WSM DIS Annual Water and Reclaimed Water Pipeline Distribution Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement Services.

The City of St. Petersburg, Florida is soliciting proposals for as-needed maintenance, repair, and replacement services for water and reclaimed water pipeline distribution systems throughout Pinellas County under RFP-26-099. The procurement encompasses labor, materials, equipment, and methods necessary to complete comprehensive water infrastructure services, including traffic control, dewatering, exploratory excavation, bypass pumping, pipe cleaning and removal, point rehabilitation, total line replacement, valve replacement, hydrant assembly work, pressure testing, and surface restoration on both potable and reclaimed water systems. Qualified vendors must demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience providing water and reclaimed water pipeline maintenance and repair services, ability to obtain required insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability of $2,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate, Commercial Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, Workers' Compensation as required by Florida law, and Pollution Liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and ability to meet bonding requirements with a Performance and Payment Bond equal to 100 percent of each task order value. Work will be authorized through individual task orders issued by the City specifying scope and rehabilitation type, with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $2,000,000. Proposals are evaluated on a 100-point scale consisting of Team Background and Key Staff Availability (30 points), Project Experience from the past five years (30 points), Project Approach/Proposal (20 points), Detailed Cost Proposal (11 points), and pass/fail certifications for Small Business Enterprise, Minority Business Enterprise, and Women Business Enterprise designations (3 points each), with the project manager and at least one substitute required to have a minimum of ten years of applicable experience. The deadline for submitting questions is February 13, 2026, with proposals due electronically through the City's OpenGov procurement portal by March 10, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. The initial contract term is three years with one two-year renewal option available by mutual written agreement.

While no specific set-asides are mandated for this procurement, Small Business Enterprise, Minority Business Enterprise, and Women Business Enterprise certifications with the City of St. Petersburg are evaluated as pass/fail criteria, with certified vendors receiving recognition through the three-point evaluation categories. Vendors employed with more than 50 full-time employees must comply with St. Petersburg living wage requirements. The solicitation does not identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors, though the detailed cost proposal structure references previous pricing mechanisms from Proposal 23143-100 with specific line items for general work, potable and reclaimed water services, miscellaneous items, salvage, and surface restoration, suggesting established unit pricing frameworks for standard pipeline maintenance and replacement activities. No existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements beyond standard water pipeline systems are specified in the available procurement documents. The estimated contract value is approximately $2,000,000 annually, with individual task orders requiring performance and payment bonds and potential additional bond riders for subsequent task orders issued throughout the contract term.