Project Information

Bid Title

Project #346 Harbor Pump Station Overflow Sewer

Issuing Agency

Costa Mesa Sanitary District

Location

California

Published Date

Apr 2, 2026

Closing Date

May 13, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Notice Inviting Bids/Request For Proposal	Bid Status	Bid Tabulation	Awardee
Project #346 Harbor Pump Station Overflow Sewer Notice Inviting Bids Construction Plans Sewer Traffic Control Plans	Status: Open Due: May 13, 2026 by 10:00 a.m.

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COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

HARBOR PUMP STATION OVERFLOW SEWER

Project No. 346

Bid Date: Wednesday May 13, 2026 at 10:00 am

Contract Time: 60 Working Days

PREPARED BY:

Michael L. Benesh, RCE 37893

ROBIN B. HAMERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.

CIVIL ENGINEERS • PLANNERS • SURVEYORS

...since 1981

COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HARBOR PUMP STATION OVERFLOW BYPASS

Project No. 346

NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS (BIDS)

BID PROPOSAL

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

ATTACHMENTS

A. SPECIAL PROVISIONS

B. COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT

C. COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT REQUEST FOR CHANGE ORDER FORM

D. CMSD CIP INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

E. CMSD BOND FORMS

F. CMSD CLOSEOUT AGREEMENT SAMPLE

COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS (BIDS)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District invites and will receive

sealed proposals (bids) for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, permits, and other items

necessary for the construction of the following project:

HARBOR PUMP STATION OVERFLOW SEWER

Project No. 346

The project includes constructing a new 12” sewer gravity main, and three new 60” diameter manholes in and near

the intersection of Harbor Boulevard & Wilson Street, in Costa Mesa California. The Contract time is 60 working

days. The contractor will be required to apply for and obtain a Public Works Encroachment Permit from the City of

Costa Mesa for the work in the public Right-of-way. Work in the intersection will have to be performed at night. The

City of Costa Mesa has a moratorium on construction activities during the Orange County Fair from July 17 through

August 16. No work in the street will be allowed during that time, and those dates will not be counted as part of the

60-day time to complete the work on the project. The contractor will have to make their own arrangements for

temporary equipment and material storage for the project. The city will not allow overnight storage of construction

equipment and materials in the public right-of-way.

The Engineer’s Estimate for this project is: $629,727.

Bids will be received by the Costa Mesa Sanitary District office at 290 Paularino Avenue, Costa Mesa, California

until the hour of 10:00 a.m. on the 13th day of May 2026, at which time they will be opened publicly and read aloud

in the Board Conference Room. Sealed proposals shall bear the title of the project and the name of the bidder. Any

bid received after the scheduled bid opening time shown above will not be accepted and returned to the bidder

unopened. It shall be the sole responsibility of the bidder to seal and deliver the bid proposal to the District office at

or before the time specified in this notice provided. A set of the approved contract documents including plans and

specifications may be downloaded from the Costa Mesa Sanitary District Website.

https://www.cmsdca.gov/news___publications/bid_opportunities.php

There is a mandatory pre-bid meeting at 11:00 a.m. on the 22nd day of April 2026 (Wednesday). The pre-bid

meeting will be held at the District Headquarters. 290 Paularino Avenue, Costa Mesa, California.

The question deadline during the bid period is 5:00 p.m. on the 1st day of May 2026.

The District will respond to the questions and issue an addendum to all the bidders, no later than five working days

after the question deadline.

The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of the California Labor Code, the prevailing rate and scale of wages

determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California. Prevailing rates shall be

paid to all workers employed in the performance of the contract. Such rates of wages are on file with Department of

Industrial Relations and in the office of the District and are available to any interested party upon request. The

contractor is responsible for all penalties prescribed for noncompliance with these provisions.

Each bid shall be submitted on the Bid Proposal Form furnished as part of the contract documents, and shall be

accompanied by a certified check, a cashier's check or a bidder's bond in an amount not less than 10-percent of the

amount of the bid, made payable to the Costa Mesa Sanitary District. The check or bond shall be given as guarantee

that the bidder will enter into a contract with the District and furnish the required payment and performance bonds

CMSD Project No. 346

Notice Inviting Sealed Proposals (Bids) – 1 of 2

and certificates of insurance and endorsements if awarded the work. The check or bond will be declared forfeited if

the successful bidder does not enter into the contract or furnish the required bonds and insurance forms under the time

frame specified in the construction agreement.

It is imperative that the bidders carefully review this bid notice and the District’s standard construction agreement,

insurance certificates and forms, and the permit requirements. The successful bidder will be required to comply

with the standard construction agreement, insurance certificates and forms, and permit requirements. In the event of

failure or inability to meet these requirements after the award of contract, the District shall have the right to reject

the bid and/or declare a forfeiture of the bid bond.

Pursuant to California Contract Code Section 22300, CONTRACTOR will be entitled to post approved securities

with the District or an approved financial institution in order to have the District release funds retained by the District

to ensure performance of the contract.

No bidder or subcontractor shall be listed in a bid proposal unless registered with the Director of Industrial

Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5.

Liquidated damages in the sum of $250 per day shall be imposed for each unexcused day beyond the contract

completion date.

The Board of Directors of the District reserves the right to select the schedule(s) under which the bids are to be

compared, and contract(s) awarded, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any and all irregularity in any bid.

Dated: April 3, 2026

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF THE COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT

CMSD Project No. 346

Notice Inviting Sealed Proposals (Bids) – 2 of 2

COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

BID PROPOSAL FORM

HARBOR PUMP STATION OVERFLOW BYPASS

Project No. 346

Name of Bidder:

Address:

Phone Number:

TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT:

Pursuant to and in compliance with the Notice Inviting Sealed Proposals (Bids) and the other documents

relating thereto, the undersigned bidder has carefully examined and is completely familiar with the plans,

specifications, and contract documents including the local conditions affecting the performance of the

contract, the character, quality, quantities, and scope of the work, and the materials to be furnished as to the

requirements of the specifications and the contract.

If awarded the contract, the undersigned bidder hereby proposes and agrees to perform within the time

stipulated in the contract, including all of its component parts and everything required to be performed, and to

furnish any and all of the labor, material, tools, equipment, transportation, services, permits, utilities, and all

other items necessary to perform the contract and complete in a workmanlike manner, all of the work required

in connection with the construction of said work all in strict conformity with the plans and specifications and

other contract documents, including addenda Nos.: , , , , and , on file in the District office for

the prices hereinafter set forth.

The undersigned as bidder, declares that the only persons or parties interested in this proposal as principals

are those named herein; that this proposal is made without collusion with any person, firm, or corporation;

and he proposes and agrees, if the proposal is accepted, that he will execute a contract with the District in the

form set forth in the contract documents and that he will accept in full payment thereof the following prices,

to wit:

CMSD Project No. 346

Bid Proposal Form – 1 of 10

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 237110Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
• NAICS 237990Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

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