San Antonio Water System

 BID OPENING DATE AND TIME HAS CHANGED - SEE ADDENDUM 3

Sealed bids are requested by the San Antonio Water System for the construction of electrical improvements for the DOS RIOS WRC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS - PHASE 1 Project, SAWS Job No. 14-6504.

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 210-233-3372.

For questions regarding this solicitation, technical questions or additional information, please contact Diana Woltersdorf, in writing via email to: diana.woltersdorf@saws.org until 4:00 PM (CT) on September 22 23, 2016. Answers to the questions will be posted to the web site by 4:00 PM (CT) on September 28, 2016 as a separate document or included as part of an addendum.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 AM  1:30 p.m. (CT) on September 20 21, 2016 at the San Antonio Water System’s Dos Rios Water Recycling Center O&M Building/Cafeteria, Training Room, 3495 Valley Road, San Antonio, Texas 78221. 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. There will be a non-mandatory site visit following the mandatory pre-bid meeting.

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 AM  2:00 PM(CT), October 3 14, 2016. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud in Contract Administration, CR-C137, 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.

All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on projects funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the Clean Water Sate Revolving Funds (CWSRF) shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. Wages to be paid on this project will be governed by the Department of Labor Wage General Decision or Decisions included in the bid documents for this project.

Any contract(s) awarded under this Invitation for Bids is subject to the American Iron and Steel (AIS) requirements of Section 608 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.