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Unofficial Notice of Invitation to Bid (NIB)
Oakland City is seeking bids from qualified and interested contractors for the following project titled, MLK Jr Way Streetscape Project, identified under Solicitation ID: 1006954. Work is to be performed near 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza suite 4344, Oakland, CA 94612, USA in Alameda County.
General Project Description
This project involves the streetscape improvement of MLK Jr Way, including the reconstruction of roadways, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks along Martin Luther King Jr Way between Embarcadero West and 14th Street, and along 7th Street between Mandela Parkway and Castro Street. The scope also encompasses the installation of landscaping and new cycle track bike lanes, upgrading traffic signals and street lighting systems, and performing final striping upon resurfacing completion. Work includes earthwork, concrete, asphalt paving, utility pipe installation, metal fabrication, site furnishings, and related electrical and landscaping components.
General Bid Items
- Quantity: LS Unit: LS Work Item: Roadway, Curb, Gutter, and Sidewalk Reconstruction.
- Quantity: LS Unit: LS Work Item: Installation of Landscaping.
- Quantity: LS Unit: LS Work Item: Installation of New Cycle Track Bike Lanes.
- Quantity: LS Unit: LS Work Item: Upgrade Traffic Signals.
- Quantity: LS Unit: LS Work Item: Upgrade Street Lighting.
- Quantity: LS Unit: LS Work Item: Final Striping and Pavement Markings.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LF Work Item: Pipe Laying (various types including gravity and pressure pipe, sewer, storm drain).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Trench Excavation and Backfill.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Clearing and Grubbing.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Tree Removal and Root Pruning.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Stump/Root Removal and Disposal.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Unclassified Excavation, Specifications: Disposal of non-RCRA California hazardous waste (between 4th St and 8th St).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Subgrade Preparation and Placement of Base Materials.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Untreated Base (Aggregate Base).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Concrete Structures (including curb inlets, manholes, cleanouts, appurtenances).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Concrete Curbs, Walks, Gutters, Cross Gutters, Alley Intersections, Access Ramps, and Driveways.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Removal of Bituminous Pavement and Asphalt Concrete.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Cold Milling of Existing Pavement (Asphalt Concrete), Specifications: $500.00/paving segment/day penalty for delays beyond 2 working days or plan.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Slurry Seal Surfacing.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: TON Work Item: Asphalt Concrete Pavement, Type A Hot Mix Asphalt, Specifications: PG64-10.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Pavement Fabric.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Unit Pavers (Brick, Jointing Sand, Bedding Course Sand, Metal Paving Restraint), Specifications: Provide 400SF extra units to City.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Manholes, Cleanouts, Inlets, and Appurtenances Installation (including pre-cast sections, pipe connections, extensions, frames, and covers).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Sewer Cleanouts.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Street Light Wire/Conductors (No. 6 AWG single, stranded copper, 60 mils THWN/THHN insulation).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Street Lighting System Materials (including standards, poles, mast arms, conduits, pull boxes, wiring, luminaires).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Traffic Signal System Materials (including pedestals, controller cabinets, conductors, fiber optic cable, detection systems, pedestrian signals, street name signs).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Internally LED Illuminated Street Name Sign (IISNS) installation.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) Assembly installation.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) System installation.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Transit Signal Priority (TSP) System installation.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Soil Cell System Installation (including geotextile, aggregate subbase, root barriers, planting soil, deck installation).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Chain Link Fence (temporary and permanent).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Sign Poles and Mounting Hardware (galvanized steel, 12'-16' length, 2" square perforated pole).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Roadside Signs, Post, and Parking Meter Installation/Removal.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Site Furnishings (Benches, Waste Receptacles, Bike Counters, Bicycle Racks, Drinking Fountains, Pedestrian Barricades).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Construction Staking and Surveying (lump sum payment for labor, materials, equipment, incidentals (Page 35):
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Remove Concrete Sidewalk, Specifications: Measure by square yard.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Remove Sidewalk Paver, Specifications: Measure by square foot.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Remove Fence, Specifications: Measure by linear foot.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Remove Gate, Specifications: Measure by linear foot per opening.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Dewatering (lump sum payment, prorated over contract life).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Job Site Management (lump sum payment, except Dewatering).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Water, Sewer Pipe and/or Storm Drain Pipe Ancillary Structures (Cleanout, Soil Cell System Cleanout, Soil Cells).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Adjust Fire Department Vault Box to Grade (City).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Adjust Water Valve Cover to Grade (EBMUD).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Adjust Water Meter Cover to Grade (City).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Repair and Replace Water Service.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Install 48” Box Tree.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Lafayette Square Irrigation Modification.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: CYD Work Item: Decomposed Granite.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: CYD Work Item: Imported Topsoil, Class "A".
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Plant Establishment Work.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Traffic Control (including Portable Changeable Message Signs, Street Closures, Detours, Barricades, Flashing Arrow Signs), Specifications: $250/day penalty for failure to provide daily reports for site maintenance (Page 57), $500/day for unpaved milled pavement beyond 2 days (Page 125).
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Site Work Maintenance (including air pollution control, water pollution control, removal of graffiti, contractor identification), Specifications: $250/day penalty for failure to provide daily reports.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Hazardous Material and Waste Encountered during Operations, Specifications: Stop work, notify engineer, time extension for delays.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Monument Preservation and Replacement.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Sampling and Testing for soil, aggregate, concrete.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Material Submittals.
- Quantity: As per Plan Unit: LS Work Item: Surveying (Permanent Survey Markers, Survey Service).
NAICS Classification
237310 – Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (General roadway, curb, gutter, sidewalk, and bike lane construction and resurfacing.), 237130 – Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (Upgrading traffic signals, street lighting, and related electrical and fiber optic systems.), 237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (Installation of gravity, pressure, sewer, storm drain, and water pipes.), 238910 – Site Preparation Contractors (Clearing, grubbing, excavation, and backfill activities.), 238210 – Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (Installation of street lighting and traffic signal components, wiring, conductors, and cables.), 238320 – Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (Traffic striping and pavement markings, painting of poles and cabinets.), 238310 – Masonry Contractors (Installation of unit pavers, concrete manholes, and related masonry work.), 238990 – All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (Installation of site furnishings like benches, waste receptacles, bike racks, drinking fountains, and pedestrian barricades; metal fabrication for chain link fences and sign poles.), 541370 – Surveying and Mapping (Except Geophysical) Services (Surveying, monument preservation, and staking activities.), 541620 – Environmental Consulting Services (Hazardous material handling, waste management, and SWPPP compliance.), 561730 – Landscaping Services (Installation of landscaping, topsoil, plants, trees, and irrigation systems.)
Records and Due Date
This bid opportunity was entered into BidAmerica on December 30, 2025, and was last updated on February 20, 2026. All bids and/or proposals are due on February 26, 2026.
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