Bid Opportunity: City of Mill Valley E. Blithedale Ave Guard Rail Upgrade Project

Sealed Proposals will be received by the City of Mill Valley Department of Public Works, 26 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley, California 94941, until 2:00 p.m. on January 29, 2026. Proposals will be collected by City staff at 2:00 p.m. and will be opened and read publicly for: E BLITHEDALE GUARDRAIL UPGRADE PROJECT

Work will be done in accordance with the plans and specifications, which are on file with the City of Mill Valley and are available at no cost to the Contractor on the City’s website: https://www.cityofmillvalley.gov/772/Bids-RFPs

Project Description: As outlined in the schedule of bid items, this work includes, but is not limited to, removal or modification of existing roadway wood and metal barrier; installing Midwest Guardrail System and custom metal barrier; constructing traffic and pedestrian railing; traffic control; concrete work; and all other work related to replacing existing roadway barrier as specified in the Special Provisions, and as directed by the Director of Public Works/City Engineer.

The Engineers Estimate for this project is $410,000 (Rounded to the nearest $10,000).

A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the total bid amount payable to the City of Mill Valley shall accompany the Proposal. Award of contract, if awarded, will be to the lowest responsible bidder whose proposal complies with prescribed requirements, and will be within thirty (30) days after receipt of proposals. The City of Mill Valley reserves the right to reject any or all bids and the right to waive any irregularities. The Contractor shall possess a valid Class “A” General Engineering Contractor License, or a Class C-32 Parking and Highway Improvement License at the time bids are due. The provisions of Public Contract Code 22300, regarding substitution of securities for monies withheld to ensure performance shall apply to this contract. No pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this project.

Please direct inquiries to Michael Karoly at mkaroly@interwestgrp.com. Bids are required for the entire scope of work described herein. This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. The City of Mill Valley hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business and woman owned 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 or national origin in consideration for an award.

Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates for Marin County where the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, available at the Department of Public Works. Prevailing Wage Rates are also available at the State of California Division of Labor Statistics and Research website http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/index.htm