Proposals Due: October 10, 2025
The City of Westmorland is requesting proposals from qualified landscape contractors to plant a total of 45 trees at City Hall park. A mix of drought resistant trees shall be planted that will provide screening shade, and overall aesthetic enhancement of the areas.
Qualifying firms can obtain an RFP packet with required proposal documents on the City’s website at: www.cityofwestmorland.net or by contacting the City Clerk (760) 344-3411 or e-mail at cityclerk@cityofwestmorland.net.
Proposals are due by 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 10, 2025. Proposals received after the deadline will not be accepted.
Sealed proposals must be delivered via mail or hand delivery to:
City of Westmorland
355 South Center Street
Westmorland, CA 92281
Attention: L. Fischer
The City of Westmorland reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and untimely or non-compliant proposals will be rejected.
Please view all attachments below:
Request for Proposal Tree Planting Information
Hours of Public Swimming 1pm-9pm.
The City of Westmorland (City) requests proposals from qualified firms of certified public accountants to audit its financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, with the option of auditing its financial statements for each of the three (3) subsequent fiscal years through fiscal year ending June 30, 2028.
These audits are to be performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and the standards for financial audits set forth in the U.S. General Accounting Office’s (GAO) Government Auditing Standards.
There is no expressed or implied obligation from the City of Westmorland to reimburse responding firms for any expenses incurred in preparing proposals in response to this request.
To be considered, three (3) copies of a proposal must be received by Laura Fisher, City Manager, at 355 South Center Street, Westmorland, CA 92281, by 3:00 p.m. on May 14, 2025. Or via email to Laura Fischer at lfischer@cityofwestmorland.net. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals submitted.
Submission of a proposal indicates acceptance by the firm of the conditions contained in this Request for Proposals, unless clearly and specifically noted in the proposal submitted and confirmed within the contract between the City and the firm selected.
NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS
CITY OF WESTMORLAND
WESTMORLAND DWR/SCDR GRANT #4600015451
WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPING REPLACEMENT PROJECT
BID NO. 2025-01
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Westmorland, as CITY, invites sealed bids for the above stated project and will receive such bids in the City’s offices at 355 S. Center St., Westmorland, California 92281 up to the hour of 2:00 P.M. Thursday, April 10, 2025, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. A bid summary will then be prepared and posted.
The work consists generally of the removal & disposal of existing A.C. pavement as needed for removal of existing valves, abandonment-in-place and capping of piping, placing new water piping, and restoring residential services and existing fire hydrants to service. New water valves and complete piping assemblies with related fittings are to be installed. Trenches and excavated areas are to be backfilled and native material or new A.C. Pavement/Base are to be placed as called for in the plans and specifications around water valve cans. Water valve cans are to be adjusted to grade. Existing utilities are to be protected in place. Traffic control and safety measures, as needed, are required, including steel plates to cover trenches in street intersections where needed. Written or verbal notification is to be provided to all who may be affected by water outage and road closures.
Bid packages are available at City Hall, 355 S. Center Street, Westmorland, California 92281 upon payment of a $100.00 non-refundable fee ($120.00 if mailed), or they may be obtained in digital form from the City’s website.
Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice will incorporate the provisions of the State Labor Code of the State of California. Compliance with the State prevailing rates of wages and apprenticeship employment standards and the State director of Industrial Relations will be required. Affirmative action to ensure against discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion will also be required.
The goals and timetables for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor’s aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered areas are as follows:
Goals for Minority Participation in each trade: 18.2%
Goals for Female Participation in each trade: 6.9%
These goals are applicable to all contractor’s construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area outside of the covered area, it shall apply to the goals established for such geographical area where the work is actually performed. With regard to this second area, the Contractor also is subject to the goals for both its Federally involved and non-Federally involved construction.
The Contractor’s compliance shall be based on its implementation of the Equal Opportunity Clause, specific affirmative action obligations required by the specifications and its efforts to meet the goals established for the geographical area where the contract resulting from the solicitation is to be performed. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform through the duration of the contract, and in each trade, and the Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ women and minority individuals evenly on each of its projects.
The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from contractor to contractor or from project to project for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor’s goals shall be a violation of the contract.
Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.
As used in this notice, and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is in the City of Westmorland in Imperial County.
The project is subject to all applicable Federal, State, County, and local government laws and regulations, including air quality, waste recycling, and DWR/SCDR standard requirements for public improvement projects.
The contract documents call for monthly payments based upon the engineer's estimate of the work completed. The City of Westmorland will retain 5 percent of each progress payment as security for completion of the balance of the work. At the request and expense of the successful bidder, the City will pay the amounts so retained upon compliance with the requirements of Public Contract Code Section 22300 and the provisions of the contract documents pertaining to Substitution of Securities.
Bids must be prepared on the approved proposal forms in conformance with the Instructions to Bidders and submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside; ATTN: CITY OF WESTMORLAND: SEALED BID FOR “WESTMORLAND DWR/SCDR GRANT #4600015451 WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPING REPLACEMENT PROJECT BID NO. 2025-01.”
A pre-bid meeting will be held at Westmorland City Hall, 355 S. Center St., Westmorland at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
The City of Westmorland reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to award each item separately, delete portions of the work, and/or waive any informality on any bid. No bid may be withdrawn for 60 days after the time set for the opening thereof.
Failure by the successful bidder to enter into a contract with the City or to deliver goods and/or services in accordance with the bid may result in a declaration by the City that the bidder is not a responsible bidder, and elimination from consideration in future bidding.
At the time of contract award, the prime contractor shall possess a Class "A" contractor's license and/or any combination of "C" specialty contractors license(s) sufficient to perform the work.
Dated this 20th day of March, 2025.
By: Christine Pisch, City Clerk, City of Westmorland
Questions may be submitted to:
City of Westmorland
P.O. Box 699
355 S. Center St.
Westmorland, CA 92281
Email: joelhamby@roadrunner.com
(760) 344-3411
file link:
https://app.box.com/s/gj97qbvoypmd34jfz0brjg1t2o7c7h42
Addendum 1
Addendum 2
The City of Westmorland (“City”) is seeking experienced consulting firms to assist
City staff by providing construction management services in the following areas:
-Represent the interests of the City in all matters pertaining to the
construction project described herein
-Develop a bid package (RFP) for a general contractor
-Manage the RFP process to facilitate selection of a qualified general contractor
-Oversee the general contractor and inspect the contractor’s work
-Oversee procurement of materials and inspect the materials Review
and audit invoices for materials and labor
-Oversee and coordinate with architectural and engineering firms Ensure
legal compliance with the City of Westmorland and obtain permits
-Ensure legal compliance with Imperial County Fire and City Fire
-Ensure legal compliance with Federal and State agencies
The above list is a general summary of construction management services being
sought by the City. Section 9 herein contains more detailed information concerning
the scope of work within the following three categories: (1) administrative scope, (2)
inspection scope, and (3) architectural and engineering scope.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
This RFQ will be governed by the following estimated schedule:
Release of RFQ March 19, 2025
Deadline for Written Questions April 2, 2025
Responses to Questions Posted on Web April 4, 2025
Qualifications are Due April 9, by 4:00 pm
Interviews if Necessary April 14, 2025, via Zoom
RFQ Evaluation and Contract Approval April 16, 2025
For copies of the following below please contact City Clerk at 760-344-3411 or cityclerk@cityofwestmorland.net
For all Preliminary Design Report, Full Specifications and Westmorland WTP Final signed Plans visit the link below.
https://app.box.com/s/38r4ui1ucvvn8vgcxgnwqgf8n9m8xurk
Responses due to the City Clerk at cityclerk@cityofwestmorland.net and sealed quotes must be mailed to:
City of Westmorland
355 South Center Street Westmorland, CA 92281
Any questions please contact the City Clerk via email at cityclerk@cityofwestmorland.net
Water and Sanitary Sewer Rate Study Services
Deadline: March 19, 2025
The City of Westmorland (the “City”) is requesting proposals to conduct a comprehensive water and sewer rate study and a water and sewer capacity fee analysis that will provide the basis for establishing water and sewer rates and capacity fees that adequately and equitably fund the City’s water and sewer operations, future capacity demands, while minimizing rate fluctuations.
Proposers have the option of submitting their proposal electronically, as a PDF file, or in hard copy form (minimum of 3 hard copies). Proposals must be received by the city on or before 4:00 p.m. on March 19, 2025. Proposals and all inquiries relating to this RFP should be addressed to:
Contact Information
All correspondence, including all questions and final proposals, must be submitted to:
City of Westmorland
Attn: Christine Pisch, City Clerk
355 South Center Street Westmorland, CA 92281
cityclerk@cityofwestmorland.net
760-344-3411 - city hall