City of San Diego PlanetBids #K-27-2506-DBB-3

Block 8R UUP underground utility conversion and street restoration

The City of San Diego is seeking construction services to convert utilities to underground infrastructure in Palm City Block 8R. - Government buyer: City of San Diego — Public Works Department; Purchasing & Contracting Department, Public Works Division. - Project: Block 8R UUP underground utility conversion, solicitation K-27-2506-DBB-3. The estimated construction cost is $7,220,000. - Work requested: Trenching and conduit installation, utility substructures and equipment pads, grounding, pull boxes, conduit rerouting, traffic control, and pavement restoration. The project also includes stormwater planning and implementation, community liaison services, and related construction support. - Utilities and communications entities named: SDG&E, AT&T, Cox Communications, Crown Castle, and Wyyerd Fiber, plus City streetlights. The utility companies perform cabling; no specific product OEM or manufacturer is identified. - Quantities include: 18,376 linear feet of right-of-way joint-trench conduits; 14,448 linear feet of communications-only conduits; 109 SDG&E substructures; 29 SDG&E equipment pads; 175 communications substructures; 264 linear feet of conduit interception and rerouting; and 34,358 square feet of pavement restoration. - Notable requirements: Completion within 292 working days, at least 50% contractor self-performance, 4.7% SLBE/ELBE participation, archaeological and Native American monitoring, prevailing-wage and apprenticeship provisions, and payment and performance bonds. Construction also requires traffic control, restoration, utility-location verification, and stormwater best management practices. - Additional plan quantities: AT&T-related trenching materials list 4,119 feet of telco-only main trench, 15,749 feet of franchise joint-service trench, 9,790 feet of private joint-service trench, 19 feet of franchise telco-only service trench, and 2,561 feet of private telco-only service trench; units are not stated in that plan summary.

Description

The City of San Diego is seeking bids for the Block 8R UUP project. The work includes installation of joint trench and communications conduits, SDG&E substructures and equipment pads, communication substructures, conduit rerouting, pavement restoration, traffic control, and stormwater pollution prevention plan development and implementation. The solicitation also includes mobilization, video recording of existing conditions, community liaison services, and related construction items; detailed scope is provided in the solicitation documents. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for October 15, 2026, and bids are due electronically on November 3, 2026.

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