ADVERTISEMENT TO BID The Lake Palo Pinto Area Water Supply Corporation will receive sealed Bids addressed to the Lake Palo Pinto Area Water Supply Corporation for the DWSRF Water Treatment Plant Improvements until 3:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at the Lake Palo Pinto Area Water Supply Corporation office, located at 4500 N. Lakeview Drive, Palo Pinto, Texas 76484. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately thereafter at same location. The work generally includes construction of Water Treatment Plant improvements including work at the raw water pump station, Water Treatment Plant, and 7-R Ranch. Copies of the Bidding Documents and Contract Documents including Drawings and Technical Specifications, may be examined or obtained from Enprotec / Hibbs & Todd, Inc., 402 Cedar, Abilene, TX 79601, 325/698-5560, 325/691-0058 Fax, upon payment of $100.00 Hardcopy or $50.00 PDF CD (non-refundable) for each set. A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. local time at the Lake Palo Pinto Area Water Supply Corporation Office, 4500 N. Lakeview Drive, Palo Pinto, Texas 76484, in the Conference Room. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a Cashiers Check or Bid Bond, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount bid, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into a proper Contract and execute Bonds on the forms provided in the Contract Documents. Bid sureties will be returned to all but the three lowest acceptable bidders within five days after the opening of Bids. Remaining bid sureties will be returned after complete execution of the Contract. The surety company providing the Bid Bond must conform to the same requirements for surety companies providing Performance and Payment Bonds described below. The successful bidder must furnish Performance and Payment Bond on the forms furnished with the Contract Documents in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the total Contract price, from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety. The surety company must have a minimum Bests Key Rating of B or better. The surety company, the agency and agent issuing the Performance and Payment Bond must be authorized to issue such bonds in Texas in an amount equal to or greater than the total contract price. This contract is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board. Any contract or contracts awarded under this Invitation for Bids are expected to be funded in part by a loan from the Texas Water Development Board. Neither the State of Texas nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees are or will be a party to this Invitation for Bids or any resulting contract. Equal Opportunity in Employment - All qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or handicap. The contractor shall carry out applicable requirements of 40 CFR 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. The Lake Palo Pinto Area Water Supply Corporation reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. All laborers and mechanics working on the work site and employed by contractors and subcontractors on projects funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund shall by paid wages as described in the section, Mandatory Davis-Bacon Act Contract Conditions. Any contracts in excess of $2,000 for construction, alteration or repair (including painting and decorating and funded under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs shall include the Mandatory Davis-Bacon Act Contract Conditions. 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 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 Minority Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Business Enterprise 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: CATEGORY CONSTRUCTION MBE 12.94% WBE 8.72% CATEGORY EQUIPMENT MBE 7.12% WBE 5.39% CATEGORY SERVICES MBE 10.84% WBE 5.72% CATEGORY SUPPLIES MBE 9.68% WBE 9.34% Which are also available online at http://www.twdb.texas.gov/financial/programs/DBE/dbe.asp Each Bidder must submit the PRIME CONTRACTOR AFFIRMATIVE STEPS CERTIFICATION AND GOALS (WRD-0217) with the bid, to demonstrate the Bidders understanding and commitment to taking affirmative steps. Upon request, the Bidder must provide the Owner with the information required for DBE Certification and Participation Summary, TWDB document TWDB-0373 and provide sufficient documentation (TWDB-0216) that a good faith effort was made in offering fair opportunity for participation by qualified DBE firms. This information must be submitted prior to the contract award so the information can be approved and presented to the TWDB for funding of this contract. Any contract(s) awarded under this Advertisement to Bid is/are subject to the American Iron and Steel (AIS) requirements of P.L. 113-235 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. Date Issued: November 22, 2015 By: Mark Griffin, Manager
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