The GBRA will be receiving sealed bids for: GBRA proposes the utilization of grant funds awarded from United States Bureau of Reclamation to reinforce the east levee of Hog Bayou, upstream of the saltwater gate control structure. The Hog Bayou east levee near the Hog Bayou gate structure has shown unprecedented wear since Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. Increased tide levels, along with the weakening of the levee caused by Harvey, have exacerbated the cuts made by native alligator species. Phase I emergency repairs were completed on the most severely eroded portions of the Hog Bayou east levee, immediately upstream of the Hog Bayou gate structure, in 2019. The Phase II repairs seek to extend these efforts to approximately 250 linear feet along the east levee and repair/reinforce additional cuts/breaches upstream of the Phase I repairs. Questions must be submitted Electronically by Friday March 5, 2021 at 2:00pm Responses will be sent via email. Any questions received after the deadline may or may not be answered. Anticipated Award Date - Friday March 19, 2021. On all bids that exceed $50,000, bidder shall furnish a bid bond. The bid bond shall not be less than 5% of the written sealed bid. However, in lieu of a bid bond, bidder may provide GBRA a certified or cashier's
check in the same amount. The certified or cashier's check will be held by GBRA until a contract is successfully executed. On all contracts that exceed $25,000, bidder shall furnish a payment bond. The payment bond shall be in the amount of the contract. On all contracts that exceed $100,000, bidder shall furnish a performance bond in the amount of the contract. The payment and performance bonds shall be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Texas. A. The work consists of furnishing all submittals, labor, equipment, materials, and all efforts necessary to perform breach repair construction including, but not limited to, identifying a borrow source for clay fill material, preparing and protecting portions of the access road for construction, hauling clay and road base materials to the site, placing clay material in the breach until filled, and providing limited compaction of clay fill. Contract period will commence from the date of Notice To Proceed document and continue for a duration of 45 days to substantial completion.
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