Site work and paving for a civil project in Garland, Texas. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

Project No: WA31-2021 Late Responses: Responses must be received by the due date and time established in this solicitation. If a response is received after this published date and time, it is considered a late response. Late responses will not be opened and the respondent will be notified that the response was rejected because it was not timely received. The City will either return the unopened response to the respondent at the respondent's expense or dispose of the response. Withdrawal of Response: A respondent may withdraw its response at any time prior to the closing date and time for the solicitation. The respondent's request to withdraw its response must be made in writing on company letterhead. Questions and Answer Period: Any questions pertaining to this request must be submitted through electronically no later than March 10, 2023 at 5:00pm. The City is not obligated to and may at its own discretion choose not to accept or answer questions received after that date. Bid Award and Evaluation: The City has established the award basis for this solicitation as the vendor providing the lowest responsible bid for consideration. Lowest responsible bidder can be defined as the bidder who fully complied with all of the bid requirements and whose past performance, reputation, and financial capability is deemed acceptable, and who has offered the most advantageous pricing or cost benefit, based on the criteria stipulated in the bid documents Surety Bonding Requirements: Bid Bond A copy of the prospective vendors Bid Bond in the amount not less than five percent (5%) of the maximum bid price payable with recourse to the City of Garland, from a reliable surety company as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract and execute the Performance Bond, Payment Bond and Maintenance Bond within ten (10) days after notice of award of contract, should be uploaded with this bid. CASHIER CHECKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED IN LEUI OF A BID BOND. Payment & Performance Bond Requirements A Payment and Performance Bond is being requested for this project. Sec. 2253.021.(1) & (2) of the Local Government Code states that all public works contract in excess of $50,000.00 require a Payment Bond and all public works contracts above $100,000.00 require a Performance Bond. Payment and Performance bonding will be for 100% of the total awarded contract. Maintenance Bond A Maintenance Bond is being requested for this project. This ensures the Contractor will maintain and keep in good repair all work to be performed and done under the Contract for a period of one (1) year from the date of acceptance of the completed work by the City. Maintenance Bonding will be for 25% of the total awarded contract.