8-00 11 13 Invitation to Bidders 106066 REV.pdf
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- Tarrant County, Fort Worth City, Texas
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This is an Invitation to Bidders document issued by the City of Fort Worth for Small Diameter Water Main Extensions, Replacements & Relocations - Contract 2025, Project Number 106066. Electronic bids must be submitted through the Bonfire Procurement Portal (https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/portal/) by 2:00 P.M. CST on Thursday, September 18th, 2025, with public bid opening to follow at City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trail, Room MZ10_12. The major work consists of sewer main replacements and services. The contract term will be for one calendar year or the expiration of funding, whichever occurs last, with the City reserving the right to renew for up to two additional one-year periods or two additional funded expenditures of $750,000.00 under the same terms and unit prices. The City will provide at least sixty days' notice of intent to renew. Certain improvements require contractors or designated subcontractors to be pre-qualified by the City at the time of bid opening, with qualification procedures outlined in Section 00 21 13. No pre-bid conference will be held; instead, questions should be directed through the Vendors Discussions section of the Procurement Portal, and responses will be issued as addenda if necessary.
The City will award the contract to the bidder presenting the lowest price, with qualifications and competencies considered. All submissions must be complete and submitted electronically via the Bonfire Portal; late bids delivered through any other method will not be accepted. Bidders are strongly encouraged to begin uploading documents at least one week prior to the deadline to account for potential transmission delays or technical issues. The City assumes no liability for late submissions due to electronic latency or technical problems. For technical support, vendors may contact Bonfire support at Support@GoBonfire.com or 1-800-354-8010. All interested parties should indicate their intent to bid in the Procurement Portal to receive updates and addenda. Advertisement dates are August 20th and August 27th, 2025.
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INVITATION TO BIDDERS
CITY OF FORT WORTH SMALL DIAMETER WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS,
STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS REPLACEMENTS & RELOCATIONS CONTRACT 2025 Revised 2/08/24 City Project No. 106066
SECTION 00 11 13
RECEIPT OF BIDS
Electronic bids for the construction of SMALL DIAMETER WATER MAIN
EXTENSIONS, REPLACEMENTS & RELOCATIONS - CONTRACT 2025, CPN 106066
(“Project”) will be received by the City of Fort Worth via the Procurement Portal https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities, under the respective Project until 2:00 P.M. CST, Thursday, September 18th, 2025.
Bids will then be opened publicly and read aloud beginning at 2:00 PM CST AT City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas. On the Mezzanine of New City Hall (NCH):
Room MZ10_12.
Your submissions must be uploaded, finalized, and submitted prior to the Project’s posted due date. The City strongly recommends allowing sufficient time to complete this process (ideally a week prior to the deadline) to begin the uploading process and to finalize your submission.
Uploading large documents may take time, depending on the size of the file(s) and your Internet connection speed. The Bonfire portal can be accessed using Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox. JavaScript must be enabled. Browser cookies must be enabled.
Electronic submission is subject to electronic interface latency, which can result in transmission delays. All bidders or proposers assume the risk of late transmission/ submission. The City shall not be held liable if an interested bidder or proposer is unable to submit a complete bid/response before the published deadline due to transmission delays or any other technical issues or obstructions. The City strongly recommends allowing sufficient time to complete the submission process (ideally a week before the deadline) to begin the uploading process and to finalize your submission to give adequate time in the event an issue arises.
All submissions must be submitted electronically prior to the close date and time under the respective Project via the Procurement Portal:
https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities
Failure to submit all completed required information listed in the respective Solicitation will be grounds for rejection of a bid as non-responsive. No late bids/proposals shall be accepted. Bids delivered in any other manner than using the Bonfire Platform (Procurement Portal) will not be accepted or considered.
https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities
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If, upon being opened, a submission is unreadable to the degree that material conformance to the requirements of the procurement specifications cannot be ascertained, such submission will be rejected without liability to the City, unless such bidder provides clear and convincing evidence (a) of the content of the submission as originally submitted and (b) that the unreadable condition of the Electronic Bid was caused solely by error or malfunction of the Bonfire Platform (Procurement Portal). Failure to scan a clear or readable copy of a bid into the system does not constitute and shall not be considered an error or malfunction of the Bonfire Platform (Procurement Portal). Bidders are encouraged to fully review each page of every document within their submission prior to submitting to ensure all documents are clear, legible, and complete.
SUPPORT
For technical questions, visit Bonfire’s help forum at https://vendorsupport.gobonfire.com/hc/en-
us. Contact the Bonfire support team at Support@GoBonfire.com or by calling 1-800-354-8010.
To get started with Bonfire, watch this five-minute training video:
Vendor Registration and Submission [VIDEO] – Bonfire Vendor Support (gobonfire.com)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK
The major work will consist of the (approximate) following:
Sewer Main Replacements and Services.
TIME-PERIOD AND RENEWALS
The time period of this Agreement will be for one calendar year or the expiration of the funding, whichever occurs last. The City reserves the right to renew the contract for up to two (2) additional one calendar year time periods or up to two (2) additional funded expenditures of $750,000.00 under the same terms, conditions, and unit prices. The City shall provide at least sixty (60) days’ notice to the Contractor of the City’s intent to renew.
PREQUALIFICATION
Certain improvements included in this project must be performed by a contractor or designated subcontractor who is pre-qualified by the City at the time of bid opening. The procedures for qualification and pre-qualification are outlined in the Section 3 of 00 21 13 – INSTRUCTIONS
TO BIDDERS.
DOCUMENT EXAMINATION AND PROCUREMENTS
The Bidding and Contract Documents may be examined or obtained via the Procurement Portal https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities, under the respective Project. Contract Documents may be downloaded, viewed, and printed by interested contractors and/or suppliers.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
To ensure potential bidders are kept up to date of any new information pertinent to this project, all interested parties should indicate their intent to bid in the Procurement Portal by selecting “yes” under the Intent to Bid section. All Addenda will be posted in the Procurement Portal https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities, under the respective Project.
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PREBID CONFERENCE
A pre-bid conference will not be held as discussed in Section 00 21 13 – INSTRUCTIONS TO
BIDDERS
Since a prebid conference is not being held, the presentation and any questions and answers provided at the prebid conference will be issued as an Addendum to the call for bids. If a prebid conference is not being held, prospective bidders should direct all questions about the meaning and intent of the Bidding Documents electronically through the Vendors discussions section under the respective Project via the Procurement Portal. If necessary, Addenda will be issued pursuant to the Instructions to Bidders.
CITY'S RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT BIDS
City reserves the right to waive irregularities and to accept or reject any or all bids.
AWARD
City will award a contract to the Bidder presenting the lowest price, qualifications, and competencies considered.
ADVERTISEMENT DATES
August 20th, 2025 August 27th, 2025
END OF SECTION
INVITATION TO BIDDERS
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