Site work and outdoor lighting for a playground / park / athletic field in Mercedes, Texas. Completed plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field; and for outdoor lighting for a playground / park / athletic field.

Project consists of the purchase and installation of park equipment to include but not limited to lighting for the soccer field area at the all related appurtenances, etc. Location: Mercedes Sports Park- 1202 North Vermont Ave. Mercedes, TX 78570. Bid Security: Bid Security in the amount of 5% of the largest possible total of bids submitted must accompany each bid in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders. The surety must be a guaranteed or surety company acceptable to the Hidalgo County and listed in U. S. Treasury Circular No. 570. Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Rates: This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Community Development Block Grant Program and bidders must adhere to Texas State Prevailing Wage Requirements for Hidalgo County and Davis-Bacon Federal Wage Rates, including Certified Payroll. Be advised applicable wage rates may change. Build America Buy America: The County of Hidalgo-Urban County Program, in accordance with Title IX Build America, Buy America Act of 2021, and the Regulations, hereby notifies all respondents that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract over the $250,000.00 threshold entered into pursuant to this advertisement, in procuring materials for public works projects, entities using taxpayer-financed Federal assistance should give a commonsense Domestic content procurement preference for the materials and products produced by companies and workers in the United States in accordance with the high ideals embodied in the environmental, worker, workplace safety, and other regulatory requirements of the united States. A detailed description of materials is listed on the Legal Notice Section 7.16. Build America, Buy America. Section 3/WMBE: The County of Hidalgo will actively encourage participation of Section 3 businesses and Women and Minority Business Enterprises (WMBEs) on this project. All Section 3 business contractors, potential Section 3 business contractors, and WMBE contractors are strongly encouraged to submit bids. Please contact Hidalgo County-Urban County Program at 956-787-8127 for inquiries concerning Section 3 or specifics on how to become a Section 3 business. HUD Regulations 24 CFR 75.7, Requirements applicable to HUD NOFAs for section 3 covered programs states the following: (a) Certification of compliance with part 135. All notices of funding availability (NOFAs) issued by HUD that announce the availability of funding covered by section 3 shall include a provision in the NOFA that notifies applicants that section 3 and the regulations in part 75 are applicable to funding awards made under the NOFA. Additionally, the NOFA shall require as an application submission requirement (which may be specified in the NOFA or application kit) a certification by the applicant that the applicant will comply with the regulations in part 75. (For PHAs, this requirement will be met where a PHA Resolution in Support of the Application is submitted.) With respect to application evaluation, HUD will accept an applicant's certification unless there is evidence substantially challenging the certification. (b) Statement of purpose in NOFAS. (1) For competitively awarded assistance in which the grants are for activities administered by an HA, and those activities are anticipated to generate significant training, employment or contracting opportunities, the NOFA must include a statement that one of the purposes of the assistance is to give to the greatest extent feasible, and consistent with existing Federal, State and local laws and regulations, job training, employment, contracting and other economic opportunities to section 3 residents and section 3 business concerns. Bidder understands that the County reserves the right to award this contract on the basis determined on the procurement overview, as listed on Appendix "B" in accordance with the law of the State of Texas to waive any/all formalities or irregularity, to reject any and all submission received, to make awards to more than one offeror based on the individual lowest responsible bid per unit, or to accept the bid considered the best and most advantageous to the County. By order of the Commissioners' Court of the County of Hidalgo, Texas Project was approved on this the 27th day of June, 2023. Question Deadline 05/23/2024 at 12:00 PM CT Question Response Deadline: May 24, 2024, 4:00pm Bid description : The sealed bid must contain one (1) original and one (1) USB with complete bid required documents (including all bonds) and must be clearly identified a at which time they will be opened in the Hidalgo County Purchasing Department Conference Room at Physical Location: 2802 S. Business Hwy 281, Hidalgo County New Administration Building in Edinburg, Texas 78539. No facsimiles or late arrivals will be accepted. Any bid received after that time will not be opened and will be returned. BID RECEIVED : Physical Address: Ignacio Amezcua, MBA, CTCM, CTCD, Purchasing Director ATTN: Steven De La Garza Hidalgo County Purchasing Department Administration Building 2802 S. Business Hwy. 281 Edinburg, Texas 78539