Welding Services

The Long Beach Public Utilities Department is requesting quotations for welding services under RFQ UD-25-245, with quotes due July 10, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. through the Long Beach Buys portal. A 10% local preference applies to Long Beach-based businesses holding current business licenses and seller's permits, with a maximum preference cost not to exceed $50,000.

The contractor must provide all materials, tools, equipment, and labor for welding and fabrication services on stainless steel, aluminum, brass, plastic, black steel, titanium, and polyethylene. The scope includes selecting, cutting, shaping, fabricating, welding, bonding, milling, lathing, threading, tapping, and diagnosing or repairing mechanical instruments. Bidders must indicate compliance with twelve specified service categories: Heat Treating, Forming, Sand Blasting, Galvanizing, Roll Materials, Water Jet, Plasma Cut, Welding, Pipefitting, Punch/Drill Hole, Sheer/Sawing, and Blanchard Grinding. The contractor must be located within 25 miles of LBPUD facilities at 1731 E. 33rd Street, Long Beach, California 90807, provide pickup and delivery services when requested, and respond to work requests at LBPUD and other City locations within two hours. Work shall be completed within five business days unless additional time is approved. The contractor must have been in the welding business for at least three years, provide written estimates at no cost for each service request, and warrant all parts, materials, and labor against failure for a minimum of one year from acceptance.

The contract term is one year. Unit prices and percentage discounts must remain firm for the contract term; price increases or discount reductions are not acceptable. LBPUD does not guarantee usage or quantities and reserves the right to award a single contract or separate contracts. The contractor must carry comprehensive general liability insurance of $1 million combined single limit per occurrence, automobile liability of $500,000, and workers' compensation as required by California law. Prevailing wage rates per the California Department of Industrial Relations apply. Questions are due July 1, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. to centralprocurement@lbutilities.org, with answers posted by July 3, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.