Caltrans Office Engineer


Link to Contractor Information Page

Order plans and specifications for advertised projects here


Public Notice

Attention contractors:

New! We have a small business outreach event on February 11, 2009 in West Sacramento. Please see our flyer.

A free training class on the fundamentals of partnering on Caltrans construction projects is upcoming. See our flyer and the schedule of classes. Register online at www.jointctindustrytraining.com

New! Information on Bond Funded Projects in Construction - Ongoing construction projects that are funded by Proposition 1B.



New! We now have an XML file of all advertised project information for those that want the raw data used in creating our advertised project lists.

Advertised Projects (Projects for Bid)

Special Notices:

Energy Crisis Information
Select to view a brief description of how Bid Opening will be conducted in the event of a power outage.


Caltrans Quick Reference Information for Contractors
(Select for convenient pdf format Quick Reference Guide)

Bidder Inquiries

Caltrans Project Document Distribution Site
Enter this site to search for and locate Project Documents in Advertised and Active status by District and Contract number.

General Bidding and Publications Information
General bidding information with links to related sites.

Bid Opening Locations
Addresses for Sacramento and Irvine offices.

Contract Document Information Hotline
1999 Standard Specifications and Standard Plans ordering information; and the Plans Counter phone and fax numbers.


Ordering Project Plans and Specifications
A You can order documents from our Plans Counter by fax at (916)654-7028. You can also order documents by mail or in person at:

Department of Transportation
Plans and Bid Documents - MS #26
1120 N. Street Room 0200
Sacramento, CA 95814

Office Hours 7:30 am - 4:15 pm

List of Plan Holders on Projects Out To Bid
Construction Contractors, Local Governments, Engineering Design Consultants, contract specification writers, and construction material suppliers. (problems with printing)

Advertised Projects Special Provisions and Addenda
Projects are stored in separate folders named by their district number. Project folders include the Special Provisions for Caltrans construction projects, and the Project Plans. The Special Provisions are available in Microsoft Word (doc) or Adobe portable document format (pdf). The Project Plans are in TIFF file format. (more info)

Future Projects (STIP and SHOPP Programs)