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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 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 provide holdover services for up to 180 days to facilitate re-solicitation. All offers remain valid for 150 calendar days following the due date.

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 services performed within the past 24 months. All pricing must be all-inclusive on a per-linear-mile unit basis 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 subsequent annual adjustments limited to the Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries. The City reserves the right to award to the low responsive bid or apply best value criteria after applying local 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 headquartered within the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area (Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties). No MBE-WBE goals apply. 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.