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

Hicks Creek Habitat Mitigation and Stream Restoration Construction

**Posted:** September 25, 2026
**Respond By:** December 14, 2026
**Identifier:** 27-J-C-027
**NAICS:** 237990

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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