SAN LORENZO WAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, FEDERAL PROJECT No. BRLO-5936(086)

The County of Santa Cruz, Department of Community Development & Infrastructure is accepting sealed bids for the

SAN LORENZO WAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, FEDERAL PROJECT No. BRLO-5936(086)

Bid opening will occur on Thursday, June 18, 2026 no later than 2:00 pm and soon thereafter, will be publicly opened and read.

Project Details

• Reference ID: P40172(CON)
• Department: Public Works / Roads
• Department Head: Steve Wiesner (Director or Roads Division)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-06-03T17:00:00.000Z — San Lorenzo Way Bridge - Project Site

Meetings & Milestones

Evaluation Criteria

• Proposal Instructions —
  Bidders shall create a free of charge account via the online procurement portal, OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. 
   
  For additional information on account registration, see https://opengov.my.site.com/support/s/ 
   
  Once account registration is completed, browse back to this page, https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/santacruzcounty, click on the “SAN LORENZO WAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, FEDERAL PROJECT No. BRLO-5936(086)”, "Submit Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.
   
  Only electronic proposals will be accepted.
   
  Proposal forms for this work must be uploaded via the online procurement portal, OpenGov Procurement. Copies of the forms are included in a separate book entitled:

  Book 1 of 2

  Bid Book

  For Construction of

  SAN LORENZO WAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, FEDERAL PROJECT No. BRLO-5936(086)

  Cashier's check or certified check, payable to the order of the County of Santa Cruz, of not less ten percent (10%) of the bid submitted, payable to the County of Santa Cruz and signed by the bidder as well as a corporate surety, shall accompany the bid. Bidder’s bonds shall be issued by a corporate surety duly admitted and authorized to issue bonds and undertakings by the State of California. Scan and upload a copy of your bid bond/cashier's check via the online procurement portal, OpenGov.

  No later than 4 p.m. on the 5th business day after bid opening, please mail the original Proposal forms, remaining Proposal forms due as stated in Section 2, and the bid bond/cashier's or certified check to the Contract Analyst, Rosa Ortiz;

  Attn: Rosa Ortiz
  County of Santa Cruz Department of Public Works
  Bid Proposal for SAN LORENZO WAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, FEDERAL PROJECT No. BRLO-5936(086)
  701 Ocean Street, Room 410
  Santa Cruz, CA 95060
  Any questions concerning the bid process, required submittals, evaluation criteria, bid schedule, and selection process should be sent through OpenGov.
• General Work Description —

  The project is located in the County of Santa Cruz as follows:

  In Felton, near Highway 9 just north of Graham Hill Road

  Work includes removal and construction of the San Lorenzo Way Bridge across the San Lorenzo River. Major work includes, but is not limited to:

  Traffic handling, tree removal, bridge removal, drilling cast-in-drilled hole concrete piling, construction of reinforced concrete footings and abutments, retaining wall construction, approach road reconstruction, curb, gutter and sidewalk construction, driveway reconstruction, and construction of a cast-in-place prestressed box girder bridge.

  For the Federal training program, the number of trainees or apprentices is 4.

  Federal-aid project No.: BRLO-5936(086).

  Complete the work within 190 working days.

  Complete plant establishment work within 120 days

  The estimated cost of the project is $6,671,000.

• Contract Documents —

  A digital copy of the Contract documents is available free of charge and can be downloaded, see Attachments.

  A hard copy of the Contract documents is available for purchase for $160.00 at the County of Santa Cruz Department of Public Works, Room 410, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, California. No partial sets will be issued.

Submission Requirements

• Proposal - Acknowledgement (required) —

  The Bidder acknowledges they have reviewed the contract documents:

  1. Bid Book (Book 1 of 2)
  2. Special Provisions and Notice to Contractors (Book 2 of 2)
  3. Project Plans
  4. Information Handout
  5. Applicable Caltrans Standard Plans, Revised Standard Plans and Standard Specifications as stated in the Special Provisions and Notice to Contractors (Book 2 of 2)
  6. Any Issued Addendum(s)
• Proposal - Bid (Submitted via OpenGov) (required) —

  The Bidder understands and acknowledges the Bid must be submitted electronically in Opengov.

