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

As of April 22, 2024 project was awarded to S & J Excavation, awarded amount is $1,348,164.58. Project scope shall include the excavation and spoil placement of 217,900 CY of dirt, and the installation of 2,150 LF of 24"-54" RCP storm sewer. This item governs for furnishing and installing a trench safety system. "Trench Safety System" is defined as a protection system for trench excavation that protects the adjacent/surrounding facilities either above or below ground surface and which also meets or exceeds appropriate requirements of all local, state, and/or federal rules and/or regulation applicable to workmen's safety in trench excavations below ground surface. For any trench excavation, and/or structural excavation classified as trench excavation in materials other than solid rock, provide trench safety system for below ground excavation. Trench safety system specified herein and shown on Plans are minimum requirements. Contractor assumes all risks associated with trench safety system. BID SECURITY. Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a certified or cashier's check, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount not less than two (2) percent of the total amount bid (the "Bid Security"), as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the Contract and execute the required Bonds on the forms provided and provide the required insurance certificates and Bonds within seven (7) days after the date Contract Documents are received by the successful bidder. Bid Securities will be returned to all but the three (3) most qualified, responsible bidders within three (3) days after opening of Bids, and the latter's Bid Securities will be returned after complete execution of the Contract Documents. If the successful bidder does not enter into the Contract after notice of award, then the bidder's Bid Security will be forfeited and will be retained by Owner. If the award of the Contract to the successful bidder is canceled or not executed for any reason, the Owner may accept the next lowest bid and proceed with the next-lowest qualified bidder. BONDS. The successful bidder must furnish a performance bond and a payment bond each in the sum of 100 percent (100%) of the Contract Price. The successful bidder must also provide a two-year (2) Maintenance Bond for one hundred (100) percent of the cost of the construction of the improvements that will be owned by Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 47 and the City of Manvel. Liquidity Damages: Notwithstanding any liquidated damages/economic disincentives provisions contained in the Contract Documents, in the event Owner is damaged in the course of the Work by the act of negligence, omission, mistake, or default of the Contractor Parties or intentional acts or omissions of the Contractor Parties or should the Contractor Parties delay the progress of work by others on the Project or the projects of Owner so as to cause loss or liability to Owner, then Contractor shall reimburse Owner for such loss, including attorney's fees, and Owner's damages shall not be capped by any liquidated damages/economic disincentives provisions in the Contract Documents. Owner Rights: The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive all defects and irregularities in bidding or bidding process except the time for submitting a Bid. The successful bidder, if any, will be the responsible bidder, which in the Board's judgment will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project. Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation the right to reject any or all nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids and to reject the Bid of any bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make award to that bidder, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria of Owner. Owner also reserves the right to waive all informalities and defects in bidding, except time of submitting a Bid. Discrepancies between the multiplication of units and unit prices in a Bid will be resolved in favor of the unit prices. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum if the correct sum is evident from the face of the Bid.