BID DOCUMENTS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Willow Dell Storm Water Pump Station Rehabilitation

Within Dowdell Public Utility District

Harris County, Texas

Prepared By:

VOGLER & SPENCER ENGINEERING, INC.

Texas Registered Engineering Firm No. F-148

777 North Eldridge Parkway, Suite 500

Houston, Texas 77079

(713) 782-0042

May 2026

VSE Project No: 30000-928-01-DET (c/b)

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BID DOCUMENTS & TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Within Dowdell Public Utility District

VSE PROJECT NO.: 30000-928-01-DET

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page No’s.

NOTICE TO ALL BIDDERS 1

INVITATION TO BIDDERS 1

INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS 1 – 7

CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRONIC BIDDING RULES 1

PROPOSAL P-1 – P-7

CONTRACT 1 – 2

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT 1 - 41

ATTACHMENT A – INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 1 – 9

ATTACHMENT B – MINIMUM WAGE RATE SCALE 1 – 2

ADDENDUM TO THE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT 1

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT PART A 1 – 2

TEXAS SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATION 1

PAYMENT BOND 1 – 3

PERFORMANCE BOND 1 – 3

MAINTENANCE BOND 1 – 3

TEC FORM 1295 1

CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE 1 – 2

INSURANCE TBD

CONTRACTOR AFFIDAVIT FOR PARTIAL PAYMENT 1 – 2

CONTRACTOR AFFIDAVIT FOR FINAL PAYMENT AND BILLS PAID 1 – 2

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CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION 1

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 010 Summary of Work 1

01 045 Cutting and Patching 2

01 090 Reference to Specifications 1

01 100 Storm Water Management 1

01 310 Construction Schedule 2

01 330 Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples 4

01 410 Testing Laboratory Services 2

01 420 Project Representative Services 1

01 500 Temporary Facilities and Controls 3

01 576 Waste Material Disposal 1

01 600 Materials and Equipment 3

01 700 Contract Closeout 2

01 710 Cleaning and Adjusting 2

01 720 Project Record Documents 2

01 740 Site Restoration 1

01 782 Operation and Maintenance Data 2

DIVISION 02 - SITE WORK

02 102 Clearing & Grubbing 3

02 200 Earthwork 5

DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE

03 100 Concrete Formwork 8

03 151 Joints In Concrete Structures 14

03 200 Concrete Reinforcement 6

03 211 Reinforcing Steel 7

03 300 Cast-In-Place Concrete 25

03 310 Structural Concrete 25

03 316 Seal Slabs 2 iii

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DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE (continued)

03 350 Concrete Finishing 13

03 390 Concrete Curing 5

03 600 Structural Grout 5

DIVISION 04 - MORTAR

04 100 Mortar 3

04 200 Unit Masonry System 5

DIVISION 05 - METALS

05 331 Metal Gratings 2

05 500 Miscellaneous Ferrous Metals 8

05 521 Aluminum Handrails 2

DIVISION 06 – WOODS AND PLASTICS

06 632 Fiberglass Reinforced Grating 4

DIVISION 08 - DOORS AND WINDOWS

08 100 Metal Doors and Frames 5

08 111 Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Doors and Frames 3

08 330 Overhead Coiling Doors 4

DIVISION 09 – FINISHES

09 901 Protective Coatings 32

09 905 Concrete Coatings 7

DIVISION 11 – EQUIPMENT

11 219 Vertical Booster Pump 5

11 311 Submersible Wastewater Pumps 12 iv

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DIVISION 15 – MECHANICAL

15 010 Mechanical General Provisions 3

15 052 Gates and Valves 6

15 053 Plant Piping 9

15 140 Pipe Supports 4

15 173 Flow Measuring Devices 2

15 260 Piping Insulation 2

15 650 Emergency Generator 13

DIVISION 16 – ELECTRICAL

16010 Basic Electrical Requirements 4

16012 Electrical Work 4

16015 Short-circuit/coordination Study/arc Flash Hazard Analysis 11

16060 Electrical Demolition 3

16110 Raceways and Boxes 29

16119 Underground Ducts and Pull Boxes 5

16120 600-Volt Building Wire and Cable 4

16131 Device, Pull and Junction Boxes 3

16140 Wiring Devices 3

16160 Cabinets and Enclosures 3

16170 Grounding and Bonding 7

16190 Supporting Devices 7

16195 Electrical Identification 8

16291 Low Voltage Surge Protection Devices 5

16460 Transformers 4

16475 Overcurrent Protective Devices 7

16481 Motor Controllers 7

16950 Vendor Supplied Control Panels 5 v

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CITY OF HOUSTON SPECIFICATIONS, REFERENCES, AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS

