Water Treatment Filter Inspection and Maintenance Services

The City of Providence, through Providence Water, is seeking qualified firms for a five-year blanket contract to inspect, maintain, rehabilitate, and construct water-treatment filters at the Philip J. Holton Water Purification Plant, with two additional option years.

City of Providence > Providence Water Supply Board


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Sep 21, 2026 12:00 PM
5 years base + 1 × 2 years option
Request for Quote/Qualifications (RFQ)
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Contact
garym@provwater.com
Submission Instructions
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Board of Contract and Supply Department of the City Clerk - City Hall, Room 311, 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903
Description

The City of Providence, through the Providence Water Supply Board, is requesting qualifications from experienced firms to provide filter inspection and maintenance services under a five-year blanket contract, with an option for two additional years. The work supports eighteen conventional dual-bay gravity filters and may include annual backwash observations; comprehensive filter assessments every two years; filter asset-management planning; media evaluation, removal, disposal, and replacement; underdrain demolition and installation; testing; backwash optimization; disinfection; rehabilitation; construction; and related repair and capital-improvement recommendations. Firms must demonstrate at least 10 years of corporate experience, Rhode Island business registration, relevant municipal water-system experience, at least five recent similar municipal utility references, a project history covering at least 20 similar projects, qualified personnel including a Rhode Island-licensed professional engineer, confined-space experience and procedures, safety-program documentation and third-party safety-audit evidence, and applicable testing and calibration documentation. The initial response must include the required City forms, a signed cover letter, qualifications and experience information, project history, references, key-personnel information, organizational chart, resumes, and requested safety, compliance, and performance information. A performance and payment bond equal to 100% of each awarded project is required, but the solicitation states that bonding and insurance proof are not part of the initial submission unless later requested.

Classification Codes
NAICS221310Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
PSCJ046Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment
Smart Codes
water filter inspectionwater filter maintenancewater treatment construction
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Sep 11, 2026-Questions Due Date
Sep 21, 2026-Response Due Date and Public Opening (optional)
Responses are due by 2:15 P.M.; bids will be publicly opened and read in Conference Room 305 on the third floor of City Hall.
Requirements
Required
  • Commercial General Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Automobile Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Employers' Liability — $1,000,000.00
Required
  • Payment Bond — 100%
  • Performance Bond — 100%
Scored
  • Minimum 5 references
  • Within the last 5 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
Yes
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