Citywide Sewer Main Televising and Line Cleaning Maintenance Services

The City of Chino, California is requesting proposals for citywide sewer main televising, line cleaning, and maintenance services under RFP 2026-0023, with proposals due October 22, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. through PlanetBids. A local business preference applies under the City's Purchasing Ordinance.

Contractors must hold a valid California Class A General Engineering Contractor's License. The scope encompasses sewer mainline cleaning, closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspection with reports, lower service lateral launches and reporting, and as-needed maintenance repairs throughout the City. The anticipated annual workload is up to 50 miles of sewer mainline cleaning and televising and up to 500 lower service lateral inspections per fiscal year, with sewer main cleaning to be completed prior to CCTV inspection. Work locations and assignments will be coordinated and scheduled by the City.

The initial contract term is five years with up to two additional one-year renewal options, exercisable at the City's sole discretion. An additive bid item for Geographic Information System (GIS) data layer development compatible with ArcGIS is included. Proposals are limited to 10 pages for Part 1 (Professional Services Agreement exhibits) and 20 pages for Part 2 (technical experience). Sealed fee proposals must itemize all fees by task, rate, hours, and role. Minimum insurance requirements are General Liability ($1 million per occurrence, $2 million aggregate), Auto Liability ($1 million per accident), and Workers' Compensation ($1 million if applicable). Proposals must remain valid for a minimum of 120 calendar days following submission.

Evaluation is weighted as follows: experience and qualifications (25%), plan methodology and project approach (20%), past performance and references (20%), proposal quality and responsiveness (15%), and competitive pricing (20%). Questions are due October 8, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. City Council award is tentatively scheduled for December 1, 2026.