01 270 SP Special Provision to 01 270 1

01 270 Measurement and Payment 4

01 578 Control of Ground Water and Surface Water 9

02 082 Precast Concrete Manholes 18

02 085 Valve Boxes, Meter Boxes, and Meter Vaults 7

02 086 Adjusting Manholes, Inlets and Valve Boxes to Grade 4

02 090 Frames, Gates, Rings and Covers 4

02 221 Removing Existing Pavement and Structures 6

02 222 Abandonment of Sewers 8

02 260 Trench Safety System 4

02 316 Excavation and Backfill for Structures 10

02 317 Excavation and Backfill for Utilities 21

02 320 Utility Backfill Materials 11

02 321 Cement Stabilized Sand 8

02 336 Lime-Stabilized Subgrade 8

02 337 Lime/Fly-Ash Stabilized Subgrade 3

02 501 Ductile Iron Pipe and Fittings 10

02 506 Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe 12

02 532 Sanitary Sewer Force Mains 6

02 533 Acceptance Testing for Sanitary Sewers 13

02 751 Concrete Paving 14

02 752 Concrete Pavement Joints 7

02 753 Concrete Pavement Curing 3

HARRIS COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SPECIFICATIONS

162 Sodding for Erosion Control 4

164 Seeding for Erosion Control 8

519 Temporary Erosion, Sedimentation, and Environmental 16

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HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT SPECIFICATIONS

01565 General Source Controls 4

02361 Silt Fences 2

02364 Filter Dams 3

02379 Geotextiles for Erosion Control Systems 3

02911 Topsoil 3

02921 Turf Establishment 4

Note: Bold specification sections are included in the “City of Houston Standard

Specifications for Wastewater Collections Systems, Water Lines, Storm Drainage, and Street

Paving” are incorporated herein by reference as if copied verbatim including any supplementary specification or amendments thereto and related specifications referenced therein unless indicated otherwise in the Drawings or Specifications.

Italicized specification sections are included in the “Harris County Engineering Department

Standard Engineering Design Specifications” are incorporated herein by reference as if copied verbatim including any supplementary specification or amendments thereto and related specifications referenced therein unless indicated otherwise in the Drawings or Specifications.

Underline specification sections are included in the “Harris County Flood Control District

Standard Specification Book” and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied verbatim including any supplementary specification or amendments thereto and related specifications referenced therein unless indicated otherwise in the Drawings or Specifications.

777 North Eldridge Parkway, Suite 500

Houston, TX 77079

713.782.0042 | Fax 713.782.5337 info@vs-eng.com vs-eng.com

Notice to All bidders:

TEC Form 1295 – As of January 1, 2018:

Attention: Pursuant to Texas Government Code § 2252.908, unless you are a publicly traded entity or a wholly owned subsidiary of same, you must be able to provide Dowdell Public Utility District (the

"District") with printed and signed copies of a completed disclosure of interested parties form (Form

1295) and a certificate of filing at the time of the District's execution of the contract. Failure to do so will result in the District's inability to execute the contract. To complete the disclosure of interested parties form, or for further information, please visit the Texas Ethics Commission's website at https://www.ethics.state.tx.us.

SB 943 – As of January 1, 2020:

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

mailto:info@vs-eng.com https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed Electronic Bids addressed to Dowdell Public Utility District, Attention Jerry Nelson, President, Board of Directors, will be electronically received, until 10:00 a.m. Local Time, Friday, June 12, 2026, and then publicly opened and read at Vogler & Spencer Engineering, Inc. for:

Willow Dell Storm Water Pump Station Rehabilitation

Within Dowdell Public Utility District

VSE Project No.: 30000-928-01-DET

In addition to the opening of sealed Bids at the address above, you may view the public opening of sealed

Bids via Civcast. To join via Civcast login to your account to access the posting of the Bid Summary document immediately following the bid opening.

Scope of Work of the Contract Documents includes the following: Rehabilitation of existing pump station at Willow Dell Section One Detention Pond.

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid teleconference will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Local Time. Additional details will be available on Civcast.

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

30000-928-01-DET. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download specifications, plans, soils report, and environmental reports for this Project. There is NO charge to view or download documents.

