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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

00 01 01 Project Title Page 00 01 10 Table of Contents 00 01 15 List of Drawing Sheets 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid 00 21 13 Instructions to Bidders 00 41 43 Bid Form 00 43 13 Bid Security Form 00 45 13 Bidder’s Qualifications 00 51 10 Notice of Award 00 55 00 Notice to Proceed 00 61 13 Payment Bond 00 61 13 Performance Bond 00 61 16 Maintenance Bond 00 62 16 Certificate of Insurance 00 62 93 Site Survey Certification 00 63 13 Request for Interpretation 00 63 36 Field Order Form 00 63 63 Change Order Form

CONDITIONS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

00 72 43 Contract 00 72 43 General Conditions of the Contract 00 72 43.1 Attachment A to the General Conditions of the Contract – Insurance 00 72 43.2 Attachment B to the General Conditions of the Contract – Minimum Wage Rate Scale 00 73 00 Special Conditions of the Contract Part A 00 73 00 Special Conditions of the Contract Part B 01 11 13 Work Covered by Contract Documents 01 31 13 Project Coordination 01 32 29 Periodic Work Observation 01 32 33 Photographic Documentation 01 33 00 Submittal Procedures 01 33 23 Shop Drawings, Product Data & Samples 01 45 29 Testing Laboratory Services 01 55 26 Traffic Control 01 57 13 Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control 01 57 33 TPDES Requirements 02 21 13 Site Survey 31 10 10 Earthwork 31 11 10 Clearing & Grubbing 31 13 13 Selective Clearing 31 32 13 Cement Stabilized Sand Backfill 31 50 10 Trench Safety Systems 31 50 20 Trench Dewatering System 32 92 13 Hydro Mulch Seeding 32 92 23 Sodding 33 05 16 Construction of Underground Utilities

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33 05 23 Jacking, Boring, or Tunneling Pipe 31 11 00 Water Distribution Facilities 33 12 33 Valve Boxes, Meter Boxes, and Meter Vaults 33 12 50 Tracer Wire Engineer’s Letter of Substantial Completion Certificate of Substantial Completion Form 1295

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LIST OF DRAWING SHEETS

PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 SUMMARY

This Section includes a list of drawing sheets that are incorporated as a part of the Contract along with their revision dates during bidding.

Drawing Sheet List: Pine Lake Cove Remote Well Water Line Extension

1. Cover

2. Construction Notes

3. Overall

4. Topographic Survey (sheet 1 of 4)

5. Topographic Survey (sheet 2 of 4)

6. Topographic Survey (sheet 3 of 4)

7. Topographic Survey (sheet 4 of 4)

8. Clearing Plan

9. Grading Plan

10. Proposed Water Line STA 0+00 to 8+00

11. Proposed Water Line STA 8+00 to 13+50

12. Proposed Water Line STA 13+50 to 19+00

13. Proposed Water Line STA 19+00 to 28+00

14. Proposed Water Line STA 28+00 to 35+70

15. Temporary Erosion Control Plan

16. Temporary Erosion Control Details

17. Details

1.02

PART 2 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

The Work shown on the Drawings is a part of this Project. Any Work shown on the Drawings that is not included in a specific pay item is deemed to be incidental to the work item most related to the work. Any questions or discrepancies found on the Drawings or between the Drawings and these Specifications

Bleyl Engineering List of Drawing Sheets Revised 03/13/2025 00 01 15: Page 2 of 2 should be brought to the attention of ENGINEER prior to bid. Otherwise, in interpretation of the Drawings and Specifications, the most stringent requirement will be deemed as intended.

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD NO. 138

001116 Invitation to Bid September 2025

Date: May 27, 2026

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed Bids addressed to Montgomery County MUD No. 138, Attention Guillermo Machado, President, Board of Directors, will be received electronically or at the office of Bleyl Engineering, 100 Nugent Street, Conroe, Texas 77301, until 10:00 a.m. Local Time, June 18, 2026, and then publicly opened and read for “Pine Lake Cove Remote Well Water Line Extension” for Montgomery County MUD No. 138, Montgomery County, Texas.” In addition to the opening of sealed Bids at the address above, you may view the public opening of sealed Bids via Microsoft Teams. The link to the meeting will be uploaded along with the contract information on CivCast.

Scope of Work of the Contract Documents includes the following: Connect a remote water well with the existing Pine Lake Cove Water Plant via approximately 3,700 linear feet of 8-inch C-900 water line, including both open cut and trenchless construction.

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held remotely on June 11, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Local Time, via Microsoft Teams.

Attendance by each prospective bidder or its representative at the pre-bid conference is NOT

MANDATORY.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid bond or a certified or cashier’s check, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount not less than two percent (2%) of the total amount Bid, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the Contract Documents and execute the Bonds on the forms provided and provide the required insurance certificates and Bonds within seven (7) days after the date Contract Documents are received by the successful bidder. If a certified or cashier’s check is provided, the successful bidder shall deliver, at the bid opening address, the original certified or cashier’s check within one (1) business day of receipt of the bid opening.

Copies of the bidding documents may be reviewed and obtained from www.CivcastUSA.com: search Bleyl.

