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

Major work Items are: Mobilization; Installation of water lines; Installation of service leads; Installation of fire hydrants, valves, and appurtenances; Connection of new water line to district's existing water system; Clean up and restoration. The deadline to ask questions is 7/30/2024 5:00 PM CST All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be directed to ENGINEER in writing not less than five (5) business days prior to the date for opening of Bids. Estimate: $1.9 Million Bids will be submitted in sealed envelopes upon the blank forms provided and marked in the upper left-hand corner, "Waterline Rehabilitation Phase No. 1, LEI Job No. 326-013, Contract No. 1," to be opened at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 18, 2024. Bids received after closing time will be returned unopened. All bids shall be accompanied by a Cashier's Check, (or Bid Bond for projects greater than, or equal to, $25,000.00) drawn on a bank authorized to do business in the State of Texas and acceptable to the OWNER, or a Bid Bond, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount bid, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into a Contract and execute Performance, Payment, and Maintenance Bonds within twenty-one (21) days after Notice of Award of Contract to him. The Notice of Award of Contract shall be given by the OWNER within sixty (60) days following the opening of bids. The surety on the Bid Bond must be duly authorized by the State Board of Insurance to do business in the State of Texas and to execute and issue Bid Bonds. The Bid Bond, if provided, must be executed by Principal of firm submitting bid and an Attorney-in-Fact of Surety Company residing in the State of Texas and licensed by the Texas State Board of Insurance to write Bid Bonds on behalf of the surety. Bid Securities and Bid Bonds will be returned to all but the three (3) lowest responsible bidders within ten (10) days after the opening of Bids.. The bid security of the three (3) lowest responsible bidders will be returned within seven (7) days after execution of the Contract. The successful bidder must furnish Performance Bond, Payment Bond, and Maintenance Bond upon the forms which are attached hereto, as security for the faithful performance and payment of all his obligations under the Contract Documents. These Bonds shall be in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Amount. The surety for said bonds must be duly authorized by the Texas State Board of Insurance to do business in the State of Texas and to execute and issue Performance, Payment, and Maintenance Bonds, and must designate an agent resident in the county of the OWNER to whom any requisite notices shall be delivered and on whom service of process may be had in matters arising out of the suretyship. The bonds must be signed by a duly authorized representative of the surety who is licensed by the Texas State Board of Insurance to write bonds on behalf of the surety. The Contract shall not be in effect until such bonds have been provided by the Contractor and accepted by the OWNER. Effective January 1, 2016, pursuant to Texas Government Code 2252.908 (the Interested Party Disclosure Act or the Act), the OWNER may not award the contract to a bidder unless the bidder has provided to the OWNER a completed and signed TEC Form 1295 which has been assigned a certificate number by the Texas Ethics Commission (the "TEC"). Pursuant to the rules prescribed by the TEC, the TEC Form 1295 must be completed online through the TEC's website, assigned a certificate number, printed, signed and provided to the OWNER. The TEC Form 1295 may accompany the bid or may be submitted separately but must be provided to the OWNER prior to the award of the contract. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities in bidding. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the prices in any bid, the OWNER reserves the right to consider the most advantageous construction thereof, or to reject the bid. The award will be made to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest acceptable bid. The OWNER shall evaluate bids based on total cost, CONTRACTOR experience with OWNER, CONTRACTOR experience with other entities, equipment, and deliverability within the project time, AND deliverability of the completed work. The CONTRACT will be awarded to any responsible person or persons that, in the Board's judgement, will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the District's proposed plants, improvements, facilities, works, equipment, and appliances. In conformance with applicable statutes, the general prevailing wage rates in the locality in which the work is to be performed have been ascertained, and such rates shall be the minimum paid for labor employed upon this project. In addition, the successful Bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin.