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The City of Austin, Texas Water Utility Department is soliciting bids for leak detection services under Invitation for Bid (IFB) 2200 BYS1060. The contract involves acoustic leak detection services covering an estimated 500 linear miles of the city's water distribution system annually. Interested contractors are required to attend a non-mandatory pre-offer meeting on October 13, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. CT via Microsoft Teams, with written questions due by October 15, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. CT. Offers are due November 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CT. The contract will commence upon execution and may be extended at the City's sole discretion; if not extended, the contractor must provide holdover services for up to 180 days to facilitate re-solicitation. Contractors must demonstrate a minimum of three consecutive years of experience in acoustic leak detection services for municipal water distribution systems within the past five years and submit a minimum of five leak detection reports from services performed within the past 24 months for municipal systems.

Pricing must be submitted on a unit price per linear mile basis as an all-inclusive cost that cannot include separate charges for administrative costs, overhead, per diem, shipping, transportation, travel time, fuel surcharges, mileage, or stop fees. The City will award to the low responsive bid or best value bid after applying local and small business discounts of up to 5 percent for bids up to $500,000 and 3 percent for bids between $500,000 and $50 million. A local business preference applies to entities with headquarters within the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area (Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties). No minority or women-owned business enterprise (MBE-WBE) goals apply to this solicitation. Pricing is fixed for the initial 12 months; thereafter, price adjustments are limited to the Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries on annual anniversary dates. All offers remain valid for 150 calendar days following the due date. Contractors must comply with the City's Living Wage Program and Wage Theft Ordinance requirements and obtain security clearance for access to Austin Water Department facilities.