The City of Granbury will receive sealed Proposals addressed to the City of Granbury for the 2016 TWDB DWSRF Water Distribution System Improvements until 3:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at City Hall, located at 116 W. Bridge Street, Granbury, Texas 76048.
The work generally includes construction of water lines, an elevated storage tank, a pump station and miscellaneous
other improvements.
The Documents may be obtained from Civcast at www.civcastusa.com starting on Monday, November 21, 2016. Prospective Proposers may examine the Documents at the Engineer's Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
A MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING AND SITE TOUR will be held Monday, December 5, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. local time at City Hall Council Chambers, located at 116 W. Bridge Street, Granbury, Texas 76048.
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.
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 MBE WBE
CONSTRUCTION 12.94% 8.72%
EQUIPMENT 7.12% 5.39%
SERVICES 10.84% 5.72%
SUPPLIES 9.68% 9.34%
Which are also available online at http://www.twdb.texas.gov/financial/programs/DBE/dbe.asp.
Upon request, the Proposer 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 19, 2016
By: Nin Hulett, Mayor
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