  No scanned versions of the Bid will be accepted.

• Proposal - Required Forms Due at Bid Opening (required) —

  At bid opening, the Bidder must scan and upload the following required Proposal Forms found in Bid Book (Book 1 of 2) and as indicated in the Special Provisions and Notice to Bidders (Book 2 of 2) Section 2, as one PDF file. 

  • Proposal
  • Bid (submitted electronically in OpenGov)
  • Scanned Copy of Bidder's Bond
  • Bid Form
  • Designation of Subcontractors 
  • Equal Opportunity Certification
  • Public Contract Code
  • Non-collusion Affidavit
  • Debarment and Suspension Certification
  • Nonlobbying Certification for Federal-Aid Contracts
  • Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 
  • Statement of Compliance
  • Opt Out of Payment Adjustments for Price Index Fluctuations (to be submitted only if you choose the option) 
  • Addendum(s) - need to include a signed and scanned copy of each addendum(s) issued

   

• Proposal - Required Forms Due After Bid Opening (required) —

  No later than 4 p.m. on the 5th business day after bid opening, the Bidder must submit by mail the following Proposal Forms to the Contract Analyst. If the last day for submitting these bid form falls on a Saturday or holiday, it may be submitted on the next business day with the same effect as if it had been submitted on the day specified.  

  1. Bidders Bond

  10 business days after bid opening,  the Bidder must submit by mail the following Proposal Forms to the Contract Analyst;

  1. In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Vehicle List

  Address mailing label:

  Attn: Rosa Ortiz
  County of Santa Cruz Department of Public Works
  Bid Proposal for SAN LORENZO WAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, FEDERAL PROJECT No. BRLO-5936(086)
  701 Ocean Street, Room 410
  Santa Cruz, CA 95060

• Contract - Required Forms due after a Notice of Award of Contract (required) —
  By submitting a response, the Bidder acknowledges once an apparent lowest responsive and responsible bidder is determined, a Notice of Intent to Award will be issued followed by the bid protest period. Once the bid protest period is concluded, the Contract Analyst, Rosa Ortiz, will reach out to the selected bidder to discuss the contract execution process. 
   
  Once the Deputy CEO, Director of Community Development and Infrastructure Department accepts the bid proposal, a Notice of Award of Contract will be sent out to the selected bidder. 
   
  Within 8 business days of the Notice of Award of Contract, the selected bidder must mail the following documents to the Contract Analyst; 
  1. Contract
  2. Payment Bond (include 2 embossed copies)
  3. Faithful Performance Bond (include 2 embossed copies)
  4. Certification of Insurance
  5. Fringe Benefit Statement
  6. Correction and Repair
  7. Workers Compensation Certification Form

  Address mailing label:

  Attn: Rosa Ortiz
  County of Santa Cruz Department of Public Works
  Contract for SAN LORENZO WAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, FEDERAL PROJECT No. BRLO-5936(086)
  701 Ocean Street, Room 410
  Santa Cruz, CA 95060

   

• Which type of Solicitation is this? (required)
• Bid Bond (required) —

  Will this solicitation require a bid bond?

• 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 Construction Bid with a Bid Schedule
  3. Seeking services for hourly rate schedules
• Separate Fee Proposal Upload? (required) —

  Will you want your bidder to upload a separate Price Proposal from the rest of the Response and not complete the pricing in the ProcureNow system?

• Federal Project ID Number (required) —

  Please enter the Federal Project ID number, if applicable to this solicitiation. If this project is not Federally Funded, please type "N/A".

• Working Days (required) —

  How many working days are required for vendors to not bid more than for this project?

  Use the following format: 70

• Estimated Cost (required) —

  What is the estimated cost of this project?

  Use the following format: $659,809.25

• Trainees/Apprentices (required) —

  How many trainees or apprentices are required for the Federal Training Program for this project?

  Use the following format: 4

• Cost for Contract Documents (required) —

  What is the fee to the vendor for a hard copy of the contract documents?

  Use the following format: $65.00

Questions & Answers