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Unofficial Notice of Invitation to Bid (NIB)

San Bernardino Municipal Water Department is seeking bids from qualified and interested contractors for the following project titled, On-Call Potable Water and/or Sanitary Sewer Repair Services List(s), identified under Solicitation ID: 1879. Work is to be performed near 1350 S E St, San Bernardino, CA 92408, USA in San Bernardino County.

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General Project Description

The San Bernardino Municipal Water Department (SBMWD) is seeking to pre-qualify construction firms for on-call emergency and small-scale planned/scheduled repairs and installations of potable water and sanitary sewer systems. The work includes responding to water distribution and sanitary sewer collection system emergencies (e.g., ruptured infrastructure, sanitary sewer overflows, collapsed pipes, sinkholes), repairing or installing pipelines and appurtenances due to breaks, root damage, or age, and installing new water services, fire hydrants, air vacuum/release valves, service relocations, and abandonments. Specific tasks involve excavation, material procurement, installation, backfill, paving, site remediation, cleaning, traffic control, and obtaining encroachment permits. The work will involve various pipe materials such as Cast Iron Pipe (CIP), Ductile Iron Pipe (DIP), Cement Mortar Lined and Coated Steel (CML&C), Vitrified Clay Pipe (VCP), Polyvinylchloride (PVC), Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP), and steel, with diameters ranging from 2” to 78” for water and 3” to 54” for sewer mains.

General Bid Items

  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Mobilization/Demobilization.
  • Quantity: 10  Unit: LF  Work Item: Furnish and install 12-inch DIP Class 350, Specifications: Connect to existing pipeline using MJ transition couplings.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Trench shoring, sheeting, and bracing.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Trench backfills, Specifications: Per SBMWD standard W5.1.
  • Quantity: 60  Unit: SF  Work Item: Pavement removal and disposal, Specifications: Assume t=4”.
  • Quantity: 60  Unit: SF  Work Item: Pavement replacement, Specifications: Assume t=4”, per City of San Bernardino Public Works standards for trench repair.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Traffic Control.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Mobilization/Demobilization.
  • Quantity: 50  Unit: LF  Work Item: Furnish and install 8” extra strength VCP sewer main, Specifications: Class B-2 bedding; complete in place, tested and ready for operation.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Trench shoring, sheeting, and bracing.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Prepare and implement phasing/sewer by-pass plan, Specifications: Including pumping, piping, trucks, monitoring (assume Q = 1,000 gpm).
  • Quantity: 200  Unit: SF  Work Item: Pavement removal and disposal, Specifications: Assume t=4”.
  • Quantity: 200  Unit: SF  Work Item: Pavement replacement, Specifications: Assume t=4”, per City of San Bernardino Public Works standards for trench repair.
  • Quantity: 300  Unit: LF  Work Item: Provide testing and video inspection of sewer main, Specifications: From manhole to manhole.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Traffic Control.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Mobilization/Demobilization.
  • Quantity: 400  Unit: LF  Work Item: Furnish and install 12-inch DIP Class 350, Specifications: With restraint joint gaskets, complete in place, pressure tested, chlorinated, and ready for operation.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Furnish and install 2" copper service laterals, Specifications: (4) 30 linear feet per SBMWD standard W1.2.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Prepare and implement a plan for a temporary water supply to the four affected businesses.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Trench shoring, sheeting, and bracing.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Trench backfills, Specifications: Per SBMWD standard W5.1.
  • Quantity: 1260  Unit: SF  Work Item: Pavement removal and disposal, Specifications: Assume t=4”.
  • Quantity: 1260  Unit: SF  Work Item: Pavement replacement, Specifications: Assume t=4”, per City of San Bernardino Public Works standards for trench repair.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Traffic Control.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Mobilization/Demobilization.
  • Quantity: 150  Unit: LF  Work Item: Furnish and install 8” extra strength VCP sewer main, Specifications: Class B-2 bedding; complete in place, tested and ready for operation.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: Each  Work Item: Furnish and install 4ft diameter manhole, Specifications: Complete in place, tested and ready for operation.
  • Quantity: 2  Unit: LF  Work Item: Furnish and install 4” VCP sewer lateral, Specifications: Assume (2) 20-ft laterals.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Trench shoring, sheeting, and bracing.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Prepare and implement phasing/sewer by-pass plan, Specifications: Including pumping, piping, trucks, monitoring, etc. (assume Q = 1,000 gpm).
  • Quantity: 600  Unit: SF  Work Item: Pavement removal (assume t=4”), disposal and replacement (assume t=4”).
  • Quantity: 300  Unit: LF  Work Item: Provide testing and video inspection of sewer main, Specifications: Manhole to manhole.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Traffic Control.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Provide one (1) 2-inch hot tap (20” Standard Steel Water Main, 36” deep) and install (1) 2” Domestic X 1” Landscape Combination Service, Specifications: Approximately 63 lineal feet to SBMWD standard W1.8.
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Provide one (1) 6-inch hot tap (20” Standard Steel Water Main, 36” deep) and install (1) 6” Fire Service, Specifications: Approximately 63 lineal feet to Property Line per SBMWD standard W1.14.
  • Quantity: 2  Unit: Each  Work Item: Backfill and compaction of excavations and trenches, Specifications: To SBMWD standard W5.1 (Attachment 3); provide one set of compaction tests per service installation and submit compaction reports to SBMWD.
  • Quantity: 2  Unit: Each  Work Item: Lay hot mix/base pave all excavations and trench lines, Specifications: Assume two (2) trench cuts, 2.5’ wide by 53’ long by 4” thick (SBMWD will perform final grind and cap of asphalt later).
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: Each  Work Item: Concrete replacement, Specifications: Entire sidewalk panel with minimum 5.5 Sack 3,250 PSI concrete poured to City Standard 202 (Attachment 4). Assume one concrete panel 6’ by 10’, set and finish in two (2) water meter boxes (one #3 and one #6).
  • Quantity: 1  Unit: LS  Work Item: Permit Fee’s and Traffic Control Plan.

NAICS Classification

NAICS 237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (Construction and repair of water and sanitary sewer pipelines and related appurtenances.), NAICS 237310 – Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (Pavement removal and replacement for trench repair and site restoration.), NAICS 238910 – Site Preparation Contractors (Excavation, trenching, shoring, sheeting, bracing, and backfill operations, including site remediation.), NAICS 541330 – Engineering Services (Potential for contractors to provide or manage planning, design, and permitting services for project elements like traffic control plans and temporary utility plans.)

Records and Due Date

This bid opportunity was entered into BidAmerica on December 8, 2025, and was last updated on December 5, 2025. All bids and/or proposals are due on December 15, 2025.

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