Site work for a water / sewer project in Thorndale, Texas. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

For the construction of Water Meter Replacement Installation Project to Serve the City of Thorndale. Any bid received after closing time will be returned unopened. A Cashiers check, or Certified Check, payable without recourse to the order of the City of Thorndale, or a bid bond with corporate surety authorized to conduct business in Texas, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) guarantee that, if awarded the Contract, the bidder will promptly enter into a Contract and execute Bond in the forms provided as outlined in the Specifications and instructions to Bidders. The following bonds, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price, will be required in accordance with State law as follows: (1) a payment bond for any contract in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00); (2) a performance bond for any contract in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). Attention is called to the fact that this is a Contract for construction of public works and that there must be paid on same not less than the general prevailing wage rates which have been established by the City of Thorndale, Texas, pursuant to Chapter 2258 of the Texas Government Code, as amended and which are set out in detail in the Contract Documents. The CONTRACTOR shall forfeit as a penalty, to the City of Thorndale, Sixty Dollars ($60.00) for each laborer, workman or mechanic employed, for each calendar day, or portion thereof, if such laborer, workman or mechanic is paid less than the said stipulated rates for any work done under this Contract. The Davis-Bacon Act* is applicable to this Contract and the prevailing wage rates established pursuant to said Act are made a part of this Contract. A copy of such current wage schedule is included in the Contract Documents and any applicable change in such wage schedule shall be furnished and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements must be met..CONTRACTORS attention is also directed to the equal opportunity requirements of this Contract: Title VI, Sec. 3 and E.O. 11246. This Contract is issued by an organization which qualifies for exemption pursuant to the provisions of Section 151.309 of the Texas Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax Act as codified in Chapter 151 of the Texas Tax Code. Because of the Amendments to Section 151.311 of the Tax Code made by Section 14.07 of Chapter 5 (House Bill No. 11), 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., Acts 1991 at 188, in order for non- consumable materials and equipment to qualify for resale to the City of Thorndale and be exempt from sales tax, the contract and bids must comply with the following requirements. The bid and contract must separately identify: (1) the charges for non-consumable materials and equipment that are permanently incorporated into the project, and (2) charges for skill, labor and consumable materials, tools and equipment that are permanently incorporated into the project. Bidders are required to have a sales tax permit issued by the Comptroller of the State of Texas in order to qualify under the separated contract procedure. The City of Thorndale will issue to the CONTRACTOR a specific exemption certificate for this Contract in order that he does not have to pay taxes on qualifying materials, equipment, or other tangible personal property purchased for and permanently incorporated into the City of Thorndale realty in performing this Contract. The CONTRACTOR performing this contract must issue to his suppliers an exemption certificate complying with all applicable State Comptrollers rulings, along with a copy of the certificate issued to him by the City. Lump-sum contracts, in which the above referenced charges are not separated, do not qualify for the sales and use tax exemption. Attention is directed to the liquidated damages provision of this Contract (Paragraph No. 54 of the General Conditions) and the fact that rainy weather shall constitute justification for any delay in the time for completion only under certain conditions.This Contract is for a WATER METER REPLACEMENT INSTALLATION PROJECT. Each project will be specified by the City of Thorndale in a notice to proceed. Successful Bidder shall be required to attend Pre-Construction Conference. BIDDER IS CAUTIONED TO READ ALL CONTRACT DOCUMENTS BEFORE SUBMITTING BID. The City of Thorndale reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities Contractor questions will be taken until Friday, January 13, 2023, at 5:00 pm.