C5613111-D, Water Tank Services

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is soliciting bids for a Master Agreement (C5613111-D) to provide water tank cleaning, maintenance, inspection, and repair services across 32 state institutions statewide. The solicitation encompasses both potable and non-potable water tanks ranging from 12,000 to 3,600,000 gallons, with required services including preventative maintenance, video inspection and reporting, repair work, parts replacement, and emergency response capabilities. Bidders may elect to serve one or more facilities rather than all locations, and must provide fixed hourly rates for normal business hours (7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), outside normal business hours, design services, and emergency services, with each location including a 25 percent line item for as-needed, unforeseeable services. Qualified contractors must maintain a California General Engineering (A) license, current CPR and First Aid certifications for dive team members, commercial diver certifications, workers' compensation insurance, and commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, along with automobile liability coverage. The contract must comply with prevailing wage requirements, Cal/OSHA, Federal OSHA, and American Water Works Association standards. Letters of inquiry are due by May 6, 2026, with bids due May 13, 2026, by 11:00 a.m., public bid opening scheduled for May 14, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., and service commencement anticipated for July 1, 2026, with the agreement term ending April 30, 2029. Optional bidders' walk-throughs are available at various dates in April 2026 across different institutions, and electronic bid submission is required as a single PDF file not exceeding 40 megabytes.

The solicitation includes a 25 percent small business (SB) participation goal in compliance with Government Code 14838, with certified small business and micro-business (MB) enterprises encouraged to submit bids. A disabled veteran business enterprise (DVBE) incentive is available, applying a bid reduction equal to the percentage of DVBE participation, with a minimum of 1 percent and maximum of 5 percent, not exceeding $500,000 in total reduction value. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents provided. The procurement does not reference any existing infrastructure or technology requiring integration beyond standard water tank systems already present at the 32 CDCR facilities. While no specific budget range or award value is explicitly stated, the contract structure allows for each location to establish individual pricing based on hourly rates and as-needed service allocations, with the three-year agreement term extending from July 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029.