Unofficial Notice of Invitation to Bid (NIB)

San Diego City is seeking bids from qualified and interested contractors for the following project titled, As-Needed Jetting and Pipe Cleaning, identified under Solicitation ID: 10090459-26-S. Work is to be performed near 1902 Gatchell Rd, San Diego, CA 92106, USA in San Diego County.

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General Project Description

The City of San Diego's Public Utilities Department is seeking qualified bidders for as-needed jetting and pipe cleaning services for its wastewater treatment division. The project involves cleaning glass-lined piping, confined space sludge blend tanks, and raw/digested sludge pipelines. The scope includes providing all necessary equipment, a complete jetting system, and labor for jetting, flushing, and removing accumulation (heavy solids, struvite, calcium, vivianite, etc.) from various digester components, raw feed piping, recirculation piping, and heat exchangers using high-pressure hydro-blasting equipment. The contractor is responsible for the removal and transport of "cleaning byproduct" solids, which have specialized disposal requirements. Work is to be performed at three main facilities: Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant, North City Water Reclamation Plant, and South Bay Water Reclamation Plant.

General Bid Items

Quantity: 7 Unit: EA Work Item: Digester roof raw feed or recirculation piping, Specifications: 8" glass lined, approximately 490 -520' (+/-), secured and Lockout/Tagout by plant operations, inlet/outlet for jetting, flushing, and cleaning, cleaning to be complete by 2:00 p.m. daily.
Quantity: 8 Unit: EA Work Item: Tunnel to basement raw feed piping, Specifications: 12" glass lined, approximately 100 -200' (+/-), secured and Lockout/Tagout by plant operations, inlet/outlet for jetting, flushing, and cleaning, cleaning to be complete by 2:00 p.m. daily.
Quantity: 14 Unit: EA Work Item: Basement to digester raw feed valve, Specifications: 12" glass lined piping, approximately 50 -80' (+/-), secured and Lockout/Tagout by plant operations, inlet/outlet for jetting, flushing, and cleaning, flow meter disconnected/removed, cleaning to be complete by 2:00 p.m. daily.
Quantity: 14 Unit: EA Work Item: Raw feed valve to digester roof
Quantity: 6 Unit: EA Work Item: Raw feed pump and suction piping, Specifications: 12" glass lined, approximately 50 -80' (+/-), secured and Lockout/Tagout by plant operations, inlet/outlet for jetting, flushing, and cleaning, cleaning to be complete by 2:00 p.m. daily.
Quantity: 6 Unit: EA Work Item: Raw feed pump and discharge piping
Quantity: 3 Unit: EA Work Item: Raw feed pumps suction piping, Specifications: 12" glass lined, approximately 80 -120' (+/-), secured and Lockout/Tagout by plant operations, inlet/outlet for jetting, flushing, and cleaning, cleaning to be complete by 2:00 p.m. daily.
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Discharge line from red valve to blue valve, Specifications: 12", approximately 80 -100' (+/-), secured and Lockout/Tagout by plant operations, flow diverted to redundant line, inlet/outlet for jetting, flushing, and cleaning, cleaning to be complete by 2:00 p.m. daily.
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Sludge Blending Tank and suction pipe
Quantity: 2 Unit: EA Work Item: Main Raw feed sludge line
Quantity: 69 Unit: EA Work Item: Pipe Cleaning Prep /Set-up, Specifications: All equipment, hoses, and fittings set up; electrical motors and equipment covered with plastic the day before work.
Quantity: 69 Unit: EA Work Item: Pipe Cleaning Clean-up/Disposal, Specifications: Clean up, disposal, and transport of "cleaning byproduct" solids.
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Blended Sludge Pumps Discharge Line to Inspection Port/Vault
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Pipe Cleaning Clean-up/Disposal
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Plant Drain
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Odor Control
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Primary Sludge Discharge line, Specifications: 8" primary sludge discharge piping, approximately 50 -80' (+/-), secured and Lockout/Tagout by plant operations, inlet/outlet for jetting, flushing, and cleaning, cleaning to be complete by 2:00 p.m. daily.
Quantity: 1 Unit: EA Work Item: Blended Sludge Influent line, Specifications: 8" blended sludge pump station feed pump piping, approximately 20 -50' (+/-), secured and Lockout/Tagout by plant operations, inlet/outlet for jetting, flushing, and cleaning, cleaning to be complete by 2:00 p.m. daily.

NAICS Classification

NAICS 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities (Operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment systems), NAICS 237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (Specifically cleaning and maintenance of wastewater lines/pipelines), NAICS 562910 – Remediation Services (Removal and disposal of hazardous/contaminated materials, including cleaning byproducts), NAICS 484220 – Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local (Transportation of non-hazardous and hazardous waste materials)

Records and Due Date

This bid opportunity was entered into BidAmerica on December 18, 2025, and was last updated on December 17, 2025. All bids and/or proposals are due on January 9, 2026.

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