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

Bids are invited for several items and quantities of work as follows: * 1,077 LF of 10" waterline, meter/SCADA enclosure, 8" meter assembly and associated work * Additive Alternate 1: Demolish Wood St. Booster Station * Additive Alternate 2: 491 LF of 8" waterline and associated work * Additive Alternate 3: 8" control valve assembly in concrete vault * Additive Alternate 4: 6" control valve assembly in concrete vault. A bid bond in the amount of 5 percent of the bid issued by an acceptable surety shall be submitted with each bid. A certified check or bank draft payable to the CITY OF TRINITY or negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (as par value) may be submitted in lieu of the Bid Bond. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, Payment Bond and Maintenance Bond each in the amount of the contract. The award will be made on the basis of the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. The project will be financed with assistance from the General Land Office (GLO) under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant - Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) program and is subject to all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. Attention is called to the fact that not less than, the federally determined prevailing (Davis-Bacon and Related Acts) wage rate, as issued by the Texas Department of Labor and contained in the contract documents, must be paid on 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Section 3, Minority Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises, Women Business Enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are encouraged to submit bids. The CITY OF TRINITY reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by CITY OF TRINITY for a period not to exceed 75 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the bidder's qualifications prior to the contract award. Adherence to the grant recipient's Section 3 Policy is required for all contracts and subcontracts. All contractors/subcontractors whose System for Award Management online registration is not active or that are debarred, suspended or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation on federal assistance programs may not undertake any activity in part or in full under this project. DESCRIPTION A. Work Included: Throughout the Contract Documents, reference is made to codes and standards which establish qualities and types of workmanship and materials, and which establish methods for testing and reporting on the pertinent characteristics. B. Materials and workmanship are required by the Contract Documents to meet or exceed the specifically named codes and standards. C. Deliver to the Engineer required proof that the materials or workmanship, or both, meet or exceed the requirements of the specifically named code or standard. D. Contractors are to be aware of the following federal and state laws regarding underground excavations: FEDERAL LAW 1. 49 United States Code, Section 60123 Paragraph (d)(1)(B) Criminal Penalties: Penalty for not using one-call notification system or not heeding location information markings. "A person shall be fined under Title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, if the person knowingly and willfully engages in an excavation activity without paying attention to appropriate location information or markings the operator of the pipeline facility establishes." 2. 29 CFR PART 1926 Paragraph 1926.651 Subparagraph (b)(3) OSHA Regulation: "When excavation operations approach the estimated location of underground installations, the exact location of the installations shall be determined by safe and acceptable means." TEXAS LAW 3. Texas Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act (H.B. 2295) On Oct. 1, 1998: 1. All Excavators must begin calling Notification Centers 48 hours prior to digging. 2. All Excavators must begin immediately notifying underground facility operator when damage occurs to a facility. 3. Civil Penalties become enforceable. See Texas Revised Civil Statues, ART. 9033, for complete details of this law. Earthwork consists of operations for the excavation of materials on site; excavation of borrow material from designated areas; compaction of natural subgrades; placement and compaction of embankments to grade; finish grading; disposal of excess of unsuitable materials; and other required operations. Earthwork must conform with dimensions and typical sections shown, and within lines and grades established on the drawings. A. This item governs excavation for placing structures; disposal of such excavated material; and backfilling around completed structures to the level of original ground or finished grade. B. Work to include all necessary pumping or bailing, sheeting, drainage, construction, and removal of any required cofferdams. C. Unless otherwise provided, work to provide for removal of old structures or portions thereof, trees, and all other obstructions necessary to the proposed construction. "Seeding for Erosion Control" shall consist of preparing ground, providing and planting seed or a mixture of seeds, of the kind specified along and such areas as are designated on the plans and in accordance with these specifications. A. Install electrically continuous tracer wire with access points as described herein to be used for locating pipe with an electronic pipe locator after installation. Tracer wire shall be installed on all water mains and services and all wastewater force mains. B. All system components, including tracer wire, connectors, ground rods and access points, must be compatible to ensure end-to-end conductivity for the purpose of detecting underground utility assets. The work covered by this section of the Specifications consists of furnishing all labor, equipment and materials and of performing all operations in connection with the installing of gate valves and boxes in the sizes and locations as shown on the plans and in accordance with these specifications. The work covered by this section of the specifications consists of furnishing all labor, equipment, appliances, and materials, and of performing all operations involving the connection of new water mains to existing water mains complete, in strict accordance with this section of the Specifications and Plans, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Contract. A. This item governs for construction of concrete structures, foundations, and slabs-on-ground. B. Contractor assumes responsibility for design of concrete.