Bidders must register on this website to view and/or download specifications, plans, soils report, and environmental reports for this Project. There is NO charge to view or download documents.

A bidder submitting electronic Bids must submit its Bid and Bid Securities in compliance with Owner’s Order Adopting Section 49.2731 Electronic Bidding Rules and all electronic Bids and Bid Securities must be submitted through www.CivcastUSA.com. Bidder must register on this website to submit a Bid and Bid Security and there is no charge to submit Bids and Bid Securities on this website.

By submitting a Bid, bidder acknowledges and agrees that the Contract Documents may be accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an Electronic Signature, as defined by and in accordance with Owner’s Electronic Signature Rules for Construction Contracts.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive all defects and irregularities in bidding or bidding process except the time for submitting a Bid. The successful bidder, if any, will be the responsible bidder, which in the Board’s judgment will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project.

The requirements of Subchapter J, Chapter 552, Government Code, may apply to this Bid and the bidder agrees that the Contract Documents can be terminated if the bidder knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with a requirement of that subchapter.

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Montgomery County MUD No. 138 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

Instructions to Bidders September 2025

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

1. PREPARATION OF BIDS. Unless otherwise directed in the Invitation to Bidders, each Bid must be submitted on the bid forms provided or on photocopies of the forms, in conformity with the requirements of the Invitation to Bidders, these Instructions to Bidders (“Instructions”), and the instructions printed on the bid form. In addition, if submitting a paper Bid, the Bid must be submitted in duplicate.

All blanks on the bid form must be completed and no change shall be made to the bid form or any other of the Contract Documents. All amounts must be in figures, with amounts extended and totaled. If minimum unit prices have been established for certain items, the minimum unit prices will be shown on the bid form. See Paragraph 8 of these Instructions. If the bidder chooses not to bid on optional items (if any), “No Bid” must be entered in the bid space. Any Bid may be rejected if it contains any omission, erasure, alteration, addition, irregularity of any kind, or items not called for; if it does not submit prices for each of the items in the bid form; if it is not signed by the bidder; if it is unbalanced; or if it in any manner, fails to conform to the conditions of the Invitation to Bidders and these Instructions. An “unbalanced” Bid means a Bid containing unit prices that are significantly less than cost for some items and significantly more than cost for others. This may be evidenced by submission of unit price Bid items where the cost is significantly higher/lower than the cost of the same Bid items submitted by other Bidders on the same Project.

The bidder must sign its Bid. If the Bid is made by a partnership or corporation, the name and address of the partnership or corporation must be shown together with the names and addresses of the partners or officers. If the Bid is made by an individual, it must be executed by that person; if made by a partnership, it must be executed by one of the partners (and if by a limited partnership, then executed by the general partner); or if made by a corporation, it must be executed in the corporate name by the president or a vice-president (or other corporate officer accompanied by evidence of authority to sign) and the corporate seal must be affixed and attested by the secretary or assistant secretary of the corporation. The corporate address and state of incorporation shall be shown below the signature.

When applicable, evidence of authority to conduct business as an out-of-state corporation in the State of Texas must be provided in accordance with the paragraph entitled QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS.

State contractor license number, if any, must also be shown.

The Bid and the Bid Security must be sealed and must identify the contents (i.e., Bid or Bid Security), the bidder’s name, and the job name and number, and be addressed to the Owner as prescribed in the Invitation to Bidders.

2. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. The Contract Documents are complementary and must be read together as a whole; what is called for by one is binding as if called for by all.

Bidders desiring further information or further interpretation of any part of the Contract Documents are hereby obligated to submit a written request online to the www.CivcastUSA.com system for such information to Engineer not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the Bid opening. If appropriate, answers to these requests will be given, in writing, to all bidders as addenda to the Contract Documents, and when each addendum is issued it becomes a part of the Contract Documents. No explanation or interpretation of the Contract Documents, other than written addenda, is binding.

Should a bidder find discrepancies or errors in or omissions from the Contract Documents or should the bidder be in doubt as to any meaning, the bidder is hereby obligated to notify Engineer in writing. It is http://www.civcastusa.com/ the responsibility of each bidder to determine if it has received all addenda, complete files of which will be maintained at the Engineer’s office and the office designated to receive the Bids, if any.

Each bidder must inform itself fully of the construction and labor conditions under which the Work will be performed and will be presumed to have inspected the Site and to have read and to be thoroughly familiar with the Contract Documents. Failure to do so will not relieve the successful bidder of its obligation to furnish all materials and labor necessary to carry out the requirements of the Contract Documents and to complete the Work for the consideration in its Bid.

3. PRE-BID CONFERENCE. A pre-bid conference among Owner, Engineer, prospective bidders, and others will be held to discuss the scope of the Work and to answer questions concerning the Work.

No addendum will be issued at this conference, but an addendum will be issued afterwards, if necessary, to answer questions. The pre-bid conference will be held at the place and time stated in the Invitation to Bidders or as modified by written addenda.

