Job Order Contract (JOC) Mechanical - Treatment Facilities

The City of San Diego is requesting bids on a competitively bid, fixed-price, indefinite-quantity Job Order Contract for mechanical construction services at treatment facilities (pump stations and water/wastewater treatment plants), with bids due October 7, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on September 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. A mandatory 10% Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) and Emerging Local Business Enterprise (ELBE) subcontracting participation requirement applies.

Work includes repair, alteration, modernization, maintenance, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and construction of mechanical systems within City-related facilities and infrastructure. The contractor must furnish all management, documentation, labor, materials, services, and equipment. Pricing is based on Adjustment Factors applied to RSMeans unit-price data; bidders submit two adjustment factors (one for normal working hours, one for other than normal working hours), specified to the fourth decimal place and weighted as (AF1 × 0.80) + (AF2 × 0.20). Adjustment factors are guaranteed for 1,095 days from award and must cover all labor, materials, equipment, overhead, profit, and incidental costs.

The guaranteed minimum contract value is $5,000 and the maximum is $30 million. The contract term extends three years from award for task order issuance, with all work to be completed within five years of contract execution. Bidders must be prequalified contractors with a maximum bidding capacity of at least half the maximum contract amount. The contract is subject to prevailing wage requirements, Project Labor Agreement provisions, skilled and trained workforce requirements, apprenticeship compliance under California Public Contract Code Section 2601, and performance and payment bonds required at the time task orders are issued. Bids are submitted electronically through the City's bidding system.