IIGC Downtown Water and Sewer Improvements

The City of Fresno is undertaking a major infrastructure initiative funded by the California Housing and Community Development Infill Infrastructure Grant Catalytic Qualifying Infill Area Program to upgrade water and sewer systems within the Downtown Fresno triangle. The project involves installing and rehabilitating approximately 15,900 linear feet of waterline and 13,400 linear feet of sewer pipeline, along with associated manholes and junction structures, to enable future affordable and mixed-income housing development. Construction activities will include excavation of about 26,700 cubic yards of soil, with roughly 5,032 cubic yards hauled away and the remainder reused as fill. Demolition will be limited to existing sanitary sewer manholes and pavement, with no structural demolition, pile driving, blasting, rock breaking, or groundwater dewatering required. Work is scheduled to occur between January 2026 and June 2027, during standard business hours Monday through Friday, 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., with no nighttime operations. Site personnel will average 10 to 20 workers per day, and no new operational or maintenance staff will be needed following completion. Environmental compliance is a central component of the project, requiring adherence to erosion and sediment control measures, stormwater pollution prevention plans, noise level restrictions, and hazardous materials handling protocols aligned with local, state, and federal regulations. The work will occur in public rights-of-way across key corridors including F Street, Santa Clara Street, Fresno Street, and areas near Tuolumne Street and Broadway Street. Inspection and acceptance will be conducted on-site by the City of Fresno’s Capital Projects Department, with performance governed by city standards and CEQA guidelines. The project has been categorized under NAICS 237110 for sewer and water infrastructure construction, and while the contract value is not disclosed, funding is secured through the IIGC grant. The project manager, Robert Diaz of the City of Fresno, serves as the primary point of contact. No traditional contract clauses, evaluation factors, pricing structure, or socioeconomic set-asides were identified in the documentation, and no formal contracting officer or technical representative has been designated. Environmental risk assessments were conducted using CalEnviroScreen data, but these are not tied to procurement scoring. The solicitation number is 2025100590, posted on December 19, 2025, with public review occurring in late 2025 and