San Antonio Water System

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Solicitation No. CD-B-14-049-MF

Sealed bids are requested by the San Antonio Water System for the construction of sewer main rehabilitation utilizing Pipe Bursting and Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) methods for pipe varying in size for the 2014 Small Diameter Rehabilitation – Project 1, SAWS Job No. 14-4805. The construction projects under taken will assist with SAWS reaching our SSO CD goals.

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 210-233-3405.

For questions regarding this solicitation, technical questions or additional information, please contact Maria Franco, Contract Administrator, in writing via email to: mfranco@saws.org or by fax to (210) 233-4622 until 4:00 p.m. (CT) on August 29, 2014.  Answers to the questions will be posted to the web site by 4:00 PM (CT) on September 3, 2014 as a separate document or included as part of an addendum.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. on August 27, 2014 at the San Antonio Water System’s Customer Service Building, 1^st floor, Conference Room CR-C137, 2800 U.S. Hwy 281 North, San Antonio, Texas.

Sealed bids will be received by the Contract Administration Division, 2800 U.S. Hwy 281 North, Customer Center Building, Suite 171, San Antonio, Texas 78212, until 10:00 a.m., September 10, 2014. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud in Contract Administration, Suite 169, Customer Center Building, 2800 U.S. Hwy 281 North, San Antonio, Texas. Each bid 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.

This contract is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board.

Any contract or contracts awarded under this Invitation for Bids (IFB) are expected to be funded in part by financial assistance from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Neither the State of Texas nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees are or will be a party to this IFB or any resulting contract.

Equal Opportunity in Employment – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin. The contractor shall carry out applicable requirements of 40CFR Part 33 in the award and administration of contracts awarded under TWDB financial assistance agreements. Failure by the contractor to carry out these requirements is a material breach, which may result in the termination of the awarded financial assistance.

Comply with all federal requirements applicable to the Loan (including those imposed by the 2014 Appropriations Act and related SRF Policy Guidelines) which the Participant understands includes, among other requirements, that all of the iron and steel products used in the Project are to be produced in the United States (“American Iron and Steel Requirement”) unless (i) the Participant has requested and obtained a waiver from the Agency pertaining to the Project or (ii) the Finance Authority has otherwise advised the Participant in writing that the American Iron and Steel Requirement is not applicable to the Project.

Comply with all record keeping and reporting requirements under the Clean Water Act/Safe Drinking Water Act, including any reports required by a Federal agency or the Finance Authority such as performance indicators of program deliverables, information on costs and project progress. The Participant understands that (i) each contract and subcontract related to the Project is subject to audit by appropriate federal and state entities and (ii) failure to comply with the Clean Water Act/Safe Drinking Water Act and this Agreement may be a default hereunder that results in a repayment of the Loan in advance of the maturity of the Bonds and/or other remedial actions.