Valley Sanitary District · Solicitation 2026-0126

Gantry Crane Replacement Project

Indio, CA Special district Posted Aug 27, 2026 Last verified Oct 1, 9:20 PM
PlumbingElectricalDemolitionSite Utilities 6 days remaining

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Invitation For Bid from Valley Sanitary District - Indio, CA

Valley Sanitary District - Engineering has issued invitation for bid, solicitation 2026-0126.

The Project consists of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, tools, supervision, testing, commissioning, and incidentals necessary for the removal of the existing gantry crane system and the furnishing and installation of a complete new 5-ton motorized gantry crane system at the Valley Sanitary District Water Reclamation Facility. The Work includes, but is not limited to, demolition and disposal of the existing gantry crane system, installation of new rails, bridge, trolley, hoist, controls, power feed system, electrical modifications, temporary lifting capability during the crane outage, operational testing, certified load testing, commissioning, operator training, warranties, and all associated closeout documentation, as required by the Contract Documents. All work will be performed at Valley Sanitary District’s Water Reclamation Facility located at 45500 Van Buren Street, Indio, CA 92201.

The Valley Sanitary District (“VSD”) is in the Coachella Valley about 20 miles southwest of the Palm Springs airport. VSD is a wastewater district, founded in 1925, operating under the Sanitary District Act of 1923. VSD has over 28,000 service connections in a 19.5 square mile service area serving a population of about 89,000 in the communities of Indio, Coachella, La Quinta, and unincorporated Riverside County. VSD is governed by a five-member Board of Directors and led by a senior management team comprised of a General Manager, District Engineer, Wastewater Operations Manager, and Chief Administrative Officer.

Responses are due October 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM PDT.

Questions must be submitted by September 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM PDT.

A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for September 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM PDT at 45500 Van Buren Street, Indio, CA 92201.

Commodity categories: Construction.

Contact: Adrian Contreras, Assistant Engineer (acontreras@valley-sanitary.org, (760) 238-5411).

2 documents are attached to the notice: VSD Sample Construction Contract; Gantry Crane Replacement Project - Bid Package.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/valley-sanitary/projects/297203. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

Who should bid

Plumbing, Electrical, Demolition, Site Utilities contractors - the work is Indio, CA.

Deadline

8 October 2026, 3:00 PM PDT (6 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct)

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  • Questions close on 26 September, before the bid deadline.
  • Only 6 days left to prepare a bid.

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Bid deadline6 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct 8 October 2026, 3:00 PM PDT check 6 days

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

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