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

Scope of Services The City of Bakersfield Water Department ("City") owns and operates several miles of the Kern River and associated canals along with a large water recharge facility. The City also owns a domestic water system servicing approximately 50,000 connections over fifty (50) square miles. The City desires to enter into an agreement with one or more general engineering contractors ("Contractor"), which will provide the City with construction services in the field of water resources on an "on-call" basis for the Water Department. The term of agreement shall be in place for two years (2 years) from the effective date of the Agreement and may be extended in accordance with the provisions of this RFQ for three additional one-year periods. Assignments are expected to begin with very short notice, which may be during weekends and nights. Typical services include, but are not limited to, installation, repair, modification, and replacement of water system infrastructure. Such infrastructure may include, but is not limited to, potable water lines and appurtenances, river structures, and canal structures. Projects will be non-federally funded. Contractor shall have extensive documented experience in providing construction services for water resources projects. Compensation to the Contractor under the agreement will be made by City. The terms of the agreement are not subject to the requirements associated with federal funding. However, the State of California's prevailing wage rates will apply. Please note that, Contractor is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the Labor Code, Public Contract Code, and Government code of the State of California. City does not represent the applicability or inapplicability of any laws regarding contracts, especially the payment of prevailing wages thereunder. Contractor will not hold or seek to hold City liable for any failure by the Contractor to comply with any such laws without regard to whether City knew, could have known, or should have known the necessity of such compliance. Other Details Interested firms must log in and download complete bid specifications available under the "Documents" tab. Notes SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS Proposers must include in their submittal package the following items: o Three (3) copies of Proposer's SOQ (refer to Section X - Statement of Qualifications), including a statement of insurance coverage signed by a company official. The SOQ should not exceed fifteen (15) pages. Resumes will not be counted toward the fifteen (15) page maximum. o One (1) signed copy of the "General Information Sheet" (refer to Attachment RFQ-1) o One (1) signed copy of the sample agreement (refer to Section XIII - Contract Documents and Attachment RFQ-2) o One copy of the Proposer's schedule of hourly billing rates in its own sealed envelope labeled: "Hourly Billing Rates." o One (1) USB flash drive containing electronic (PDF) copies of the above-mentioned items.