Bidder must submit its Bid and Bid Securities in compliance with Owner’s Order Adopting Section 49.2731

Electronic Bidding Rules and all 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 using 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.

Dowdell PUD INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

1109700 Instructions to Bidders September 2023

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 seven (7) calendar days 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 NON-MANDATORY 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 NON-MANDATORY 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 one-year

(1) Maintenance Bond for one hundred (100) percent of the cost of the construction of the improvements that will be owned by Dowdell Public Utility District. 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 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 shall be entitled an adjustment of Contract Time for delays due to inclement weather conditions having an adverse effect on the scheduled construction.

Contractor will not be allowed time extensions that are due to (i) 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; (ii) when at least seven (7) hours of available working time remain out of the working day; (iii) while materials are drying and it is possible for the Contractor to enclose the area and use drying devices; (iv) 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; (v) when an event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance occurs after the expiration of the Contract Time; (vi) to the extent the Contractor could have anticipated or alleviated the impact of the event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance through reasonable efforts; and/or (viii) when events of concurrent delay overlap the claimed delay.

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 Dowdell

Public Utility District; the contract ID number is 30000-928-01-DET; and the description of goods and services is Willow Dell Storm Water Pump Station Rehabilitation within Dowdell Public Utility

District. 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. ALL BIDDERS MUST

SUBMIT THEIR TEC FORM 1295 WITH THEIR BID.

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 their 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 one (1) original set for signature, print of Executed Contract available in print by request 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. If the District has an Order Adopting Electronic Signature Rules for Construction

Contracts the following conditions apply: Electronic Signatures, as defined by and in accordance with the

Owner’s Order Adopting Electronic Signature Rules for Construction Contracts, will be deemed original signatures for purposes of the Contract Documents and all matters related thereto, with such Electronic

Signatures having the same legal effect as physical, wet-ink signatures. Owner; Engineer; Contractor; and

Developer, if there is a Special Conditions of the Contract Part B, agree that the Contract Documents may be accepted, executed, or agreed to using an Electronic Signature. Any document accepted, executed, or agreed to in conformity with such Order is binding on Owner, Engineer, Contractor, and Developer, if applicable, the same as if it were physically executed, and Owner, Engineer, Contractor, and Developer, if applicable, each hereby consent to the use of any third-party electronic signature capture service provider that may be chosen by Owner or Engineer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Bonds must be provided to

Owner either as a physical, wet-ink original, or in the form of a certified and complete copy of such Bond, which may be provided to Owner in electronic form, such as a .pdf file.

https://www.lawinsider.com/clause/counterparts-and-electronic-signatures

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.

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

$1,500.00 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.

EXHIBIT 1

TO SECTION 49.2731 ELECTRONIC BIDDING RULES

ENGINEER’S OR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT’S CERTIFICATE:

TEXAS WATER CODE SECTION 49.2731 ELECTRONIC BIDDING RULES

COMPLIANCE

I, the undersigned, a duly registered professional engineer or landscape architect under the laws of the State of Texas, and authorized representative of Vogler & Spencer Engineering, Inc., the duly appointed and acting consulting engineer or landscape architect for Dowdell Public Utility District (“District”) do hereby certify that:

I am familiar with and have examined Texas Water Code Sections 49.273 and 49.2731, the District’s Electronic Bidding Rules (“Rules”), and the software under which the District received bids for the following project through electronic transmission: Willow Dell Storm Water Pump Station Rehabilitation within Dowdell Public Utility District.

I hereby certify (i) compliance with Texas Water Code Section 49.2731 and the Rules,

(ii) that, to the best of my knowledge, said software is designed to assure the identification, security and confidentiality of the bids; and (iii) that electronically submitted bids remain effectively unopened until the proper time.

WITNESS MY HAND AND PROFESSIONAL SEAL this 28th day of May, 2026.

Andres F. Aranzales, Professional Engineer License No. 130128

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PROPOSAL

Date: ___________________________

Bid of __________________, an individual proprietorship/a corporation organized and existing under laws of the State of Texas/a partnership consisting of _____________________, for construction of:

Within Dowdell Public Utility District

VSE Project No.: 30000-928-01-OTH

Bids will be received electronically until Friday, June 12, 2026, 10:00 a.m. (Local Time) for the office of Vogler & Spencer Engineering, Inc., 777 North Eldridge Parkway, Ste. 500, Houston, Texas 77079.

