Festival of Lights Traffic Control Services

The City of Riverside is seeking bids for traffic control services for the 2026 Festival of Lights, including temporary street closures and deployment of changeable message signs, roadside signs, barricades, and related equipment.

City of Riverside > Finance-Purchasing Division > Public Works Department


General
Open (bidding)
8291
Sep 29, 2026 09:00 PM
Sep 16, 2026 03:45 PM
3 months
Invitation for/to Bid (IFB/ITB)
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Original Solicitation Links
Contact
mfouse@riversideca.gov
3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA, USA
Submission Instructions
Online
All bid documents and supplementary documents, Completed Exhibit A - Company Information Form, Completed Exhibit B - Disclosure Questionnaire, Bid price entered in the requested PlanetBids format, Required license and DIR registration numbers, if applicable, Subcontractor information, if applicable
Description

The City of Riverside Public Works Department is soliciting bids for traffic control services supporting the 2026 Festival of Lights. The selected contractor will implement temporary street closures and deploy, maintain, and remove changeable message signs, temporary roadside signs, water-filled barricades, crashworthy barriers, security gates, and other traffic-control devices along City streets, State highways, freeway shoulders, and ramps in and around Downtown Riverside. Work is scheduled from November 2026 through January 2027 and includes multiple traffic-control plans covering the festival switch-on ceremony, recurring Thursday-through-Sunday operations, street and parking-lot closures, freeway message signs, an exit-ramp closure, a pedestrian mall, and related event activities. The contractor must provide labor, equipment, barricade water, permits, and coordination with the City's Traffic Engineering Division. Bidders must have at least three years of relevant experience, an active C-31 Construction Zone Traffic Control Contractor license when applicable, and active California Department of Industrial Relations registration when applicable. The award will be based entirely on price among bidders meeting the minimum qualifications.

Classification Codes
NAICS488490Other Support Activities for Road Transportation
PSCAT66TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT - MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT
Smart Codes
traffic control servicestemporary street closurestraffic control equipment
Specifications
Supply & Service
No
Timeline
Sep 16, 2026-Bid Posted Date
Sep 21, 2026 09:00 PM-Questions Due
Sep 24, 2026-Responses to Questions Released
Sep 29, 2026 09:00 PM-Bid Due Date
Nov 1, 2026-Tentative City Council Meeting to Consider Awarding Agreement
Nov 13, 2026-Pre-Job Site Meeting Deadline (required)
The awarded contractor must attend a pre-job site meeting scheduled and held before November 13, 2026; the meeting location will be provided by the City.
Requirements
Required
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Commercial General Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Automobile Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Equipment Floater
Required
  • Within the last 3 years
Documents
TitleDate Posted
RFB 8291 2026 FOL Traffic Control ServicesSep 16, 2026 08:44 AM
Exhibit DSep 16, 2026 08:45 AM
Fillable Exhibit A and BSep 16, 2026 08:45 AM
Exhibit CSep 16, 2026 08:44 AM
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