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

The Project consists of constructing approximately 344 LF of 2" waterline, 26,930 LF of 6" waterline, 10,430 LF of 8" waterline, and 610 LF feet of 12" waterline, including fire hydrants, valves, meters and appurtenances. Additionally, Additive Alternate 1 consists of an additional 222 LF of 2" waterline, 912 LF of 4" waterline, 5,200 LF of 6" waterline including fire hydrants, valves, meters and appurtenances. Additive Alternate 2 will consist of 8,860 LF of 6" waterline which also includes fire hydrants, valves, meters and appurtenances. Bids shall be on a lump sum and/or unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: KSA Engineers, Inc. 4833 Spicewood Springs Rd, Suite 204, Austin, TX 78759. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Question Deadline 12/15/2024 Please submit questions for this Project 72 hours prior to bid opening through online in the Q & A portal. Addenda issued will be posted online. You will be notified of addenda automatically through email if you downloaded your plans and specifications via online . Bidders will be allowed to modify or withdraw bids prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. No bid received after the scheduled closing time will be accepted or opened. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least 120 calendar days. The successful Bidder, or Bidders, will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond each in the amount of the contract written by a responsible surety company authorized to do business in the State of Texas and satisfactory to the Owner. The award will be made on the basis of the lowest responsive bid. The City reserves the right to waive any formalities in the bidding and to reject any or all bids. This Contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, which includes EPA-approved fair share goals toward procurement of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) businesses. EPA rules require that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to M/WBEs through demonstration of the six affirmative steps. Equal Opportunity in Employment - All qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply to the construction, alteration or repair of treatment works carried out, in whole or in part, with assistance made available by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) or a construction project financed, in whole or in part, from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) The Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply to Contractors and Subcontractors performing on federally funded or assisted contracts in excess of $2,000 for the construction, alteration or repair (including painting) of a construction project under the DWSRF. For prime contracts in excess of $100,000, Contractors and Subcontractors must also, under the provisions of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, as amended, pay laborers and mechanics, including guards and watchmen, at least one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The Fair Labor Standards Act may also apply to Davis-Bacon covered contracts. Each bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee equivalent to five percent of the bid price (Water Code 17.183). If a bid bond is provided, the Contractor shall utilize a surety company which is authorized to do business in Texas in accordance with Surety Bonds and Related Instruments, Chapter 3503 of the Insurance Code. This contract is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.