INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Solicitation No. CO-00164

Sealed bids are requested by the San Antonio Water System for the construction of a 1.5 MG composite elevated storage tank and demolition of a 1.0 MG steel elevated storage tank for the Southwest Loop 410 Elevated Storage Tank Project, SAWS Job No. 17-6001.

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 3:00 PM (CT) on October 19, 2018 at the San Antonio Water System’s Customer Center Building, 1st floor, Conference Room CR-C137, 2800 U.S. Hwy 281 North, San Antonio, Texas.

For questions regarding this solicitation, technical questions or additional information, please contact Janie M. 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 22, 2018. Answers to the questions will be posted to the web site by 5:00 PM (CT) on October 25, 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 9:00 AM (CT), November 1, 2018. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud by Contract Administration in 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.