
CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STATE OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION DIVISION NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR CARY HAAS PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT NO. 2024.1010 BID NO. 25-26.013 1. BID OPENING: The bidder shall complete the "Proposal to the City of San Leandro" form contained in the Contract Book. The proposal shall be submitted in its entirety. Incomplete proposals will be considered non-responsive. Sealed bids containing the completed Proposal Section subject to the conditions named herein and in the specifications for Cary Haas Pedestrian Bridge Replacement Project; No. 2024.1010 addressed to the City of San Leandro will be received at City Hall, 835 East 14th Street, 2nd Floor San Leandro at the office of the City Clerk 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 at which time they will be publicly opened and read. 2. BID RESULTS: A summary of the bids received will be made available, via the Internet, at: https://www.sanleandro.org/Bids.aspx 3. WORK DESCRIPTION: The work to be done consists of environmentally conscious construction and installation of a prefabricated steel Struss bridge over a creek, and doing all appurtenant work in place and ready for use, all as shown on the plans and described in the specifications with the title indicated in Paragraph one(1 above, and on file in the office of the City Engineer. Reference to said plans and specifications is hereby made for further particulars. 4. CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE: A Class 'A' and/or Class 'C51' Contractor's License is required for this work. No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with Chapter 9, Division 3 of the California Business and Professions Code. 5. BID DEPOSIT: A Bid Deposit equal to at least 10% of the total amount of the bid shall be placed in the sealed proposal. The Bid Deposit shall be in one of the following forms: cash, cashier's check or certified check payable to the City, or bidder's bond in favor of the City executed by an authorized surety company. 6. PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS: Payment and performance guarantee bonds as set forth in Section 1-7.2 of the Special Provisions will be required from the successful bidder. 7. CITY'S RIGHT TO REJECT BIDS: The right is reserved, as the interest of the City may require, to reject any or all bids, or to waive any informality or minor irregularity in the bids. 8. GENERAL PREVAILING WAGE RATES: In accordance with all applicable provisions of the California Labor Code, the general prevailing rate of wages applicable to the work to be done shall be paid on this project. A tabulation of the various classifications of work persons to be employed and the prevailing rate of wages applicable thereto is available online. Bidder's attention is directed to Section 5-3 of the Special Provisions for further information. 9. OBTAINING THE PROJECT PLANS AND CONTRACT BOOK: The project plans and Contract Book may be obtained free of charge from the City's website at: https://www.sanleandro.org/Bids.aspx Bidders who download the plans are encouraged to email Engineering@sanleandro.org or call (510)-577-3428, to be placed on the project planholder's list to receive courtesy notifications of addenda and other project information. Project addenda, if any, will be posted on the website. A bidder who fails to address all project addenda in its proposal may be deemed non-responsive. Printed, hardcopies of the plans can be purchased directly from East Bay Blueprint and Supply Co. Contact: (510) 261-2990; https://www.eastbayblueprint.com. Search the public projects planroom to find the subject project. 10. OBTAINING THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION: The (Greenbook) Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, may be purchased by contacting BNi Building News, 990 Park Center Dr., Suite E, Vista, CA 92081, CA 92802, (760) 734-1113, https://www.bnibooks.com. 11. WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS: Any bid may be withdrawn at any time prior to the time fixed in the public notice for the receipt of bids only by written request for the withdrawal of the bid filed with the City Clerk. The request shall be executed by the bidder or its duly authorized representative. The withdrawal of a bid does not prejudice the right of the bidder to file a new bid. Whether or not bids are opened exactly at the time fixed in the public notice for opening bids, a bid will not be received after that time nor may any bid be withdrawn after the time fixed in the public notice for receipt of bids. 12. RELIEF OF BIDDERS: As stated in Public Contract Code Sections 5100 et seq. concerning relief of bidders and in particular to the requirement therein, that if the bidder claims a mistake was made in the bid presented, the bidder shall give the City Clerk, written notice within five (5) days after the opening of the bids of the alleged mistake, specifying in the notice in detail how the mistake occurred. 13. DISQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS: More than one proposal from an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or combination thereof under the same or different names will not be considered. Reasonable grounds for believing that any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or combination thereof is interested in more than one proposal for the work contemplated may cause the rejection of all proposals in which such individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or combination thereof is interested. If there is reason for believing that collusion exists among the bidders, any or all proposals may be rejected. Proposals in which the prices obviously are unbalanced may be rejected. 14. PREVIOUS DISQUALIFICATION, REMOVAL, OR OTHER PREVENTION OF BIDDING: A bid may be rejected on the basis of a bidder, any officer of such bidder, or any employee of such bidder who has a proprietary interest in such bidder, having been disqualified, removed, or otherwise prevented from bidding on, or completing a federal, state, or local project because of a violation of any law or any safety regulation. 15. RESPONSIBILITY FOR VERIFYING CONTRACT ADDENDA: All bidders shall verify if any addenda for this project have been issued by the City of San Leandro. It is the bidders' responsibility to ensure that all requirements of contract addenda are included in the bidder's proposal. All bidders shall include a signed copy of all contract addenda with the proposal. Failure to comply with this requirement shall cause the proposal to be considered as non-responsive and shall be grounds for rejection of the bid. 16. SITE INVESTIGATION: The bidder shall examine carefully the project site to verify all existing conditions. The submission of a bid shall be conclusive evidence that the bidder has investigated and is satisfied as to the conditions to be encountered, as to the character, quality, and scope of work to be performed, as to the quantities of materials to be furnished, and as to the requirements of the proposal, plans, specifications, and the contract. The bidder shall not take advantage of any apparent error or omission in the plans or specifications. In the event the bidder discovers any apparent error, discrepancy, or omission as a result of its site investigation, bidder shall immediately notify the City Engineer. DR 6972647 & 6972649; June 5, 2026

