Invitation for Bid (IFB) for On-Call Citywide Sewer Lateral Replacement & Sewer Main Spot Repair (City Project No. 2244)

The City of Concord ("City") is releasing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for On-Call Citywide Sewer Lateral Replacement & Sewer Main Spot Repair (City Project No. 2244). Bids are to be submitted at its City Clerk – Wing A office, located at City of Concord Civic Center, 1950 Parkside Drive – M/S 03, Concord, California 94519 no later than 2:00 pm on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

Background

Location and Description:

The Project is located at various locations within the City of Concord, California 94519, and is described as follows: The work to be done in general consists of mobilization; preparatory work, securing the work area for public safety, and site cleanup daily, traffic control; locating/potholing, protecting existing utilities; preliminary cleaning and TV video as needed; excavating; dewatering; demolition; busting existing pipe; installing new pipe and making all associated connections; raise and lower manhole to grade; backfilling and compacting access pits/trenches; installation of temporary steel plates; temporary pavement and/or sidewalk patch; replace clean-out; and all other work shown on the Plans and as specified in the Project Manual and all other work as specified in these Special Conditions, Technical Provisions, and as shown on the Plans.

Time for Final Completion:

The Project must be fully completed within 20 working days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed for each Work Order. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about August 2026, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.

Estimated Cost:

The estimated construction cost is $350,000.

Project Details

• Reference ID: PJ2244
• Department: Community Development - Engineering
• Department Head: Mindy Gentry (Director of Community Development)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-07-09T23:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-07-14T23:00:00.000Z

Addenda

• Addendum #1 (released 2026-07-01T21:06:12.750Z) —

  The additions and/or deletions contained in this Addendum shall be made part of the plans and specifications, Special Provisions, and contract documents for the above described project, and shall be subject to all applicable requirements thereunder, as if originally shown and/or specified.

   

  Acknowledge this addendum on your proposal.

   

  BID OPENING DATE AND TIME

  Bid opening date and time remains the same per the Notice Inviting Bids.

   

  SPECIFICATIONS

  • Revise the Notice Inviting Bids, License and Registration Requirements to read:
    • 3.1         License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class “A,” General Engineering Contractor or Class “C-34,” Pipeline Contractor or Class “C-42,” Sanitation System Contractor.

Evaluation Criteria

• Background —

  Location and Description:

  The Project is located at various locations within the City of Concord, California 94519, and is described as follows: The work to be done in general consists of mobilization; preparatory work, securing the work area for public safety, and site cleanup daily, traffic control; locating/potholing, protecting existing utilities; preliminary cleaning and TV video as needed; excavating; dewatering; demolition; busting existing pipe; installing new pipe and making all associated connections; raise and lower manhole to grade; backfilling and compacting access pits/trenches; installation of temporary steel plates; temporary pavement and/or sidewalk patch; replace clean-out; and all other work shown on the Plans and as specified in the Project Manual and all other work as specified in these Special Conditions, Technical Provisions, and as shown on the Plans.

   

  Time for Final Completion:

  The Project must be fully completed within 20 working days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed for each Work Order. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about August 2026, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.

   

  Estimated Cost:

  The estimated construction cost is $350,000.

• Important Instructions for Electronic Submittal —

  The City of Concord, CA is accepting electronic bid submissions. Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Submit Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

• Timeline —

  Release Project Date:	June 30, 2026
  Question Submission Deadline:	July 9, 2026, 4:00pm
  Question Response Deadline:	July 14, 2026, 4:00pm
  Submission Deadline:	July 16, 2026, 2:00pm City Clerk - Wing A Office located at City of Concord Civic Center 1950 Parkside Drive MS/03 Concord, CA 94519

• Scope of Work or Project Details —

  (Either reference the attachment where this is located or provide details here....)

Submission Requirements

• Vendor Response Acknowledgement (required) —

  I acknowledge a hard copy bid is required to be delivered to City Clerk - Wing A Office located at City of Concord Civic Center, 1950 Parkside Drive - MS/03, Concord CA 94519 by the date and time specified in the timeline. 

• Proposal (without Cost Proposal) (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE Proposal here. Upload fee proposal separately in the next step.

• Separate Cost Proposal (required) —

  Confirm that your fee proposal is not attached in your Proposal and is attached separately here.

• Bid Bond (required) —

  Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified cashier’s check, or bid bond, in the amount of XXXXXof the total bid price, payable toCity of Concord, CA, as a guarantee that the bidder, if its bid is accepted, will promptly execute the Agreement. The bidder shall guarantee the total bid price for a period of 60 days from the date of the bid opening.

  Please scan and upload a copy of your bid bond/cashier's check. Bidder must also MAIL bid guarantee with a postmarked date no later thanThursday, July 16, 2026 addressed to:

  City of Concord, CA
  Carlton Thompson
  1950 Parkside Drive, MS/40
  Concord,CA94519

  Please have the Bidder Name, Contract Title ("Invitation for Bid (IFB) for On-Call Citywide Sewer Lateral Replacement & Sewer Main Spot Repair (City Project No. 2244)"), and Contract Number ("PJ2244") listed clearly on the outside of the envelope.

• Contract Execution, Payment Bond, Performance Bond, and Certificate(s) of Insurance (required) —

  The contract shall be executed by the successful bidder and shall be returned, together with the Payment Bond, Performance Bond and Certificate(s) of Insurance to City of Concord, CA so that it is received within 14 working daysafter the bidder has received the contract for execution. Failure to do so shall be just cause for forfeiture of the proposal guaranty.

• Bid Bond (required) —

  Will this solicitation require a bid bond?

• Electronic Pricing Table (required) —

  Would you like to have bidders respond to an electronic pricing table through OpenGov?

  Some examples of of when to say "yes":

  1. This is a quote for goods or commodities
  2. This is a public works bid, with a pricing table that can be uploaded into OpenGov from an excel spreadsheet
  3. Seeking services for hourly rate schedules
• Separate Fee Proposal Upload (required) —

  If you are NOT using the Electronic Pricing Table option, will you want your bidder to separate a Price Proposal from the rest of their Response? You'll want to do this if you open your bids initially WITHOUT showing price, and then come back in after a technical evaluation to unseal pricing later.

• Evaluation Committee? (required) —

  Will there be an evaluation committee to review the proposals and score them based on weights and multiple criteria?