Unofficial Notice of Invitation to Bid (NIB)

Escondido City is seeking bids from qualified and interested contractors for the following project titled, Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 26-06 – Construction Management and Testing/ Inspection for the Clean California Escondido Gateway Project, identified under Solicitation ID: RFP No. 26-06. Work is to be performed near 1440 S Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA 92025, USA in San Diego County.

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General Project Description

The City of Escondido, in partnership with Caltrans, is requesting proposals from qualified firms for construction management and testing/inspection services for the Clean California Escondido Gateway Project. The project involves constructing a new gateway monument sign and related improvements on State Route 78, including planting, irrigation, fencing, and paving treatments. The scope of services includes construction management tasks such as kickoff and pre-construction meetings, weekly progress meetings, coordination of quality assurance and quality control inspections, project closeout, and site visits. The construction work itself will involve demolition, excavation, installation of guard rail, structural work for the monument, traffic control, and other associated civil engineering improvements.

General Bid Items

Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Lead Compliance Plan
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Temporary Traffic Control System
Quantity: 2 Unit: EA Work Item: Portable Changeable Message Sign
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Portable Radar Speed Feedback Sign System
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Prepare Water Pollution Control Program
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Clearing and Grubbing
Quantity: 22 Unit: CY Work Item: Structure Excavation (Tower Foundation)
Quantity: 10 Unit: CY Work Item: Structure Backfill (Tower Foundation)
Quantity: 3500 Unit: SF Work Item: Hot Mix Asphalt (Colored Stamped Asphalt)
Quantity: 4800 Unit: SF Work Item: Remove Asphalt Concrete Pavement
Quantity: 4 Unit: CY Work Item: Structural Concrete (Pedestal Includes Conc. Grout Fill)
Quantity: 7 Unit: CY Work Item: Structural Concrete (Foundation)
Quantity: 3425 Unit: LB Work Item: Bar Reinforcing Steel (Tower Foundation Rebar)
Quantity: 3250 Unit: LB Work Item: Bar Reinforcing Steel (Median)
Quantity: 3300 Unit: LB Work Item: Structure Steel (Furnish Tower Steel)
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Structure Steel (Erect Tower Steel)
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Miscellaneous Metals (Anchor Bolt Assembly & Base Plate)
Quantity: 16 Unit: EA Work Item: Delineator (Class 1)
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Object Marker Type P (Left)
Quantity: 2 Unit: EA Work Item: Reset Roadside Sign (PM 17.444, R57(CA) "Begin Freeway", R2-4(CA) "45 Zone Ahead")
Quantity: 2 Unit: EA Work Item: Roadside Sign - One Post [(R28A(CA)) "No Parking Any Time (Left Arrow)"]
Quantity: 2 Unit: EA Work Item: Roadside Sign - One Post [(R28A(CA)) "No Parking Any Time (Right Arrow)"]
Quantity: 4 Unit: EA Work Item: Roadside Sign - One Post [(R26A(CA)) "No Parking Any Time"]
Quantity: 300 Unit: LF Work Item: MGS (Steel Post)
Quantity: 125 Unit: LF Work Item: Double MGS (Steel Post)
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Transition Railing (Type WB -31)
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Rail Tensioning Assembly
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: End Cap (Type A)
Quantity: 100 Unit: LF Work Item: Remove Guard Rail
Quantity: 3 Unit: LF Work Item: Remove Bridge Railing
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Remove Crash Cushion
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Max-Tension Median Terminal System
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: End Anchor Assembly (Type SFT -M)
Quantity: 30 Unit: LF Work Item: Concrete Barrier Transition
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Tower Lighting System
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Conduit and Wire Connection to Tower (Connection to Existing Power Supply)
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Tower Architectural Signs (Steel Mesh, Face Panel, & Acrylic Letters)
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Access Vault Door - EJCO ALN1 30x30 (or approved equal)
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Mobilization

NAICS Classification

541330 – Engineering Services (Construction management, testing, and inspection services), 237310 – Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (Paving treatments, traffic control, guard rail installation, demolition, excavation, concrete barrier transition, roadside signs, delineators, object markers, median terminal systems), 238910 – Site Preparation Contractors (Clearing and grubbing, structure excavation, demolition, earthwork), 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (Gateway monument sign construction, structural concrete for pedestal and foundation), 238210 – Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (Tower lighting, conduit and wire connection to power supply), 541320 – Landscape Architectural Services (Planting, irrigation), 238190 – Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (Structural steel fabrication and erection, rebar installation for tower foundation/median)

Records and Due Date

This bid opportunity was entered into BidAmerica on December 19, 2025, and was last updated on January 16, 2026. All bids and/or proposals are due on January 22, 2026.

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