Pre-Qualification: US 101 Express Lanes Phase 5

Convert existing High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes to express lanes (also known
as High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes) and will also construct a new 2nd express lane
to create a dual express lanes system along United States 101 (US101) from the
US101/SR237 interchange in Sunnyvale to Taylor Road Interchange in San Jose.

Background

The Pre-qualification of Bidders, as the prime contractor, must possess a California-issued Class A (General Engineering Contractor), C-8, C-10, and HAZ (Hazardous Substance Removal Certification). The license requirement applies either by itself or in conjunction with licenses held by subcontractors of any tier.

Project Details

• Reference ID: C26031F - PreQual
• Department: Engineering and Program Delivery
• Department Head: Casey Emoto (Chief Engineering and Program Delivery Officer)

Evaluation Criteria

• Pre-Qual: C26031F US 101 Express Lanes Phase 5 —

  Please see the attachment containing the detailed Prequalification information and required forms and documents.

• Important Instructions for Electronic Submittal —

  Santa Clara VTA is accepting electronic Pre-qual submissions. Submitter shall create a FREE account with OpenGov 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.

  Bidder must be prequalified before bidding on IFB C26031F.

Submission Requirements

• Pre-Qual Documents (required) —

  Please refer to the attached pre-qual for details that are to be submitted in this response section.

• Bid Documents (required) —

  Please refer to  [Section 2.11 Bid Contents] of the IFB for details that are to be submitted in this response section.

• Price Proposal (required) —

  Bidder shall submit Bid Form 1-B for the [products/services] requested in this IFB.

  Confirm that your price proposal is not attached with the other bid documents and is attached separately here.

• Bid 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 toSanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority, 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. Bidder must also MAIL bid guarantee with a postmarked date no later thanWednesday, September 30, 2026 addressed to:

  Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
  Kimmy Truong
  3331 North First Street
  San Jose,CA95134

  Please have the Bidder Name, Contract Title ("Pre-Qualification: US 101 Express Lanes Phase 5"), and Contract Number ("C26031F - PreQual") listed clearly on the outside of the envelope.

• Contract Execution, Payment Bond, Performance Bond, and Certificate(s) of Insurance (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 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority so that it is received within 14 working daysafter the bidder has received the contract for execution. Failure to do so shall be just cause for forfeiture of the proposal guaranty.

• Electronic Pricing Table (required) —

  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
• Bid Bond (required) —

  Will this solicitation require a bid bond?

• Separate Fee Proposal Upload (required) —

  If not using the Electronic Pricing Table, do you want your bidder to separate a Price Proposal from the rest of the Response?