This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Alvin, Texas. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

2024 - 2025 Annual Pipe Purchase of various sizes of: Coated Pipe Irragation Pipe Water Tight Bands Water Gates 90 degree elbows Please refer to Specificatioons and Contract Documents for request and details Question Deadline 09/19/2024 at 4:00 PM CT, Any inquiries regarding the bid must be submitted in written form via online. Bid Security shall be made payable to the Authority, in amount of five percent (5%) of the Bidder's maximum Bid price and in the form of a cashiers or certified check from a state or local bank or a Bid Bond issued by a Surety meeting the requirements of the 00 72 00 - General Conditions. If the Contract exceeds Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), a Payment Bond shall be furnished, and if the contract exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) a Performance Bond also, shall be furnished on the prescribed forms in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) corporate surety duly authorized to do business in the State of Texas. Attorneys-in-fact who sign Bonds must file with each Bond a certified and effective date copy of their Power of Attorney. This Contract is issued by an organization which qualifies for exemption pursuant to the provisions of Section 151.309 of the Texas Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax Act as codified in Chapter 151 of the Texas Tax Code. Because of Amendments to Section 151.311 of the Tax Code made by Section 14.07 of Chapter 5 (House Bill No. 11), 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., Acts 1991 at 188, in order for non-consumable materials and equipment to qualify for resale to the GCWA and be exempt from sales tax, the contract and bids must comply with the following requirements A. The bid and contract must separately identify: 1. the charges for non-consumable materials and equipment that are permanently incorporated into the project and 2. charges for skill, labor and consumable materials, tools and equipment that are permanently incorporated into the project. Bidders are required to have a sales tax permit issued by the Comptroller of the State of Texas in order to qualify under separated contract procedure B. The GCWA will issue to the Contractor a specific exemption certificate for this Contract in order that he does not have to pay taxes on qualifying materials, equipment or other tangible personal property purchased for and permanently incorporated into GCWA realty in performing this Contract. The Contractor performing this contract must issue to his suppliers an exemption certificate complying with all applicable State Comptroller's rulings, along with a copy of the certificate issued to him by the GCWA. C. Total Stipulate Price contract, in which the above charges are not separated, do not qualify for sales tax and use exemption. Attention is directed to the liquidated damages provision of this Contract (as specified in the General Conditions) and the fact that rainy weather shall constitute justification for any delay in the time for completion only under certain conditions (as specified in the General Conditions). GCWA reserves the right to reject any bid and to waive informalities in the bids. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the prices in any bid, the GCWA reserves the right to consider the most advantageous purchase thereof, or to reject the bid. The award shall be made to the lowest and best responsive Bidder submitting the best value for the Gulf Coast Water Authority. GCWA shall, after review and approval of the Board of Directors, enter into Contract negotiations with the apparent lowest and best responsive Bidder using GCWA Contracts and Documents contained in the Specification Books. Bidder shall not send their own Contract Documents or in any way alter, change or amended the GCWA's Contract Documents