1-00 45 11 Bidder Prequalification.pdf
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This is a Bidders Prequalification document issued by the City of Fort Worth, Texas for the 2022 Bond Year 3, Contract 13 (City Project No. 104311). The project encompasses substantial public works infrastructure improvements including approximately 4,000 linear feet of 8-inch water pipe, 5,500 linear feet of 8-inch sewer pipe, 9,000 square yards of pulverization and asphalt overlay, 20,800 square yards of concrete pavement, 30,000 square feet of concrete sidewalk, and 33,000 square feet of concrete driveway. Bidders and their designated subcontractors must be prequalified or have applied for prequalification prior to bid submission. Prequalification applications must be submitted seven days before the bid opening date; contractors failing to meet this deadline or lacking prequalification at the time of bid opening may have their bids rejected.
The prequalification process establishes individualized bid limits based on technical evaluation and financial analysis of each contractor. Applicants must submit audited or reviewed financial statements (including classified balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, statement of retained earnings, and notes), certified copies of organizational documents, a completed prequalification application with Texas Taxpayer Identification Number and DUNS number, and resumes demonstrating construction experience for initial prequalification submissions. The City requires positive net working capital and determines bidding capacity by multiplying positive net working capital by a factor of 10. Financial statements must be no more than one year old and prepared by an independent certified public accounting firm registered in good standing with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. Additionally, applicants must provide a minimum of five project references and submit an equipment schedule detailing all relevant construction equipment under the contractor's control. The City reserves sole judgment over prequalification approval and may reject, suspend, or modify prequalifications for demonstrated lack of financial ability or acceptable performance. Valid prequalification letters remain eligible for the prequalified work types until the expiration date specified in the approval letter.
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BIDDERS PREQUALIFICATIONS
CITY OF FORT WORTH 2022 Bond Year 3 - Contract 13 STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS City Project No. 104311 Revised August 13, 2021
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BIDDERS PREQUALIFICATIONS 2
1. Summary. A Bidder or their designated subcontractors are required to be prequalified or4 have applied for prequalification by the City for the work types requiring prequalification 5 prior to submitting bids. To be considered for award of contract the Bidder must submit 6 Section 00 45 12, PREQUALIFICATION STATEMENT for the work type(s) listed with 7 their Bid. Any contractor or subcontractor who is not prequalified for the work type(s) listed 8 must submit Section 00 45 13, PREQUALIFICATION APPLICATION in accordance with 9 the requirements below. The information must be submitted seven (7) days prior to the 10 date of the opening of bids. Subcontractors must follow the same timelines as contractors 11 for obtaining prequalification review. Bidders or Subcontractors who are not prequalified at 12 the time bids are opened and reviewed may cause the bid to be rejected. 13
The prequalification process will establish a bid limit based on a technical evaluation and 16 financial analysis of the contractor. For example, a contractor wishing to submit bids on 17 projects to be opened on the 7th of April must file the information by the 31st day of March 18 in order to eligible to work on these projects. In order to facilitate the approval of a Bidder’s 19 Prequalification Application, the following must accompany the submission. 20
a. A complete set of audited or reviewed financial statements.21
(1) Classified Balance Sheet22
(2) Income Statement23
(3) Statement of Cash Flows24
(4) Statement of Retained Earnings25
(5) Notes to the Financial Statements, if any26
b. A certified copy of the firm’s organizational documents (Corporate Charter, Articles27 of Incorporation, Articles of Organization, Certificate of Formation, LLC28 Regulations, and Certificate of Limited Partnership Agreement).29
c. A completed Bidder Prequalification Application.30
(1) The firm’s Texas Taxpayer Identification Number as issued by the Texas31
Comptroller of Public Accounts. To obtain a Texas Taxpayer Identification32 number visit the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts online at the33 following web address www.window.state.tx.us/taxpermit/ and fill out the34 application to apply for your Texas tax ID.35
(2) The firm’s e-mail address and fax number.36
(3) The firm’s DUNS number as issued by Dun & Bradstreet. This number37 is used by the City for required reporting on Federal Aid projects. The DUNS38 number may be obtained at www.dnb.com.39
d. Resumes reflecting the construction experience of the principles of the firm for firms40 submitting their initial prequalification. These resumes should include the size and41 scope of the work performed.42
e. Other information as requested by the City.43
2. Prequalification Requirements45
a. Financial Statements. Financial statement submission must be provided in46 accordance with the following:47
(1) The City requires that the original Financial Statement or a certified copy48 be submitted for consideration.49 http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxpermit/ http://www.dnb.com/
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(2) To be satisfactory, the financial statements must be audited or reviewed1 by an independent, certified public accounting firm registered and in2 good standing in any state. Current Texas statues also require that3 accounting firms performing audits or reviews on business entities within4 the State of Texas be properly licensed or registered with the Texas State5 Board of Public Accountancy.6
(3) The accounting firm should state in the audit report or review whether7 the contractor is an individual, corporation, or limited liability company.8
(4) Financial Statements must be presented in U.S. dollars at the current rate9 of exchange of the Balance Sheet date.10
(5) The City will not recognize any certified public accountant as11 independent who is not, in fact, independent.12
(6) The accountant’s opinion on the financial statements of the contracting13 company should state that the audit or review has been conducted in14 accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United15 States of America. This must be stated in the accounting firm’s opinion.16 It should: (1) express an unqualified opinion, or (2) express a qualified17 opinion on the statements taken as a whole.18
(7) The City reserves the right to require a new statement at any time.19
(8) The financial statement must be prepared as of the last day of any month,20 not more than one year old and must be on file with the City 16 months21 thereafter, in accordance with Paragraph 1.22
(9) The City will determine a contractor’s bidding capacity for the purposes23 of awarding contracts. Bidding capacity is determined by multiplying the24 positive net working capital (working capital = current assets – current25 liabilities) by a factor of 10. Only those statements reflecting a positive26 net working capital position will be considered satisfactory for27 prequalification purposes.28
(10) In the case that a bidding date falls within the time a new financial29 statement is being prepared, the previous statement shall be updated with30 proper verification.31
b. Bidder Prequalification Application. A Bidder Prequalification Application must be32 submitted along with audited or reviewed financial statements by firms wishing to be33 eligible to bid on all classes of construction and maintenance projects. Incomplete34 Applications will be rejected.35
(1) In those schedules where there is nothing to report, the notation of36 “None” or “N/A” should be inserted.37
(2) A minimum of five (5) references of related work must be provided.38
(3) Submission of an equipment schedule which indicates equipment under39 the control of the Contractor and which is related to the type of work for40 which the Contactor is seeking prequalification. The schedule must41 include the manufacturer, model and general common description of42 each piece of equipment. Abbreviations or means of describing43 equipment other than provided above will not be accepted.44
3. Eligibility for Award of Contract46
a. The City shall be the sole judge as to a contractor’s prequalification.47
b. The City may reject, suspend, or modify any prequalification for failure by the48 contractor to demonstrate acceptable financial ability or performance.49
c. The City will issue a letter as to the status of the prequalification approval.50
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d. If a contractor has a valid prequalification letter, the contractor will be eligible to 1 perform the prequalified work types until the expiration date stated in the letter. 2
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CITY OF FORT WORTH 2022 Bond Year 3 - Contract 13 STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS City Project No. 104311 Revised August 13, 2021
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