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
This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.