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

Vendors are strongly encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid meeting. The City of Laredo reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any minor irregularities. If the bidder submits both an electronic bid and a properly completed manual bid, the Purchasing Division will use the electronic bid to determine the total bid amount. If an electronic bid is submitted along with an incomplete manual bid, the electronic bid will also be used for the total bid amount. Bid forms can be downloaded and printed through Cit-E-Bid. Mailed proposals, telegraphic, or facsimile proposals will not be considered. Bidders must submit a satisfactory cashier's or certified check, or bidder's bond, payable without recourse to the order of the City of Laredo, Texas, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance and payment bonds within ten days after Notice of Award for contracts in excess of $25,000. Bids without the required check or bond will not be considered. Provide, install, move, replace, maintain, clean, and remove all traffic control devices shown on the plans and as directed. Temporary work zone (TWZ) traffic control devices manufactured after December 31, 2019, must have been successfully tested to the crashworthiness requirements of the 2016 edition of the AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH). An exception to the manufacture date applies when, based on the project's date of letting, a category of MASH-2016 compliant TWZ traffic control devices was not approved, or was not self-certified. In such case, devices that meet NCHRP-350 or MASH-2009 may be used. Temporary work zone (TWZ) traffic control devices manufactured on or before December 31, 2019, must at a minimum have been successfully tested to the crashworthiness requirements of NCHRP-350 or MASH-2009. These devices may continue to be used throughout their normal service lives. Such TWZ traffic control devices include: o portable sign supports, o barricades, o portable traffic barriers designated exclusively for use in TWZs, o crash cushions designated exclusively for use in TWZs, o longitudinal channelizers, and o truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs) and trailer attenuators (TAs). Category I devices (i.e., lightweight devices), such as cones, tubular markers, and drums without lights or signs attached, may be self-certified by the vendor or provider, with documentation provided to the Department, or as shown on Department's Compliant Work Zone Traffic Control Device List. Install, maintain, and remove erosion, sedimentation, and environmental control measures to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants and protect environmental resources in accordance with the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3) and environmental layout shown on the plans. Comply with Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Construction General Permit (CGP) TXR150000 requirements. Control measures are defined as Best Management Practices (BMPs) used to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants and measures to protect environmental resources. Control measures include, but are not limited to, rock filter dams, temporary pipe slope drains, temporary paved flumes, construction exits, earthwork for erosion control, pipe, construction perimeter fence, sandbags, temporary sediment control fence, biodegradable erosion control logs, vertical tracking, temporary or permanent seeding, and other measures. Erosion and sediment control devices must be selected from the Erosion Control Approved Products List. Perform work in a manner to prevent degradation of receiving waters, protect environmental resources, facilitate project construction, and comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Ensure the installation and maintenance of control measures are performed in conformance with the manufacturer's or designer's specifications. This Item shall govern the cleaning and Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) inspection of sanitary and storm sewer mains before assessment, rehabilitation and final acceptance of a system. The Contractor shall do the televising. The City reserves the right to retelevise any new sanitary sewer/storm drain work after the placement of pavement or permanent trench resurfacing, but before acceptance by the Engineer, to determine the existence and extent of any foreign material or obstructions such as, but not necessarily limited to, cement grout, wood, rocks, sand, concrete, or pieces of pipe, and any structural deficiencies or sags precipitated by the permanent resurfacing operations or other Contract Work. The Contractorshall notify the Engineer and Utility Inspector five (5) working daysin advance of the anticipated date of the televising. Five (5) working days shall be allowed for the Engineer to review each individual video recording of each and every storm drain documented on t hat particular recording. In the event that any deficiencies or sags are discovered by the Engineer, either by the Contractor's televising or the City's re-televising, Five (5) working days shall be allowed for the Engineer to determine whether the deficiencies or sags are repairable in place. If the Engineer determines that the deficiencies or sags are not repairable in place, the affected portion(s) shall be reconstructed in accordance with these Specifications. The Contractor shall not be entitled to any additional working days due to delays resulting from the correction of any deficiencies or sags, repairable or non- repairable in place, as determined by televised inspections and the Engineer. CLARIFICATION OR OBJECTION TO BID SPECIFICATIONS If any person contemplating submitting a bid for this contract is in doubt as to the true meaning of the specifications, or other bid documents or any part thereof, they may submit to the City Purchasing Agent on or before seven (7) calendar days prior to the scheduled bid deadline a request for clarification which must be submitted in writing through email seven (7) days prior to the scheduled date for opening to: CITY OF LAREDO PURCHASING AGENT 5512, Thomas Ave, Laredo, TX 78041; Questions & Responses section on Cit-E-Bid system.