NOTICE TO BIDDERS by the DELHI COUNTY WATER DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the Galvanized Water Services Replacement Project Phase 1 will be received at the office of QK, Inc., 2816 Park Avenue, Merced, CA 95348, up to 2:00 p.m., September 24, 2026, at which time subject bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The major work consists of replacing approximately 127 1" and 2 2" water services along with their respective meter boxes and lids and surface improvements, on various streets within the Delhi County Water District. There is no pre-bid meeting for this project. Instructions to bidders, Plans, Specifications, and proposal forms may be inspected at the office of the District Engineer, QK, 2816 Park Avenue, Merced, CA 95348, and copies of said documents may be obtained at said office upon payment of sixty-five dollars ($65.00) for each set (non-refundable). A PDF version of the documents can be obtained at no cost by visiting planroom.qkinc.com and registering as a plan room user. All questions regarding this project during the bidding phase shall be submitted in writing to: BidRFI@qkinc.com. Questions are due no later than 7-days prior to bid opening. It shall be the responsibility of the Bidder to obtain all Addenda through planroom.qkinc.com not more than five (5) days before bid opening. Any and all such interpretations, and any supplemental instructions, will be in the form of written addenda to the specifications, which, if issued, will be emailed by certified email with return receipt requested to all prospective bidders at the respective email addresses furnished by the bidders, when registering on the QK Planroom. Failure of any bidder to receive any such addendum or interpretation shall not relieve such bidder from any obligation under his bid as submitted. Only a written interpretation or correction by addendum shall be binding. No bidder shall rely upon any interpretation or correction given by any other method. All addenda shall become a part of the contract documents. No interpretation or correction of the plans, specifications, or any other pre-bid document will be made orally. Bids shall be submitted only on the Bidder's Proposal supplied by the Engineer. Bids shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty of a certified check or bidder's bond of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid, made payable to the order of the Agency, to be retained as liquidated damages by the Agency if the successful bidder fails to enter into a Contract. Upon entering into a contract, the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each for 100 percent of the contract amount. The Agency reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to waive any informalities. If awarded, a contract will be awarded within 60 days of the bid opening. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of the California Labor Code and specific attention is called to Section 1777.5 regarding Apprenticeship Standards. The Contract(s) shall be signed within ten (10) days, not including Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of the Notice of Award. Time of completion for the Project shall be forty (40) working days from the date established in the Notice to Proceed. The Contractor shall pay the Owner $1,000.00 per day for each calendar day delay in finishing the work beyond the required completion date. Bidders for this project shall possess a Class "A" or C34 contractor's license in accordance with Sections 7000 through 7145, inclusive and as amended to date, of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California. No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 (with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)). No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. DELHI COUNTY WATER DISTRICT Date: August 30, 2026 Published: Merced Sunstar August 30, 2026 September 6, 2026 IPL0369649 Aug 30,Sep 6 2026