Active SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · CITY OF NOVATO
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Invitation for Bid for Novato Boulevard Improvements, a joint roadway and utility project by City of Novato, Novato Sanitary District, and North Marin Water District. Bids due August 19, 2026.
The Novato Boulevard Improvement project is a joint agency roadway and utility improvement project by the City of Novato, Novato Sanitary District, and North Marin Water District. ... **Project Type**: IFB - Invitation for Bid (Formal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.2526720.C15318601 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Question Acceptance Deadline**: 08/13/2026 03:00 PM EDT **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Physical Bid Submission **Additional Bidding Instructions**: Sealed proposals will be received by the Designated Agent at 922 Machin Avenue, 1st Floor, Novato, until 2 p.m., Wednesday August 19, 2026, **Owner Organization**: City of Novato **Reference Number**: 0000431402 **Questions and Answers**: | Question | Answer | |---|---| | Will the Agency please disclose the Engineer's Estimate for the value of this Contract? | Answered in Communication 1 | | When is this project expected to start? | Answered in Communication 2 | | Confirm cold-plane and HMA overlay limits relative to curb & gutter, and how thick-section (>15″) / buried-concrete-road removal is measured and paid within Items 18/22 | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm the disposal classification and required facility for Remove Yellow Thermoplastic (Item 16) and the scope of the Lead Compliance Plan (Item 9). | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm the bioretention/biofiltration soil mix specification and approved source(s), and lead time. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm which party carries storm-drain CCTV (Sec. G 64-2.01D has no bid item) and its acceptance format. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm long-lead times and City-approved sources for signal controllers, cabinets, and video detection (Items 47–52, Alt 152) against the project milestone. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm the scope and timing of Add Alternates 152–154 (signal controller, Frontier comm MH, PG&E gas valves) and whether third-party utilities perform any of the work. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm the 24-month landscape maintenance obligations and the plant-replacement cycle frequency and standard. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Dewatering design basis (design water table, required drawdown) and reconciliation of lump-sum Item 113 with NSD 02200 §1.08 (dewatering incidental to pipe LF). | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm Line D structure G17069 invert EL −2.5 at RIM 7.8 and slope S=0.055 (Sheet 14); inconsistent with the shallow character of Lines C/D. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Reconcile ENGEO §5.2.1 (excavations 5–12 ft) with NSD profiles (trunk trench bottoms 17–20 ft). | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm the Wet Weather Milestone is Lines A + B only, that Lines C + D may follow, and whether milestone LDs apply. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Measurement/payment for buried-concrete-road demolition and thick-section (>15″) pavement removal (Sheet 7–12 note; ENGEO 1-B2 refusal + 14″ AC). | Answered in Communication 3 | | Whether over-excavation and rock replacement in the cohesionless wet reach (Sta 25+00–35+00) is incidental to pipe LF or compensable. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm open-trench end-of-day limit: 20 ft (Sheet 2 Note 37) vs 50 ft (NSD 02200 §1.05.D) — which governs daily cleanup. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Clarify Item 138 (24-hr monitored bypass at MH#14/F-15087) vs the bypass incidental to all pipe-LF items — scope boundary of the separately-paid segment. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm the District-furnished material delivery schedule and the 90-calendar-day allowance basis; identify the lay-down transfer process and any storage-duration limits at 999 Rush Creek Place. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm the total number of tie-ins/outages required on the plans and whether more than one per day will be supported for defined segments, given the Tu–F 9–3 one-per-day limit. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Clarify neat-line pipe measurement (connection-to-connection, no breaks at valves) and confirm no separate payment for bell-hole over-excavation at joints, valves, and fittings. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm the extent of required weld radiography (which joints, what frequency) and the reimbursement mechanism for satisfactory vs unsatisfactory welds. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm cathodic protection scope extent — anode spacing, test-station count, and which crossings require insulating joints — given measured resistivity of 2,300–4,290 ohm-cm. