Lehman Road Culvert Project

The Lehman Road Culvert Project is a public infrastructure initiative led by the San Joaquin County Department of Public Works to address chronic flooding along South Lehman Road in unincorporated San Joaquin County, California. The project involves installing three 24-inch elliptical reinforced concrete pipe box culverts beneath the roadway to enable proper stormwater conveyance and eliminate hazardous sheet flow that has repeatedly caused road closures and property flooding. The location is situated in a rural area with single-family homes and surrounding large trees, which may support nesting migratory birds, including the Swainson’s Hawk, a state-listed threatened species. As a result, construction activities scheduled between February 15 and September 1 require a pre-construction survey to ensure compliance with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The project has been granted a categorical exemption under CEQA Section 15301(c) for improvements to an existing facility, making it exempt from environmental fees, and all necessary environmental documentation, including a CDFW No Effect Determination and a Notice of Exemption, has been submitted and approved. The place of performance is clearly defined as 29280 South Lehman Road, and the work must be completed within the environmentally constrained window to avoid disruption to nesting species. While no formal contract value, pricing structure, or FAR clauses are specified, procurement is governed by administrative filings through the CEQAnet portal with a submission deadline of September 2, 2025. Payment and invoicing details are managed at the county level with cash, check, or credit accepted, and oversight responsibilities rest with the San Joaquin County Public Works Department, with Fatima Gutierrez, Assistant Planner, serving as the primary point of contact for administrative coordination. No formal contracting officer, COR, or COTR roles are designated in the documentation, and there are no specified inspection criteria, quality standards, or packaging requirements beyond environmental compliance and timely construction within the approved period.