Water Use Efficiency Framework Support

West Basin Municipal Water District is requesting proposals for Water Use Efficiency Framework Support to assist participating retail agencies within its service area in achieving compliance with Making Conservation a California Way of Life regulations (SB 606 and AB 1668), with proposals due October 20, 2026 by 2:00 p.m. and questions due by October 2, 2026.

West Basin encourages participation from Small Business Enterprises, Local Business Enterprises, and Veteran Owned Business Enterprises, offering up to 10 additional evaluation points for qualifying entities. The District may award the contract to a single respondent or apportion it among multiple respondents at its discretion.

The scope requires the consultant to support four retail agencies, each with approximately 10,000 water connections, across nine core tasks: project management with kick-off meetings and monthly reporting; participating agency onboarding and education; data collection and management for Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional accounts and landscape areas; CII account classification per State Water Resources Control Board requirements; identification of Special Landscape Areas; association of meters and parcel information for dedicated and mixed-use irrigation designations; identification of disclosable buildings with water usage data; development and implementation of Best Management Practices; and preparation of Annual Reports. Optional as-needed technical assistance services require prior West Basin authorization. Work must comply with California Water Code Section 10609, California Code of Regulations Title 23 (sections 965–978), and Department of Water Resources methodologies.

Price proposals must include itemized hours, labor categories, and corresponding rates. The consultant must maintain commercial general liability insurance of $2 million, business automobile liability insurance of $2 million, and workers' compensation insurance of $1 million. Proposals must be valid for a minimum of 90 days from closing. Short-listed respondents will participate in interviews the week of November 2, 2026, with a Notice of Recommended Award anticipated the week of November 16, 2026. Evaluation criteria include completeness and quality of proposal, respondent qualifications and experience, professional qualifications of key personnel, technical approach and methodology, price, and insurance compliance on a 100-point scale.