HSR25-27R1 Invitation for Bids for Concrete Ties

1/29/2026: Round 3 of Questions and Responses have been posted here on Cal eProcure. Questions regarding this procurement should be submitted to Trevor Newhouse at materialpurchase@hsr.ca.gov or (916) 324-1541. 1/16/2026: Addendum 2 for Concrete Ties has been posted here on Cal eProcure. Questions regarding this procurement should be submitted to Trevor Newhouse at materialpurchase@hsr.ca.gov or (916) 324-1541. 1/14/2026: Revised Round 2 of Questions and Responses have been posted here on Cal eProcure. 1/9/2026: Round 2 of Questions and Responses have been posted here on Cal eProcure. Questions regarding this procurement should be submitted to Trevor Newhouse at materialpurchase@hsr.ca.gov or (916) 324-1541. 12/11/2025: Addendum 1 for Concrete Ties has been posted here on Cal eProcure. 11/25/2025: The Authority has posted responses to the submitted bidder questions. 11/21/2025: The Authority will post responses to the submitted Bidder Questions by November 26, 2025. Questions regarding this procurement should be submitted to Trevor Newhouse at materialpurchase@hsr.ca.gov or (916) 324-1541. 10/30/2025: The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has released an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to purchase commoditized Monobloc Concrete Ties, necessary to complete the First Construction Section of its high-speed rail track. The active contract number for this procurement remains HSR25-27. No Pre-Bid Conference or Small Business Workshop is anticipated for this procurement. The timeline for this procurement is as follows: - IFB Released: October 30, 2025 - Bidder Questions Due: November 13, 2025 - Requests for meetings with Authority Due: November 18, 2025 - Authority Responses to Questions due: November 21, 2025 - Meetings with Authority: December 2-5, 2025 - Addendum (anticipated) to be posted: December 11, 2025 - Bidder Questions to Addendum due: December 19, 2025 - Authority Responses to Addendum Questions due: January 9, 2026 - Bids Due: January 22, 2026 (12:00 p.m. Pacific) - Bid Opening: January 22, 2026 (2:00 p.m. Pacific) - Notice of Proposed Award: Q1 2026 Questions regarding this procurement should be submitted to Trevor Newhouse at materialpurchase@hsr.ca.gov or (916) 324-1541. 10/15/2025: The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) will soon be releasing a new Invitation for Bids (IFB) to purchase Monobloc Concrete Ties, necessary to complete the First Construction Segment of its high-speed rail track. Please note that this procurement will be released under HSR25-27R1. The draft IFB was posted as HSR25-27 for early review purposes only. The scope of work for the procurement and resulting contract is to provide concrete ties with proven design for axle loads of 18tons (tons) for train speeds from 220 km/h up to 354 km/h for NTP 1 materials, for use in construction on the 119-mile First Construction Section, with an estimated lead time of one to two months for NTP 1. General requirements for each material will be provided in the IFB and draft agreement. The Contractor shall not perform any Work unless the Authority, in its sole discretion, issues a Notice to Proceed (NTP) and Purchase Order for such work. The actual amount of Work requested by the Authority is subject to the availability of funding. In addition, all materials must be newly manufactured goods and conform to the technical specifications provided by the Authority. All materials supplied must be Buy America and Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) compliant, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. § 22905 and 2 C.F.R. part 184. Questions regarding this procurement should be submitted to Trevor Newhouse at materialpurchase@hsr.ca.gov or (916) 324-1541.