Merced Pavement Anchor Project

The project involves the relocation of approximately 2,100 feet of 70 kV power lines and two PG&E poles north of Mariposa Creek along Highway 59 in Merced County, California, under Permit No. 19862, as authorized by California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Article 3, Section 6, governing work within adopted flood control plans. This effort is part of a broader infrastructure initiative that also includes the replacement of Bridge No. 39-0063, a 100-foot-long structure, with a new bridge featuring two 12-foot travel lanes, eight-foot shoulders, concrete guardrails, and pile-supported abutments, along with rock slope protection and temporary dewatering systems to mitigate erosion. The work is located approximately 4.3 miles south of the City of Merced, with the power line relocation extending 450 feet south to 750 feet north of the creek, ensuring the poles are positioned more than 100 feet from the creek bank. Regulatory approval was granted by the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, which acts as the responsible agency for oversight, inspection, and acceptance, with compliance rooted in the California Environmental Quality Act and the Mitigated Negative Declaration process. No federal acquisition contract clauses, pricing data, evaluation factors, or specific delivery terms are included in the documentation, indicating this is an administrative permitting and environmental compliance action rather than a traditional federal procurement. The California Department of Transportation, District 10 – Stockton, is the lead agency coordinating with PG&E, and key contacts include Scott Guidi, Branch Chief, and Jennifer Calles, Senior Environmental Scientist, with the project’s approvals dated in mid-to-late July and September 2025, though no formal contract performance period or cost estimate is provided.