Road Rehabilitation On South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard From Casa Loma To State Route 58

The project involves comprehensive road rehabilitation along South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Bakersfield, California, from Casa Loma to State Route 58, with work encompassing cold planing 36,504 square yards of existing asphalt, placing 5,165 tons of Hot Mix Asphalt Type A, and installing 23,986 linear feet of thermoplastic striping and 3,545 square feet of pavement markings. Concrete work includes curbs, gutters, and a bus stop pad, alongside adjustments to manholes and storm drains to grade, and the installation of 76 inductive loop detectors for traffic monitoring. The scope also requires developing a water supply, implementing temporary traffic control, and preparing a water pollution control program, with all work governed by the 2025 California Department of Transportation Standard Specifications and custom Special Provisions issued on July 14, 2026. These modifications include updated definitions for key contract terms, electronic signature requirements for submittals, and revised certifications for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Small Business participation. All materials must comply with Caltrans testing standards, including gradation, asphalt binder content, and aggregate quality, with acceptance determined solely by the Department’s random sampling at the paver mat, windrow, or plant, and disputes resolved exclusively using Department-retained samples. The contract is administered by the County of Kern through its Public Works Department, with bids submitted in sealed physical envelopes by the August 12, 2026, deadline to a designated location, and no electronic submissions permitted. Bidders must include a bid bond, subcontractor list, non-collusion declaration, certifications, and the County’s Bidders List, with all documents properly bound and sequentially numbered. The bid package references addenda distributed exclusively via the PlanetBids portal, and contractors are obligated to incorporate all addenda into their proposals to avoid rejection. The contract enforces strict organizational conflict of interest rules, prohibiting firms involved in the engineering phase from bidding, and imposes a requirement for contractor registration with the California Department of Industrial Relations. Site conditions are the contractor's responsibility to verify independently, with no recourse for unanticipated subsurface conditions unless they involve undisclosed County-owned utilities. Retention may be substituted with escrowed securities, and payment terms are undefined beyond general compliance and audit rights. No contract value is specified in the bid schedule, as pricing fields remain blank, and no formal evaluation factors, award methodology, or contract