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This is a Scope of Work document for the City of Austin, Texas Water Utility Department's Leak Detection Services contract (IFB 2200 BYS1060). The City is soliciting bids to provide acoustic leak detection services covering an estimated 500 linear miles of the city's water distribution system annually. A non-mandatory pre-offer meeting is scheduled for 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 commences upon execution and may be extended at the City's sole option; if not extended, the contractor must provide holdover services for up to 180 days to allow for 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.

Bidders must submit all pricing on a unit price per linear mile basis with 500 linear miles as an estimated annual guide; all pricing must be all-inclusive with no separate charges for administrative costs, overhead, per diem, shipping, transportation, travel time, fuel surcharges, mileage, or stop fees. Pricing is fixed for the initial 12 months, with price adjustments thereafter limited to the Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries on annual anniversary dates. 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, with local business preference applying to entities headquartered within the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area (Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties). No MBE-WBE goals apply. The contractor 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. All offers remain valid for 150 calendar days following the due date.