INVITATION TO BID The South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD or District) invites sealed bids by electronic submission only for the construction of the Aeration Blower System Improvements Project ("Project"). Electronic Bids will be received until 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Hard copy original Bid Bond (or other acceptable form of bid security) MUST be delivered to District in advance of the Bid deadline. Bids submitted after this time will not be accepted by the electronic bidding system. All bids that have been timely received will be publicly opened and the content read aloud at the STPUD offices, Board Room, located at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California. All interested parties are invited to attend. Bids shall be valid for 60 calendar days after the bid opening date, as required in the Bid Form. The site of the work is located the STPUD Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, in the County of El Dorado, California. The work to be performed consists of but is not limited to: Installation of a new hybrid positive displacement screw blower to replace an existing diesel engine driven blower, new motor control centers (MCC) in the Blower Building, new aeration system controls and instrumentation, new aeration control valves and flow meters for Aeration Basins Nos. 1, 2, and 3, new motor operated control valves for existing blower air inlets, power monitoring and integration into SCADA for various existing MCCs, a new fire alarm control panel for the Blower Building, replacement of other electrical gear throughout the plant including MCCs and a transformer, underground electrical conduit and associated site work, HVAC and odor control improvements including heating and cooling equipment and an exhaust fan, and other ancillary equipment and demolition work as indicated in the Contract Documents. A copy of the Contract Documents are on file and may be examined at the South Tahoe Public Utility District Offices, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California. In order to download the Contract Documents and receive addendums and notifications when issued, Bidders must register as a vendor at the District's Vendor Portal: http://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=21516 Electronic bids will also be submitted through this website. Paper bids will not be accepted. Contract Documents are available for free download on the District's Vendor Portal. For assistance in downloading these documents or registering as a vendor contact Star Glaze, Contracts Specialist at (530) 543-6205. All bids are to be submitted electronically as required in Section 00_20_00 - Instructions to Bidders. Paper bids will NOT be accepted. Hard copy original Bid Bond must be delivered to the District in advance of the bid deadline. After electronic bidding, each bidder shall submit their original Bid Forms to South Tahoe Public Utility District at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California by 2:00 P.M. on August 28, 2025. Questions or comments regarding this Project must be submitted electronically via our electronic bidding system and must be received by the District no later than 4:00 P.M., on August 21, 2025. Questions received after the date indicated will not be accepted. Questions submitted via telephone call, email or faxes will not be accepted. Responses from the District will be communicated via the electronic bidding system. A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the South Tahoe Public Utility District, Board Room, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Any bidder absent from the Pre-Bid Conference shall have their bid disqualified as non-responsive. A tour of the site of work will be conducted as part of the Pre-Bid Conference. In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code section 3300, the South Tahoe Public Utility District has determined that bidders shall possess a valid class A contractor license at the time of bid opening, the Contract is awarded and for the duration of the Contract. Failure to possess the specified license shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to awarding the contract to any bidder not possessing said license at the time of award. The District has determined that all Control Systems Integrators bidding on the Project must be prequalified prior to submitting a bid. System Integrators pre-qualified to bid on the Project include: George T. Hall Co., Inc., Technical Systems, Inc., and Telstar Instruments. THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS IPL0257331 Jul 25 2025