Fresno Hands $958K Contract to Local Contractor for Tuolumne Street Rebuild
Fresno City Council approved a $958,110.50 construction contract on October 16, 2025, awarding the work to Cal Valley Construction Incorporated of Fresno. The contract covers the Tuolumne Diverter Demolition and Pedestrian Improvement Project in Council District 3.
The project will reconstruct sidewalks along the south side of Tuolumne Street between Broadway Street and Van Ness Avenue, plus roughly 220 feet of sidewalk along the west side of Van Ness Avenue south of Tuolumne Street. Work includes installing streetlights, adding on-street parking, planting street trees, building ADA-compliant curb ramps, relocating storm drainage, and demolishing an old diverter structure.
Council passed the contract on its consent calendar — no discussion, no debate, just a bundled approval with other items.
The Breakdown
- Contract amount: $958,110.50 of taxpayer money
- Contractor: Cal Valley Construction Incorporated, Fresno
- Work zone: Tuolumne Street south sidewalk (Broadway to Van Ness), Van Ness Avenue west sidewalk (220 feet south of Tuolumne)
- Scope: sidewalk reconstruction, streetlights, on-street parking, street trees, ADA curb ramps, storm drainage relocation, demolition of old Tuolumne diverter
- Vote: approved October 16, 2025, consent calendar (no separate debate)
- Environmental review: City staff declared the project categorically exempt under California Environmental Quality Act Sections 15301/Class 1 and 15302/Class 2
What This Means for You
Your City Council approved a $958,110.50 contract to Cal Valley Construction Incorporated on consent calendar October 16, 2025. The work is sidewalks, lights, and drainage on Tuolumne Street between Broadway and Van Ness in District 3. Consent calendars bundle decisions so they pass without separate debate.
What to Watch
Cal Valley Construction Incorporated just landed a $958,110.50 contract. The material names no other bidder, gives no bid total, and offers no breakdown of what the city asked for versus what it’s paying.
You don’t know if this was the only bid, if it came in over budget, or if the scope changed after the estimate. The staff report says “lowest and responsible bidder” — fine, but lowest compared to what? The public record the council voted on doesn’t show it.
The project was approved on consent calendar — lumped with other items.
Cal Valley Construction is a Fresno company. The material gives no ownership details, no history of past city contracts with this firm, no disclosure of whether anyone involved has a relationship with a council member or campaign. That information is not in the packet the council voted on.
