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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 is requesting 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 will commence upon execution, with pricing fixed for the initial 12 months and thereafter subject to annual adjustments limited to the Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries. The City reserves the right to extend the contract at its sole discretion; if not extended, the contractor must provide holdover services for up to 180 days to allow for re-solicitation.

Contractors must submit bids on a unit price per linear mile basis with all pricing all-inclusive, excluding separate charges for administrative costs, overhead, per diem, shipping, transportation, travel time, fuel surcharges, mileage, or stop fees. Qualified bidders 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 for municipal systems. The City will award to the low responsive bid or best value bid 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, with local preference available to entities headquartered within the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area. 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 facility access. All offers remain valid for 150 calendar days following the due date.