Asphalt Rehabilitation for Operations and Maintenance Center (OMC) and Administration Center (AC) Parking Lots.

The Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) in Riverside County, California, is soliciting proposals for asphalt rehabilitation services at its Operations and Maintenance Center (OMC) and Administration Center (AC) parking lots under RFP #3936. The project scope includes removal and replacement of asphalt, grinding, saw cutting, application of slurry and sealants, and line striping across designated parking areas. Qualified contractors must hold a valid California C-12 Earthwork and Paving license or an A General Engineering license and demonstrate a minimum of five years of proven experience in asphalt rehabilitation services, with assigned personnel having at least two years of recent field experience. Proposers must submit comprehensive bid packages including a lump-sum pricing proposal, business information forms, three professional references preferably from public agencies, detailed work plans and technical approaches, proposed project schedules with Gantt charts, signed insurance affidavits, CAL/OSHA compliance history forms covering the past ten years, and CARB contractor mobile source acknowledgement forms confirming compliance with California Air Resources Board regulations for construction equipment and on-road vehicles. A mandatory job walk is scheduled for 9:00 AM on April 28, 2026, at the EMWD Operations and Maintenance Center, Vendor Entrance Lobby, located at 2270 Trumble Road, Perris, California; the deadline for submittal of questions is 10:00 AM on April 30, 2026, with responses provided on May 1, 2026; and electronic proposals must be submitted through EMWD's e-Procurement portal by 2:00 PM on May 11, 2026. All work must be completed by June 30, 2026, with working hours limited to 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, unless prior approval is obtained. EMWD anticipates contractor recommendation on May 15, 2026, with an approximate agreement start date of May 18, 2026, and the selected contractor must execute the agreement within ten calendar days of receipt and provide proof of insurance and an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) within fourteen calendar days of award notification.

No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, or other protected categories are identified in the RFP documentation. The procurement does not indicate any incumbent contractor information or references to existing vendors currently performing similar services for EMWD. All work must comply with California prevailing wage requirements per Labor Code Section 1770 et seq., and contractors are required to maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including workers' compensation insurance with an employer's liability limit of $1,000,000 per accident, commercial general liability insurance of $2,000,000 per occurrence with a $5,000,000 general aggregate, commercial automobile liability insurance of $2,000,000 combined single limit, and excess/umbrella liability insurance of $2,000,000, with EMWD named as Additional Insured. The specific budget or award value is not disclosed in the available RFP documentation; however, all pricing must be all-inclusive and final, accounting for labor, materials, equipment, transportation, overhead, profit, insurance, applicable sales and use taxes, tariffs, licenses, permits, travel, and incidentals. EMWD reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, negotiate with one or more proposers, conduct oral presentations with short-listed respondents, request best and final offers, and withhold award for up to ninety days following proposal submission.