# Inland Empire Utilities Agency PlanetBids #IFB-VC-26-006

RP-5 warehouse pallet racking and automatic fire sprinkler improvements

**Posted:** October 29, 2026
**Respond By:** December 17, 2026
**Identifier:** IFB-VC-26-006
**NAICS:** 238220, 238990, 238210

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency is soliciting turnkey improvements to its RP-5 spare-parts storage building, including pallet racking and fire protection systems.
- **Government buyer:** Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), Contracts & Procurement; Warehouse #1 at Regional Plant No. 5, Chino, California.
- **Opportunity:** Project AM26008; solicitation IFB-VC-26-006. This is a rebid of storage-rack work.
- **Products requested:**
  - One complete welded-steel pallet racking system, designed and installed to provide at least 250 pallet positions. Rack beam levels must accommodate loads in the 1,800–6,000 lb range.
  - One complete automatic fire sprinkler system, including associated piping, controls, seismic bracing, alarms and monitoring, fire-department connections, and related components.
- **Services requested:** One turnkey scope covering field verification, design and engineering, permits, delivery, installation, inspection coordination, signage, cleanup, and closeout for both systems.
- **Notable requirements:** Racking must be seismically engineered, with design and anchorage determined by a California-licensed structural engineer. Both systems must be code-compliant, permitted, operational, and accepted by IEUA and the authority having jurisdiction.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, manufacturers, or vendors are identified in the solicitation. No product part numbers are provided.
- **Performance period:** Complete the work within 300 calendar days from Notice of Award.

### Description

Inland Empire Utilities Agency is seeking bids for RP-5 spare part storage building improvements (Project No. AM26008). The work is solicited through an electronic Invitation for Bids and is listed as a project lump sum. Required response components include line items, a response file, a W-9, and a bid bond. Bids are due December 17, 2026, at 2:00 PM Pacific.

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