4. BID SECURITY. Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a certified or cashier’s check, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount not less than two (2) percent of the total amount bid (the “Bid Security”), as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the Contract and execute the required Bonds on the forms provided and provide the required insurance certificates and Bonds within seven (7) days after the date Contract Documents are received by the successful bidder. Bid Securities will be returned to all but the three (3) most qualified, responsible bidders within three (3) days after opening of Bids, and the latter’s Bid Securities will be returned after complete execution of the Contract Documents.

If the successful bidder does not enter into the Contract after notice of award, then the bidder’s Bid Security will be forfeited and will be retained by Owner. If the award of the Contract to the successful bidder is canceled or not executed for any reason, the Owner may accept the next lowest bid and proceed with the next-lowest qualified bidder.

5. BONDS. The successful bidder must furnish a performance bond and a payment bond each in the sum of 100 percent (100%) of the Contract Price. The successful bidder must also provide a two-year

(2) Maintenance Bond for one hundred (100) percent of the cost of the construction of the improvements that will be owned by Montgomery County MUD No. 138. The Bonds must be in the form prescribed by the Contract Documents except as required otherwise by Laws and Regulations. The Bonds must be from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety. Unless otherwise specified, the cost of proving Bonds must be included in the bidder’s total Bid amount. The surety company must have a minimum Best Key Rating of “B+” or better. The surety company, the agency and agent issuing the Bonds must be authorized to issue Bonds in Texas in an amount equal to the total Contract Price and such authorization must be recorded in the files of the Texas Department of Insurance. The person executing the Bonds must be a licensed Texas local recording agent and such licensing must be recorded in the files of the Texas Department of Insurance. All Bonds signed by an agent must be accompanied by a certified copy of the agent’s authority to act. The Bonds must be executed by a duly appointed representative of the surety company licensed by the State of Texas as a General Lines Agent and such licensing must be recorded in the files of the Texas Department of Insurance. If the surety company does not have such a rating due to the length of time it has existed, the surety company must be eligible to participate in the surety bond guarantee program of the Small Business Administration and must be an approved surety listed in the current U.S. Department of Treasury Circular 570, and must meet all of the rules and regulations of the Treasury Department with respect to performance and payment bonds for federal jobs, including specifically the rules related to underwriting limitation. For contracts over $100,000, the surety must also hold a certificate of authority from the United States Secretary of Treasury to qualify as a surety on obligations permitted or required under federal law, or have obtained reinsurance for any liability in excess of $1,000,000 from a reinsurer that is authorized and admitted as a reinsurer in the State of Texas and is the holder of a certificate of authority from the United States Secretary of

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Treasury to qualify as a surety or reinsurer on obligations permitted or required under federal law. If bidder’s proposed surety company, agency or agents do not meet the requirements herein, then Owner may refrain from considering the bidder for Contract award and Owner may require bidder to forfeit its Bid Security.

It is further agreed that the successful bidder will execute the Bonds required for the satisfactory performance of the Work, the fulfillment of any guarantees required, and the prompt payment to all persons supplying labor and materials in the prosecution of the Work, in accordance with the Contract Documents and on the forms provided for this purpose. It is agreed that this Contract is not in effect until the required Bonds are furnished and approved by Owner. Upon increase of the Contract Price authorized by Change Order, Contractor must immediately provide revised Bonds for such increased Contract Price.

Contractor’s failure to provide compliant Bonds may be grounds for immediate termination regardless of whether the Contractor has started the Work on the Project.

If the surety on any Bond furnished by Contractor is declared bankrupt or becomes insolvent or its right to do business is terminated in any state where any part of the Project is located or it ceases to meet the requirements herein Contractor must promptly notify Owner; Developer, if there is a Special Conditions of the Contract Part B; and Engineer and must, within ten (10) calendar days after the event giving rise to such notification, provide another Bond and surety to fulfill the required obligations.

6. DELIVERY OF BIDS. It is each bidder’s responsibility to deliver its Bid and Bid Security as stated in the Invitation to Bidders before the closing time. The fact that a Bid and a Bid Security were dispatched will not be considered. The Bid and Bid Security must be timely delivered to be considered.

7. “OR EQUAL” SUBMISSIONS. Where materials or equipment are specified by a trade or brand name, it is not the intention of the Owner to discriminate against an equal product of another manufacturer, but to set a definite standard of quality or performance. In preparing its proposal, each bidder is expected to include in its base Bid the cost of the item so specified. However, in certain Technical Specification sections, manufacturers are listed followed by “or equal”. In certain other Technical Specification sections, manufacturers are listed with “or equal” not included. In those items where “or equal” is not included, it is hereby added and understood to be included, even though not specifically stated in each Technical Specification. If a bidder chooses to submit a suggested “or equal” product in lieu of a product by one of the named manufacturers, Owner will evaluate the item to determine if it is an “equal”. The bidder is responsible for providing all data required to evaluate an item submitted as a suggested “or equal.” Owner’s decision on whether a suggested manufacturer is an “equal” is final. No claims for additional cost or time delay, etc. will be accepted if a suggested manufacturer is submitted by bidder as an “equal” and Owner decides the item is not “equal”.

Bidder must submit its list of suggested “or equal” items at time of Bid submission. No additional suggested “or equal” items will be considered after bid opening.

