Pre-Qualification - Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant Battery B Digester Demolition

The City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering is requesting qualifications for pre-qualification to bid on Capital Improvement Project 2528, the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant Battery B Digester Demolition at 12000 Vista Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, California, with qualifications due October 30, 2026. Only the three highest-ranked pre-qualified contractors will be eligible to submit competitive bids.

Contractors must hold a California General Engineering Contractors License (Class A) and demonstrate ability to provide performance and payment bonds. The project is subject to the City of Los Angeles Contractor Responsibility Ordinance, prevailing wage requirements, a Project Labor Agreement with targeted hiring of at least 30 percent local resident hours and 10 percent disadvantaged worker hours, and Business Inclusion Program requirements.

The scope encompasses complete demolition of six concrete digesters (approximately 35 feet deep), associated control rooms, eight ancillary prefabricated buildings, a transformer building, and underground tunnel infrastructure. Work includes mechanical, instrumentation and controls, electrical, and structural demolition; hazardous materials abatement (lead-based paint and asbestos); shoring design and installation for excavation to approximately 22 feet below grade; utility testing, isolation, and capping; and installation of new electrical panels, telecommunications equipment, and streetlights. Construction cost estimate is $73 million with a 730 calendar-day completion schedule.

Evaluation criteria require a minimum score of 80 points based on construction experience in wastewater treatment facilities and complex demolition projects with shoring design and installation (50 points); contractor team and project coordination efforts (25 points); and construction quality including safety records, claims history, timeliness of completion, and quality assurance programs (25 points). All referenced large-scale demolition and shoring projects must range from $30 million to $60 million in value.

Required insurance includes General Liability ($2 million per occurrence), Workers' Compensation/Employer's Liability ($1 million per occurrence), Automobile Liability ($1 million per occurrence), and Pollution Liability ($1 million per occurrence). The mandatory virtual pre-submittal meeting was held October 7, 2026. Anticipated contract award is July 7, 2027, with substantial project completion by May 31, 2029.