Groundwater Recovery Facility Brine Line Improvements Project

South Coast Water District is requesting bids on groundwater recovery facility brine line improvements under Invitation #26-0038, with bids due August 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PDT and a mandatory online pre-bid meeting on July 28, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at 33750 Paseo Costa Sur, Dana Point, California.

The project scope includes installing a 6-inch HDPE RO Concentrate bypass pipeline, demolishing and rebuilding the upper portion of an existing air gap structure with associated piping, installing a 6-inch backflow preventer, removing an existing outfall vault, and installing a larger replacement outfall vault at the District's Groundwater Recovery Facility in Dana Point. The work is classified as General Engineering Contractor (0701).

The estimated contract value is $378,000 as a lump sum award. The project is scheduled to begin November 2, 2026 and complete by March 31, 2027. Bidders must submit a bid bond equal to 10 percent of the bid amount, along with performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract value. Liquidated damages are assessed at $1,000 per day. All submissions must be made electronically through PlanetBids; hard copy bids are not accepted, though a hard copy of the bid bond must be delivered to the District offices in Laguna Beach by end of business on the bid due date. Questions are due August 6, 2026.