San Antonio Water System

 INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Solicitation No. CO-00683

Sealed bids are requested by the San Antonio Water System for the rehabilitation of three AWWA D110 prestressed concrete ground storage tanks located in Bexar County as included in the Contract Documents for the 2023 Concrete Ground Storage Tank Painting and Rehabilitation Project, SAWS Job No. 21-0116.

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 10:00 AM (CDT) on September 11, 2023, via WebEx.

LINK: SAWS Webex

Meeting number (access code): 2481 421 6764

Meeting password: CO-00683

Join by Phone: +1-469-210-7159 United States Toll (Dallas)
+1-408-418-9388 United States Toll

210-233-2090 Local Only

 A non-mandatory site visit will be held at 8:00 AM (CDT) on September 12, 2023, at the following location:

Somerset Ground Storage Tank -  19260 Somerset Road, Van Ormy, TX 78069

 Winwood Ground Storage Tank - 28555 Frontage Rd, Boerne, TX 78006

   Oliver Ranch Ground Storage Tank -  26293 US 281, San Antonio, TX 78260

See Attachment A -Site Visit Procedures to attend the pre-proposal site visit meeting.

For questions regarding this solicitation, technical questions, or additional information, please contact Theadora Gonzalez, Contract Administrator, in writing via email to: Theadora.Gonzalez@saws.org or by fax to (210) 233-4236 until 4:00 PM (CDT) on September 18, 2023. Answers to the questions will be posted to the web site by 4:00 PM (CDT) on September 25, 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), October 3, 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.

LINK: SAWS Webex

 Meeting number (access code): 2482 041 7458

Meeting password: CO-00683

Join by Phone:+1-469-210-7159 United States Toll (Dallas)
+1-408-418-9388 United States Toll

210-233-2090 Local Only

If Bidders intend to submit bids electronically, Bidders will need to submit a request by 2:00 PM (CDT), on October 2, 2023. to receive access to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site via email to theadora.gonzalez@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 2:00 PM (CDT), on October 2, 2023.