Project Information

Bid Title

Urban Water Management Plan 2025 Update

Issuing Agency

Paradise Irrigation District

Location

California

Published Date

Nov 13, 2025

Closing Date

Dec 18, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

25-08

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Project Description

Bid Number:	25-08
Bid Title:	Urban Water Management Plan 2025 Update
Category:	Request For Proposals (RFPs)
Status:	Open

Description: The Paradise Irrigation District (District) is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to update the District’s 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). The plan needs to meet all State requirements and procedures as outlined in Section 10610 et seq. of the California Water Code (Water Code) and the Department of Water Resources (DWR) 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook for Water Suppliers (DWR Guidebook), which is planned for release Summer 2025. All 2025 UWMPs must be submitted to the DWR by July 1, 2026. The pertinent dates for the RFP are: Posting of RFP 11/13/2025 Question regarding RFP to be submitted by 11/26/2025 @ 3pm Answers/Addendum posted by 12/5/2025 Proposal due 12/18/2025 @ 3pm Interviews if needed week of 1/5/2026 Notice of Award 1/21/2026 Publication Date/Time: 11/13/2025 8:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 12/18/2025 3:00 PM Related Documents: RFP - Urban Water Management Plan 2025 Update - Bid Documents and Specifications (PDF)

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Paradise Irrigation District

RFP FOR

Urban Water Management Plan Update 2025

November 2025

Note: Responses to this RFP are due

by 3:00 PM, December 18, 2025

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Request for Proposal - Urban Water

Management Plan (UWMP)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Instructions to Responders

1.1.

Request for Proposal Timeline

1.2.

Question and Answer Period

1.3.

Proposal Submission

1.4.

Proposal Format

1.5.

Elevated Consultant Interviews

1.6.

Contract For Professional Services

1.7.

Contract Prices

1.8.

Subcontracting

1.9.

California Public Records Act

1.10.

Communications with District Staff or Elected District Representatives

2. Scope of Services

2.1.

Project Background

2.2.

Project Description

2.3.

Scope of Services

2.4.

Cost Proposal

3. Proposals

3.1.

3.2.

3.3.

3.4.

3.5.

Evaluation of Proposals

Proposal Format and Requirements

Required upon Successful Award of Bid

Special Requirements

Proposal Authorization Form

ATTACHMENTS

• Consultant Agreement

EXHIBITS

• Exhibit A – Scope of Work - Left blank intentionally

• Exhibit B – Schedule of Fees - Left blank intentionally

• Exhibit C – Insurance Requirements

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1. INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS

1.1 Request For Proposal Timeline

Release of Request for Proposal

Questions to be submitted via Email

Addendum to be Issued, if required

Proposal Submission Deadline

Interviews (if needed)

Notice of Award

Request for Proposal - Urban Water

Management Plan (UWMP)

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 3:00 PM PST

Friday, December 5, 2025

Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 3:00 PM PST

Week of January 5, 2026

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

1.2 Question and Answer Period:

All Proposers, regardless of questions, should contact Bill Taylor via email at

btaylor@paradiseirrigation.com to notify interest in RFP.

All questions regarding this Request for Proposal (RFP) shall be submitted via email to Bill

Taylor, Assistant Engineer, at btaylor@paradiseirrigation.com PRIOR to, Wednesday,

November 26, 2025, at 3:00 PM. Any questions submitted after the deadline shall be rejected.

All questions will be answered in the form of an addendum, via email and also posted to the

District’s website https://pidwater.com/bids.aspx

1.3 Proposal Submission:

To be considered, all proposals must be submitted in the manner set forth in the RFP. It is the

Responder’s responsibility to ensure that its/their proposal arrives on or before the specified

time. Proposers shall provide one (1) hard copy in a SEALED envelope clearly marked with

UWMP Proposal and (1) PDF copy either on portable media or emailed to

btaylor@paradiseirrigation.com.

Hard copy to be submitted to:

Paradise Irrigation District

UWMP Proposal

c/o Bill Taylor

6332 Clark Rd

Paradise, CA 95969

No oral, telegraphic, electronic, facsimile, or telephonic proposals or modifications will be

considered.

Proposals received after the scheduled submittal deadline will be returned. Proposals

postmarked prior to submittal deadline, but received after the deadline, will be returned.

1.4 Proposal Format:

Proposals must be submitted in the format described in the Proposal Format and

Requirements Section No. 3.2. Proposals must be complete in all respects as required in the

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Request for Proposal - Urban Water

Management Plan (UWMP)

Proposal Format and Requirements Section. Proposals are to be prepared in such a way as

to provide a straightforward, concise description of capabilities to satisfy the requirements of

the RFP. Expensive binding, colored displays, promotional materials, etc., are not necessary

or desired. Emphasis should be concentrated on conformance to the RFP instructions,

responsiveness to the RFP requirements, and on completeness and clarity of content. A

proposal may not be considered if it is conditional or incomplete.

1.5 Elevated Consultant Interviews

The District may elect, at its option, to elevate the most qualified firms to an interview phase.

1.6 Contract for Professional Services:

The selected consultants will be required to sign the attached Standard Professional Services

Contract(s) and to provide the insurance certificates and all other required documentation within

seven (7) calendar days of notification of selection.

1.7 Contract Prices:

At any time during the course of this anticipated contract the District may alter the Scope of Work,

making changes to the assignments and times indicated, and/or adding or deleting

assignments as deemed necessary. The District and firm will negotiate changes to the contract

pricing accordingly.

Unless otherwise stated, prices are maximum for the term of the Contract. Price adjustments,

if allowed under this Contract, must be requested in writing and accompanied by the required

information to substantiate the request for price adjustment, as set forth in the Contract. No

price adjustment allowable under this Contract will be granted retroactively. The District must

also be given the benefit of any decline in prices. If any price increase is granted by the District,

the increase shall not be greater than the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the current year.

1.8 Subcontracting:

No Subcontracting any portion of Consultant’s duties under this agreement without prior

written consent of the District.

1.9 California Public Records Act

All submissions will be considered public documents under applicable state law except to the

extent that portions of the submissions are otherwise protected under state law. Proposers

should segregate any proprietary or confidential material and provide an explanation as to why

such information should not be deemed a public record, citing the applicable portion of the

California Public Records Act.

1.10 Communication with District Staff or Elected District Representatives:

Any communication with District staff or District Elected Representatives, except for the

Engineering Department, regarding this RFP is prohibited. Disregard of this provision could

result in rejection of the proposal.

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Request for Proposal - Urban Water

Management Plan (UWMP)

2. SCOPE OF SERVICES

2.1 Project Background

The Paradise Irrigation District (District) is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to update the

District’s 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). The plan needs to meet all State

requirements and procedures as outlined in Section 10610 et seq. of the California Water Code

(Water Code) and the Department of Water Resources (DWR) 2025 Urban Water Management

Plan Guidebook for Water Suppliers (DWR Guidebook), which is planned for release Summer

2025. All 2025 UWMPs must be submitted to the DWR by July 1, 2026.

2.2 Project Description

The California Urban Water Management Planning Act requires urban retail water suppliers to

prepare and adopt an UWMP every five years for submittal to DWR. The UWMP describes the

adequacy and reliability of all water supplies for existing and future customers and is required

for the District to be considered for future grant funding opportunities and to receive drought

assistance from the State.

The District is a municipal retail water provider with a service population of approximately 11,000.

The District’s water system has approximately 9,500 water service connections of which 5,900

are active.

The District depends fully on local water supplies consisting of surface water from two District

owned reservoirs, Paradise Lake and Magalia Reservoir. The District also operates one well that

is used as a backup drought supply.

2.3 Scope of Services

The District is seeking a consultant to update the UWMP for the Paradise Irrigation District which

supplies water to the people of the Town of Paradise. The 2025 UWMP update will include the

tasks below, plus any other proposed changes, additions, or recommendations the

consultant deems necessary to attain the DWR’s status of a complete UWMP.

Consultant Responsibilities:

• Prepare and deliver a complete 2025 UWMP, verify that all requirements of the Urban

Water Management Planning Act have been met, and ensure that the plan addresses the

requirements of the DWR’s Guidebook for urban retail water suppliers.

• Review the District’s 2020 UWMP and any other relevant reports. Documents are made

available at the following website: https://pidwater.com/DocumentCenter/View/468/PID-

Amended-2020-Urban-Water-Management-Plan-September-2023-PDF

https://pidwater.com/documentcenter/view/465

• Attend all necessary meetings with representatives from the District to collect data needed to

prepare the 2025 UWMP.

• Ensure the final plan complies with all relevant legal requirements.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541330Engineering Services
• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
• NAICS 541620Environmental Consulting Services
• NAICS 541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

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