San Antonio Water System

PLEASE SEE ADDENDUM 3 FOR CHANGE IN DATE AND TIME OF WHEN PROPOSALS ARE DUE AND WHEN Q&A ADDENDUM WILL BE POSTED

 REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS 

(RFCPS)

Solicitation No. CO-00537

Sealed proposals are requested by the San Antonio Water System for the construction of the E-54 Regional Lift Station, SAWS Job No. 22-2502. The work under this solicitation will include the installation of an approximate 6 MGD sanitary sewer lift station The project is located in the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone on the North side of San Antonio, south of Evans Road. The construction scope of this project includes:

•     Construction of a 6 MGD sanitary sewer lift station including but not limited to: construction of wet well, submersible pumps, electronic instrumentation, pump controls, SCADA communication equipment, station piping, electrical building, and other associated improvements for a complete in-place facility.

•     Decommissioning three (3) existing SAWS lift stations (LS#235 Fossil Ridge, LS#297 Fischer, and LS#236 Fox Grove).

•     127 LF of 24-inch, 44 LF of 21-inch, 67 LF of 12-inch, and 136 LF of 8-inch gravity sewer main and

associated manholes via open-cut trenching.

•     Pipe installation and lift station wet well excavation in limestone rock. 

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-proposal meeting will be held at 1:00 PM (CDT) on October 11, 2022, via WebEx.

LINK: https://saws.webex.com/saws/j.php?MTID=m4bc40cc38ef370df86ce913e9af77d81

Meeting Number: 2488 206 9405

Meeting Password: pmDMsJa3k22

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For questions regarding this solicitation, technical questions or additional information, please contact Roxanne Lockhart, Contract Administrator, in writing via email to: roxanne.lockhart@saws.org or by fax to 210-233-4438 until 2:00 PM (CDT) on October 19, 2022.  Answers to the questions will be posted to the web site by 2:00 PM (CDT) on October 26 28, 2022, as a separate document or included as part of an addendum.  Please be advised that firms responding to this RFCSP (Respondents) are prohibited from communicating with any other SAWS staff, the Consultant, the Developer, or COSA officials regarding this RFCSP up until the contract is awarded as outlined in the Instructions to Respondents.

Due to the COVID-19 emergency and to protect the health of the public, SAWS is implementing new procedures for the submission of proposals.  Proposals will be received electronically only, until 2 1:00 PM (CDT), November 3 9, 2022.  Electronic proposals will be received via the secure SAWS FTP site.  See the Electronic Proposal Opening Instructions attachment for additional information regarding an electronic proposal submittal.  Electronic proposals shall be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than five percent of the total proposal price.  (Or, if providing SAWS with a cashier's check or certified check in an amount not less than five percent of the total proposal price, SAWS will request this within 24 hours from the Respondent who did not submit a bid bond).  Proposals will then be publicly opened and read aloud by Contract Administration via WebEx.

LINK: https://saws.webex.com/saws/j.php?MTID=m97c75f43deacda1a997e240c2e2f1fd5

Meeting Number: 2490 594 3242

Meeting Password: 7gjVtEJDA47

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