a vertical cut that exceed 5 feet, which is at locations where the wall is high. Please confirm that is acceptable to the City. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 06:33 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q24 Arrow Right Question: Unsuitable Material Does the City anticipate the contractor encountering unsuitable material that cannot be used for re-fill and must be hauled off and disposed off site? If yes, how will the handling, trucking, and disposal be paid for and how much of the excavation anticipated is unsuitable material? Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 03/31/2026 06:40 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q25 Arrow Right Question: Drawing # CD-4 on sheet 6 of 57 Drawing CD-4 is referenced on construction note 26 but there is no such drawing Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 04/01/2026 11:35 AM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q26 Arrow Right Question: Specifications page 29 of 1233 Sections 9 & 10 require the contractor to be responsible for underground conditions and unforeseen conditions. Since the GC cannot perform and advance independent investigations then the bid documents should provide soils information and more site investigation as part of the bid documents. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 04/01/2026 11:40 AM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q27 Arrow Right Question: Self Performance Requirement(s) Please confirm if the self performance % for prime contractors per Section 5 / SSVI of 30% applies to this project. If not, provide percentage. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 04/01/2026 11:51 AM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q28 Arrow Right Question: Retaining Wall Backfill Material(s) Will contractor be able to re-use the existing fill for backfill at specified areas at the new retaining wall if not clarified in the geotechnical report, more so, can a backfill plan/detail be provided? Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 04/01/2026 12:01 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q29 Arrow Right Question: Set Aside Confirmation Please confirm the DBE and the GFE requirement(s) are not applicable for this project, and more so, clarify if any set aside SLBE/ELBE/other requirement is/is not applicable for this project. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 04/01/2026 01:07 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q30 Arrow Right Question: Sedimentary Seat Wall - detail clarification clarification B/LDSC-17 depicts a 1" max expansion material/gap separating the boulder and new sedimentary seat wall. Please clarify if this is an expansion material or simply indicating distance. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 04/01/2026 01:08 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q31 Arrow Right Question: Retaining Wall(s) - waterproofing system/drainage board system requirement Clarify if a waterproofing system/drainage board system be required at the new retaining wall(s)? Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 04/01/2026 01:14 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q32 Arrow Right Question: Existing A/C Path Clarification Bid item #7 Remove Existing A/C Path - please provide depth of both A/C and base (if any). Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 04/01/2026 01:21 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q33 Arrow Right Question: Permit Fees Please provide an allowance value for contractors to include for all permit fees. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 04/01/2026 01:23 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT - Q34 Arrow Right Question: High Pressure Gas Service Line - as-built plan(s) request Please provide as-built plan(s) for the existing high pressure gas service line along the north side of the west bound lane of Lomas Santa Fe. Answer: Answered in Addendum 4 04/01/2026 04:27 PM EDT 04/03/2026 05:37 PM EDT
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