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

The Gulf Coast Water Authority (the Authority) seeks competitive sealed bids for Sediment Basin No. 1 Sludge Removal. The purpose of these specifications is to describe the minimum requirements of the Authority for the Sediment Basin No. 1 Sludge Removal Contract. The Authority will furnish the Bidder with "As-Built" drawings of the Sediment Basin No. 1. Bidder may review the Sediment Basin No. 1 online at www.civcast.com. The Bidder agrees that their bid is based upon the specifications of the Sediment Basin No. 1 regardless of if reviewed or not. The Sediment Basin No. 1 is 900 feet long by 9 feet deep by 260 feet top width sloping to 190 bottom width. The toe of slope is 3.5:1 maximum and 3.25:1 minimum. Sediment Basin No. 1 is to be dressed up to return the Sediment Basin No. 1 to its original specifications. The contractor will remove and replace the existing 8 foot wide by 12-inch thick sand layer at 0.13% slope. They will remove the existing splash pad and install a 6 foot wide concrete splash pad All Bids shall be accompanied by a cashier's or certified check drawn on a state or local bank in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total maximum bid price, and payable without recourse to the Gulf Coast Water Authority, Texas City, Texas, or a Bid Bond in the same amount from a reliable surety company authorized to do business in the State of Texas, as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a Contract. The Notice of Award of Contract shall be given by the GCWA within sixty (60) days following the opening of bids and bids shall remain valid for sixty (60) days. Bid security shall be returned to the respective Bidders within thirty (30) days after bids are opened, except checks or bonds which the GCWA elects to hold until the successful Bidder has executed the Contract. Thereafter, all the remaining securities, including the security of the successful Bidder, shall be returned within seventy (70) days following the opening of bids. The successful bidder must furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price and upon the forms which are attached hereto. A Payment Bond shall be furnished for any contract in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and a Performance Bond shall be furnished for contracts in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), and each shall be furnished within five (5) days after receipt of the Contract Documents. Payment and Performance Bonds shall be issued from sureties with a minimum "A-" rating from Best's Key Rating Guide and who are licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance to do business in the State of Texas and to issue said bonds. The bonds must be signed by an authorized representative of the surety, who is licensed by the State Board of Insurance. The GCWA reserves the right to reject any bid and to waive informalities in the bids. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the prices in any bid, the GCWA reserves the right to consider the most advantageous construction thereof, or to reject the bid. The award shall be made to the lowest and best responsive Bidder submitting the best value for the Gulf Coast Water Authority The Work shall be Substantially Complete within One Hundred Twenty (120) Calendar Days after the date when the Contract Time commences to run as provided by the General Conditions. The Work shall have Final Completion and be ready for Final Payment in accordance with the General Conditions within One Hundred Thirty-Five(135) Calendar Days after the date when the Contract Time commences to run as provided by the General Conditions.