Urgent Repairs, Rehabilitation, and/or Replacement of Water and Wastewater Assets

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC Water) is soliciting sealed responses for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity requirements contract to provide urgent repairs, rehabilitation, and replacement of water and wastewater assets throughout Prince George's and Montgomery Counties, Maryland, with responses due September 21, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. via eProcurement Portal and a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting on September 11, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. WSSC Water intends to make multiple awards to ensure sufficient capacity, pricing competition, and timely responsiveness for both planned and emergency work, with no guaranteed minimum quantities.

The scope encompasses comprehensive construction services for repair, rehabilitation, replacement, and relocation of water and sewer mains, valves (up to 30 inches nominal diameter), valve vault structures, water and sewer house connections, meter housings, manholes, fire hydrants, curb boxes, stops, cleanouts, and lamp holes across both counties. Work includes site clearing, earthwork, water distribution system installation, sanitary sewage system work, pipe cleaning and lining, manhole rehabilitation, pipe bursting, horizontal directional drilling, temporary bypass pumping, CCTV inspection, paving, erosion and sediment control, and cathodic protection installation. Contractors must hold a minimum of three years' experience on at least six similar projects combining large and small water and sewer main rehabilitation and house connection renewal work.

The base contract term is three years with an optional two-year extension at WSSC Water's sole discretion. Task orders will be issued on an as-needed basis. All unit pricing must be all-inclusive of fringe benefits, overhead, profit, general and administrative expenses, mobilization, and demobilization; daily rates apply for eight-hour workdays within 24-hour periods. Contractors must provide bid guarantees of 5 percent of bid price, performance and payment bonds of 100 percent of contract value, and maintenance bonds of 100 percent of contract value for one year from substantial completion. Maryland prevailing wage requirements apply, with separate wage determinations for Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, ranging from $20.00 to $59.50 per hour for base rates and $0.00 to $27.14 per hour for fringe benefits. Five percent retainage is withheld from progress payments under Maryland's Little Miller Act. Contractors must submit certified payroll records within 14 days after each payroll period. The contract is subject to Maryland's Buy American Steel Act and permits participation by other jurisdictions and agencies under a cooperative purchasing clause. The question submission deadline is September 14, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Award will be to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, with prompt payment discounts of 15 days or more potentially factoring into the decision.