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This is a government file related to an Invitation for Bid (IFB 2200 BYS1060) issued by the City of Austin, Texas Water Utility Department for leak detection services. The City seeks to contract for acoustic leak detection services covering approximately 500 linear miles of its water distribution system annually. The pre-offer meeting is scheduled for October 13, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. CT via Microsoft Teams, with written questions due October 15, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. CT. Offers are due November 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CT. The contractor must provide all materials, equipment, transportation, labor, GPS data collection, inspection, and reporting. A survey mile is defined as one linear mile of water distribution main assigned by the City through GIS mapping, regardless of appurtenances inspected. The contract commences upon execution and may be extended at the City's sole option; if not extended, the contractor must holdover for up to 180 days to allow re-solicitation. All offers remain valid for 150 calendar days following the due date.

Contractors must submit bids on a unit price per linear mile basis with pricing 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 pricing must be all-inclusive and cannot include separate charges for administrative costs, overhead, per diem, shipping, transportation, travel time, fuel surcharges, mileage, or stop fees. The City reserves the right to 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. 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 MBE-WBE goals apply. 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 at least five leak detection reports from services performed within the past 24 months. 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.