8. MINIMUM UNIT PRICE ITEMS. If the approximate quantity and a minimum unit price have been established for items in the bid form, the bidder may not bid a unit price less than the minimum value; however, it may bid an amount greater than the minimum unit price. If no entry is made in the spaces provided, the minimum unit prices shown apply.

9. EXTRA UNIT PRICE ITEMS. Extra Unit Price Items are included to facilitate payment for changes and alterations that may be required to complete the Work. The Work, as provided by the Contract Documents, is described in bid items other than Extra Unit Price Items. When additional Work covered by Extra Unit Price Items is performed, payment will be based on the quantity constructed and the unit prices entered in the Bid.

10. TIME FOR COMPLETION. Contractor will not be allowed time extensions (i) due to inclement weather except for Force Majeure events as defined under Section 1.01 of the General Conditions of the Contract; (ii) due to non-availability of equipment or material, when the principal units of Work and tasks on the critical path are not in progress or are not delayed by the event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance; (iii) when at least seven (7) hours of available working time remain out of the working day; (iv) while materials are drying and it is possible for the Contractor to enclose the area and use drying devices; (v) when an event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance occurs on a day other than a working day or other day when the Contractor had not originally planned to work; (vi) when an event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance occurs after the expiration of the Contract Time;

(vii) to the extent the Contractor could have anticipated or alleviated the impact of the event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance through reasonable efforts; (viii) when events of concurrent delay overlap the claimed delay; and/or (ix) when an extension of time is precluded by any provision of the Contract Documents.

11. QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS. The apparent most qualified, responsible bidder must submit to Owner, within five (5) calendar days of notification of award of the Contract, either (i) a fully completed contractor’s statement of qualification or (ii) a written statement that the most recently submitted contractor’s statement of qualification is accurate, which statement of qualification must be considered in the award of the Contract. Failure to accurately complete the contractor’s statement of qualification or to timely submit the statement of qualification will, at Owner’s option, disqualify the bidder from consideration in the award of the Contract. The form of the Contractor’s statement of qualification is available from the Engineer. Owner may reject, at Owner’s sole discretion, a bidder’s statement of qualification if the bidder’s statement of qualification is not on the form provided. Evidence of out-of-state incorporation to conduct business in the state in which the Work is to be performed, along with state contractor license number, must also be provided and is a consideration in the award of the Contract.

12. MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS. Bids may be modified or withdrawn by an appropriate document duly executed (in the manner that a Bid must be executed) and delivered in the same manner as Bids were submitted at any time prior to the opening of Bids. If, within twenty-four (24) hours after Bids are opened, any bidder files a duly signed, written notice with Owner and promptly thereafter demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of Owner that there was a material and substantial mistake in the preparation of its Bid despite the exercise of ordinary care, that bidder may withdraw its Bid and the Bid Security will be returned.

13. HOUSE BILL 1295. Provision of Texas Ethics Commission Form 1295 (“TEC Form 1295”) pursuant to Texas Government Code § 2252.908 (the “Interested Party Disclosure Act” or the “Act”): Unless bidder is exempt from such requirements pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 2252.908(c)(4), the Owner may not award the Contract to a bidder unless the bidder has provided to the Owner a completed and signed TEC Form 1295 which has been assigned a certificate number by the Texas Ethics Commission (the “TEC”). Pursuant to the rules prescribed by the TEC, the TEC Form 1295 must be completed online through the TEC’s website, assigned a certificate number, printed, signed, and provided to the Owner. For purposes of completing the TEC Form 1295, the entity’s name is Montgomery County MUD No. 138; the contract ID number is 13625; and the description of goods and services is Pine Lake Cove Remote Well Water Line Extension. Neither the Owner nor its consultants have the ability to verify all of Contractor’s information included in a TEC Form 1295, and neither have an obligation nor undertake responsibility for advising any bidder with respect to the proper completion of the TEC Form 1295. BIDDERS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR TEC FORM 1295 WITH THEIR

BID. THE CONTRACT WILL NOT BE AWARDED TO A BIDDER UNLESS A TEC FORM

1295 HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY THE BIDDER.

14. AWARD OF CONTRACT. Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation the right to reject any or all nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids and to reject the Bid of any bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make award to that bidder, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria of Owner. Owner also reserves the right to waive all informalities and defects in bidding, except time of submitting a Bid.

Discrepancies between the multiplication of units and unit prices in a Bid will be resolved in favor of the unit prices. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum if the correct sum is evident from the face of the Bid.

In evaluating Bids, Owner will consider, among other things, the qualifications of bidders, whether the Bids comply with the prescribed requirements, and such substitutions, alternates, unit prices and other data, as may be requested in the bid form or prior to the notice of award. Alternate bid items will not be considered unless requested in the bid form.

Owner may consider the qualifications and experience of subcontractors, suppliers, and other persons and organizations proposed for the Work. Owner also may consider the operating costs, maintenance requirements, performance data and guarantees of major items of materials and equipment proposed for incorporation in the Work.

Owner may conduct such investigations as Owner deems necessary to assist in the evaluation of any Bid and to establish the responsibility, qualifications and financial ability of bidders, proposed subcontractors, suppliers and other persons and organizations to perform and furnish the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents, to Owner’s satisfaction.

