Set up for the paperwork.

Public-sector waterproofing work we bid on.

Project types where our below-grade scope fits cleanly:

• Municipal buildings. City halls, public works facilities, library basements, community centers.
• School districts. Aging buildings with chronic basement seepage, mechanical room flooding, and below-grade classrooms.
• Parks and recreation. Field houses, restroom facilities, maintenance buildings, ice arena mechanical pits.
• Public safety. Fire stations, police precincts, emergency operations facilities.
• County and state facilities. Office buildings, garages, mechanical buildings.

The work itself is the same engineering we do on commercial buildings under the IBC. The difference is the procurement and compliance overhead. See our commercial scope for the technical detail.

Compliance and credentials.

• MN Contractor License IR802718. Current, in good standing.
• Bonded. Performance and payment bonds available on request, sized to project value.
• Insured. General liability, workers compensation, commercial auto. COI with additional-insured endorsement on request, typically issued within one business day.
• Prevailing-wage capable. We can run prevailing-wage work, with certified payrolls submitted on the schedule the public agency requires.
• W9 on file, EIN available, ready for vendor onboarding.
• Background-checked field staff for facilities that require it (schools, public safety).

If a specific agency requires additional registrations, certifications, or compliance steps, send the requirement list with the bid invitation and we will respond with what we already have on file and what we would need to complete.

How a public-sector bid works on our side.

We will tell you whether we are the right shop for a project on the phone, before we waste a procurement officer's time with a non-competitive bid.

1. You send the RFP / RFQ / IFB. By email, public-bid portal, or however your agency procures.
2. We do a no-bid screen first. If the scope is outside what we install, the timeline is unworkable, or the project is the wrong fit, we will tell you within 2 business days and you can use the slot for someone else.
3. Site walk. For any below-grade scope worth bidding, we will visit the facility, look at the actual conditions, and ask the questions a procurement-only review cannot answer.
4. Written bid response. Itemized, in the format the public agency requires, submitted by the published deadline. No exceptions or alternates unless the RFP invites them.
5. Award response. If we win, we move to contracting and scheduling immediately. If we do not, we ask for the debrief.

Audit-trail friendly.

Standard documentation we provide on public-sector projects:

• Pre-construction submittals (manufacturer data sheets, material specifications, warranty terms)
• Certified payrolls on the schedule the agency requires, when prevailing wage applies
• Daily field reports with crew, hours, work performed, weather
• Timestamped CompanyCam photo log of every work day
• Change orders documented, signed, and tracked against the original contract value
• Lien waivers (partial and final) on the agency's timeline
• Closeout package: as-built notes, warranty documents, final photos, inspector sign-offs

Everything is in formats that drop into a public-records request without redaction headaches. Plain English, timestamped, traceable.

How to engage us.

The fastest start: send the RFP or RFQ to the email below. We will respond with bid intent, a no-bid response with reasoning, or a request for clarification within 2 business days.

If you are a facilities manager or capital projects coordinator and you want to add us to a pre-qualified bidder list, call or email and we will send a qualifications package with everything an agency typically asks for.