City of Aurora Opengov #26-109

Aurora water-service plumbing maintenance, repairs, and related fittings

The City of Aurora is seeking plumbing contractors to maintain and repair water-service connections and supply related materials. - Buyer: City of Aurora, Illinois — Water & Sewer Maintenance Division. - Procurement: Invitation for Bid 26-109 for water-service plumbing maintenance and repair between the water main and the property owner's water meter. - OEMs and approved products: Ford Meter Co. and A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. are named as approved manufacturers for specified copper and lead-pack couplings. The documents do not name an OEM for the other listed materials. - Requested products: 3/4-inch and 1-inch Type K copper; matching full-port flared curb boxes and CO2 line freezes; three sizes/configurations of flare-copper couplings; and nine lead-pack coupling configurations. Quantities are not specified. - Copper must have a green color code and meet ASTM B 88 and AWWA M-22 requirements. - Approved coupling part numbers include Ford Meter Co. Q22-33-NL, Q22-34-NL, Q22-44-NL, Q12-33-Q32-23-NL, Q22-33-NL, Q32-33-NL, Q12-34-Q32-24-NL, Q22-34-NL, Q12-44-NL, Q22-44-NL, and Q32-44-NL; and A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. 74758-series and 74758C-series models. See the line items for configuration-specific part numbers. - Services and pricing: Repair leaking service pipes and maintain or repair curb boxes, curb cocks, water meters, and valves; provide a net hourly labor rate and a cost-plus-markup percentage for unlisted materials. - Notable service requirements: Respond at the job site within 30 minutes, provide a 24-hour contact number or pager answered within 10 minutes, keep parts stocked on the plumber's vehicle, and follow the City's flushing SOP. Complete line replacement is excluded when structures or improvements obstruct access. - Performance term: Two-year initial term, with one optional additional year by mutual written agreement.

Description

The City of Aurora, Illinois, is seeking bids for plumbing services to maintain and repair water service components between the water main and the property owner’s water meter. Work includes repairing leaking water service pipes and maintaining and repairing curb boxes and cocks, water meters, and valves. Complete replacement of water service lines is excluded when access is obstructed or restricted by structures or improvements such as stoops, porches, and concrete slabs. The initial contract term is two years, with an option for one additional year by mutual written agreement.

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