BY SUBMITTING A BID, EACH BIDDER AUTHORIZES OWNER TO PERFORM ALL

INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE BIDDER’S BACKGROUND, CAPABILITIES, PRIOR

EXPERIENCE, AND OTHER FACTORS PERTAINING TO BIDDER’S PERFORMANCE OF THE

WORK, AS OWNER DEEMS NECESSARY IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, AND FOR THAT

PURPOSE, SUBMISSION OF A BID ACTS AS BIDDER’S SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION TO

PERSONS AND ENTITIES CONTACTED BY OWNER IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH

INVESTIGATIONS TO PROVIDE OWNER WITH THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BY OWNER

AND TO DISCUSS AND EXPRESS OPINIONS CONCERNING BIDDER. FURTHER, BY

SUBMISSION OF A BID, BIDDER AGREES TO FULLY AND FOREVER WAIVE AND RELEASE

ANY CLAIM (KNOWN OR UNKNOWN) IT HAS OR MAY HAVE AGAINST THE OWNER,

ENGINEER, DEVELOPER AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ATTORNEYS, EMPLOYEES,

CONSULTANTS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS (“THE EVALUATING PARTIES”)

ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE: (1) ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION, OR

RECOMMENDATION (OR LACK THEREOF) OF ANY BID; (2) WAIVER OF ANY

REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE BID DOCUMENTS OR THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS; AND (3)

ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF ANY BIDS AND AWARD OF THE CONTRACT.

Owner reserves the right to award the Bid, at Owner’s discretion, based on the amount of the total base bid (without including “Extra Unit Price Items” or “alternate” bid items) or on the amount of the total amount bid (including “Extra Unit Price Items” or “alternate” bid items), or based on any other combination, means or method determined appropriate by Owner.

If the Contract is to be awarded, it will be awarded to the responsible bidder whose evaluation by Owner indicates that the award will be most advantageous to the Owner and result in the best and most economical completion of the Work.

If the Contract is to be awarded, Owner will give the successful bidder a notice of award within sixty (60) days after the day of the Bid opening. All bidders must honor the Contract Price on their bid form, if the Contract is awarded within the timeframe provided herein. A Notice to Proceed will be issued within a reasonable period after the Contract Documents are fully executed.

Within seven (7) calendar days of receipt from the Owner of the notice of award, the successful bidder must submit to the Engineer the payment and performance bonds and all information or other items necessary to complete the Contract Documents, including the required insurance, anticipated construction schedule, and Contractor’s safety program. See SAFETY under Section 5.20 of the General Conditions of the Contract. The successful bidder must return the fully executed Contract Documents to Engineer within seven (7) calendar days of receipt, or Owner may at its sole discretion disqualify the Bid and accept another Bid and the bidder must, at Owner’s option, forfeit its Bid Security.

15. TAXES, LICENSES AND FEES. Certain taxes, licenses, fees, and other similar items are part of the cost of the Work, and it is bidder’s responsibility to familiarize itself with these costs and to observe and comply with the Laws and Regulations relating to same. The prices, sums, rates, and other charges set forth in the bidder’s Bid must cover and include all such costs. Owner is exempt from Texas sales and use taxes pursuant to Texas Tax Code § 151.309 as a political subdivision of the State of Texas. Owner shall provide Contractor, if requested by Contractor in writing, with a completed Texas Sales and Use Tax Exemption Certification as evidence of the applicability of such exemption, as limited by applicable statute. In addition, Contractor, and all subcontractors to Contractor (i) must not include any provision for Texas sales and use taxes with respect to such exempt items in any Bid or the Contract Price, and (ii) must pass on to the Owner cost savings due to the exempt status of such exempt items.

Contractor’s contracts with all subcontractors to Contractor must include the foregoing provision regarding the exemption from Texas sales and use taxes. Contractor must pay taxes on items that are not exempt.

16. NUMBER OF SIGNED SETS OF DOCUMENTS. The Contract Documents will be prepared in at least five (5) original sets for signature, one (1) for delivery to the successful bidder. Owner will furnish the successful bidder six (6) sets of Plans and Technical Specifications free of charge, and additional sets may be obtained from Engineer at Engineer’s reproduction rates.

17. ELECTRONIC COUNTERPARTS; FORM OF BONDS TO BE PROVIDED TO OWNER.

The Contract Documents may be executed and delivered in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed and delivered will be deemed to be an original and all of which will constitute one and the same instrument.

18. INSURANCE. See section entitled “INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS” attached to and incorporated into the General Conditions of the Contract as Attachment A to the General Conditions of the Contract and Special Conditions of the Contract Part B, if attached..

19. SOILS REPORT. If a soils investigation has been made for this Project, the soils report and log of borings is available for bidder’s information only. The report is not a warranty of subsurface conditions, nor is it a part of the Contract Documents. Bidders are expected to examine the Site and such reports and then decide for themselves the soils or conditions that may be encountered.

Owner, Engineer, and Developer, if applicable, disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy, true location and extent of the surface and subsurface investigations that have been prepared by others. Owner, Engineer, and Developer, if applicable, further disclaim responsibility for interpretation of that data by bidder, e.g., projecting soil-bearing values, rock profiles, soil stability and the presence, level and extent of underground water or other underground facilities or utilities.

