Merced to Madera Civil Works Project Design-Build Services

The California High-Speed Rail Authority is seeking qualifications for collaborative design-build services for the Merced to Madera Civil Works Project, a 30.3-mile high-speed rail guideway with an estimated value not-to-exceed $2.4 billion.

California > High-Speed Rail Authority


General
Open
HSR26-16
Sep 29, 2026 07:00 PM
Jun 17, 2026 05:00 PM
$2,400,000,000.00
9 months
Small BusinessDisadvantaged BusinessVeteran-Owned Business
Request for Quote/Qualifications (RFQ)
State
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Original Solicitation Links
Contact
m2m@hsr.ca.gov
+19163241541
770 L Street, Sacramento, CA, USA
Submission Instructions
Mail
California High-Speed Rail Authority, Attention: Emily Morrison, 770 L Street, Suite 620 MS 2, Sacramento, CA 95814
Description

The California High-Speed Rail Authority is procuring collaborative design-build services to complete the design and construction of approximately 30.3 miles of new high-speed rail guideway for the Merced to Madera Civil Works Project. The scope includes civil works associated with embankments, major bridges, roadway reconstruction, drainage and floodway improvements, animal crossings, irrigation facilities, and potential options for a Downtown Merced extension and State Route 152 improvements. Round 3 clarifies that Key Personnel must attend designated meetings and workshops during the Pre-Proposal Period but need not maintain full-time in-office presence. A California civil Professional Engineer license is preferred, but not required, for the Principal in Charge and Construction Manager. The Authority will add a Project Manager as a Key Personnel position, requiring at least 15 years of major transportation infrastructure project-management experience, including design and construction, with alternative-delivery experience required. Form K must be completed in Volume 1 and may be referenced in a compliance matrix; Volume 1 will also include the Pre-Proposal Collaboration Agreement Bond. The draft Collaborative Design-Build Contract will be provided to shortlisted contractors with the later RFP, and the $2.4 billion estimate is not a price ceiling or a condition of responsiveness.

Classification Codes
NAICS237990Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
PSCY1LBCONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS, ROADS, STREETS, BRIDGES, AND RAILWAYS
Smart Codes
high-speed rail guidewaycollaborative design-buildcivil works construction
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Jun 17, 2026-Published Date
Jul 9, 2026-RFQ Release
Jul 16, 2026-Pre-Bid Conference (optional)
Doors open at 10:00 am; presentation at 11:00 am. Attendance is not mandatory.
Sep 29, 2026-SOQ Submittal Deadline
Oct 31, 2026-Anticipated Shortlisting
Requirements
Required
  • Bid Bond — $500,000.00
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Projects valued at $25,000,000.00 or more
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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