EO 3529 Valves Actuators Intent to Award.pdf

This is a Notice of Intent to Award Contract issued by Long Beach Public Utilities (LBUD) for the Groundwater Treatment Plant Filter Gallery Valve Rehabilitation Project Phase 1 – Valve and Actuator Purchase (Project Number WD-05-23/EO-3529). The project involves the procurement of valves and actuators for groundwater treatment infrastructure rehabilitation. The bid opening date was May 15, 2023, with the Notice of Intent posted on May 24, 2023 on the Long Beach Buys Platform. The contract is intended to be awarded to Santa Fe Water Systems. The project manager is Nikolas Baykal, and Robert J. Verceles, P.E., Director of Engineering/Chief Engineer, signed the notice.

Bidders have five business days from the posting date of the Notice of Intent to Award to file a written protest with the Director of Engineering at 1841 E. 33rd Street, Long Beach, California 90807. Protests must be submitted by mail or hand delivery between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., signed by the individual who signed the bid or by a corporate officer, and must include detailed grounds for protest, specific references to contract document portions, and contact information. The protest procedures document outlines that only actual bid submitters may protest, protests must be filed within five business days, and LBUD will respond to all protests within ten business days. The procedures and time limits are mandatory and constitute the bidder's sole remedy, with failure to comply waiving any right to further pursue protest through Government Code claims or legal proceedings.