Bid Details for EBMUD: MAIN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT GRIT DEWATERING EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AND REACTOR DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS

Project
EBMUD: MAIN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT GRIT DEWATERING EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AND REACTOR DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS
Owner
EBMUD
Bid Time
10/16/2024 1:30 pm
Description

MAIN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT GRIT DEWATERING EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AND REACTOR DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS

Major work scope includes the following: replacement of four grit dewatering classifiers, a grit
hopper, lighting at the Grit Dewatering Building (Grit DWB), four reactor drain pumps, a reactor
aerator at the Reactors; improvements to the grit dewatering loading area, Reactor gallery drains,
reactor drain suction header, piping at the Aerated Grit Tanks; rehabilitation of Grit DWB
structure; addition of a washdown diversion structure at the Fats, Oils, Grease (FOG) Receiving
Station, flush line from Blend Tanks, sumps at Reactor Gallery, flush connections at the Primary
Sedimentation Gallery, east loading provisions, and classifier ventilation header at the Grit
DWB, flowmeters, and pressure gauges at various locations.

This project will require multiple trades and disciplines; included but not limited to; surveying, demolition, saw-cutting,
hazardous materials handling, grading, excavation, shoring, fill, concrete, rebar, grouting,
waterproofing, roof hatches, joint sealants, painting, industrial coatings, structural steel, bolting, welding, steel decking, metal fabrications, FRP,
mechanical, electrical, pipeline, plumbing, process integration, signage, processing and handling equipment, grit dewatering classifier systems,
earthwork, excavation, dewatering, surface restoration, utilities, fencing, paving, and other required work and trades.

Major civil work includes, but is not limited to, the installation of buried piping, working around
and protection of existing buried utilities, site improvements, manhole connections, and catch
basin installation. Major structural work includes, but is not limited to, modifications to existing
structural concrete and steel structures, rehabilitation of roof decking, installation of new canopy
structure, replacement of roof hatch, installation of and modifications to walkways and
guardrails, installation of and modifications to existing pipe and equipment support.
Major mechanical work includes, but is not limited to, replacement or new installations of
mechanical equipment described above, pipes, valves, actuators, slide gates, pressure gauges,
flowmeters, and safety guards. Major electrical work includes, but is not limited to, removal and
installation of motors, electrical conduits, duct banks, light fixtures, starters, disconnect switches,
control panels, process instruments, and modifications to controls.

Project will require recoating of piping, structural members, roof decking, equipment containing
hazardous materials and proper disposal of hazardous materials. This project will also include
cleaning and preparing an existing FOG tank for inspection and repair as needed. Contractor will
be required to prepare safety plans associated with, but not limited to, working at high elevations,
confined and foul air spaces, buried places, and hot work. Deadlines and milestones set in the
project requirements may have regulatory impacts. Significant coordination with the District is
required for successful completion of the work in this project. Detailed project requirements are
described in Specification Section 01 35 13, Special Project Procedures.

EBMUD Contract Equity Program is in effect on this project. District contracting objectives are: Construction 25% White Men; 9% White Women, 25% Ethnic Minorities (Men and Women).

 

All work covered by the contract shall be completed within seven hundred and twenty (720)
calendar days after the issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

Location
Oakland, CA
Amount
$9,000,000 and $10,500,000.
Bid Walk

The District will conduct two pre-bid jobsite conference/inspections to familiarize prospective
bidders with the project site and conditions. Any bidder planning to submit a bid must attend at
least one of these pre-bid jobsite conference/inspections. Attendance to at least one of these
conference/inspections is MANDATORY for a bidder’s bid to be responsive. Attendees will be
required to sign a “sign in sheet” at the conference/inspection and a waiver prior to entering the
plant site. See Appendix A for waiver. The pre-bid conference/inspections will be conducted on
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. and Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
Bidders/bid walk attendees (Attendees) shall comply with the Alameda County health orders.
Face coverings will be required at a facility is if there is a declared Cal-OSHA Outbreak at the
project site (applicable signs indicating as such will be posted). Attendees shall also cover their
coughs/sneezes, practice hand washing, and shall not engage in physical contact. Attendees who
disregard these health and safety requirements, as well as attendees who feel sick and/or have a
cough or fever will not be allowed to attend. Attendees shall assemble at EBMUD Main
Wastewater Treatment Plant (2020 Wake Avenue, Oakland, CA 94607). This is the only time
that the Grit Dewatering Building, Reactors, Primary Sedimentation and Aerated Grit Galleries,
and FOG Receiving Station will be open for inspection. The inspection will last approximately 2
hours. No photography by the Attendees will be allowed. The District will take photographs, as
requested by the Attendees, restricted to the work zone. The District will release photographs to
Attendees after the bid walk, pending review by the District. All Attendees are required to have a
photo ID and sign a confidentiality agreement not to share, sell, or publish photos.
Prime Contractors who plan to submit a bid are required, while their subcontractors are strongly
encouraged, to attend the pre-bid jobsite conference/inspection. Requirements of the District’s
Contract Equity Program including the Local Hire component will be discussed and explained at
the jobsite inspection.

Requirements
EBMUD Contract Equity Program is in effect on this project. District contracting objectives are: Construction 25% White Men; 9% White Women, 25% Ethnic Minorities (Men and Women).
Availability
Project information, including plans, specifications, plan holders list, bid results, etc., can be found at https://construction-bids.ebmud.com/CurrentorFutureBid.aspx?BidMode=Current The District will make its best efforts to include information provided by bidders obtaining plans and specifications, such as bidder’s names, addresses, phone and fax numbers, and email and website addresses, on the website plan holders list.