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20. LABOR CLASSIFICATION AND MINIMUM WAGE SCALE.

(A) General: Chapter 2258 of the Texas Government Code provides that any political subdivision of the State of Texas shall determine the general prevailing wage rate received by the classes of workers employed on projects similar to this Project and shall specify in the call for bids and in the Contract Documents the minimum wage rates which must be paid for each type of worker. This statute further provides that the Contractor or subcontractors must pay, as penalty to Owner, Sixty Dollars ($60.00) for each worker employed for each calendar day or part of the day that the worker is paid less than the wage rates stipulated in the Contract. Owner is authorized to withhold from the Contractor the amount of this penalty from any payment due under the Contract Documents.

The statute likewise requires that the Contractor and subcontractors keep an accurate record of the names and occupations of all persons employed by them on the construction of the Project and to show the actual per diem wages paid to each worker. These records are open to the inspection of Owner.

(B) The minimum wage rates that apply to this Contract are specified in Attachment B to the General Conditions of the Contract. Contractor and subcontractors must review and ascertain such wage rates and pay at least such minimum rates.

21. ECONOMIC DISINCENTIVES. The Contractor and the Owner agree that time is of the essence of this Contract. The Contractor and the Owner agree that a breach of this Contract by failure to complete the Work in the specified time will cause harm to the Owner. Therefore, the Contractor and the Owner agree that for each and every calendar day the Work or any portion thereof shall remain uncompleted after the expiration of the time limit(s) set in the Contract, or as extended under the provisions of these General Conditions (including, without limitation, due to a delay caused by Contractor’s failure to comply with the Contract Documents or due to Owner’s termination of Contractor for default under the Contract Documents), Contractor shall be liable to Owner for economic disincentives under Section 49.271(e) of Texas Water Code, in the amount of $500.00 (five-hundred dollars with zero cents) for each such calendar day. The Owner shall have the option to deduct and withhold said amount from any monies that the Owner owes the Contractor or its sureties or to recover such amount from the Contractor or the sureties on the Contractor’s bond.

22. ECONOMIC INCENTIVE. The Contractor and the Owner further agree that the Owner will pay to the Contractor an incentive payment of $0.00 for each day up to the total of 0 days that the Work has achieved Final Completion prior to the expiration of the time limits set in the Contract, up to a total maximum payment of $0.00. The Work shall be considered complete for the purposes of this paragraph only if the Owner determines in its sole discretion that the entire Work is complete with no items incomplete. Partial occupancy or use of any portion of the entire Work does not constitute compliance with this incentive clause.

OWNER: Montgomery County MUD No. 138 C/O Allen, Boone, Humphries, Robinson, LLP 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2600 Houston, TX 77027

Project Name:

Project No.:

BIDDER:

1.0 OFFER

A.

B.

C.

BIDDER acknowledges receipt of the following ADDENDA:

Addendum No.: _ __ Date: __________ Addendum No.: ____ Date: __________ Addendum No.: ____ Date: __________ Addendum No.: ____ Date: __________

D. Bid Supplements: The following documents are attached:

[ ] Others as listed:

2.0 CONTRACT TIME

A.

3.0

A. STIPULATED PRICE:

SECTION 00 41 43

BID FORM

Total Bid Price: Having examined the Project location and all matters referred to in Bid Documents for the Project, we, the undersigned, offer to enter into a Contract to perform the Work for the Total Bid Price shown on the signature page of this Document.

Period for Bid Acceptance: This offer is open to acceptance and is irrevocable for 90 days from Bid Date. The period for bid acceptance may be extended by mutual written agreement of the OWNER and BIDDER.

Addenda: All Addenda have been received. Modifications to Bid Documents have been considered and all related costs are included in the Total Bid Price.

Pine Lake Cove Remote Well Water Line Extension

Addendum No.: ____ Date: __________ Addendum No.: ____ Date: __________ Addendum No.: ____ Date: __________

13625

Addendum No.: ____ Date: __________

[ ] Security Deposit (as defined in Document 00 21 13 – Instructions to BIDDERs)

If offer is accepted, CONTRACTOR shall achieve Date of Substantial Completion within forty-five [45] days after Date of Commencement of the Work, subject to adjustments of Contract Time as provided in the Contract.

TOTAL BID PRICE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BY BIDDER, USING THE FOLLOWING COMPONENT PRICES AND

PROCESS (PRINT OR TYPE NUMERICAL AMOUNTS):

$ N/A (Total Bid Price; minus Base Unit Prices, Extra Unit Prices, Cash Allowances and All Alternates, if any)

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B. BASE BID UNIT PRICE TABLE: WATER AND MISCELLANEOUS

ITEM NO. UNIT UNIT QTY.

UNIT PRICE

(in figure)

TOTAL

(in figure)

L.F. 382 $_____________ $_____________B.6

Install drainage swales near the proposed berm with a minimum of four to one (4:1) side slopes. Maintain proper drainage of site throughout the duration of the contract, complete and in place as specified, shown on drawings, and directed by the Engineer.

