Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority · Solicitation IFB C25134F

Guadalupe Light Rail Vehicle Wash Improvements

San Jose, CA Special district Posted Sep 16, 2026 Last verified Oct 1, 9:20 PM
General Contracting 35 days remaining

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Invitation for Bid from Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - San Jose, CA

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Construction Contracts has issued invitation for bid, solicitation IFB C25134F.

General work description: The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will be soliciting an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for “Guadalupe Light Rail Vehicle Wash Improvements” (Project). For purposes of this Contract, Work consists of furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, services, supervision, and incidentals necessary to remove and replace existing LRV Wash System located at Building F of the Guadalupe Division with a hybrid drive-through and gantry wash system. The Work will be conducted within an operating rail yard and adjacent to and within existing shop facilities. This Work will be subject to restrictions to ensure safety and the continuing operations of the yard and shop and the light rail system. Potential bidders need to submit Pre-Qualification application, and receive VTA approval in order to bid for this project; please refer to Appendix I for instructions. See link below to get the application: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/vta/projects/283916

Responses are due November 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM PST.

Questions must be submitted by October 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM PDT.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for October 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM PDT at Virtual Pre-Bid Meeting: MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/271647021936364?p=oNa9xHGFRjODqmk9H4 or Dial-in: +1 408-889-1601 United States, San Jose (Toll) Conference ID: 821930486#.

Commodity categories: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors; Roofing Contractors; Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors; Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors; Other Building Equipment Contractors; Site Preparation Contractors.

Contact: Kelly Tran, Construction Contracts Administrator (kelly.tran@vta.org, (408) 952-4223).

4 documents are attached to the notice: Notice_to_IFB_C25134F; IFB_C25134F-Vol_1-Guadalupe_Light_Rail_Vehicle_Wash_Replacement; IFB_C25134F-Vol_2-Technical_Specifications; IFB_C25134F-Vol_3-Contract_Drawings_Plans.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/vta/projects/295277. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

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General Contracting contractors - the work is San Jose, CA.

Deadline

6 November 2026, 2:00 PM PST (35 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct)

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Collected from OpenGov Procurement - California, first seen 25 September 2026, last confirmed 1 October 2026.

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