The capabilities statement, written for a prequal form.
Limits, licenses, safety, people. The PDF with references goes out the same day you ask.
The facts, in one place.
Licenses, limits, people and systems. Copy it straight into your prequal.
| Legal name | Bluewater Plumbing & Mechanical, Inc. |
| License | Arizona ROC 118740, CR-37 Plumbing |
| Founded | 1996, Gilbert, Arizona |
| Employees | 41 plumbers and fitters, 4 PMs, 2 estimators, 6 service techs |
| Bonding | Single $8M, aggregate $20M |
| Insurance | GL $2M/$4M, Auto $1M, Umbrella $10M, WC statutory |
| EMR | 0.74 (2025), 0.77 (2024), 0.81 (2023) |
| Largest project | $4.2M (hospital, 2022) |
| Typical project | $80k–$2M |
| Prequalified | 4 school districts, 2 hospital systems |
| Certifications | 9 ASSE 6010, certified backflow testers, certified welders |
| Memberships | PHCC, ASPE Phoenix chapter |
EMR 0.74. Here is what sits behind it.
- Written safety program reviewed annually; trench safety plan on every underground job with a competent person on site.
- OSHA 30 for foremen and PMs; OSHA 10 for all field staff.
- Silica exposure control plan for cutting and coring.
- Daily pre-task plans; weekly toolbox talks; incidents reviewed within 24 hours.
- No lost-time incidents since 2022.
Who runs your job.
Carol Whitfield
President
Carol took over Bluewater from her father in 2014 after twelve years as its estimator and project manager. She still prices every job over $500k herself and knows which inspector wants the test gauge where. Licensed plumbing contractor since 2009.
Marcus Lee
Vice President, Operations
Twenty-two years at Bluewater. Runs field operations and the medical gas division.
Dana Ruiz
Chief Estimator
Prices every project; writes the RFIs before bid day.
Tom Brandt
Service Manager
Runs the six-truck service department and the 24-hour line.
Project list with contacts on request.
Six recent projects with sizes, systems and the GC or owner are on the Projects page. Contact names and phone numbers for each are in the PDF packet, which we send the same day you ask.
Request the PDF packetSend the drawings or describe the building.
A project manager or Carol replies the same business day. Contract clients on the 24-hour line get a plumber, not a service.