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, Expansion of 2025/2026 On-Call Potable Water and/or Sanitary Sewer Repair Services, identified under Solicitation ID: 18791. 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 establishing an on-call list of pre-qualified contractors for emergency and small-scale planned/scheduled potable water and sanitary sewer repair services for the 2025/2026 period. The scope includes emergency response (within two hours, 24/7/365) to water distribution and sanitary sewer collection system failures (e.g., ruptured infrastructure, SSOs, sinkholes, pipe collapses, root damage), as well as planned/scheduled repairs and installations of water and sewer pipelines (Cast Iron Pipe, Ductile Iron Pipe, Cement Mortar Lined and Coated Steel, Vitrified Clay Pipe, Polyvinylchloride, Reinforced Concrete Pipe, ABS, steel), water services, fire hydrants, valves, and service relocations/abandonments, typically under 100 feet in length. Work involves excavation, material procurement and installation, traffic control, site remediation, backfill, and paving.

General Bid Items

Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Mobilization/Demobilization
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Furnish and install 10 linear feet of 12-inch DIP Class 350 and connect to the 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 per SBMWD standard W5.1
Quantity: 60 Unit: SF Work Item: Pavement removal and disposal
Quantity: 60 Unit: SF Work Item: Pavement replacement
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 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 including but not limited to pumping, piping, trucks, monitoring, etc.
Quantity: 200 Unit: SF Work Item: Pavement removal and disposal
Quantity: 200 Unit: SF Work Item: Pavement replacement
Quantity: 100 Unit: LF Work Item: Provide testing and video inspection of sewer main
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 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, (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 per SBMWD standard W5.1
Quantity: 1260 Unit: SF Work Item: Pavement removal and disposal
Quantity: 1260 Unit: SF Work Item: Pavement replacement
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 Class B-2 bedding; complete in place, tested and ready for operation
Quantity: 1 Unit: Each Work Item: Furnish and install 4ft diameter manhole; complete in place, tested and ready for operation
Quantity: 2 Unit: LF Work Item: Furnish and install 4” VCP sewer lateral
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 including but not limited to pumping, piping, trucks, monitoring, etc.
Quantity: 600 Unit: SF Work Item: Pavement removal, Disposal and replacement
Quantity: 300 Unit: LF Work Item: Provide testing and video inspection of sewer main manhole to manhole
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Traffic Control
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Provide a lump sum to perform one (1) 2-inch hot tap (20” Standard Steel Water Main, 36” deep) and install (1) 2” Domestic X 1” Landscape Combination Service approximately 63 lineal feet to SBMWD standard W1.8
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Provide a lump sum to perform one (1) 6-inch hot tap (20” Standard Steel Water Main, 36” deep) and install (1) 6” Fire Service approximately 63 lineal feet to Property Line per SBMWD standard W1.14
Quantity: 2 Unit: EACH TRENCH Work Item: Contractor shall backfill, compact to SBMWD standard W5.1 (Attachment 3). Contractor to provide one set of compaction tests for each service installation. Compaction reports shall be submitted to SBMWD
Quantity: 2 Unit: EACH TRENCH Work Item: Contractor to lay hot mix/base pave all excavations and trench lines. SBMWD will perform the final grind and cap of asphalt at a later date
Quantity: 1 Unit: Each Work Item: Concrete replacement
Quantity: 1 Unit: LS Work Item: Permit Fee’s and Traffic Control Plan

NAICS Classification

237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, 238910 – Site Preparation Contractors, 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, 541330 – Engineering Services

Records and Due Date

This bid opportunity was entered into BidAmerica on February 26, 2026, and was last updated on February 26, 2026. All bids and/or proposals are due on March 13, 2026.

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