Inspection of Sewer Lateral Pipelines

Long Beach Utilities Department is requesting bids for color digital video inspection of sewer lateral pipelines and on-call water jetting services within the City of Long Beach and Signal Hill under ITB WD-23-104, with bids due June 28, 2023 at 11:00 a.m., and mandatory pre-bid conference on June 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

Contractors must hold a valid California Class A General Engineering Contractor License and comply with California Department of Industrial Relations prevailing wage requirements (determination 2023-2) and certified payroll submission. Video operators must be NASSCO Pipeline Assessment and Certification Program certified. The contractor must maintain $1,000,000 combined general liability coverage and $500,000 automobile liability coverage.

Long Beach Utilities anticipates 500 to 3,000 sewer lateral inspections annually, organized into geographic work packages with batch assignments averaging approximately 300 parcels per batch. Work is issued continuously as prior batches complete. The scope includes lateral launch camera inspections (primary method, fixed rate for first 150 feet per lateral plus per-foot charges for additional footage), push camera inspections from cleanouts or roof vents (hourly rates for ground and roof operations), and water jetting services for roots and blockages (hourly rates). Contractors must supply professional personnel in company-identified uniforms, video and locating equipment meeting Cal-OSHA requirements, and traffic control per MUTCD standards. Water access via roaming meter is provided for jetting operations.

The contract term is twelve months from award, with provisions for extension by mutual agreement for up to two additional one-year periods; 90 days' notice of renewal intent is required before expiration. All pricing is unit-price basis and must remain firm throughout the contract term. Annual renewals are capped at 5 percent or the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Consumer Price Index for all urban customers. Long Beach Utilities reserves the right to modify or cancel next-day work before 5:00 p.m. local time. Questions are due June 14, 2023 at 11:00 a.m., with responses posted by June 21, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. The contract is potentially subject to federal grant funding and Davis-Bacon Act, Copeland Anti-Kickback Act, and nondiscrimination compliance.