Santa Clara Valley Water District PlanetBids #VW0719

Coyote Percolation Dam Phase 2 fish-passage and channel construction

Santa Clara Valley Water District is seeking a heavy-civil construction contractor for Coyote Percolation Dam Phase 2 in San Jose, California. - Buyer: Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water), Construction Contracts & Support #335. - Project: Invitation VW0719; Project No. 91864011. Estimated value: $7.5 million–$9 million. - Work requested: Construct an approximately 500-foot fish-passage lane and related channels, berms, and grade controls; modify the fish ladder and attractant pool; replace the existing radial gate with a crest gate; and perform associated concrete, drainage, diversion, restoration, testing, and commissioning work. - Materials and equipment: Includes streambed and bedding materials, aggregates, fill, concrete, rock slope protection, a clay liner, a tilting weir gate, fabricated stainless-steel passage structures and mechanisms, conduits, and plant stakes. Quantities are listed below. - Requirements: California Class A contractor license, Project Labor Agreement and prevailing-wage compliance, and a 30% Small Business Enterprise participation goal for non-small-business bidders or a documented good-faith effort. Supplemental items may be reduced or omitted at the District’s discretion. - Named companies: No product OEMs are identified. Surety2000 and Tinubu are named as approved electronic bidder-bond platforms, not as project contractors. - Completion: 724 calendar days, with two in-channel construction seasons separated by a winter shutdown, followed by testing, commissioning, and closeout.

Description

The project involves construction of Coyote Percolation Dam Phase 2 in San Jose, California. Work includes site preparation and demolition, water diversion and dewatering, construction of an approximately 500-foot fish passage lane and associated channel and berm improvements, and modifications to the fish ladder and dam gate. The scope also includes concrete structures, grade-control features, a clay liner, spillway work, revegetation, testing, and project closeout. Bids must be submitted electronically; the mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit is scheduled for October 29, 2026, and bids are due November 18, 2026.

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