REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
No. ESS 0626
for Asphaltic Cement and Concrete
Saw Cutting Services
ADDENDA
Prospective bidders are responsible for reviewing any
published addenda regarding this bid at
ebmud.com/business-center
CONTACT
Andrew Elkin, Construction & Maintenance Scheduler
(510) 287-0827
andrew.elkin@ebmud.com
RESPONSE DUE
(email) May 15, 2026
4:00 p.m. PST
SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY TO*
andrew.elkin@ebmud.com, steven.callahan@ebmud.com
*Hardcopy proposals will not be accepted
375 ELEVENTH STREET . OAKLAND . CA 94607-4240 . WWW.EBMUD.COM/BUSINESS-CENTER/
EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
RFP for Asphaltic Cement and Concrete Saw cutting Services ESS 0626
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. STATEMENT OF WORK
A. SCOPE
B. PROPOSER QUALIFICATIONS
C. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
D. DELIVERABLES / REPORTS
E. TAGS
F. SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS AND PROGRESS
II. CALENDAR OF EVENTS
III. DISTRICT PROCEDURES, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS
A. RFP ACCEPTANCE AND AWARD
B. PRICING
C. INVOICING
IV. RFP RESPONSE SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
A. DISTRICT CONTACTS
B. SUBMITTAL OF RFP RESPONSE
C. RESPONSE FORMAT
ATTACHMENTS
EXHIBIT A – RFP RESPONSE PACKET
EXHIBIT B – INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
EXHIBIT C – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
EXHIBIT D – EBMUD GUIDELINES FOR ASPHALTIC CEMENT/CONCRETE SAW CUTTING SERVICES
EXHIBIT E – ASPHALTIC CEMENT/CONCRETE SAW CUTTING RATE SHEET
EXHIBIT F – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO THE DISTRICT
• PREVAILING WAGE AGREEMENT
• STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
• CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE
• CERTIFICATE OF WORKER’S COMPENSATION
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I. STATEMENT OF WORK
A. SCOPE
The East Bay Municipal Utility District (District) invites all qualified asphaltic cement and
concrete saw cutting services contractors to provide their services throughout the
District service area.
It is the intent of these specifications, terms, and conditions to use asphaltic cement and
saw cutting services primarily to augment District forces during the repair or
replacement of the District infrastructure when District resources are not available.
East Bay Municipal Utility District (District) intends to award a three-year contract, with
two options to renew for additional one-year terms at the sole discretion of the District,
to the Proposer(s) who best meets the District’s requirements.
B. PROPOSER QUALIFICATIONS
1.
Proposer Minimum Qualifications
a) Proposer, Proposer’s principal, or Proposer’s staff shall have been
regularly engaged in the business of providing asphaltic cement and
concrete saw cutting services for a minimum of at least three (3) years.
b) Proposer will be responsible for maintenance of equipment and providing
scheduled service as needed to ensure equipment is in good operating
condition.
c) Proposer shall possess all permits, licenses, and professional credentials
necessary to perform services as specified under this RFP. The District
reserves the right, at any time during the term of this RFP, to request any
of the required documentation.
d) Proposer shall be registered with DIR if applicable.
C. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Specific requirements are outlined in the following paragraphs. All contractors
submitting responses to this RFP must review these sections carefully and take actions
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as noted. Please be sure all required documents are included in the submission
packages:
1. An agreement regarding payment of prevailing wages which must be signed and
returned.
2. Statement of responsibility related to work performed for the District to be
signed and returned.
3. Register your company on-line at www.ebmud.com(if you are not registered).
4. Register with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and provide your DIR
number on the List of Equipment in Exhibit E., pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the
Labor Code.
5. All orders for asphaltic cement and concrete saw cutting MUST only be ordered
from Equipment Support Org. 755.
D. DELIVERABLES / REPORTS
At the conclusion of the RFP response evaluation process, all entities who
submitted a proposal package will be notified in writing by e-mail or USPS mail
with the name of the Proposer being recommended for contract award. The
document providing this notification is the Notice of Intent to Award.
Protests must be in writing and must be received no later than seven (7)
workdays after the District issues the Notice of Intent to Award. The District
will reject the protest as untimely if it is received after this specified time
frame. Protests will be accepted from proposers or potential proposers only.
If the protest is mailed and not received by the District, the protesting party
bears the burden of proof to submit evidence (e.g., certified mail receipt) that
the protest was sent in a timely manner so that it would be received by the
District within the RFP protest period.
Proposal protests must contain a detailed and complete written statement
describing the reason(s) for protest. The protest must include the name and/or
number of the proposal, the name of the firm protesting, and include a name,
telephone number, email address and physical address of the protester. If a
firm is representing the protester, they shall include their contact information
in addition to that of the protesting firm.
Protests must be mailed, hand delivered, or emailed to the Manager of
Purchasing, Mailstop 102, East Bay Municipal Utility District, 1010 Franklin St.,
Oakland, CA 94607 or P.O. Box 24055, Oakland, California 94623. Facsimile and
electronic mail protests must be followed by a mailed or hand delivered
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identical copy of the protest and must arrive within the seven workday time
limit. Any proposal protest filed with any other District office shall be
forwarded immediately to the Manager of Purchasing.
In the event that the protest is denied, the protester can appeal the
determination to the requesting organization’s Department Director. The
appeal must be submitted to the Department Director no later than five
workdays from the date which the protest determination was transmitted by
the District, to the protesting party. The appeal shall focus on the points raised
in the original protest, and no new points shall be raised in the appeal.
Such an appeal must be made in writing and must include all grounds for the
appeal and copies of the original protest and the District’s response. The
proposal protester must also send the Purchasing Division a copy of all
materials sent to the Department Director.
The Department Director will make a determination of the appeal and respond
to the protester by certified mail in a timely manner. If the appeal is denied,
the letter will include the date, time, and location of the Board of Directors
meeting at which staff will make a recommendation for award and inform the
protester it may request to address the Board of Directors at that meeting.
The District may transmit copies of the protest and any attached
documentation to all other parties who may be affected by the outcome of the
protest. The decision of the District as to the validity of any protest is final. This
District’s final decision will be transmitted to all affected parties in a timely
manner.
E. TAGS
“Tags”, (also known by other names such as material tags, timesheets, receipts, Bill of
Lading, etc), for the services that has been done or materials that have been delivered
each day, should be given only to the supervisor onsite (foreman, GPS, etc.) of the
crew the driver is assigned to that day before being released for the day. The tags
must include the following information:
a. Vendor name
b. Program or project job number
c. Date
d. Jobsite address
e. District ORG number
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