Camanche Dam Outlet Works and Pardee Dam Diving & Remote Operated-Vehicle (ROV) Inspections WRD-2026-01

Agency:	East Bay Municipal Utility District
State:	California
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 541330 - Engineering Services 561990 - All Other Support Services
Posted Date:	Feb 25, 2026
Due Date:	Mar 19, 2026
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The East Bay Municipal Utility District (the District) is soliciting proposals for Camanche Dam Outlet Works and Pardee Dam Diving & Remote Operated-Vehicle (ROV) Inspections WRD-2026-01.

Please respond to this RFP no later than 4:00 PM on Wednesday, March 19, 2026. Completed proposal should be sent to:

E-mail:

Sabrina Cheng, Admin Secretary II

sabrina.cheng@ebmud.com

Subject: RFP Camanche Dam Outlet Works and Pardee Dam Diving & Remote Operated-Vehicle (ROV) Inspections

*Hardcopy proposals will not be accepted

Questions

If you have questions regarding this RFP, please send an e-mail to Joe Tam, Associate Civil Engineer, joe.tam@email.com. To ensure a response, questions must be received no later than 12:00 PM on Monday March 9, 2026.

WRD-901-26-01 RFP for Camanche-Pardee ROV Inspections

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EAST BAY

MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

for Camanche Dam Outlet Works

and Pardee Dam Diving & Remote

Operated-Vehicle (ROV)

Inspections WRD-2026-01

ADDENDA

Prospective bidders are responsible for reviewing any

published addenda regarding this bid at

ebmud.com/business-center

CONTACT

Joe Tam, Associate Civil Engineer

(510) 287-1389

joe.tam@ebmud.com

RESPONSE DUE

March 19, 2026

4:00 p.m. PST

SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY TO*

Sabrina Cheng, EBMUD

sabrina.cheng@ebmud.com

*Hardcopy proposals will not be accepted

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entire supply chain. If printing this document, please print only what

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EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

RFP for Camanche Dam Outlet Works and Pardee Dam Diving and ROV Inspections

WRD-2026-01

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. STATEMENT OF WORK...............................................................................................2

A. SCOPE................................................................................................................ 2

B. PROPOSER QUALIFICATIONS .............................................................................. 2

C. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS................................................................................... 2

D. DELIVERABLES.................................................................................................... 9

II. CALENDAR OF EVENTS............................................................................................10

A. MANDATORY PROPOSAL CONFERENCE .............................................................10

B. OPTIONAL SITE WALK.........................................................................................11

III. DISTRICT PROCEDURES, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS................................................12

A. RFP ACCEPTANCE AND AWARD .........................................................................12

B. EVALUATION CRITERIA/SELECTION COMMITTEE.................................................12

C. PRICING ...........................................................................................................15

D. NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD AND PROTESTS ...................................................16

E. WARRANTY ........................................................................................................18

F. INVOICING ........................................................................................................18

IV. RFP RESPONSE SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION..............................18

A. DISTRICT CONTACTS .........................................................................................18

B. SUBMITTAL OF RFP RESPONSE...........................................................................19

C. RESPONSE FORMAT...........................................................................................20

ATTACHMENTS

EXHIBIT A – RFP RESPONSE PACKET

EXHIBIT B – INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

EXHIBIT C – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

EXHIBIT D – IRAN CONTRACTING ACT CERTIFICATION

EXHIBIT E – BOND FORMS

EXHIBIT F – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY INFORMATION TO BE EXCLUDED

FROM PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUESTS

EXHIBIT G – DATA CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT H – INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL PROCEDURES FOR DIVE GEAR EQUIPMENT,

ROVS, VESSELS, AND OTHER AQUATIC DEVICES

EXHIBIT I – UNDERWATER OPERATIONS PERMIT (SAMPLE)

EXHIBIT J – DECLARATION OF NONCOLLUSION

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IV. STATEMENT OF WORK

A. SCOPE

These specifications, terms, and conditions establish the requirements for underwater

diving and remote-operated-vehicle (ROV) inspection services to inspect the

Camanche Dam Low-Level Outlet Conduits, Camanche Dam High-Level Outlet

Conduit, upstream face of Pardee Dam, and Pardee Dam Penstock & Sluiceway

Gatewells. The inspection services will observe general structural integrity and

physical condition with special attention to weak areas such as at connections, cracks,

corrosion, defects, and signs of stress or degradation. The Proposers will furnish

media files of the inspections. The details of tasks are described in the SPECIFIC

REQUIREMENTS section below.

East Bay Municipal Utility District (District) intends to award a 1-year contract 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 diving and underwater

remote-operated-vehicle inspection services for at least five (5) years.

b. Proposed divers shall be ANSI/ACDE 01-2015 [or recognized equivalent]

certified as a commercial diver.

c. Proposed ROV operators shall have all necessary training to safely

operate underwater ROVs.

d. Proposer shall be able to certify that all underwater equipment is free of

harmful biological matter, specifically free of invasive species (such as

zebra mussels, golden mussels, and/or quagga mussels) prior to

conducting field work per Exhibit H.

e. Proposer shall possess all permits, licenses, and professional

credentials necessary to perform services as specified under this RFP.

C. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

The documents and reports developed by the District for the Project may contain

Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII). These documents are only available

digitally for Proposers to review, upon request, to support development of a response

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to the RFP. For access, proposers will need to submit a signed nondisclosure

agreement contained in Exhibit G – Data Confidentiality Agreement.

1. Underwater Inspection Sites: The following are details of the four sites that the

Contractor will inspect with underwater ROV equipment. Refer to C.2 below for

minimum ROV requirements. The Camanche reservoir level can vary between

elevation 200 feet and elevation 235 feet (local datum)/ 202.2 and 237.2 feet

(NAVD88) and is anticipated to be between elevation 230 feet and elevation 215 feet

(local datum)/ 232.2 and 217.2 feet (NAVD88) at the time of inspection. The Pardee

reservoir level is controlled by a spillway with a crest elevation at elevation 567.65

feet (local datum)/ 569.65 feet (NAVD88 datum) and the bottom of the reservoir, at

the lowest point at the upstream toe of the dam, is elevation 225 feet (local datum)/

227 feet (NAVD88). The Pardee reservoir level is anticipated to be between

elevation 564 feet and elevation 539 feet (local datum)/ 566 feet and elevation 541

feet (NAVD88) at the time of inspection. The anticipated elevations of the Pardee

and Camanche reservoir levels are not guaranteed and are subject to change.

i. Camanche Low-Level Outlet (North Conduit) and (South Conduit): The

Camanche Low-Level Outlet is a twin-conduit system founded on rock at the

base of the Camanche embankment dam. These concrete conduits are roughly

circular with minor horseshoe-shape characteristics with a nominal inside

diameter of 13 feet and slope of 0.010. The conduits are connected to a

concrete intake structure, located at the upstream toe of the dam, with metal

trash racks that are 21 feet wide by 33.5 feet tall and are inclined at a 1H:4V

(Horizontal : Vertical).

Each of the two conduit trash racks has a metal-bar access door that is 3 feet

wide by 5 feet-4.25 inches tall. The as-built drawings note that access door

has a positive latch-type fastener on top and bottom and two loose-pin hinges

on the side. This access door has not been opened since it was installed in

1964 and therefore the effort required to remove the trash rack access doors

is an unknown risk. Additionally, as the trash rack doors are located at the

base of the reservoir/intake structure, there may be significant debris that

needs to be removed before the access door can be opened. The Proposer

should consider these risk factors and assess feasible options/methods

available to gain access to the conduits and include in their price/proposal.

The invert of the conduits is at elevation 98.63 feet (local datum)/ 100.83 feet

(NAVD88) at Station 0+72.2 near the trash racks. The conduits continue to the

butterfly valve chamber at Station 3+99. Therefore, the required inspection

length is approximately 328 feet for each of the two conduits.

REV 3/26/25

The District will close the butterfly valves at the valve chamber for the

inspection and there is expected to be no flow to minimal leakage flow at the

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butterfly valves. Proposer should consider the risk for leakage flow at the

butterfly valves on the ROV mobility.

The contractor will collect videographic records of the condition of both the

North and South Conduit surfaces (complete visual of 360 degrees) along the

entire length listed herein. The inspection must have coordinate control

overlain on the final video and photographic products per C.2.iii and -iv of

Specific Requirements. Upon completion of the ROV inspection, the

contractor will reattach or close the trash rack access door.

ii. Camanche High-Level Outlet: The Camanche High-Level Outlet is a single

concrete conduit founded on rock at the northern end of Camanche

embankment dam. The conduit is circular and has an inside diameter of 4 feet.

The High-Level outlet is connected to an intake structure, located at the

upstream toe of the dam, with a 66-inch x 66-inch slide gate and 10 foot – 10

inches wide by 14 foot tall trash racks (built out of 3 modules, each 4 foot – 7

inches tall x 10 foot – 10 inches wide). The top of the trash rack is at elevation

213 feet (local datum)/ 215.2 feet (NAVD88) and the invert of the conduit intake

is at elevation 199 feet (local datum)/ 201.2 feet (NAVD88). There is also a 15-

inch wide access point at the stoplog slot; however, this is likely to be too

small to insert a ROV. Therefore, it is likely that the contractor will have to

remove the trash rack to provide access for an ROV.

Once the contractor has established access for the ROV, the conduit runs

from Station 5+00 to Station 11+23, or 623 feet of inspectable length. The

conduit features a bend at Station 9+27. The conduit slope is 0.067 for the first

427 feet, followed by a slope of 0.4 for 196. The downstream slide gate will be

closed during the inspection and there is expected to be no flow to minimal

leakage flow. Proposer should consider the risk for leakage-level flows.

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The contractor will collect videographic records of the condition of the

conduit surfaces (complete visual of 360 degrees) along the entire length listed

herein. The inspection must have coordinate control overlain on the final

video and photographic products per C.2.iii and -iv of Specific Requirements.

Upon completion of the ROV inspection, the contractor will replace the trash

racks (if removed).

iii. Pardee Dam Underwater Upstream Face: Pardee Dam is a large gently curved

concrete gravity dam located over a triangular valley with 35-degree side

slopes. The upstream face is nearly vertical with a gentle batter of 3 horizontal

to 100 vertical. The contractor will be tasked to collect video/photographic

record of the entire upstream underwater face of the dam for evidence of

concrete defects, damage, degradation, stress, or other signs of distress. The

ROV may be deployed from the gate house located at the middle of Pardee

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