San Antonio Water System

***ADDENDUM 2 - UPDATED PRICE PROPOSAL, PROPOSAL CERTIFICATION, AND ESTIMATED BUDGET***

***BIDDERS SHALL USE THE REVISED BID PROPOSAL WHEN SUBMITTING A BID FOR THIS PROJECT.  FAILURE TO USE THE REVISED VERSION MAY RESULT IN THE BID BEING FOUND NON-RESPONSIVE.***

 REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS (RFCSP)

 Solicitation No. CO-00563

Sealed proposals are requested by the San Antonio Water System for the construction of approximately 14,700 linear feet of 6-inch to 18-inch sewer main by boring, tunneling and open cut method, sewer lift station decommissioning and bypassing of a lift station for the Helotes Creek Gravity Main and Lift Station No. 246 Elimination Project, SAWS Job No. 16-4403.

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 A.M (CDT) July 18, 2022, via WebEx.

  https://saws.webex.com

Meeting Number (access code): 2494 816 5261

Meeting Password: N3SbHXCEx27

Audio Connection: (210) 233-2090

For questions regarding this solicitation, technical questions or additional information, please contact Florinda Gonzales, in writing via email to: Florinda.gonzales@saws.org or by fax to (210) 233-5415 until 10:00 AM (CDT) on July 26, 2022. Answers to the questions will be posted to the web site by 4:00 PM (CDT) on August 1 July 29, 2022 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 proposals.  Proposals will be received electronically only, until 9:00 AM (CDT), August 16, 2022 10:00 AM (CDT), August 11, 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.

https://saws.webex.com

Meeting Number (access code): 2497 567 1057

Meeting Password:  StwYYv4r2G3

Audio Connection: (210) 233-2090