About this opportunity
AI summaryAda County Highway District seeks bids for the 2026 Arterial and Collector Capital Maintenance project, located from Poplar Street to Cole Road to Curtis Road. The selected contractor must perform onsite capital maintenance services, including backfilling and paving trenches, maintaining regulatory and street signage, and preserving vehicle driving surfaces. Only onshore United States entities are eligible to bid. Interested contractors must submit questions no later than November 13, 2026, and electronically sealed bids are due by 3:00 pm on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. The contract term spans one year, and the contractor must provide performance and payment bonds along with required insurance coverage.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Ada County Highway District
- Solicitation No.
- CT227-09
Scope of work
- Pavement rehabilitation and asphalt pavement improvements
- Irrigation and stormwater work
- Upgrading pedestrian ramps to be ADA compliant
- Filling sidewalk gaps
- Adding traffic calming features including traffic circles at Eldorado Lane and Liberty Street intersections
- Installing an enhanced pedestrian crossing at Poplar Street and Cole Road intersection
- Multi-use pathway (MUP) improvements to Curtis Road intersection
- Adding wayfinding signage and sharrows, and installing a raised concrete intersection at Poplar Street & Fisk Street
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Lowest cost and responsive Bidder | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Current public works contractor license in the State of Idaho (Type 1, 2, or 4 License with appropriate specialty categories related to roadway construction)
- Compliance with Idaho Code Section 67-2310 for naming statutorily required licensed subcontractors (plumbing, HVAC, and/or electrical)
Documents to include with your response
- Vendor Questionnaire
- Bid Schedule(s)
- Authorized Signature Form
- Bid Security (original, photocopy, or electronic certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond of 10%)
- Letter from bonding company guaranteeing bonding if submitting certified or cashier's check
- Notarized power-of-attorney (if applicable)
- Statutorily-required Subcontractor Information and license numbers
Key dates
- Questions due
- 12:00 am on Friday, November 13, 2026
- Bids due
- 3:00 pm, Wednesday, November 18, 2026
- Anticipated Notice to Proceed
- on or about January 4, 2027
- Irrigation and/or bridge work completion
- March 15, 2027
- Entire project completion
- on or before October 8, 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via ACHD eProcurement portal
- Instructions
- Electronically sealed bids submitted via https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/achdidaho; manual or paper bids will be deemed non-responsive.
Contract details
- Term
- Notice to Proceed on or about January 4, 2027 through final completion on or before October 8, 2027
- Place of performance
- Poplar Street from Cole Road to Curtis Road, Boise, Idaho
- Insurance and bonding
- 10% Bid Security; Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond for 100% of Contract Price (expected bonding requirement $3,200,000.00); Statutory Worker's Compensation; Comprehensive Automobile Liability of at least $2,000,000 per occurrence; General Liability of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence