CPO, Water Treatment & Water Distribution Services

Location:	California
Posted:	Oct 20, 2026
Due:	Oct 29, 2026
Agency:	City of Lemoore
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	H - Quality Control, Testing, and Inspection Services J - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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CITY OF LEMOORE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

CHIEF PLANT OPERATOR,

WATER TREATMENT & WATER

DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

1. INTRODUCTION

The City of Lemoore ("City") is soliciting proposals from qualified firms (Firm) to provide Chief

Plant Operator ("CPO"), Water Treatment and Water Distribution services for the City's Water

System.

The Firm shall provide professional operational oversight, regulatory compliance management,

emergency response support, maintenance coordination, reporting, and technical expertise

necessary to ensure the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of the City's water facilities.

The City intends to enter into a professional services agreement with the Firm determined to be

most qualified and whose proposal is in the best interest of the City.

2. BACKGROUND

Lemoore is located in the Tulare Lake Hydrologic Region and extracts groundwater from the

Tulare Lake Sub-basin to meet all of the City’s water supply needs. The shallowest groundwater

aquifers range from three to seven feet below the land surface. Water is taken from the

underground aquifers via eleven active groundwater wells. Currently, these wells have a combined

capacity of approximately 19.2 million gallons per day.

The City is required to maintain safe operation of all facilities and ensure water quality through

routine sampling and reporting. The City follows all federal and state requirements for drinking

water systems.

Water is conveyed from the wells to four above-ground storage reservoirs/tanks with a total

capacity of 4.4 million gallons and delivered to consumers via a distribution pipe system. The

City’s main water storage and distribution plant is located at 40 G Street, just west of Lemoore

Avenue.

The City currently contracts out operational services for treatment and distribution.

3. SCOPE OF SERVICES

The City is seeking professional consulting services for its Chief Plant Operator position for

treatment and distribution as well as all operational staff required to complete all treatment and

distribution services. The individual proposed to act as Chief Plant Operator by the selected Firm

must be certified for Treatment and Distribution. Minimum certification requirements for this

individual shall be: Distribution 3 (D3) and Treatment 4 (T4). Firms that do not propose an

individual with at least a D3 and T4 certification will not be considered as Lemoore is required by

the State to maintain a Chief Plant Operator with at least a D3 and T4.

The successful Firm shall provide professional operational oversight, regulatory compliance

management, emergency response support, maintenance, reporting, sampling, metering and

technical expertise to ensure a safe, reliable and compliant operation of the City’s water treatment

and distribution system.

The successful Firm shall maintain regular CPO, water treatment and water distribution services

to the City Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and maintain twenty-four (24) hour

emergency response.

The successful Firm shall become familiar with all applicable permits, operating procedures,

emergency response plans, monitoring requirements, and regulatory obligations associated with

the City's facilities.

The City will provide facility information, permits, monitoring reports, compliance records,

operational data, and other relevant documentation to the selected proposer upon contract award.

3.01 Operational Responsibility Matrix (or incorporate with next section)

The City intends for the selected Firm to provide complete operation, maintenance, monitoring,

staffing, management, and regulatory compliance services for the City's water treatment and

distribution system.

Unless specifically identified as a City responsibility, all labor, supervision, equipment, vehicles,

tools, administrative support, regulatory compliance activities, reporting, monitoring,

maintenance, and operational functions necessary to safely and compliantly operate the system

shall be the responsibility of the Firm.

Firm Responsibilities

• Operation of all wells, storage facilities, treatment facilities, booster facilities, controls,

SCADA systems, and distribution infrastructure.

• Provision and supervision of all operations personnel.

• Regulatory compliance and reporting.

• Water quality monitoring and sampling.

• Preventive and corrective maintenance.

• Water meter replacement and maintenance.

• Fire hydrant inspection, testing, maintenance, and painting.

• Emergency response.

• USA marking services associated with water facilities.

• Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention Program administration.

• Inventory management.

• Operational reporting and recordkeeping.

• Recommendations for asset replacement and operational improvements.

• Immediately report theft of water/suspected theft of water/improper use of water to City

Finance Director.

City Responsibilities

• Ownership of all facilities and assets.

• Capital improvement projects.

• Approval of budgets and expenditures.

• Utility billing and customer account administration.

• Utility rate setting.

• Development fee administration.

• Engineering design services.

• Procurement of major capital projects.

• Contract administration.

• Policy decisions and governing body actions.

Shared Responsibilities

• Regulatory inspections.

• Long-range capital planning.

• Grant-funded projects.

• Emergency management coordination.

• Water conservation initiatives.

3.1 Chief Plant Operator Responsibilities

The Firm shall designate a qualified California-certified Chief Plant Operator who shall serve as

the City's Operator of Record and be responsible for operational oversight of the Water Treatment

Plant and Distribution Systems.

The CPO shall:

• Serve as the primary technical advisor to the City.

• Maintain all required operator certifications.

• Ensure regulatory compliance.

• Supervise operational activities.

• Review treatment and distribution processes and performance.

• Coordinate with regulatory agencies.

• Attend City meetings as requested.

• Provide recommendations for operational improvements.

3.2 Operations Oversight

The CPO shall provide operational oversight including:

• Evaluation of treatment and distribution processes.

• Process optimization.

• Review of operational data.

• SCADA system review.

• Operational troubleshooting.

• Provide direction, supervision and oversight of all of Firm’s staff assigned to City’s water

treatment and distribution systems.

• Review of plant performance.

• Water sampling.

• Waterline repair.

• Water metering and meter replacement.

• Fire hydrant testing, painting and curb painting.

• Dead meter replacement within thirty (30) calendar days.

• Water testing and reporting at City splash pad(s).

• Oversee Firm’s staff in public Underground Service Alert (USA) markings for water.

3.3 Regulatory Compliance

The Firm shall:

• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

• Maintain compliance with permit requirements.

• Coordinate inspections and audits.

• Respond to regulatory inquiries.

• Prepare and submit required reports including, but not limited to, electronic Annual Report

(eAR), Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), Annual Water Loss Audit Report, and Public

Health Goal Reports.

• Maintain operational records.

• Assist with permit renewals and amendments.

• Ensure Firm has all necessary vehicles and equipment for Firm’s staff to perform assigned

duties.

• Administer City’s Cross-Connection Control/Backflow Program responsibilities shall

include:

• Maintenance of backflow prevention device records.

• Annual test tracking and compliance monitoring.

• Customer notification and follow-up.

• Coordination with certified backflow testers.

• Enforcement of testing requirements.

• Regulatory reporting.

• Maintenance of program records and compliance documentation.

The City currently maintains a Cross-Connection Control Program management system.

The Firm shall utilize the City's designated system and shall maintain all inspections,

testing records, notices, compliance activities, and program documentation within that

system.

• Assist the City in maintaining compliance with the America's Water Infrastructure Act

(AWIA), including updates to the Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA), Emergency

Response Plan (ERP), and related compliance documentation as requested by the City.

• Monitor regulatory changes and advise the City regarding new or revised drinking

water system requirements.

• Track water loss performance and provide quarterly recommendations to reduce real

and apparent water losses.

• Identify significant water loss trends and recommend corrective measures including

leak detection, meter replacement, pressure management, and operational

improvements.

Applicable agencies may include:

• California State Water Resources Control Board

• Division of Drinking Water

• Regional Water Quality Control Board

• Kings County Department of Public Health

• Other applicable regulatory agencies

3.4 Water Quality and Laboratory Oversight

The Firm shall oversee:

• Drinking water monitoring.

• Sampling schedules.

• Laboratory coordination.

• Data review and validation.

• Regulatory reporting.

The Firm shall immediately notify the City of any:

• Permit exceedance.

• Water quality violation.

• Positive bacteriological sample.

• Treatment process failure.

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