San Antonio Water System

Sealed proposals are requested by the San Antonio Water System for the construction of new pump mixing systems for Digesters No. 1, 2 and 3; digester cleaning; digester dome liner and crack repairs; digester floor repairs; replacement of the gas system appurtenances; Sludge Holding Tank No. 1 (SHT No. 1) cleaning; SHT No. 1 dome liner repair; SHT No. 1 floor repair; removal and replacement of sludge valves associated with Digesters No. 1, 2, 3 and 4; installation of gate valves on hot water lines; removal and replacement of the digester gas flares; all structural work; site grading; yard piping; all paintings and coatings, and all associated electrical, instrumentation and control improvements as shown in the contract documents for the Dos Rios Water Recycling Center (DRWRC) Digester Mixing and System Enhancements- Phase II Project, SAWS Job No. 11-6502.

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 Respondent, 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 210-233-3045.

For questions regarding this solicitation, technical questions or additional information, please contact Maria Franco, Contract Administrator, in writing via email to: Maria.Franco@saws.org or by fax to (210)233-4622 until 4:00 PM (CT) on October 8, 2013. Answers to the remaining questions will be posted to the website by 4:00 PM (CT) on October 11, 2013 as a separate document or included as part of an addendum.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held at 10:00 AM (CT) on October 3, 2013 at the San Antonio Water System’s Dos Rios WRC O&M Building Training Room, 3495 Valley Road, San Antonio, Texas 78221. A site visit shall be conducted immediately after the pre-proposal meeting. Personnel protective equipment (PPE) such as steel toe boots, hard hats and goggles must be worn due to ongoing projects. Under no circumstances will anyone not wearing PPE be allowed near the project area.

Sealed proposals will be received by the Contract Administration Division, 2800 U.S. Hwy 281 North, Customer Center Building, Suite 171, San Antonio, Texas 78212, until 2:00 PM (CT), October 23, 2013. Proposals will then be publicly opened and read aloud in Contract Administration, Suite 169, Customer Center Building, 2800 U.S. Hwy 281 North, San Antonio, Texas. This solicitation requires a Qualification Package, Good Faith Effort Plan, and Conflict of Interest Questionnaire, which should be included as part of the proposals and will become part of the construction documents. Each proposal must be accompanied by a cashier's check, certified check, or bid bond in an amount not less than five percent of the total price.

This contract is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board.

Any contract or contracts awarded under this Invitation for Responders (IFR) 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.

This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “fair share policy”, which includes EPA-approved “fair share goals” for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) firms in the Construction, Supplies, Equipment and Services procurement categories. EPA’s policy requires that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to MBE and WBE firms. Although EPA’s policy does not mandate that the fair share goals be achieved, it does require applicants and prime contractors to demonstrate use of the six affirmative steps. The current fair share goals for the State of Texas are as follows: 

MBE: CONSTRUCTION 12.94%; SUPPLIES 9.68%; SERVICES 10.84%; EQUIPMENT 7.12%.

WBE: CONSTRUCTION 8.72%; SUPPLIES 9.34%; SERVICES 5.72%; EQUIPMENT 5.39%.

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) or Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) 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.

Pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 14 and the Copeland Act, 40 U.S.C. 3145, the Department of Labor has issued regulations at 29 CFR parts 1, 3 and 5 to implement the Davis-Bacon and related Acts. Regulations in 29 CFR 5.5 instruct agencies concerning application of the standard Davis-Bacon contract clauses set forth in that section. All grants, cooperative agreements, and loans funded under the CWSRF and DWSRF shall include the standard Davis-Bacon contract clauses found in 29 CFR 5.5(a), which shall also be incorporated in any resultant covered contracts that are in excess of $2,000 for construction, alteration or repair (including painting and decorating).