This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Santa Ana, California. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The County of Orange, OC Public Works, (hereinafter referred to as County) is requesting competitive bids from qualified vendors (hereinafter referred to as Bidder) for Catch Basin Cleaning Services. The awarded Contract, (hereinafter referred to as Contract) will be between the County and awarded Bidder, (hereinafter referred to as Contractor) in accordance with the model contract terms, conditions and scope of work. Prior to submitting a bid, Bidders are advised to carefully read the instructions below, including the model contract and any solicitation attachments and/or exhibits. Question Submission Deadline:February 25, 2025, 2:00pm All questions regarding this IFB must be submitted via online. Scope of Work: Contractor shall furnish all staffing, labor, equipment, materials, testing, report/data submittal and incidentals required for Catch Basin Cleaning Services. The services shall be provided On-Call, on an as needed basis and shall be available twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days a week. Description of Work: The work shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials, report/data submittals, tools and equipment to perform all work necessary for cleaning, removing and disposing of all sludge, dirt, sand, gravel, roots, grease, and other debris from drop inlets and other drainage structures, as directed by County's Project Manager or designee. Bids will be valid for a period of 120 days after IFB closing date. Types of drainage structures include, but not limited to: Manholes Catch basins Drop inlets Storm water treatment devices Work locations for this Contract will be countywide in unincorporated areas of Orange County, County Flood Control Facilities, and incorporated cities serviced by County. Collected debris shall be properly disposed of outside the County's right of way after it has been dewatered in accordance with the specifications below. Contractor shall notify the County's Project Manager or designee of catch basins that cannot be cleaned due to accessibility or maintenance issues; project manager shall be informed of such locations on the same day and may request that it be cleaned at a later date. At the end of each work day, a list of catch basins cleaned that day shall be submitted to County's Project Manager or designee. When all catch basins have been cleaned on a location map, a copy of the map with the date next to each catch basin indicating when it was cleaned shall be submitted to County's Project Manager or designee. Picture documentation of cleaned catch basins shall be submitted to County's Project Manager or designee on a USB 2.0 compatible data storage device by the end of the following work week. Picture files shall be in JPEG format and named with their respective ID number as shown on the maps. Picture files shall be organized in folders by date which the catch basin was cleaned. Contractor shall be responsible for providing all required traffic controls (all labor, personnel, equipment, devices, and materials). County's Project Manager or designee will provide information for lane closure. Shoulder closures are considered as part of the normal work. Contractor shall clean all inlet grates and catch basin covers (man-ways) before resetting the guards back in place. All screws and bolts shall be lubricated, (high temperature thread lubricant) and replaced as needed. Inlet grates shall always be replaced in the proper orientation. Barrier wall access plates must be securely replaced after removal. If any of the anchor bolts have failed, they shall be replaced or re-anchored with the appropriate quick setting epoxy cement. In no case will the plates be left unsecured with less than the original number of secured anchor bolts. Contractor shall notify County's Project Manager or designee of any failed anchor bolts so County can schedule for proper replacement. The cost of de-watering drainage materials is included in the unit price and no additional compensation will be paid. Supply labor, to install or apply County plaques and/or stencils. Plaques, stencils, paint and epoxy will be supplied by the County Before submitting a bid, Bidders shall carefully review the General Instructions and examine the solicitation contents, including the Model Contract Terms, Conditions and Scope of Work. Bidders shall include in their bid response a monetary sum to cover the cost of all items included in the Contract. The Model Contract contained in this solicitation is the Contract proposed for execution. Upon award, awarded Bidder will be required to sign and submit Contract for execution. 6.10. Acceptance/Rejection/Award Acceptance/Rejection/Award Bids submitted in response to this IFB may become subject to public disclosure under the California Public Records Act, and other applicable law. The County shall not be liable in any way for disclosure of any such records. Additionally, all bids shall become the property of the County. The lowest responsive, responsible Bidder will be recommended for contract award. Bids will be reviewed by the County for responsiveness to all requirements. The County has the right to reject any bid deemed unresponsive or lacking the resources or experience to adequately perform the services described herein. Only those responsible, responsive bids meeting all solicitation requirements and specifications shall be further reviewed for consideration for award. Award shall be based on the lowest, responsive, responsible bid. Please take notice, non-acceptance of the County of Orange terms and conditions, incorporated in model contract, may deem a bid non-responsive. County may not accept any other terms, conditions, or provisions contrary to those contained within this solicitation. Final award determination shall be based upon the lowest responsive, responsible bid, and may also include a review of Bidder's ability to meet the requirements and perform the services specified in this solicitation; Bidder's references and past performance; and Bidder's acceptance of County of Orange terms and conditions. In addition, County reserves the right to verify and validate any information prior to Contract Award and during the entire term of the Contract. By submitting a response to this solicitation, Bidders agree to accept the decision of the County DPA as final. Awarded Bidder will be required to sign a contract upon award. If Bidder is a corporation, signature will be provided in accordance with the corporation's code as specified in this solicitation. 6.11. Rights Reserved to County: The County reserves the right to: Waive, at its discretion, any irregularity or informality, which County deems correctable or otherwise not warranting rejection of the bid. County reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to make multiple awards to Bidders for services requested in this solicitation. Accept or reject in whole or in part any or all bids received as a result of this solicitation at its sole discretion and to solicit for new bids, as the best interest of the County may require. Negotiate the final Contract with the lowest, responsive and responsible Bidder or Bidders as necessary to serve the best interests of the County. Withdraw or cancel in part or in its entirety this solicitation at any time without prior notice and furthermore makes no representation that any contract will be awarded to any Bidder responding to this solicitation. Award its total requirements to one Bidder or to apportion those requirements among two or more Bidders as the County may deem to be in its best interests; therefore, bids must be provided for each item separately; "all-or-none" bids will not be accepted unless in the best interest of the County. 6.12. Joint Bids Where two or more Bidders desire to submit a single bid in response to a solicitation, they must do so on a prime/subcontractor basis rather than as a joint venture. The County intends to contract with a single firm or multiple firms, but not with multiple firms doing business as a joint venture. 6.13. Unfair Practices and Other Laws Bidder warrants that its bid complies with the Unfair Practices Act (Business and Professions Code Section 17000 et seq.) and all applicable County, State and Federal laws and regulations. 6.14. Independence of Bid By submitting a bid, Bidder swears under penalty of perjury that it did not conspire with any other supplier to set prices in violation of anti-trust laws.