Pre Bid Conference:	Yes	Date :	5/10/2016	Time :	8:00 AM
Conference Attendance:	Required	Location:	Fresh Pond Maintenance H.Q.
Address:	3995 Old Carson Road Pollock Pines CA 95726-1500
Instructions:	A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for 8:00 A. M Tuesday, May 10, at SMUD's Fresh Pond Headquarters Office located near Pollock Pines, CA 95726. It will be followed by site visits to the Camino and Robb’s Weir locations. The sites are located on mountainous paved roads. Estimated travel times are listed below and shall be done in caravan fashion in private vehicles. Following is a timeline for the site visits. • Safety Briefing at Fresh Pond: 30 minutes • Fresh Pond to Robbs Weir: 30 miles, approx. 55 minute drive time • Robbs Weir Pre-Bid Meeting: 1 hour • Robbs Weir to Camino Dam: 30 miles, approx. 1 hr. 10 minute drive time • Camino Dam to Camino Weir: 0.4 miles on rugged trail, 20 minute walk • Camino Weir Pre-Bid Meeting: 1 hour • Camino Weir to Camino Dam: 0.4 miles on rugged trail, 20 minute walk • End of Pre-Bid Conference and site visit. • Camino Dam to Fresh Pond: 24 miles, 55 minute drive The complete site visits will take approximately 7 hours round trip from Fresh Pond. Bidders will need to provide their own food and water throughout the day. There are no stores or restaurants after leaving Fresh Pond. Wear hiking boots with good tread. The hike to the Camino weir location is of moderate to strenuous difficulty on a hilly and narrow pathway. A map to Fresh Pond is available on SMUD’s EBSS Website. It is mandatory that all Proposers attend this conference to ensure a complete understanding of the details of this Request for Proposal. See Pass/Fail Evaluation Criteria for additional requirements. To find the Pre-Bid Conference and Site visit registration link on our website, follow these steps to register for the conference: • Visit www.bids.smud.org • Logon • Click “Browse and View Solicitations” • Click “Search For Solicitations” • Use the search tools to find your solicitation. • Click the solicitation’s link. • Click the “Enter Attendees” button in the lower right corner.