Welding, Machining, & Fabrication Services

The Long Beach Public Utilities Department is requesting quotations for welding, machining, and fabrication services on an as-needed basis, with bids due August 17, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. via the Long Beach Buys electronic portal. A 10% local preference applies to Long Beach-based businesses (maximum preference not exceeding fifty thousand dollars); the contractor must be located within a 25-mile radius of LBPUD.

The scope encompasses welding, machining, fabrication, and related services on stainless steel, aluminum, brass, plastic, black steel, titanium, polyethylene, and other industrial materials, including cutting, layout, shaping, fabrication, welding, bonding, milling, threading, tapping, pipefitting, punch/drill operations, sheering, sawing, sandblasting, and grinding. The contractor must complete standard work within five business days unless approved otherwise and respond to emergency service requests within two hours. All materials, tools, parts, equipment, and labor are the contractor's responsibility.

The initial contract term is twelve months with two optional one-year extensions by mutual agreement. Pricing shall be submitted as hourly rates for journeyman and non-journeyman welding services at both LBPUD and contractor sites, plus rates for urgent requests and emergency deliveries. Unit prices must remain firm for one year; LBPUD reserves the right to cancel if prices increase or discounts decrease. Sales tax shall be itemized separately. The awardee must obtain a Long Beach business license and valid California contractor's license prior to contract execution and maintain comprehensive general liability insurance of one million dollars combined single limit per occurrence or two million dollars general aggregate, five hundred thousand dollars automobile liability coverage, and workers' compensation insurance.

Questions are due August 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., with answers posted by August 6, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. LBPUD does not guarantee minimum service requests or that all listed work will be ordered during the contract term.