Pre-Qualification: Guadalupe Light Rail Vehicle Wash Improvements
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Invitation for Bid from Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - San Jose, CA
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Engineering and Program Delivery has issued invitation for bid, solicitation C25134F Pre-Qual.
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). Notice is hereby given that VTA is now soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from bidders (Bidders) with construction expertise to furnish 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.
This Request for Pre-Qualification of Bidders is intended to solicit information in the form of a qualification questionnaire and qualification statements. All Bidders that intend to submit a Bid for the Project must fully complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire, provide all materials requested herein, and be approved by VTA in order to be included on the final qualified Bidders list. No bid will be accepted from a Bidder that has failed to comply with these requirements. If two or more firms submitted a SOQ as part of a Joint Venture, or expect to submit a SOQ as part of a Joint Venture, each entity within the Joint Venture must be separately pre-qualified. NOTE: There will be another link for the official IFB C25134F, this is for Pre-Qualification only.
Responses are due October 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM PDT.
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).
1 document is attached to the notice: C25134F-Pre-Qualification-Rev1.
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/283916. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.
Who should bid
General Contracting contractors - the work is San Jose, CA.
Deadline
20 October 2026, 2:00 PM PDT (18 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct)
How to submit
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Add all to calendar| Event | Date and time | |
|---|---|---|
| Bid deadline18 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct | 20 October 2026, 2:00 PM PDT check | 18 days |
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Collected from OpenGov Procurement - California, first seen 25 September 2026, last confirmed 1 October 2026.
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