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This government file is a categorical relationships document by destination identifier for the City of Austin, Texas Water Utility Department's Leak Detection Services procurement under IFB 2200 BYS1060. The City seeks acoustic leak detection services covering an estimated 500 linear miles of its 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. Sealed bids 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 holdover for up to 180 days to facilitate re-solicitation. All offers remain valid for 150 calendar days following the bid due date.

Pricing must be submitted as an all-inclusive unit price per linear mile with no 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 apply best value criteria after applying local and small business discounts of up to 5 percent for bids not exceeding $500,000 and 3 percent for bids between $500,000 and $50 million. Local business preference applies to entities headquartered within the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area (Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties). No MBE-WBE set-asides apply. Contractors must demonstrate a minimum of three consecutive years of acoustic leak detection experience for municipal water distribution systems within the past five years and submit a minimum of five leak detection reports from municipal projects completed within the past 24 months. The contractor must comply with the City's Living Wage Program and Wage Theft Ordinance requirements and obtain security clearance for facility access. Initial pricing is fixed for 12 months; thereafter, price adjustments are limited to the Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries on annual anniversary dates.