Northwest Drain - 600 North to 800 North

Salt Lake City Corporation's Department of Public Utilities is procuring construction services for the Northwest Drain replacement project located at 675 N UPRR Main One Road in Salt Lake City, Utah. This procurement involves the replacement of approximately 225 linear feet of existing 48-inch corrugated plastic pipe (CPP) with new 48-inch dual-walled CPP, installation of three cleanout boxes (one 120-inch by 60-inch and two 60-inch by 60-inch), shoring in accordance with Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) requirements, coordination and acquisition of all necessary UPRR permits, dewatering management, bypass pumping to maintain continuous storm drain flows, and connection of existing storm drain pipes to the proposed structures. Bidders are not required to be pre-qualified and may submit proposals on a unit price basis with a contract timeline of 120 calendar days after Notice to Proceed, including winter shutdown days. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for May 13, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at the Department of Public Utilities office with virtual participation available via Microsoft Teams, and bids will be publicly opened and read on May 22, 2026, at approximately 2:00 p.m. at the Department of Public Utilities West Campus location. Electronic submission through the Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P) portal is required, and bid security equal to five percent of the total bid amount must be provided. Evaluation will incorporate Salt Lake City's Value-Based Procurement Program, which may apply to bids within specified percentages of the lowest bid and evaluates bidders on nondiscrimination policies, apprenticeship programs, drug testing policies, and local small business status.

The procurement does not specify set-aside designations exclusively restricting participation to disadvantaged enterprises, though the Value-Based Procurement Program provides evaluation preferences for local small businesses and contractors meeting certain diversity and labor standards. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents. The project requires significant regulatory compliance, including UPRR-specific insurance with minimum limits of $2,000,000 each occurrence for commercial general liability and railroad protective liability insurance, plus environmental liability insurance of $2,000,000 per loss. Performance and Payment Bonds, each equal to 100 percent of the contract price, are required along with liquidated damages assessed at a daily rate for late completion. The contractor must submit detailed shoring design plans per UPRR standards, dewatering management plans, track and ground monitoring protocols, and compaction testing requirements, and utilize the Owner's SharePoint Project Central system for submittals, pay applications, and project communications. No specific contract award value or budget range is disclosed in the procurement documents.