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

Replace 2-inch galvanized steel water line with a 6-inch PVC waterline, install new service lines, and a fire hydrant in the 600 and 700 blocks of Polly Avenue. The OWNER may consider informal any bid not prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions hereof and may waive any informalities or reject any and all bids. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or authorized postponement thereof. Any bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. No bidder may withdraw a bid within 60 days after bid opening. Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the bidder, his address and the name of the project for which the bid is submitted. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed as specified in the bid form. The Owner will make such investigations as he deems necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to perform the work, and the bidder shall furnish to the Owner all such information and data for this purpose as the Owner may request. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the contract and therefore to complete the work contemplated herein. Conditional bids will not be accepted. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check of the bidder, or a bid bond, issued to Tarrant County, duly executed by the bidder as principal and having as surety thereon a surety company approved by the Owner, in the amount of 5% of the bid. Such checks or bid bonds will be returned to all except the three lowest bidders within thirty days after the opening of bids and the remaining checks or bid bonds will be returned promptly after the owner and the accepted bidder have executed the contract or, if no award has been made within sixty days after the date of the opening of bids, upon demand of the bidder at any time thereafter, so long as he has not been notified of the acceptance of his bid. The successful bidder, upon his failure or refusal to execute and deliver the contract and/or bonds required within 10 days after he has received notice of the acceptance of his bid, shall forfeit to the Owner, as liquidated damages for such failure or refusal, the return of the bid bond and a claim shall be filed with the surety. Bidder must agree to commence work on or before a date to be specified in a written "Notice to Proceed" by the Owner and to fully complete the project within the specified time as stated in the proposal. No interpretation of the meaning of plans, specifications, or other pre-bid documents will be made to any bidder orally. Every request for such interpretation shall be in writing, addressed to the engineer using the delivery system set up for the distribution of the plans and specifications, whether that be digital or hard copy distribution, and to be given consideration, must be received at least five days prior to the date fixed for the opening of bids. Any and all such interpretations and any supplemental instructions will be in the form of written addenda to the specifications which, if issued, will be distributed to all prospective bidders through the contact information provided by each individual bidder, not later than the opening of bids. Failure of any bidder to receive any such addendum or interpretation shall not relieve the bidder from any obligation under his bid as submitted. All addenda so shall become part of the contract documents. It is further agreed that the quantities of work to be done at unit prices and materials to be furnished may be increased or diminished as may be considered necessary, in the opinion of the Engineer, to complete the work fully as planned and contemplated and that all quantities of work, whether increased or decreased, are to be performed at the unit prices set forth except as provided for in the specifications. The Owner reserves the right to increase or decrease the amount of work to be done by any amount not to be exceeded by twenty-five percent (25%) of the original contract amount. In the event the increase pertains to items not originally bid, the Contractor shall submit a bid in writing to the Engineer for approval. It is further agreed that lump sum prices may be increased to cover additional work ordered by the Engineer but not shown on the plans or required by the specifications, in accordance with the provisions of the general conditions; similarly, they may be decreased to cover deletion of work so ordered. The Owner reserves the right to reject the Contractor's bid on such extra work and secure such work to be done other than by said Contractor.)