Per Linear Foot

L.S. 1 $_____________ $_____________B.1 Obtain TPDES General Storm Water Permit.

L.F. 3,376 $_____________ $_____________B.5

Furnish and install 4" tall orange plastic mesh net tree protection fencing with t-post, to be installed and inspected by the city prior to clearing and grubbing, to be maintained throughout the duration of the project, complete and in place in accordance with plans and specifications.

Per Linear Foot

Per Acre

AC. 1.51 $_____________ $_____________B.3

AC. 1.51 $_____________ $_____________B.4

Provide and install hydro-mulch seeding for the designated easement area, water and establish grass cover by any means necessary, complete and in place in accordance with the plans and specifications.

Per Lump Sum

Clear and grub the designated easement areas and dispose of material by chipping and hauling as directed by the Engineer and shown on the plans and project specifications.

CLEARING, GRUBBING AND EARTHWORK

L.S. 1 $_____________ $_____________B.2

Provide grading of utility spoils, to include excavation, hauling, placement and compaction, complete and in place as per plans and directed by the Engineer. Place fill in 8-inch maximum uniform loose lifts compacted to 95% standard proctor density, graded as per plans and the geotechnical engineering report, complete and in place as specified by Engineer.

Engineers estimate is that 1,010 tight cubic yards (TCY) will be spread and compacted on site as fill on the proposed pond Berm. The quantity given is for reference only and the Contractor is responsible for verifying all quantities for the lump sum bid price prior to bidding the project.

Per Lump Sum

L.F. 93 $_____________ $_____________B.8

Provide and install 8-inch PVC C900 waterline via trenchless construction method, to include all fittings, testing, thrust blocking, and any other incidentals, complete and in place as shown on the drawings, specified and directed by Engineer.

Per Linear Foot

EA. 2 $_____________ $_____________B.10

Provide and install air release valve, complete and in place, as specified, shown on drawings and directed by Engineer.

Per Each

B.7 $_____________

Provide and install 8-inch PVC C900 waterline via open cut method, to include all fittings, testing, thrust blocking, and any other incidentals, complete and in place as shown on the drawings, specified and directed by Engineer.

Provide and install 8-inch gate valve and box, complete and in place, as specified, shown on drawings and directed by Engineer.

Per Each

Per Acre

Per Linear Foot

B.9

EA.

3,459

L.F.

L.F. 93

Provide and install 8-inch PVC C900 waterline with 16-inch steel casing via trenchless construction method, to include all fittings, testing, thrust blocking, and any other incidentals, complete and in place as shown on the drawings, specified and directed by Engineer.

Per Linear Foot

B.11

DESCRIPTION AND UNIT BID PRICE (IN WORDS)

WATER

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$_____________ $_____________B.14

Per Each

Per Linear Foot

EA. 6

Provide and install Protective Sodding along the right-of-way on Pine Terrace Drive, after installation of the proposed waterline, water by any means necessary, complete and in place, as specified and directed by Engineer. Engineer's estimate is that 10 pallets will be required.

Per Each Pallet

L.F. 100 $_____________ $_____________B.18

Provide well pointing for utilities to be installed, if required, and with prior approval by Engineer.

Per Linear Foot

L.S. 1 $_____________ $_____________B.16

Contractor shall provide and install construction staking throughout the development, complete and in place.

Per Lump Sum

L.S. 1 $_____________ $_____________B.23

Provide and implement traffic control plan for Pine Terrace Drive during the installation of the waterline.

Per Lump Sum

L.F. 729 $_____________ $_____________B.21

Provide and install reinforced silt fencing, including maintenance throughout the duration of the project and removal. Complete and in place, as specified, shown on plans, and directed by Engineer.

Per Linear Foot

EA. 1 $_____________ $_____________B.22

Provide and install a Stabilized Construction Exit with truck washing area, as per the plans and specifications, including maintenance throughout the duration of the project and removal.

Per Each

L.S. 1 $_____________ $_____________B.17

Contractor shall Verify Control Points with the surveyor on record. If needed, contractor shall have surveyor on record re-establish control points and/or add additional control points.

Per Lump Sum

L.F. 2,413 $_____________ $_____________B.20

Provide and install silt fencing, including maintenance throughout the duration of the project and removal. Complete and in place, as specified, shown on plans, and directed by Engineer.

Per Linear Foot

L.F. 100 $_____________ $_____________B.19

Provide wet sand construction for utilities to be installed, if required, and with prior approval by Engineer.

3,645 $_____________

EP 10 $_____________ $_____________B.15

L.S. 1

$_____________B.12 Provide trench safety for water utilities, complete in place.

Per Linear Foot

TOTAL BASE BID UNIT PRICE TABLE: (ITEMS B.1-B.23)

Provide and install Inlet Protection Barrier, as per the plans and specifications, including maintenance throughout the duration of the project and removal.

MISCELLANEOUS

$_____________ $_____________B.13 Provide Mobilization and Bonding of resources.

Per Lump Sum

L.F.

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E.

