San Antonio Water System

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Solicitation No. CO-00197

Sealed bids are requested by the San Antonio Water System for the construction of the Dos Rios WRC Chlorine System Improvements Project, SAWS Job No. 17-6508, which entails the removal and replacement of chlorine and sulfur dioxide systems and associated systems including electrical, instrumentation and controls and yard piping.

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 mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit will be held at 10:00 AM (CT) on September 5, 2018 at the San Antonio Water System’s Dos Rios WRC O&M Building (Building 16), 3495 Valley Road San Antonio, Texas, 78221. Attendees wishing to conduct site visits after the meeting shall be required to supply their own personal protective equipment including a hard hat, high visibility vest and steel toe boots. 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.

For questions regarding this solicitation, technical questions or additional information, please contact Janie Powell, Contract Administrator, in writing via email to Janie.Powell@saws.org or by fax to (210) 233-5351 until 2:00 PM (CT) on October 1, 2018. Answers to the questions will be posted to the web site by 5:00 PM (CT) on October 2, 2018 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.

Sealed bids will be received by Counter Services in the Customer Service office across from the Guard Station, 2800 U.S. Hwy 281 North, Customer Center Building, San Antonio, Texas 78212, until 2:00 PM (CT), October 9, 2018. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud in Contract Administration, Conference Room CR-C169, 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.