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Bid Title

Project #349 Mendoza Force Main Redundancy & Improvements

Issuing Agency

Costa Mesa Sanitary District

Location

California

Published Date

Nov 6, 2025

Closing Date

Jan 7, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Notice Inviting Bids/Request For Proposal	Bid Status	Bid Tabulation	Awardee
Project #349 Mendoza Force Main Redundancy & Improvements Notice Inviting Bids Construction Plans	Status: Open Due: January 7, 2026 by 10:00 a.m.

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COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

FOR

MENDOZA FORCE MAIN REDUNDANCY & IMPROVEMENTS

Project No. 349

Bid Date: Wednesday January 7, 2026

Contract Time: 75 Working Days

Mark Esquer

District Engineer

Costa Mesa Sanitary District

MENDOZA FORCE MAIN REDUNDANCY & IMPROVEMENTS

Project No. 349

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS (BIDS)

BID PROPOSAL

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS

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:

MENDOZA FORCE MAIN REDUNDANCY & IMPROVEMENTS

Project No. 349

The project includes constructing new sewer gravity main, a new manhole, and some work at the Mendoza Pump

Station, located on the west side of Mendoza Drive, in Costa Mesa California. The construction will be located in the

Alley near the intersection of Mendoza Drive and the flood control channel south of Baker Street, and in the Mendoza

Pump Station yard which is at the southwest end of the Alley. 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 Alley. 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: $454,108.

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 Wednesday January 7, 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 obtained 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 Wednesday December 3, 2025. The pre-bid

meeting will be held at the Mendoza Pump Station, at 2901 Mendoza Drive in Costa Mesa, CA.

All questions regarding the project must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Friday December 12, 2025. Questions

must be submitted by email to both:

DSaidi@RobHamers.com and ncervantes@cmsdca.gov

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 district’s office and are available to any interested party upon request. The contractor

is responsible for all penalties prescribed for noncompliance to 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 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.

CMSD Project No. 349

Notice Inviting Bids – 1 of 2

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

insurance forms. The successful bidder will be required to comply with all requirements in the standard

construction agreement and insurance forms. 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, the 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.

The time limit to complete the work is 75 WORKING DAYS from the Notice to Proceed. 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 irregularities in any bid.

Dated: November 7, 2025

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF THE COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT

CMSD Project No. 349

Notice Inviting Bids – 2 of 2

COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

BID PROPOSAL FORM

MENDOZA FORCE MAIN REDUNDANCY & IMPROVEMENTS

Project No. 349

Name of Bidder:

Address:

Phone No.:

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. 349

Bid Proposal Form – 1 of 9

Commodity Codes

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