4.0

BIDDER:

**By:

Signature

Date

Name:

(Print or type name)

Title

Address:

(Mailing)

(Street Address, if different)

Telephone: Fax:

END OF SECTION

BID PRICE SUMMARY:

1. TOTAL BASE BID

(Add totals from Sections A and B)

(Print or type full name of proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or joint venture.*)

If Bid is a joint venture, add additional Bid Form signature sheets for each member of the joint venture.

BIDDER certifies that the only person or parties interested in this offer as principals are those named above. BIDDER has not directly or indirectly entered into any agreement, participated in any collusion, or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free competitive bidding.

The Contract award may be made based on the TOTAL BASE BID alone, or the award may include any or all of the Items listed under EXTRA ITEMS and/or ALTERNATES. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

SIGNATURES: By signing this Document, I agree that I have received and reviewed all Addenda and considered all costs associated with the Addenda in calculating the Total Bid Price.

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SECTION 00 43 13

BID SECURITY FORM

THAT WE, ____________________________________________________________, as Principal, (Bidder) (“Bidder”), and the other subscriber hereto, _________________________________, as Surety, do hereby acknowledge ourselves to be held and firmly bound to Montgomery County MUD No. 138 (“Owner”), in the sum of _________________________________________________________ Dollars ($___________) (an amount equal to 5 percent of the Total Bid Price, including Cash Allowances and Alternates, if any, for the payment of which sum, well and truly to be made to the Owner and its successors, the Bidder and Surety do bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally.

THE CONDITIONS OF THIS OBLIGATION ARE SUCH THAT:

WHEREAS, the Bidder has submitted on or about this day a proposal offering to perform the scope of work as defined in accordance with the Drawings, Specifications, and terms and conditions related thereto to which reference is hereby made.

NOW, THEREFORE, if the Bidder's offer as stated in the Document 00 41 43 – Bid Form is accepted by the Owner, and the Bidder executes and returns to the Owner Document 00 52 43 – Agreement, required by the Owner, on the forms prepared by the Owner, for the Work and also executes and returns the same number of the Performance, Payment and Maintenance Bonds (such bonds to be executed by a Corporate Surety authorized by the State Board of Insurance to conduct insurance business in the State of Texas, and having an underwriting limitation in at least the amount of the bond) and other submittals as required by Bid Documents, in connection with the Work, within the Contract Time, then this obligation shall become null and void; otherwise it is to remain in full force and effect.

If Bidder is unable to or fails to perform the obligations undertaken herein, the undersigned Bidder and Surety shall be liable to the Owner for the full amount of this obligation which is hereby acknowledged as the amount of damages which will be suffered by the Owner on account of the failure of such Bidder to perform such obligations, the actual amount of such damages being difficult to ascertain.

Notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered when actually received or, if earlier, on the third day following deposit in a United States Postal Service post office or receptacle, with proper postage affixed (certified mail, return receipt requested), addressed to the respective other Party at the address prescribed in the Contract documents, or at such other address as the receiving Party may hereafter prescribe by written notice to the sending Party.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Bidder and Surety have signed and sealed this instrument on the respective dates written below their signatures and have attached current Power of Attorney.

ATTEST, SEAL: (if a corporation) WITNESS: (if not a corporation) (Name of Bidder)

By: By:

Name: Name:

Title: Title:

Date:

ATTEST/SURETY WITNESS: (SEAL)

(Full Name of Surety)

(Address of Surety for Notice)

(Telephone Number of Surety) By: By:

Name: Name:

Title: Title:

Date: Date:

END OF DOCUMENT

Bleyl Engineering Bidder’s Qualifications Revised 6/1/2021 00 45 13

SECTION 00 45 13

BIDDER’S QUALIFICATIONS

PART 1 GENERAL

Determination of the suitability of CONTRACTOR’s experience record to this type of work will be solely determined by ENGINEER.

All prospective Bidders must maintain staffed offices within 60 miles of the Project Site in the State of Texas.

PART 2 EXECUTION

If requested by ENGINEER, the apparent Low Bidder shall submit to ENGINEER the following items within five (5) working days of the request for such information:

1. Written verification of satisfactory performance of comparable projects within 150 miles of the Project Site. This written statement shall include the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the officers and/or partners of the Bidder’s organization. The list must include; location of the projects, client for whom the work was performed, and the person within the client organization to contact regarding performance of the contract, including telephone number.

2. List of equipment owned or rented/leased by CONTRACTOR which will be dedicated to the construction of the Project.

3. An audited financial statement covering CONTRACTOR’s last fiscal year.

Failure to submit the above required information by the specified time may result in disqualification of the prospective Bidder from further consideration.

ENGINEER reserves the right to waive the qualification requirement of any Bidder in which he is familiar and in his opinion is thoroughly qualified to perform the Work required on this Project.

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SECTION 00 51 10

NOTICE OF AWARD

Date:

To:

Re: Pine Lake Cove Remote Well Water Line Extension (File No. 13625)

Montgomery County MUD No. 138 (the “OWNER”) considered your Bid for the referenced project. OWNER decided to Award the Project to _____ in the amount of $ for a completion time of 60 days in accordance with the Bid Form dated . This Award is conditioned on the completion and execution of the Contract Documents.

Please find enclosed original documents that must be completed and executed in accordance with the…