San Antonio Water System

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Solicitation No. CD-B-14-053-MF

Sealed bids are requested by the San Antonio Water System for the construction of 8-inch, 10-inch, 12- inch, 15-inch, 21-inch, 24-inch, 27-inch, 30-inch, 33-inch, 36-inch, 42-inch and 48-inch diameter sewer mains installed by Pipe-Bursting and CIPP construction for the 2014 Small and Large Diameter Rehab Program – Project 2, SAWS Job No. 14-4806.

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 October 24, 2014. Answers to the questions will be posted to the web site by 4:00 PM (CT) on October 30, 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 October 21, 2014 at the San Antonio Water System’s Tower II Building, first floor, Conference Room C137, 2800 U.S. Hwy 281 North, San Antonio, Texas. Please be advised that under no circumstances shall any late or non-attendee(s) to the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting be allowed to submit a bid for the project.

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 2:30 p.m., November 7, 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.