San Mateo County Transportation Authority Planetbids #27-J-C-027

Hicks Creek Habitat Mitigation and Stream Restoration Construction

The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board is seeking a contractor for habitat mitigation and stream restoration at Hicks Creek and its tributary in the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve. - Government buyer: Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB), Contracts & Procurement Department; the solicitation is listed under the San Mateo County Transit District. Caltrain is the project sponsor/operator, and the work was designed for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. - Project: Hicks Creek Habitat Mitigation Project, IFB 27-J-C-027, near San Jose, California. Restore about 500 linear feet of Hicks Creek and 100 linear feet of its tributary as mitigation for impacts from Caltrain’s Guadalupe River Bridge Project. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs, manufacturers, suppliers, or bidders are identified by name. No proprietary products or manufacturer part numbers are specified. - Work requested: Remove concrete, rock, wood and other man-made channel structures, including a relict swimming pool and a four-foot channel drop; rebuild channel features to improve fish passage; restore streambanks and habitat; control invasive plants; and install native riparian and upland plantings. The bid schedule includes demolition, excavation, engineered stream materials, boulders, logs and branch bundles, planting, seeding, dewatering, erosion controls, and project support. - Notable requirements: In-channel work is restricted to the permitted seasonal window and requires aquatic-species protection, approved diversion/dewatering, erosion and sediment controls, and stormwater pollution prevention. Contractors must follow permit conditions and invasive-species controls. The bid documents specify a 20% small-business goal, 40% prime self-performance, and prevailing-wage compliance. - Value and term: Engineer’s estimate is $6–7 million. The contract period is described as 333 or 334 days, depending on the document; separate planting-maintenance provisions vary between 120 days, 365 days, and three years.

Description

The project involves habitat improvements at Hicks Creek and Hicks Tributary, including removing manmade infrastructure such as retaining walls and a relict swimming pool, and improving fish passage by removing a manmade channel drop. Work also includes stream restoration, riparian and upland plantings, and invasive plant removal with replacement by native species. The notice describes a 333-day contract, with one contract anticipated and award based on the lowest price. The engineer's estimate is $6 million to $7 million.

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