Stormwater Treatment Units - Inspection and Maintenance

The County of Orange, California, operating John Wayne Airport, is requesting competitive bids for stormwater treatment unit inspection and maintenance services, with electronic bids due June 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM (IFB #280-2992403-CP). A 5% evaluation preference (8% if dual-certified) applies to Orange County Local Small Business (OCLSB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) certified bidders, with a maximum allowable deduction of $100,000.

The contractor will provide semi-annual inspection and maintenance of 15 stormwater treatment units and related best management practices across the airport, including Contech StormFilter vaults, modular wetland systems, catch basin inserts with FloGard Plus and REM Triton filters, permeable pavement, oil-water separators, and clarifiers. Scope includes scheduled cleaning and maintenance, mandatory filter cartridge replacements (minimum every three years), sediment and water removal with off-site disposal, and pressure washing. Time-and-materials services on an as-needed basis cover storm drain cleaning, jetting, CCTV inspections, and emergency spill response. Specific treatment locations are mapped across the airport at Terminal C Expansion, Parking Structure C, Martin Aviation, Central Utility Plant, Maintenance Building, Administrative Building, Air Cargo facility, Bristol Street Stabilization Project, and General Aviation Fuel Farm.

Bidders must possess a minimum of three years' experience with similar-sized organizations, provide three professional references, hold current confined space training certification, maintain a California State Contractor's License and Department of Industrial Relations registration, and comply with prevailing wage requirements. The contractor must obtain JWA security identification badges for all personnel following FBI background checks (estimated cost $52 per employee) and implement an anti-idling policy within six months of execution.

The contract is a firm fixed-fee arrangement with an initial term of three calendar years and an option for two additional years subject to County Board approval. Pricing must remain firm for the entire contract term with no profit increases permitted. Bidders must submit separate line-item pricing for the 15 semi-annual service locations and unit-rate costs for filter media, stone replacement, and labor. Required bonds include a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond. Insurance requirements include $1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate Commercial General Liability, $1,000,000 combined single limit Auto Liability, statutory Workers' Compensation, and $1,000,000 Pollution Liability. Bids remain valid for 365 days. Award will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.