San Antonio Water System

 INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Solicitation No. CO-00611

Sealed bids are requested by the San Antonio Water System for the construction of approximately 949 LF of 8-inch open cut sewer main, 620 LF of 10-inch open cut sewer main, 68 LF of 24-inch open cut sewer main, 959 LF of 10-inch pipe-burst sewer main, 100 LF of 42-inch jacking, boring or tunneling within or crossing Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way for the Multiple Sewershed Package 15: Pipe Burst & Open Cut Project, SAWS Job No. 19-4508.

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 10:30 AM (CDT) on June 23, 2023 via WebEx.

WebEx Link: https://saws.webex.com/saws/j.php?MTID=mafa0e1d191fe86233305c6d3896bd1f0

Meeting Number: 2497 900 0282

Meeting Password: xyDEa3SJJ86

To Join By Phone: +1-469-210-7159 US Toll (Dallas)

                                                                                                +1-408-418-9388 US Toll

                                                                                                210-233-2090 (Local Number)

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 June 27, 2023. Answers to the questions will be posted to the web site by 2:00 PM (CDT) on July 10, 2023, 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.

Bids will be received either Electronically or through Sealed bids, until 2:00 PM (CDT), July 17, 2023. Electronic bids will be received via the secure SAWS FTP site. Sealed bids will be received by Contract Administration, 2800 U.S. Hwy 281 North, Tower II, Customer Center Building, via a drop box located on the left wall when walking through the first set of double glass doors of the main Tower II entry on the north side of the building, San Antonio, Texas 78212. See the Electronic Bid Opening Instructions attachment for additional information regarding an electronic bid submittal. Electronic bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than five percent of the total bid price. (Or, if providing SAWS with a cashier's check or certified check in an amount not less than five percent of the total bid price, SAWS will request this within 24 hours from the apparent low bidder. Sealed bids 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. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud by Contract Administration via WebEx. 

WebEx Link: https://saws.webex.com/saws/j.php?MTID=m12c11b82053a3516259a244133bd1bbe

                                                                                Meeting Number: 2495 437 5342

Meeting Password: 6Z3UmsDMqi3

To Join By Phone: +1-469-210-7159 US Toll (Dallas)

                 +1-408-418-9388 US Toll

                         210-233-2090 (Local Number)

If Bidders intend to submit bids electronically, Bidders will need to submit a request by July 14, 2023, 2:00 PM (CDT) to receive access to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site via email to roxanne.lockhart@saws.org. Bidder’s email requesting access to the FTP site shall provide the legal name of Bidder’s company and the intended recipient’s email address and phone number. No requests for FTP site access will be accepted after July 14, 2023, 2:00 PM (CDT).