Bids shall be valid for 60 calendar days after the bid opening date. Project contact is Patrick Scott, Black Water Consulting Engineers, Inc. at (209) 694-4764 or patrick@blackwater-eng.com. Phase 2 of the Project includes: construction of approximately five (5) miles of 8-inch diameter transmission pipeline to convey water produced by Well #2, which has already been drilled as part of Phase 1, to the community of Santa Nella; construction of approximately 0.5 miles of 8-inch diameter distribution pipeline to convey groundwater produced by Well #2 to the community of Volta; construction of two (2) 750,000-gallon storage tanks, hydropneumatic tank, blending facilities, booster pumping facilities, emergency generator, and electrical controls at the District's distribution site to accept and blend groundwater from Well #2 with treated surface water; development of the Well #2 site including construction of top side improvements to Well #2, one (1) 200,000-gallon storage tank, booster pump station and building, hydropneumatic tank, emergency generator, and site improvements to supply water to the District's distribution site and Volta community; and, installation of water meters on existing service connections and destruction and removal of the existing groundwater well and facilities in the community of Volta. The District has obtained license agreements with CCID for the infrastructure improvements at the Main and Outside Canal crossings. All Bidders must be pre-qualified before submitting a Bid on this Project. The prequalified bidders list and/or prequalification questionnaire package is available by written request. Bidders are notified that funding for this project has been provided in full or in part under the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, which may include capitalization funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency through an agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board. The Project and District, and therefore Contractor, is subject to the Federal and State requirements of the funding program. Prospective bidders shall be licensed Contractors in the State of California and shall be skilled and regularly engaged in the general class or type of work called for under the Contract. Each prospective bidder shall have a Class A California Contractor's license. Questions may be directed to: Barbara August, SWRCB Barbara.August@waterboards.ca.gov Phone: (916) 341-6952 Fax: (916) 327-7469