Site work and renovation of a civil project in Houston, Texas. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project; and for site work for a water / sewer project.

The Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 74 (District) is requesting bids for the rehabilitation and repainting of the 250,000 gallon elevated water storage tank at Water Plant #2 and the 750,000 gallon ground water storage tank at Water Plant #1. Water Plant #2 is located at 4913 Winfield Road, Houston, Texas 77039 and Water Plant #1 is located at 4735 Winfield Road, Houston, Texas 77039. The work to be performed under this project includes the rehabilitation, repainting and structural steel repairs of each water storage tank. Only one tank will be able to be out of service for rehabilitation at a time. It shall be each bidder's sole responsibility to carefully inspect the site and all pertinent parts and devices on each tank to ascertain the quantity of surface preparation, necessary repairs, and painting required to clean the tanks properly, paint, repair and place the tanks back into operation in accordance with the contract documents. It shall be understood and agreed that all such factors have been thoroughly investigated and considered in the preparation of the bid submitted. In addition, the information on the tanks provided in Appendix B of the Contract Documents is general in nature and should not be relied upon to determine bid quantities or other bidding factors. A cashier's check or Certified Check from a Texas Bank, or acceptable Bid Bond from a reliable surety company authorized to do business in Texas, payable to the OWNER, in an amount not less than 5% of the maximum Bid price submitted, must accompany each Bid as a guarantee that, if awarded the contract, the bidder will enter into a Contract and execute Bonds on the forms provided in the Contract Documents. The Bidder's deposit shall be forfeited and become the property of the OWNER in the event the Bidder neglects or refuses to enter into a contract and to furnish bonds acceptable to the OWNER after receipt of Notice to Award from the OWNER. The successful Bidder must furnish PERFORMANCE and PAYMENT BONDS on the forms furnished with the PROPOSAL, in the amount of 100% of the total contract price, from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety. The surety company must have a minimum Best Key Rating of "B", or if the surety company does not have such a rating due to the length of time it has existed, the surety company must be eligible to participate in the surety bond guarantee program of the Small Business Administration and must be an approved surety listed in the current U.S. Department of Treasury Circular 570, and must meet all of the related rules and regulations of the Treasury Department. The surety company and the agency or agent issuing the PAYMENT and PERFORMANCE BONDS must be authorized to issue and sign PAYMENT and PERFORMANCE BONDS in Texas in an amount equal to, or greater than, the total Contract price. The Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #74 reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities in the bidding and to accept any bid which it deems advantageous to the District. Each bidder agrees to waive any claim it has or may have against the District, the Engineer, and their respective employees, arising out of or in connection with the administration, evaluation or recommendation of any bid. Bids may be held by the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #74 for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the bidder's qualifications prior to the contract award.