For Water Subcommittee Meeting, November 19, 2026
TO: Water Subcommittee Members
APPROVAL: Yazdan Emrani, P.E., Director of Public Works & Utilities
AUTHOR: Nicole Hemmans, Senior Administrative Analyst
Title
Request Water Subcommittee Receive an Update on the Citywide Security Project. (ACTION)
Body
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff requests that the Water Subcommittee receive an Update on the Citywide Security Project.
BACKGROUND
The Citywide Integrated Security Solutions Project is intended to enhance the security and resiliency of the City’s water and wastewater facilities.
On May 9, 2023, the City Council authorized a Professional Services Agreement with Triad Consulting & System Design Group, LLC (TRIAD), in an amount not to exceed $361,725, for security assessment and design services. The project encompasses twenty-eight water and wastewater facility sites.
On July 22, 2025, the City Council authorized the release of bids for the project. The first solicitation was advertised on February 17, 2026, with a bid deadline of April 2, 2026. No bids were received.
The project was subsequently readvertised on April 17, 2026. On May 28, 2026 meeting, the Water Subcommittee received an update on the second solicitation, including a June 15, 2026 bid deadline and an anticipated schedule for bid review and contract award.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
Second Solicitation Results
Bids received through the second solicitation varied substantially in price and in their interpretation of the required scope of work. Staff’s review identified higher-priced submissions ($30,199,336) that included costs beyond the requested scope and lower-priced submissions ($12,888,888) that omitted costs necessary to complete the work. Each submission also missed pertinent project requirements.
These differences demonstrated the need to revise the bid documents to obtain more complete and comparable submissions through a third solicitation.
Proposed Third Solicitation
The revised approach will...
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