Renovation of a residential development in Laredo, Texas. Completed plans call for the renovation of a residential development.

The City of Laredo has established a local vendor preference ordinance 2018-O175. All informal and formal Requests for bids for contracts will be evaluated with a 5% preference for local vendors. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INVITATIONS FOR BIDS GENERAL CONDITIONS Bidders are required to submit bids upon the following expressed conditions: (a) Bidders shall thoroughly examine the specifications, schedule instructions and other contract documents. Once the award has been made, failure to read all specifications, instructions, and the contract documents, of the City shall not be cause to alter the original contract or for a vendor to requests additional compensation. (b) Bidders shall make all investigations necessary to thoroughly inform themselves regarding facilities and locations for delivery of materials and equipment as required by the bid conditions. No pleas of ignorance by the bidder of conditions that exist or that may hereafter exist as a result of failure or omission on the part of the bidder to make the necessary examinations and investigations, or failure to fulfill in every detail the requirements of the contract documents, will be accepted as a basis for varying the requirements of the City or the compensation to the vendor. (c) Bidders are advised that City contracts are subject to the all legal requirements provided for in the City Charter and/or applicable City Ordinances, State and Federal Statutes. 1.0 PREPARATION OF BIDS Bids will be prepared in accordance with the following: (a) All information required by the bid form shall be furnished. For hand delivered submittals only, the vendor shall print or type the business name and manually sign the schedule. For electronic submittals, this information shall be submitted electronically on Cit-E-Bid system. If vendor submits both manual and electronic bids, the electronic bid will replace the manual bid and shall be considered the only valid bid. (b) Unit prices shall be shown and where there is an error in extension of price, the unit price shall govern. (c) Alternate bids will not be considered unless authorized by the invitation for bids or any applicable addendum (d) Proposed delivery time must be shown and shall include Sundays and holidays (e) Bidders will not include Federal taxes or State of Texas limited sales tax in bid prices since the City of Laredo is exempt from payment of such taxes. An exemption certificate will be furnished upon request. (f) The City shall pay no costs or other amounts incurred by any entity in responding to this RFB, or as a result of issuance of this RFB. 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES Any catalog or manufacturer's reference used in describing an item is merely descriptive, and not restrictive, unless otherwise noted, and is used only to indicate type and quality of material. Bidder is required to state exactly what they intend to furnish; otherwise bidder shall be required to furnish the items as specified. 3.0 SUBMISSION OF BIDS (a) Bids and changes thereto shall be enclosed in sealed envelopes, properly addressed and to include the date and hour of the bid opening and the material or services bid on shall be typed or written on the face of the envelope. If submitted electronically, this information shall be submitted electronically on Cit-E-Bid system by going to the following link: https://cityoflaredo.ionwave.net/Login.aspx (b) Unless otherwise noted on the Notice to Bidders cover sheet, all hand delivered bids must be submitted to the Office of the City Secretary, City Hall, 1110 Houston Street. (c) Bids forms can be downloaded and printed through Cit-E-Bid. Mailed Bids (i.e. USPS, FedEx, UPS), telegraphic, email or facsimile bids will not be considered. (d) Samples, when required, must be submitted within the time specified, at no expense to the City of Laredo. If not destroyed or used up during testing, samples will be returned upon request at the bidder's expense. (e) Bids must be valid for a minimum period of sixty (60) days. An extension to hold bid pricing for actual quantity bids may be requested by the City. REJECTION OF BIDS The City may reject a bid if: (a) Bidder misstates or conceals any material fact in the bid. (b) Bid does not strictly conform to the law or the requirements of the bid. (c) Bidder is in arrears on existing contracts or taxes with the City of Laredo. (d) If bids are conditional. Bidder may qualify their bid for acceptance by the City on an "ALL OR NONE" basis. An "ALL OR NONE" basis bid must include all items in the specifications. (e) In the event that a bidder is delinquent in the payment of City taxes on the day the bids are opened, including state and local taxes, such fact shall constitute grounds for rejection of the bid or cancellation of the contract. A bidder is considered delinquent, regardless of any contract or agreed judgments to pay such delinquent taxes. (f) No bid submitted herein shall be considered unless the bidder warrants that, upon execution of a contract with the City of Laredo, bidder will not engage in employment practices such as discriminating against employees because of race, color, sex, creed, or national origin. Bidder will submit such reports as the City may therefore require assuring compliance with said practices. (g) The City may reject all bids or any part of a bid whenever it is deemed necessary. (h) The City may waive any minor informalities or irregularities in any bid. 5.0 WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS Bids may not be withdrawn after they have been publicly opened, unless approved by the City Council. CLARIFICATION OR OBJECTION TO BID SPECIFICATIONS If any person contemplating submitting a bid for this contract is in doubt as to the true meaning of the specifications, or other bid documents or any part thereof, they may submit to the City Purchasing Agent on or before seven (7) calendar days prior to the scheduled bid deadline a request for clarification which must be submitted in writing through email seven (7) days prior to the scheduled date for opening to: CITY OF LAREDO PURCHASING AGENT Miguel A. Pescador 5512 Thomas Ave, Laredo, TX 78041 mpescador@ci.laredo.tx.us or Questions & Responses section on Cit-E-Bid system. Any vendor submitting questions shall make reference to a specific bid number, section, page and item of this solicitation. In case there are changes, additions, and/or edits to the original scope of work, and addendum will be issued by the purchasing agent to all vendors through Cit-E-Bid system under Questions and Responses section to clarify any inquiries. The City will not be responsible for any other explanations or interpretations of the proposed bid made or given prior to the bid opening or award of contract. Provide rubber base caulking around new construction subject to weather filtration. Trim and finish all caulking and sealants that are applied around gaps, holes, and other exposed surfaces.