a0000000a.spx

This is a Scope of Work document for the City of Austin, Texas Water Utility Department soliciting bids for leak detection services under IFB 2200 BYS1060. The City requires 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 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 facilitate re-solicitation. All offers remain valid for 150 calendar days following the due date.

Bidders must submit pricing on a unit-price basis per linear mile with all costs all-inclusive, including materials, equipment, transportation, labor, GPS data collection, inspection, and reporting; no separate charges for administrative costs, overhead, per diem, shipping, travel time, fuel surcharges, mileage, or stop fees are permitted. The City will award to the lowest 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 for entities headquartered within the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area. 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 provide at least five leak detection reports from services performed within the past 24 months. Pricing is fixed for the initial 12 months; thereafter, adjustments are limited to the Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries on annual anniversary dates. Contractors must comply with the City's Living Wage Program and Wage Theft Ordinance requirements and obtain security clearance for facility access. No MBE-WBE goals apply to this solicitation.