San Antonio Water System

REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS (RFCSP)

Solicitation No. CO-00351

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Meeting Number: 146 623 0068

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Sealed proposals are requested by the San Antonio Water System for the construction of W-1 Leon Creek: Hwy 151 to Hwy 90 Upper Segment, SAWS Job No. 19-4528. The project will replace and upsize approximately 1.5 miles of 42-inch gravity sewer main with an 84-inch Fiberglass Reinforced Pipe (FRP) gravity sanitary sewer main, 174 LF of 8-inch and 12-inch sanitary sewer side connectors, bypass pumping, pavement repairs, and traffic control for the W-1 Leon Creek: Hwy 151 to Hwy 90 Upper Segment.

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 10:00 AM (CT) on Monday, August 31, 2020 via WebEx.

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) 233-5351 until 2:00 PM (CT) on September 9, 2020. Answers to the questions will be posted to the web site by 2:00 PM (CT) on September 16, 2020 as a separate document or included as part of an addendum. 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 bids. Proposals will be received electronically only, until 2:00 PM (CDT), October 5, 2020.  Electronic bids will be received via the secure SAWS FTP site. 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. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud by Contract Administration via WebEx. 

To submit proposals electronically, Respondents will need to submit a request by October 2, 2020 at 2:00 PM (CDT) to receive access to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site via email to Roxanne.Lockhart@saws.org. Respondent’s email requesting access to the FTP site shall provide the legal name of Respondent’s company and the intended recipient’s email address and phone number. No requests for FTP site access will be accepted after October 2, 2020 at 2:00 PM.