Site work, paving and new construction of a civil project in Tipton, California. Completed plans call for the construction of a water / sewer project; for site work for a water / sewer project; road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

Tipton Well No 6A Project Project Description: The Project consists of equipping a previously drilled well and connecting to the existing water distribution system for the County of Tulare Tipton Well No 6A Project at 263 S Graham Rd , Tipton, CA 93272 This project consists of equipping a previously drilled and cased well for the Tipton Community Services District. The County of Tulare has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Tipton Community Services District to complete the project . The project will equip the well with a vertical turbine pump , wellhead assembly, gate valves , a pump control valve, an air/vacuum assembly, and associated discharge piping, set on new concrete pads for the wellhead, piping/electrical equipment , and transformer/RPBP / shower area . Electrical work includes a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD ) , an automatic transfer switch, panelboards , a lighting transformer, wiring, conduit, and grounding, along with instrumentation for pressure monitoring and a control panel , followed by programming , startup, testing, calibration, and commissioning to make the well fully operational . Additive Alternate A extends the project below ground to connect the well to the water distribution system, including a water pipeline connection to the main, a sewer connection, disinfection of the well and piping, a sodium hypochlorite (chlorination) feed system, a magnetic flowmeter, site lighting, and the electrical service connection . Additive Alternate B covers site improvements , including paving, a chain link fence, and gates . Each bid shall be submitted individually on the Bid Forms that are provided in the Specifications along with accompanying documents and a Cashier's Check or Bid Bond for not less than ten percent ( 10 % ) of the total amount of the bid , sealed in an envelope marked with the bidder's name and business address , Project title and the scheduled time and date of the bid opening . It is the bidder's responsibility to print the necessary pages required for the bid . The bids will be opened, examined , and declared by a Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at the time and on the date written. The results of the Bidding shall be reported to the Board of Supervisors at their next regular meeting thereafter . The contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest cost responsive bid Basis of Award : The lowest bid shall be the lowest bid price on the Base Bid without consideration of the prices on the Additive Alternates . TIME OF COMPLETION : The Project is to be completed within 60 calendar days from the date to be established in the "NOTICE TO PROCEED". The Agreement includes provisions for Liquidated Damages if the Project is not timely completed . The successful Bidder shall possess a Class "A" California Contractor's License at the time the bid is submitted and maintain that license until the Project is completed . The successful Bidder shall furnish the bonds , insurance policies and certificates , specified in the Instructions to Bidders and General Conditions . The successful Bidder will be entitled to establish an Escrow in lieu of withheld payments pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300 , and the General Conditions . Any Contractor to whom a contract is awarded and any subcontractor under the Contractor shall pay all workers employed on the work not less than the prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR" ) and shall comply with all laws and regulations relating to the employment of apprentices . Said wage rates pursuant to Section 1773.2 of the Labor Code are on file with the Tulare County General Services Agency, 2637 W. Burrel Avenue Suite 200 , Visalia, California and will be made available to any interested person on request . The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to deem a bid non- responsive for any information crossed out from the bid packet including information completed by a manufacturer. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids , and/or waive any informality in any bid, and/or determine in its discretion the responsibility of any bidder. Question Deadline 10/01/2026 at 12:00 PM PT Should a bidder find discrepancies, inconsistencies or omissions from the Drawings, Specifications and Related Documents, or should a bidder be in doubt as to their meaning, they shall at once notify the County by email: RMAUTILITES@tularecounty.ca.gov