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

The project generally consists of providing all labor, tools, equipment and materials necessary to demolish and remove existing Belt Filter Press #1, Belt Filter Press #2 at the South Laredo WWTP (SLWWTP) and the purchase and installation of two (2) new belt filter presses including electrical, instrumentation, and ancillary equipment to make the new belt filter presses operational to meet design and performance requirements. Each proposal and the proposal guaranty must be originals and must be sealed in an envelope plainly marked with the name of the project as shown above, with the name and address of the Bidder. When submitted by mail, this envelope shall be placed in another envelope addressed as indicated in this Notice to Bidders. Only proposals and proposal guaranties actually in the hands of the designated official at the time set in this Notice to Bidders shall be considered. Proposals submitted by telephone, telegraph, or fax will not be considered. Instructions to Bidder Conditions 1. DISADV ANT AG ED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GOALS This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) "fair share policy", which includes EPAapproved "fair share goals" for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) firms in the Construction, Supplies, Equipment, and Services procurement categories. EPA's policy requires that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to Minority Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Business Enterprise firms. Although EPA's policy does not mandate that the fair share goals be achieved, it does require applicants and prime contractors to demonstrate use of the six affirmative steps. The current fair share goals for the State of Texas are as follows: Each bidder shall furnish a bid guaranty equivalent to five percent of the bid price. (Water Code 17.183). If a bid bond is provided, the contractor shall utilize a surety company which is authorized to do business in Texas in accordance with Art.7.19-1. Bond of Surety Company; Chapter 7 of the [nsurance Code. The City may not accept this bid until it has received from the bidder a completed, signed, and notarized TEC Form 1295 complete with a certificate number assigned by the Texas Ethics Commission ("TEC"), pursuant to Texas Government Code 2252.908 and the rules promulgated thereunder by the TEC. The undersigned understands that failure to provide said form complete with a certificate number assigned by the TEC will result in a non-conforming bid and will prohibit the City from considering this bid for acceptance. Provision of Texas Ethics Commission Form 1295 ("TEC Form 1295") by Bidders: Effective January I , 2016, pursuant to Texas Government Code 2252.908 (the "Interested Party Disclosure Act" or the "Act"), the City may not award the contract to a bidder unless the bidder has provided to the City a completed, signed and notarized TEC Form 1295 which has been assigned a certificate number by the Texas Ethics Commission (the "TEC"). Pursuant to the rules prescribed by the TEC, the TEC Form 1295 must be completed online through the TEC's website, assigned a certificate number, printed, signed and notarized, and provided to the City. The TEC Form 1295 may accompany the bid or may be submitted separately, but must be provided to the City prior to the award of the contract. For purposes of completing the TEC Form 1295, the entity's name is City of Laredo; the contract [D number is 2517- 96098; and the description of goods and services is South Laredo Wastewater Treatment Plant 12 MGD to 18 MGD Expansion Belt Filter Presses Replacement Project. Neither the City nor its Engineer have the ability to verify the information included in a TEC Form 1295, and neither have an obligation nor undertake responsibility for advising any bidder with respect to the proper completion ofthe TEC Form 1295. See Attachment A - Texas Ethics Commission Houston Bill 1295, Section 2252.908 of the Government Code.