Riverside Transit Agency PlanetBids #IFB M26153

Riverside Transit Agency deionized-water tank exchange services

Riverside Transit Agency is seeking a contractor to keep its bus-wash rinse system supplied with deionized water through portable-exchange tanks. - Buyer: Riverside Transit Agency (RTA), Purchasing Department; Riverside, California. - Scope: Maintain eight onsite operational tanks, arranged as two sets of two cation tanks and two weak-base anion tanks. Each tank must contain at least 3.6 cubic feet of treatment media. - Service: Exchange tanks every 28–31 days with no operational downtime. The contractor handles delivery, hookup, transport, offsite regeneration or disposal, inspections, and replacement of worn seals or defective connectors at no additional cost. - Documentation and quality: Provide a service ticket after each exchange with the tank serial numbers and post-installation water-quality results. - Pricing schedule: 12 monthly service units in each of three base years and two optional years; bidders also quote straight-time and overtime hourly rates and a parts-markup percentage for each year. - Qualifications and labor requirements: At least five years of relevant experience, a California C-36 Plumbing or C-55 Water Conditioning contractor license, active California DIR registration, and compliance with prevailing-wage and certified-payroll requirements. A 100% payment bond is required when the public-works contract exceeds $25,000. - OEMs and vendors: No OEM or service-provider vendor is named in the source material. No product part numbers are specified.

Description

Riverside Transit Agency invites bids for monthly deionized water services for its bus wash rinse station at 1825 Third Street in Riverside, California. The anticipated firm-fixed-price contract has a three-year base term from January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2029, with two subsequent one-year options. Bidders must have at least five years of relevant experience, hold a California Class C-36 or C-55 contractor’s license, and have active California DIR registration at bid submission; the project is subject to prevailing wage requirements. Bids must be submitted electronically by November 19, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

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