Group 5B Lead Service Line Replacement Project

The City of Rochester is requesting sealed bids for replacement of lead, lead-lined, and galvanized water service lines connecting the water main to customer meters in residential properties throughout Rochester, New York, with bids due October 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. A Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) contracting goal of 20% applies; SDVOB, MBE, and WBE goals are 0%.

The base bid covers 928 services with Add Alternate #1 adding 122 services and Add Alternate #2 adding 132 services across specified streets in Rochester. Work includes installation of new polyethylene or copper water service tubing, curb stops and boxes, water main connections via tapping saddles, customer inside service line connections, water meter replacement where required, full service line flushing from the water main to the meter, and surface restoration of disturbed areas. The scope itemizes specific line-item quantities: 2,600 linear feet of 1-inch polyethylene water service, 100 linear feet of 1.5-inch polyethylene, 130 one-inch water service taps, 2 one-and-a-half-inch taps, 130 one-inch curb stops and boxes, and 2 one-and-a-half-inch curb stops and boxes, among other items. This is a unit-price contract.

The contractor must commence work within ten days of receiving the Notice to Proceed, complete all service replacements within 453 calendar days, and complete surface restoration within 543 calendar days, with a minimum requirement of 40 services per month during April through November. The contractor must perform a minimum of 20% of contract work with its own organization and comply with apprenticeship training program requirements for contracts exceeding $250,000. Workforce Goals require 20% minority employment and 6.9% women employment.

Project funding flows through a New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Drinking Water State Revolving Fund grant originating from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Recent contractors on similar work include Ramsey Constructors, Genesee Building Restoration, Rochester Pipeline, and Nardozzi Paving & Construction. Bidders must submit a 5% bid deposit, a DBE Utilization Plan, apprenticeship agreements, subcontractor data, and New York State Department of Labor Contractor Registry certification. Award follows a priority sequence: Base Bid plus both Alternates if budgetary limits allow; Base Bid plus Add Alternate #1 if all bids exceed limits; Base Bid plus Add Alternate #2 if applicable; or Base Bid only.