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Unofficial Notice of Invitation to Bid (NIB)

Watsonville City is seeking bids from qualified and interested contractors for the following project titled, RFP FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE WWTF HEADWORKS IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, identified under Solicitation ID: -. Work is to be performed near 250 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076, USA in Santa Cruz County.

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General Project Description

The City of Watsonville Public Works & Utilities Department is requesting responses from qualified firms to provide construction management (CM) and inspection services for the Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) Headworks and Influent Pump Station Improvements Project. This includes pre-bid services, construction management, and inspection services through the duration of the project, which is estimated at 30 months. The existing Headworks and Influent Pump Station (IPS), constructed in 1985, are experiencing degradation. The project's purpose is to improve the reliability and cost-effectiveness of the City's wastewater system. The construction scope involves building a new influent pump station structure with four constant speed and two variable speed submersible pumps with influent flow meters, and a screening structure with two multi-rake screens. The CM services encompass administrative controls, schedule and cost management, project oversight, and site inspection to ensure compliance with plans and specifications.

General Bid Items

  • Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Provide comprehensive pre-bid services for the WWTF Headworks and Influent Pump Station Improvements Project. Specifications: Assist with SRF bidding requirements, review submitted bid packages for responsiveness, assist with contract award and execution.
  • Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Provide full construction management services for the project's duration. Specifications: Administrative controls, technical and administrative management, maintain liaison with City's project manager, plan and coordinate public notifications/outreach, organize/lead pre-construction/progress meetings, coordinate/track submittals and RFIs, monitor cost/time impacts.
  • Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Implement schedule and cost management. Specifications: Measure and track progress against project time, review and comment on baseline and monthly CPM schedules, proactively identify delay areas, review monthly progress payments, identify/document/track potential extra work, issue RFQs/field directives.
  • Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Provide project oversight. Specifications: Monitor contractor compliance with stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) documentation and implementation, monitor SRF-related requirements (e.g., American Iron and Steel, DBE compliance, labor compliance), assist with quarterly reports, ensure consultant staff safety, document site safety concerns.
  • Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Provide inspection services throughout the duration of construction. Specifications: Daily observation reports with photographs, document field conditions and construction conflicts, confirm material installed matches specifications, collect/validate weigh tickets and material tags, notify contractor of deficient work, monitor stormwater BMPs and site housekeeping, coordinate quality assurance sampling/testing, track contractor extra work reports.
  • Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Provide start-up, testing, commissioning, and closeout services. Specifications: Document/track progress and compliance with project schedule, organize/attend/arrange equipment training for City staff, review O&M manuals, organize preliminary/final site walks, prepare corrective work item lists and punchlists, review final record drawings (CAD), assist with SRF closeout documentation, prepare project files for archival.

NAICS Classification

NAICS 237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, NAICS 541330 – Engineering Services, NAICS 541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

Records and Due Date

This bid opportunity was entered into BidAmerica on November 27, 2025, and was last updated on December 15, 2025. All bids and/or proposals are due on January 19, 2026.

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