Renovation of a water / sewer project in Brenham, Texas. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

**As of April 27, 2020, project has been awarded but award amount was not confirmed. The City of Brenham requests bids from qualified vendors to supply materials, labor, equipment, installation, bulk chemicals, training, scheduled maintenance, and unscheduled or emergency repairs for a Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) Treatment System for the City's municipal water treatment program based on the City's standard contract terms and conditions, attached hereto as Exhibit A to this ITB. The purpose of the ClO2 Treatment System is to maintain compliance with prevailing current laws, statutes and regulations governing municipal water systems and also to control objectionable taste and odors in the drinking water distribution system. Changes or updates to such laws, statutes, and regulations or industry standards shall prevail over any specific reference to such made within these specifications. ClO2 will be utilized as a pre-oxidant and disinfectant in the production of potable drinking water. The intended benefits of use will be trihalomethane reduction, taste and odor control, manganese oxidation, and contact time credit compliance. Sealed bids shall be submitted on the original forms and clearly marked with bid number and description no later than due date and time. The bid form must be fully completed and signed by an authorized agent when submitted. The name and address of Bidder shall be marked on the outside of the submitted bid packet. Any bid received after due date and time shall not be considered. Any questions and/or inquiries about this ITB shall be submitted in writing to the City Secretary/Director of Administrative Services, P. O. Box 1059 (200 W. Vulcan Street), Brenham, TX 77834, or emailed to jbellinger@cityofbrenham.org. The deadline for written questions is 5:00 p.m. on February 25, 2019. Bids will be evaluated by the City. The City will consider the completeness of a Bidder bid and how well the bid meets the needs of the CITY. In evaluating the bids, the Contract will be awarded to the BIDDER who provides the services specified herein at the best value for the City, in compliance with Texas Local Government Code, Section 252.043. The City of Brenham reserves the right to waive any informalities or technical errors, or consider alternate bids and award as lump sum, individual basis, or any combination that in its judgment will best serve the interests of the City. The City reserves the right to request that any Bidder clarify its bid or supply any additional material deemed necessary to assist in the evaluation of the bid. The City reserves the right to make an award without further discussion of the submittals. Therefore, the bid should be initially submitted on the most favorable terms the Bidder can offer. The Bidder selected as the Vendor will be expected to enter into a CONTRACT with the City based on the City standard contract terms and conditions, attached hereto as Exhibit A to this ITB This contract shall become effective from date of acceptance and approval by the City of Brenham. It shall remain in force and effect with firm fixed bid prices for a period of one (1) year, beginning the date of award of contract. Upon completion of the term of the original contract and with mutual agreement of both parties, the contract may be extended for up to four (4) additional one (1) year terms (five (5) years total). The renewal will be under the same terms and conditions as the original contract