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm hardrock (Item 105, 200 CY) location and definition, and how it reconciles with ENGEO's 'no rock, conventional excavation' finding and the 1-B2 refusal. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm responsibility for the NMWD soils technician present during all backfill/compaction — District-provided or contractor-provided — versus the City/NSD testing assignments. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Reconcile Section G 51-7.03B (assume all soil exceeds RWQCB ESLs, contractor-funded, no blending) with NSD 02200 §3.03 (contaminated soil as a changed condition / extra work). Which governs for disposal payment? | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm the controlling holiday list; two different lists appear in the documents. | Answered in Communication 3 | | State the exact school-recess times, by school and calendar, that bound the no-lane-closure cutoff (Aug–May). | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm whether Saturday and optional night work are permitted, and whether the 5-consecutive / 10-per-30 caps apply within the Elective Night Work Area (Plan Sheet 6 Note 2 suggests they do). | Answered in Communication 3 | | Clarify testing responsibility: City ("Agency provides"), NSD ("District retains Soils Engineer"), and NMWD ("contractor's soils technician") assign it three different ways. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Reconcile 7-1.03C (full closure only with City Council approval) with Chart M3 (street may be closed, 08:00–16:00, Novato Blvd EB Tamalpais–Diablo). | Answered in Communication 3 | | Clarify Item 136 (temporary sewer) versus temporary sewer also embedded in Line A LF — is this a double payment or two scopes? | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm pothole quantity: Item 142 shows 25 EA; the spec caps potholes at 20. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm the unit of measure for Items 131/132 (bid form LF vs detail SF). | Answered in Communication 3 | | Clarify Type K railing payment: 7-1.04 treats it as incidental; Items 14/15 pay it separately. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm whether separate liquidated damages attach to the Wet Weather Milestone or only to final completion. | Answered in Communication 3 | | State the dewatering design basis (design water table, required drawdown) and reconcile lump-sum Item 113 with NSD 02200 §1.08 (dewatering incidental to pipe LF). | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm invert EL −2.5 at RIM 7.8 and slope S=0.055 for Line D structure G17069 (Sheet 14); inconsistent with the shallow character of Lines C/D. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Reconcile ENGEO §5.2.1 (excavations 5–12 ft) with NSD profiles (trunk trench bottoms 17–20 ft). | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm the Wet Weather Milestone comprises Lines A + B only (per the Expected Submittal List), that Lines C + D may follow, and whether milestone LDs apply. | Answered in Communication 3 | | Clarify measurement/payment for buried-concrete-road demolition and thick-section (>15") pavement removal (NSD note; ENGEO 1-B2 refusal + 14" AC). | Answered in Communication 3 | | Confirm whether over-excavation and rock replacement in the cohesionless, wet reach (Sta 25+00–35+00) is incidental to pipe LF or compensable, given ENGEO's identification of unstable conditions | Answered in Communication 3 | | What are the night or Saturday hourly rates are for City inspection personnel? | Answered in Communication 3 | | In Section 5-1.26, it says that the Contractor is responsible for all necessary construction staking. In Appendix I, the City included a Survey Request Form. Who is doing the surveying and layout on this project? | Answered in Communication 3 | | any possibility of extending the bid date for this project another 2 weeks to allow for specialty vendors and subs to adequately analyze and properly price the work. This is a very complex job with some unique underground challenges. | Answered in Communication 3 | **Communications**: - Communication No.3: Answers to quesions Q3-Q44. Addendum 1 will address these items and include plan and specification revisions. Addendum 1 will be uploaded next week. — Q&A Document 3.pdf - Communication No.3: Answers to quesions Q3-Q44. Addendum 1 will address these items and include plan and specification revisions. Addendum 1 will be uploaded next week. — Master Fee Schedule Effective 070126.pdf - Communication No.2: Project schedule is discussed in Bid Documents — Q&A Document 2.pdf - Communication No.1: Please find answers to questions submitted through 10 AM 7/22/26. PLEASE NOTE ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA BIDNET. QUESTIONS EMAILED DIRECTLY TO STAFF MAY NOT RECEIVE RESPONSE. — Q&A Document 1.pdf
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