Caltrans has 89 projects out for bid, led by San Diego and Los Angeles counties

Caltrans' Contracts Out for Bid page listed 89 projects on Oct. 31, 2026, with bid openings from Nov. 2 to Dec. 17. 67 open in November and 22 in December. The busiest single day is Nov. 10, when 15 projects open.

The list mixes highway construction contracts with smaller service and maintenance contracts, such as hazardous waste disposal, landscape maintenance, elevator maintenance and HVAC work at Caltrans facilities. Each listing names the county and the CSLB license classes Caltrans lists for the work.

Where the work is

Grouped by the Caltrans district that covers the county listed first for each project:

• District 11 (San Diego): 15
• District 7 (Los Angeles): 12
• District 8 (San Bernardino): 12
• District 1 (Eureka): 9
• District 5 (San Luis Obispo): 8
• District 10 (Stockton): 8
• District 2 (Redding): 6
• District 3 (Marysville): 6
• District 4 (Oakland): 6
• District 12 (Irvine): 4
• District 9 (Bishop): 2
• District 6 (Fresno): 1

San Diego County has the most projects of any county, with 12, followed by Los Angeles (11), San Bernardino (9), Mendocino (5), and Merced and Orange (4 each). District 6 (Fresno) has one project on the list: building work in Kern County, opening Nov. 17.

Licenses Caltrans lists

CCOP lists the license classes for each project. Across the 89 projects, the most common are:

• A (General Engineering): 76 projects
• C-12 (Earthwork and Paving): 44 projects
• C-8 (Concrete): 25 projects
• C-10 (Electrical): 16 projects
• C-42 (Sanitation System): 11 projects
• C-27 (Landscaping): 9 projects
• C-13 (Fencing): 6 projects
• B (General Building): 6 projects

Six projects list a hazardous substance removal certification (HAZ). The CSLB issues that certification only to contractors who already hold an A, B, C-12, C-21, C-36, C-57 or C-61/D-40 license, according to the board's classification page.

A few smaller contracts are restricted by certification. Seven listings mention small business (SB) or disabled veteran business enterprise (DVBE) preferences or limits in their titles, including HVAC preventive maintenance in San Luis Obispo County, boiler maintenance in Los Angeles County and landscape maintenance in San Diego County.

Selected projects

• Colorado River bridge replacement (08-0R3804, San Bernardino County), opening Dec. 17. Licenses: A, C-8, C-21.
• New interchange (05-316014, Monterey County), with roadway excavation, HMA, RHMA and structural concrete, opening Nov. 19. Licenses: A, C-12.
• Truck climbing lane (02-0J71U4, Shasta County): realign the highway and add a truck climbing lane, opening Nov. 5.
• Bridge replacement and widening (04-1Q76U4, Sonoma County), with railroad, drainage, electrical and landscape work, opening Nov. 18.
• Fish passage bridge (05-1K9014, Santa Cruz County), opening Dec. 3.
• Maintenance station and maintenance facility (05-1K6804 in San Luis Obispo County and 12-0S0804 in Orange County), both listing A, B and C licenses.

What it means

For specialty contractors, the license list is a quick filter. Earthwork and paving (C-12) appears on half of the projects, and concrete (C-8) on more than a quarter. Electrical (C-10) appears on 16 projects, mostly signal, lighting and traffic management work. Subcontractors can sort the bids page by county to see which jobs are near them, and primes holding an A license can use this site's Sub Finder to find licensed firms by county.

Caltrans says electronic bidding for major construction contracts is available through Bid Express. Bidders on public works also need registration with the Department of Industrial Relations; see our Caltrans bidding guide.

December openings

The construction projects opening in December are:

• 03-1N7504, Sacramento County, 12/1: Construct sound wall, drainage, and electrical
• 08-1L1704, Riverside County, 12/1: RHMA, cold plane AC pavement, vegetation control (minor Conc) and MGS
• 11-430874, San Diego County, 12/1: Clairemont drive bridge deck repair
• 12-0R9704, Orange County, 12/1: Slab replacement, RHMA paving, modify signal and lighting systems
• 02-0J53U4, Trinity County, 12/2: Cold plane and place HMA, replace culverts and replace delineation
• 08-1K8604, San Bernardino County, 12/2: RHMA, modifying signal and lighting systems and minor concrete
• 08-1N8804, Riverside County, 12/2: Hot Mix Asphalt, imported borrow and signal and lighting system
• 11-2N2384, San Diego County, 12/2: Apply methacrylate, place polyester concrete overlay and joint seals
• 01-0H2464, Humboldt County, 12/3: Install welded steel pipe; structural concrete; & alt pipe culvert
• 05-1K9014, Santa Cruz County, 12/3: Construct bridge structure for fish passage restoration
• 08-1L0904, San Bernardino County, 12/3: Cold plane AC Pvmt, RHMA-G, replace AC Surf, and minor Conc
• 01-0L3804, Mendocino County, 12/8: Rdwy excavation, place HMA and HFST, install APC and concrete barrier
• 07-379904, Los Angeles County, 12/8: Construct GSRD, DPPIA and install irrigation system
• 08-1L5304, San Bernardino County, 12/8: Thermoplastic traffic stripe, partially grouted RSP, Rdwy Exc, & HMA
• 12-0S0804, Orange County, 12/8: Construct maintenance facility and modify traffic management systems
• 01-0C72U4, Mendocino County, 12/9: Reconstruct roadway and drainage system, & construct ADA facilities
• 07-375404, Los Angeles County, 12/9: Replace drainage systems
• 01-0J9904, Mendocino County, 12/10: Place HMA, replace signs, MBGR, TMS and drainage systems
• 04-2Y3014, Alameda County, 12/16: Const SW,curb ramps,Pvmt,install & Mod Elect systems,drainage systems
• 11-430914, San Diego County, 12/16: Cold plane AC Pvmt, RHMA-G overlay, landscape, Elect., and drainage
• 02-0H92U4, Shasta County, 12/17: Roadway excavation, HMA, and structural concrete
• 08-0R3804, San Bernardino County, 12/17: Colorado River bridge replacement

Every listed project is on our bids page, updated daily from CCOP.