Groundwater Treatment Plant Filter Gallery Valve Rehabilitation Project - Phase 2

Long Beach Public Utilities Department is soliciting bids on the Groundwater Treatment Plant Filter Gallery Valve Rehabilitation Project — Phase 2 under contract WD-05-25, with bids due October 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., and a mandatory pre-bid conference on September 24, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. The work is located at 2950 Redondo Avenue, Long Beach, California.

Contractors must hold valid California Class A General Engineering Contractor, C-10 Electrical, and C-33 Painting and Decorating licenses at time of bid submission and contract award. The scope includes removal and replacement of 32 butterfly valve units (12 to 36 inches in diameter) with electric-actuated controls across 10 filters; replacement of associated steel piping, Victaulic couplings, and electrical conduits, struts, and junction boxes; rehabilitation of existing 36-, 42-, and 24-inch steel pipe spools through mortar lining or epoxy coating; recoating of surface wash-water piping; connection of new actuators to existing SCADA/PLC systems; and polyurethane foam grout injection repair of approximately 1,500 linear feet of filter basin exterior concrete wall cracks. Work occurs under three separate shutdown sequences coordinated with LBPUD. The project is subject to California prevailing wage requirements under Labor Code Section 1720 et seq. (2026-1 rates) and compliance with the Project Labor Agreement between LBPUD and the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council. The contract requires California Department of Industrial Relations certified payroll submission and apprenticeship employment compliance under Labor Code Section 1777.5. For contract values exceeding $1,000,000, Iran Contracting Act compliance applies; the Equal Benefits Ordinance applies for amounts exceeding $100,000.

Contract completion is 250 calendar days after Notice to Proceed. Bid security equals 10 percent of the total bid amount; performance and payment bonds equal 100 percent of contract price are required at execution. The contractor must enter into a material procurement contract with Santa Fe Water Systems at pre-negotiated rates listed in Appendix B. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Bids must be submitted electronically through Long Beach Buys; original bid security documents are due in hard copy to Long Beach Utilities Department at 1800 E Wardlow Road.