Alex Preciado

Alex Preciado serves as a key procurement lead for the City of National City, overseeing the acquisition of critical public infrastructure assets aligned with the agency’s mission to modernize civic systems and ensure public safety. Focused on civil construction and utility infrastructure, Preciado manages the full lifecycle of contracts for sewer and water line construction, stormwater management systems, and public building upgrades. Their role is central to executing the city’s capital improvement strategy, ensuring compliance with state and federal procurement standards while advancing long-term resilience in municipal utilities and facilities. Preciado maintains a vendor-neutral procurement approach, engaging a broad range of qualified contractors without preferential reliance on any single firm. Working primarily with general contractors and specialty subcontractors in civil works, Preciado fosters competitive bidding environments to ensure value, quality, and timely delivery of infrastructure projects. Partnerships are built on technical capability, past performance, and adherence to safety and environmental compliance standards, with an emphasis on transparency and accountability throughout the contracting process. There is no preference for socioeconomic set-asides; all procurements are conducted as full and open competitions. This reflects a strategic commitment to maximizing competition and selecting the most qualified offerors based on technical merit and operational capacity, rather than socioeconomic classifications. While small businesses are welcome to compete, no formal programmatic targeting of 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB entities is currently in place. Preciado’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 221320 (Sewage Treatment Facilities) and 237110 (Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction), reflecting deep expertise in utility infrastructure. They routinely procure services related to pipeline rehabilitation, pump station upgrades, storm drain systems, and site preparation for public facilities, demonstrating specialized knowledge in hydraulic engineering, trenchless technologies, and municipal construction standards.