San Antonio Water System

 INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Solicitation No. CO-00599-LE   

Sealed bids are requested by the San Antonio Water System for the construction of three (3) new vertical turbine pumps, piping, valves, motors, flow meter, chlorine analyzer, new prefabricated pump station building, new hydropneumatic tank, new site fencing and security, site grading and access driveway and associated electrical and instrumentation and controls for the Ranch Town No. 2 Pump Station Improvements Project, SAWS Job No. 20-6005.

To view additional project information, as well as obtain the plans and specifications for this project, visit our website located at www.saws.org and click on the Business Center. Then select Bidder, Consultant, and Vendor Registration, which is located on the left-hand side of the screen. Select the Register Now button and proceed with registration.

For difficulties downloading plans and specifications, contact the Contracting Department at 210-233-3341.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:30 A.M. (CDT) October 3, 2022 via WebEx.

https://saws.webex.com

Meeting number (access code): 2480 082 2950

Meeting password: hiGdp3yNB95

Audio Connection: 210-233-2090

A non-mandatory pre-bid site visit will be held at 1:00 PM (CDT) on October 5, 2022 at the San Antonio Water System’s Ranch Town No. 2 Pump Station located at 12100 W. Apache Bluff #PUMP, Helotes, TX 78023.

The subsequent document “Attachment A: Site Visit Procedures” is attached hereto and made part of this specification section and includes procedures that shall be followed to attend the pre-bid site visit meeting. Due to the present COVID-19 pandemic, each respondent wishing to visit the site shall review and strictly adhere to the requirements, including the requirements to RSVP, as described in “Attachment A: Site Visit Procedures” and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.

For questions regarding this solicitation, technical questions, or additional information, please contact Lindsay Esquivel, Contract Administrator, in writing via email to: Lindsay.esquivel@saws.org or by fax to (210) 233-4236 until 4:00 PM (CDT) on October 13, 2022. Answers to the questions will be posted to the web site by 12:00 PM (CDT) on October 21, 2022, as a separate document or included as part of an addendum. Please be advised that Bidders are prohibited from communicating with any other SAWS staff, the Consultant, the Developer, or City of San Antonio officials regarding this IFB up until the contract is awarded as outlined in the Instructions to Bidders.

Due to the COVID-19 emergency and to protect the health of the public, SAWS is implementing new procedures for the submission of bids. Bids will be received either Electronically or through Sealed bids, until 2:00 PM (CDT), October 28, 2022. Electronic bids will be received via the secure SAWS FTP site. Sealed bids will be received by Contract Administration, 2800 U.S. Hwy 281 North, Tower II, Customer Center Building, via a drop box located on the left wall when walking through the first set of double glass doors of the main Tower II entry on the north side of the building, San Antonio, Texas 78212. See the Electronic Bid Opening Instructions attachment for additional information regarding an electronic bid submittal. Electronic bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than five percent of the total bid price. (Or, if providing SAWS with a cashier's check or certified check in an amount not less than five percent of the total bid price, SAWS will request this within 24 hours from the apparent low bidder. Sealed bids must be accompanied by a cashier's check, certified check, or bid bond in an amount not less than five percent of the total bid price. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud by Contract Administration via WebEx.

If Bidders intend to submit bids electronically, Bidders will need to submit a request by 2:00 PM (CDT) on October 27, 2022, to receive access to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site via email to Lindsay.esquivel@saws.org. Bidder’s email requesting access to the FTP site shall provide the legal name of Bidder’s company and the intended recipient’s email address and phone number.  No requests for FTP site access will be accepted after 2:00 PM (CDT) on October 27, 2022.

Bid opening WebEx meeting will be held at 2:00 PM (CDT) on October 28, 2022.

https://saws.webex.com   

Meeting number (access code): 2488 961 0280

Meeting password: isF2FvcJD46

Audio Connection: 210-233-2090