Channel cleaning & related maintenance services

The City of Chino, California, is requesting proposals for channel cleaning and related maintenance services under RFP 2026-0016, with proposals due November 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. via PlanetBids and a mandatory pre-proposal meeting on October 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. A local business preference applies in accordance with the City's Purchasing Ordinance.

The scope covers sediment removal, sediment hauling, and weed abatement services for the Magnolia Channel (approximately 2,000 linear feet east of El Prado Road on Kimball Avenue), including vegetation and debris removal from channel bottom and side slopes, cleaning of a double-box culvert beneath Kimball Avenue (10 feet wide, 42 inches high, 88 feet long) using mechanical winch and scraper systems, and sediment removal from accumulation areas. Additive bid items include weed abatement at the Euclid Avenue Bridge (approximately 2,500 linear feet on each side of roadway) and the Euclid Avenue Storm Drain Channel (approximately 10 feet wide and 5,000 linear feet), with all vegetation removal performed by mechanical means only; herbicides and chemical control methods are prohibited. The City can schedule cleaning up to three times per contract year, with contractors required to begin work within 15 working days of notice to proceed. Contractor is responsible for obtaining business licenses, encroachment permits, and dust control measures per W.A.T.C.H. Manual and California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices standards.

The initial contract term is five years with up to two additional one-year renewal options exercisable at the City's discretion. Pricing shall be submitted as a separate sealed file including all labor, supervision, equipment, materials, transportation, disposal, traffic control, permits, overhead, and profit. Contractors must maintain minimum insurance: General Liability $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, Auto Liability $1 million per accident, and Workers' Compensation $1 million if applicable. Evaluation criteria are experience and qualifications (20%), plan methodology and project approach (25%), past performance and references (20%), quality and responsiveness of proposal (15%), and competitive pricing (20%). City Council award is tentatively set for December 15, 2026. Questions are due October 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.