Ward Ave Sanitary Sewer Lift Station

The City of Patterson is soliciting bids for rehabilitation of the Ward Avenue Sanitary Sewer Lift Station. The City of Patterson hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religious creed, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The major work consists of the rehabilitation of a sanitary sewer lift station by removing the existing pumps, motors, and piping in the pit, applying a waterproof coating to the interior of the pit, installing new pumps, motors, piping, level sensors, and stilling well in the pit, installing a new stilling well near the outfall at Salado Creek, and constructing a concrete pad around the lift station pit. The ancillary electrical work for this Project will be a Bid Alternate. The time for completion is 60 working days in accordance with Caltrans’ 5-Day Construction Workday Calendar.

1. SEALED BIDS will be received until 2:00 P.M. local time on May 12, 2025 by the Engineering Department at the City of Patterson, 1 Plaza, Patterson, California 95363, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids shall be dropped off or mailed to the Engineering Department, City of Patterson, attention of Tiffany Rodriguez, City Engineer. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope. The name of the bidder, the bidder’s state registration and DIR number, the name of the project, and the statement “Do Not Open Until the Time of Bid Opening” must be printed on the sealed envelope. Bids received after said deadline or without the required registration number will be returned unopened to the bidder.
2. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting and project site tour will be held on April 30, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. beginning at Patterson City Hall.  Contractors shall personally examine the project site prior to bidding. City Staff will record all attendees at the pre-bid meeting. Pre-bid sign-in sheet will be posted to www.pattersonca.gov/bids.aspx .
3. For all questions, please email For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. or call (209) 895-8076. The final day for questions will be until May 5, 2025 by 5:00 P.M.
4. A full set of Bidding Documents is available online for examination in the City’s online plan room at pattersonca.gov/bids.aspx.
5. Minimum Wage Rates, as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor, are set forth in the Contract Documents.
   Pursuant to Section 1770, California Labor Code, the successful Bidder shall pay not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of California Department of Industrial Relations. A copy of such prevailing rates are on file at the offices of the City of Patterson, and will be made available for examination during business hours to any party upon request: State prevailing wage rate information is also available at the following website: valleybx.com . If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates determined by the Secretary of Labor and the prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and his subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate.
6. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5.
7. Bidders shall furnish a Bid Security with their Bidder’s Proposal in the amount of 10% of the base bid amount.
8. The City of Patterson reserves the right after opening Bids to reject any or all Bids, to waive any informality or non-responsiveness in a Bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder and reject all other Bids, as it may best serve the interest of the City of Patterson.