Site work and paving for a civil project in Edinburg, Texas. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; for paving for a bridge / tunnel; road / highway; and road / highway.

Hidalgo County Purchasing Department welcomes and appreciates your interest and participation. For your review and consideration, enclosed find the procurement packet for the aforementioned project. Modifications and new requirements have been added and implemented. Please ensure to carefully read and review all instructions, requirements and specifications. All times referenced in this procurement packet are Central Standard Time - CST. If assistance is required, please do not hesitate to call the Purchasing Department at (956) 318-2626. Sincerely, Ignacio Amezcua, MBA, CTCM, CTCD Hidalgo County Purchasing Director When hand delivering the packet, Proposer should make sure that the package is stamped with the date and time received by the Hidalgo County Purchasing staff. DELIVER TO: US Postal Mail Address: Ignacio Amezcua, MBA, CTCM, CTCD, Purchasing Director ATTN: Jireh Lira Cabello, CTCD, Contract Specialist III Hidalgo County Purchasing Department Administration Building 2812 S. Business Hwy 281 Edinburg, Texas 78539 Bid open by calling in on the day of the event. Please be advised, public attendance at any in-person Bid opening may be limited due to capacity and will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. THE RESPONDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR READING AND UNDERSTANDING ALL DOCUMENTS, FORMS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT. Follow all instructions; you are responsible for obtaining any information needed in order to respond to this solicitation. Further, the Respondent is responsible for providing any and all relevant information necessary to submit a response. Failure to do so will be at the Respondent's risk and may result in rejection of the response as non-conforming. General Requirements apply to all advertised solicitations; however, these may be superseded, whole or in part, by OTHER DATA CONTAINED HEREIN. Review the Table of Contents. Be sure your proposal package is complete. Hidalgo County (hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY") is seeking qualified respondents interested in providing services for the "Nolana Loop Project (FM1426-FM907)". The response must address all requirements/specifications. Hidalgo County may award the Bid on a lump sum basis to one (1) bidder or to multiple bidders, whichever is in the best interest of the County. a. Before awarding any contract, Hidalgo County Purchasing Department will verify, using the Federal System for Award Management (SAM) and the Texas Comptroller's Debarred Vendor List, that the offeror recommended for contract award has no unsatisfactory performance history that would prohibit awarding them a contract. b. The contract will be awarded to that responsible offeror(s) whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the county, price ,and other factors considered. A responsible offeror is one who affirmatively demonstrates to the County that the offeror has adequate financial resources and the requisite capacity, capability, and facilities to perform the contract within the delivery period or period of performance, has a satisfactory record of performance on other comparable projects, has a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics, and is otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under the solicitation and laws or regulations applicable to this procurement. c. The County reserves the right to accept other than the lowest offer, reject any or all offers in part or in total for any reason, to accept any offer if considered best for its interest, and to waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. d. The County may accept any item or group of items of any offer unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in Pricing Schedule, offers may not be submitted for any quantities less than those specified, and the County reserves the right to make an award on any item for a unit quantity less than the quantity offered at the unit prices offered unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer. e. The County's execution of the Contract shall be deemed to result in a binding contract without further action by the offeror. f. The County may, within the time specified therein, accept any offer or part thereof, as provided in (c) above, whether or not there are negotiations subsequent to its receipt unless the offer is withdrawn by written notice received by the County prior to award. g. The County may award a contract, based on initial offers received, without discussion of such offers. Accordingly, each initial offer should be submitted on the most favorable terms from a price and technical standpoint, which the offeror can submit to the County. It is intended that the initial contract term will be for 723 working dayscommencing on or after a date to be specified in written "Notice to Proceed". Respondents have two (2) options for submitting a response and shall select only one (1) method to respond. Please see Section 2 - Submission Details above for submission options, procedures, and requirements. Any Proposal received after the provided deadline will not be accepted and will be returned unopened to the sender. Questions must be submitted via the PORTAL'S Question and Answer Tab (Q&A) no later than Friday, May 17, 2024, at 5:00 pm. Responses to properly submitted questions will be published in the PORTAL and emailed to all planholders who are listed as a Follower in the PORTAL. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. It is the responsibility of the Proposer to review the procurement packet and to notify the Hidalgo County Purchasing Department if the requirements are formulated in a manner that would unnecessarily restrict competition or request clarification of any requirements that are ambiguous. Any such protest or question regarding the requirements or proposal procedures must be received in writing via the PORTAL'S Q&A Tab by the deadline stated for Questions and Answers. Hidalgo County will not be liable for any costs incurred by the vendor in preparing a response to this procurement packet. Each Proposer acknowledges it is submitting a response at their own risk and expense. Further, no reimbursement for such charges or expenses shall be passed onto Hidalgo County. Hidalgo County makes no guarantee that any products or services will be purchased as a result of this solicitation and reserves the right to reject any and all submissions received. All responses and accompanying documentation will become the property of Hidalgo County. Hidalgo County reserves the right to waive minor informalities or technicalities when it is in the best interest of Hidalgo County. All communications by a vendor to the county, its officials, and department heads regarding this procurement shall be done through the Hidalgo County Purchasing Department. No vendor, its' representative, agent, or employee shall engage in private communication with a member of the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court or county department heads regarding any procurement of goods or services by the County from the date that this procurement packet is released. No private communication regarding the purchase shall be permitted until the procurement process is complete and a purchase order is granted or a contract is entered into. "Private Communication" means communication with any vendor outside of a posted meeting of the governing body, a regular meeting of a standing or appointed committee, or negotiation with a vendor which has been specifically authorized by the governing body.