# Inland Empire Utilities Agency PlanetBids #RFP-VC-26-005

IEUA Brine Line Systems Master Plan

**Posted:** October 05, 2026
**Respond By:** November 05, 2026
**Identifier:** RFP-VC-26-005
**NAICS:** 541330, 541620

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency is seeking a qualified firm to prepare a two-year master plan for its brine line systems.
- **Government buyer:** Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), Contracts and Procurement office; located in Chino, San Bernardino County, California.
- **Requested service:** One comprehensive Brine Line Master Plan covering the Non-Reclaimable Wastewater System (NRWS), Etiwanda Waste Line (EWL), and Inland Empire Brine Line (IEBL). No products, part numbers, or manufactured equipment are specified.
- **Scope highlights:** Assess existing infrastructure, condition, hydraulic capacity, regulatory needs, customers, and projected flows and loads; review and calibrate hydraulic models and integrate GIS information; and evaluate disposal alternatives.
  - Develop phased capital improvement recommendations with estimated costs and schedules, plus operations and maintenance (O&M) cost recovery and financial and implementation planning.
  - Coordinate stakeholders through workshops and Board presentations; conduct visual site visits, with field investigations available as a separately priced option; and provide technical memoranda and editable electronic deliverables.
- **OEMs:** No product manufacturers or OEMs are identified.
- **Named prospective bidders/vendors:** Blackburn Consulting, Kleinfelder, Inc., LAE Associates, Inc., Paul Brencick (listed with lmco.net), and WestLAND Group, Inc. No awardee or selected provider is identified.
- **Period:** The anticipated project duration is two years from the contract’s effective date. Possible one-year extensions appear only as unfilled sample-contract terms and are not confirmed.

### Description

Inland Empire Utilities Agency is seeking electronic proposals from qualified firms to develop a comprehensive Master Plan for the Agency’s Brine Lines. Proposals must be submitted electronically through PlanetBids, and a mandatory pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for October 13, 2026. The RFP lists a proposal due date of November 5, 2026, by 3:00 p.m. The notice page identifies the required response files as a Response File and W-9; the solicitation document also includes forms and attachments.

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