Plumbing Services

The Orange County Transportation Authority is soliciting bids for a two-year contract to provide on-call plumbing services across its bus facilities, park-and-ride locations, and streetcar infrastructure, with a total budget of $200,000. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed price, time-and-expense blanket purchase order with no minimum work guarantee, where all services are triggered by authorized service requests requiring prior written approval from OCTA. Bidders must submit a lump sum price covering all labor, supervision, tools, equipment, materials, and freight, with no price increases permitted during the term. All work must comply with applicable codes, industry standards, and California labor laws, including prevailing wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act and State Labor Code, mandating overtime pay at one and one-half times the basic rate for hours worked beyond eight per day or forty per week. Certified weekly payrolls must be submitted within seven days of each payday, and subcontractors are required to flow down all labor provisions. Bidders are prohibited from assigning the contract or subcontracting all or substantially all work without the Authority’s prior written consent, and must avoid any organizational conflicts of interest that could impair impartiality or grant unfair advantage. The contract includes robust indemnification clauses requiring the bidder to defend and hold harmless the Authority against claims related to infringement of U.S. patents or copyrights and any other liability arising from the work. Hazardous materials must be properly labeled with chemical names, hazard warnings, and manufacturer details, with containers of 55 gallons or larger requiring permanent markings. Insurance requirements are stringent, including $1 million per occurrence general liability, $1 million automobile liability, and workers’ compensation with waiver of subrogation in favor of the Authority. All bidders must submit documentation confirming DBE participation goals or good faith efforts to meet them, and must attest to compliance with anti-discrimination, sanctions, and accuracy requirements under penalty of perjury. Invoicing is strictly controlled, requiring detailed documentation of labor hours by classification, materials used, location, service date, and authorization reference; non-compliant or incomplete invoices may be delayed or denied. Payment is contingent on formal inspection and acceptance by the Authority, with a 90-day warranty on all workmanship. The solicitation opens electronically through OpenGov on June 25, 2026, with bids due by 11:00 a.m. on July 27, 2026, and award will go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder who