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SECTION 3 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID CENTRAL TEXAS WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION CONTRACT NO. 1 3 MGD DOCK L. CURB WATER TREATMENT PLANT Sealed Bids, in envelopes addressed to the Central Texas Water Supply Corporation, 4020 Lakecliffe Drive, Harker Heights, Texas 76548-8607, will be received at the abovementioned address until Wednesday, 3:00 p.m., December 16, 2009, and then publicly opened and read, for furnishing all labor, material and equipment and performing all work required for the construction of "Contract No. 1 - 3 MGD Dock L. Curb Water Treatment Plant". This project consists of the construction of a 3 MGD PALL microfiltration water treatment plant, including pre-engineered steel building, pre-treatment clarifiers, piping and valves, process chemical feed system, backwash holding pond, solar power system,geothermal air conditioning system and all required electrical and control systems. ARRA FUNDING This contract is to be funded through a (grant/loan) obtained from the TWDB as partof the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. There are a number of specialprovisions for this funding that the bidder should understand. • Projects must be under construction prior to February 17, 2010. This project will not be funded if this schedule is not achieved. • DOL Wage Rates will apply to this funding package. (a) Section 1606 of ARRA requires that 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 Federal Government pursuant to the Recovery Act 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 DFR 5.5 instruct agencies concerning application of the standard Davis-Bacon contract clauses set forth in that section. Federal agencies providing grants, cooperative agreements, and loans under the Recovery Act shall ensure that the standard Davis-Bacon contract clauses found in 29 CFR 5.5(a) are incorporated in any resultant covered contracts that are in excess of $2,000 for construction, alteration or repair (including painting and decorating). (b) For additional guidance on the wage rate requirements of section 1606, contact your awarding agency. Recipients of grants, cooperative agreements and loans should direct their initial inquiries concerning the application of Davis-Bacon requirements to a particular federally assisted project to the Federal agency funding the project. The Secretary of Labor retains final coverage authority under Reorganization Plan Number 14. • The project will include special reporting provisions to a national database regarding the progress of construction. The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, the Government Funding Transparency Act of 2008 ("2008 Act"), and Section 1512(c) of ARRA require periodic reporting of project information. Applicants must report on the financial status and performance of their projects on a weekly and quarterly basis. The Reporting Requirements include reporting on the performance of all first-tier contracts and grants awarded for the project, with special consideration given to estimating the number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained by the activity. Applicants must require contractors to obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System Number and maintain current registration in the Central Contractor Registration. Applicants must agree to furnish all information and reports required by federal and state law, and must agree to require all contractors to furnish information needed for reporting purposes. • The project includes certain Buy-American provisions included in the Act. (a) Definitions. Manufactured good, public building and public work, and steel, as used in this notice, are defined in the 2 CFR 176.140. (b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. A prospective applicant requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) (Recovery Act) should submit the request to the award official in time to allow a determination before submission of applications or proposals. The prospective applicant shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs at 2 CFR 176.140(c) and (d) in the request. If an applicant has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of 1605 of the Recovery Act before submitting its application or proposal, or has not received a response to a previous request, the applicant shall include the information and supporting data in the application or proposal. (c) Evaluation of project proposals. If the Federal Government determines that an exception based on unreasonable cost of domestic iron, steel, and/or manufactured goods applies, the Federal Government will evaluate a project requesting exception to the requirements of section 1605 of the Recovery Act by adding to the estimated total cost of the project 25 percent of the project cost, if foreign iron, steel, or manufactured goods are used in the project based on unreasonable cost of comparable manufactured domestic iron, steel, and/or manufactured goods. (d) Alternate project proposals. (1) When a project proposal includes foreign iron, steel, and/or manufactured goods not listed by the Federal Government at 2 CFR 176.140(b)(2), the applicant also may submit an alternate proposal based on use of equivalent domestic iron, steel, and/or manufactured goods. (2) If an alternate proposal is submitted, the applicant shall submit a separate cost comparison table prepared in accordance with 2 CFR 176.140(c) and (d) for the proposal that is based on the use of any foreign iron, steel, and/or manufactured goods for which the Federal Government has not yet determined an exception applies. (3) If the Federal Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with 2 CFR 176.140(b) does not apply, the Federal Government will evaluate only those proposals based on use of the equivalent domestic iron, steel, and/or manufactured goods, and the applicant shall be required to furnish such domestic items." • This contract is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board. • Any contract or contracts awarded under this Invitation for Bid 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, religion, sex, age handicap or national origin. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President's Executive Order No. 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375, and as supplemented in Department of Labor regulations 41 CFR Part 60. • Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - This contract is subject to EPA established DBE "fair share" goals. TWDB document "TWDB Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Guidance" is included in the bidding documents. This contract is subject to EPA established Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). MBE: Construction 34.8%; Supplies 9.7%; Equipment 7.2%; Services 16.1% WBE: Construction 6.7%; Supplies 5.2%; Equipment 4.1%; Services 21.3% A prebid conference will be held at the office of Central Texas Water SupplyCorporation, 4020 Lakecliffe Drive, Harker Heights, Texas 76548-8607 on Wednesday,December 2, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. Although the prebid conference is not mandatory,contractors, subcontractors and equipment suppliers interested in submitting bids for this project, are encouraged to attend. In an attempt to address all questions or concerns, prospective bidders are asked to submit a list of written questions to the Engineer at the prebid conference. The Engineer will endeavor to respond to these written questions within 96 hours (4 days) prior to the bid date. Site visits to the water treatment plant site, raw water intake site and elevated tank site will be offered to the attendees following the conclusion of the prebid conference. Bids will be submitted in sealed envelopes for the Project on the Proposal furnished, and marked in the upper left hand corner: Bid for: "Contract No. 1 - 3 MGD Dock L. Curb Water Treatment Plant" Opening: Wednesday, 3:00 p.m., December 16, 2009 All Proposals shall be accompanied by a certified cashier's check upon a national or state bank in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Total Maximum Bid Price payable without recourse to Central Texas Water Supply Corporation, or a Bid Bond in the same amount from a reliable Surety company as a guarantee that Bidder will enter into acontract and execute Performance Bond within ten (10) days after Notice of Award of Contract to him. Provided however, if the Contract price is less than $50,000.00, theBidder shall have the option of providing a Letter of Credit in lieu of a Performance Bond, said Letter of Credit to be in a form acceptable to Central Texas Water Supply Corporation. The Notice of Award of Contract shall be given by the Owner within sixty (60) days after the Bid opening. The Bid Security must be enclosed in the sameenvelope with the Bid. Bids without check or Bid Bond will not be considered. All Bid Securities will be returned to the respective Bidder within twenty-five (25) days after Bids are opened, except those which the Owner elects to hold until the successful Bidder has executed the Contract. Thereafter all remaining securities, including security of the successful Bidder, will be returned within sixty (60) days after contract execution. The successful Bidder must furnish Performance Bond or Letter of Credit, Payment Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price from an approved Surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety (andacceptable according to the latest list of companies holding Certificates of Authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States) or other Surety or Suretiesacceptable to the Owner, with approval prior to Bid opening. The right is reserved, as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and all Bids, and to waive any informality in Bids received. Plans, Specifications and Bidding documents may be secured from the office of S.D. KALLMAN, L.P. ~~ Engineers & and Environmental Consultants, 1106 South Mays, Suite 100, Round Rock, Texas 78664, (512) 218-4404, for the sum of $350.00 per set, non-refundable, made payable to S.D. KALLMAN, L.P. Plans and Specifications may be examined at the office of the Central Texas WaterSupply Corporation, 4020 Lakecliffe Drive, Harker Heights, Texas 76548-8607, (254) 698-2779, or at the office of S.D. KALLMAN, L.P., 1106 South Mays, Suite 100, Round Rock, Texas 78664, (512) 218-4404. Bidders should carefully examine the Plans,Specifications and other documents, visit the site of work, and fully inform themselves as to all conditions and matters which can in any way effect the work or the cost hereof. Should a Bidder find discrepancies in, or omissions from the Plans, Specifications, or other documents, or should be in doubt as to their meaning, he should notify S.D. KALLMAN, L.P., and obtain clarification prior to submitting any Bid. Prequalification Requirements: The Bidder is to submit information regarding his qualifications with this Bid in accordance with instructions contained in the Bid Form. Minimum Wage Scale: As specified in Section 16 - General Wage Decision. The Project shall be substantially completed within four hundred twenty (420) calendar days and final completion within four hundred fifty (450) calendar days after Notice to Proceed from the Engineer.
 
 
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