To: Dowdell Public Utility District c/o Goodall PLLC

PO Box 22149

Houston, Texas 77227

The undersigned as Bidder, proposes to construct the above described improvements and appurtenances for the unit prices on the attached sheets bearing his signature for identification.

As bidder he also declares that he has carefully examined the Bid Documents which include the

Invitation to Bidders, the Instructions to Bidders, this Proposal, the Form of Contract, the

General and Special Conditions, the Technical Specifications and the Construction Plans for the work herein above described, and is familiar with the site and agrees to furnish all necessary labor, tools, equipment, superintendence, machinery, and other items incidental to construction;

and will perform all the work and furnish all the materials required by the Contract and

Specifications according to the requirements of the Engineer as herein set forth.

It is understood and agreed that the unit price bid shall apply for additions to or deletions from the work as directed by the Engineer.

If awarded the Contract, the undersigned will furnish Certificates of Insurance and a

Performance Bond, Payment Bond and one-year Maintenance Bond in the full amount of the Contract; and agrees to execute and deliver a Contract to the Owner within seven (7) days after the award of said Contract; and will commence work on the project not more than ten (10) calendar days after the notice to proceed; and will faithfully and diligently thereafter pursue the work to completion and acceptance within the time indicated in this Proposal for consecutive calendar days.

Prior to Contract execution, the contractor will complete the Certificate of Interested Parties

(Form 1295) as required by the Texas Ethics Commission.

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“The requirements of Subchapter J, Chapter 552, Government Code, may apply to this

[Bid/Contract] and the [Contractor] agrees that the [Contract] can be terminated if the

[Contractor] knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with a requirement of that subchapter.” (General Conditions of the Contract: 12.14)

It is further agreed that both this Proposal and the Agreement, duly executed, shall form the

Contract between the Contractor and the Owner. Said forms, as currently revised, are hereby made a part of the Contract Documents with the same force and effect as though bound herein. Copies of these forms are available for review and may be examined in the offices of the Engineer.

Prior to the execution of this Contract Proposal, the undersigned bidding Contractor does hereby certify that the bid is genuine and not made in the interest of other firms, cooperative or in behalf of any undisclosed persons or interest other than sole bidder submitting this bid by signatures. The bidding Contractor also certifies that he is not solicited or being induced by any other firms to submit false or sham bid for obtaining advantage over any other bidder that is submitting a bid on this project.

It is understood that the Contractor is subject to a deduction from payments due him if the work is not completed within the specified number of calendar days. This deduction will be based on the schedule included in the "Special Conditions of the Agreement" which is a part of the bid and Contract Documents.

Contractor Affidavit for Partial Payment must be included in the application for payment.

Prior to final payment, the Contractor shall provide the Owner with:

1. A Contractor’s Affidavit for Final Payment and Bills Paid.

2. A Consent of Surety Company to Final Payment.

It is understood that the Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

The award may be made on the Base Bid alone, or the Base Bid and any alternates or substitutions.

The Owner will choose the most advantageous bid while considering both amount bid and completion time.

By execution and submission of this Bid, Bidder represents and warrants to Owner that Bidder has read and understands the Bid Documents and the Contract Documents and this Bid is made in accordance with the Bid Documents.

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ITEM EST. UNIT

NO. DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY. PRICE AMOUNT

Site / Pump Station Items

1. Mobilization, Including Bonds, Insurance and Permits

(Maximum 3% of Total Base Bid) Refer to the

Attachment A for Insurance Requirements. Requirements

Must be Strictly Adhered to - This Includes the

Installation Floater and Contractor's Pollution Liability

(CPL) Insurance.

LS 1 $ $

2. Site Preparation/ Restoration (Includes removal and disposal of any pavement material/pad/conduit etc. to allow for construction of wet well, valve pad, and piping;

grading, backfilling and turf establishment of any disturbed area)

LS 1 $ $

3. Remove and Dispose of Existing 8' Cedar Fence

Including Foundations

LF 42 $ $

4. Remove and Dispose of Existing 8' Double Swing Gate

Including Foundations

EA 1 $ $

5. Remove and Dispose of Existing Pump Station (5'X5'

Junction Box & 28" Dia. Riser Pipe)

LS 1 $ $

6. Remove and dispose of Ex. 36" RCP (to 5' outside edge of proposed wet well)

LF 15 $ $

7. Remove and dispose of Ex.concrete pad SY 4 $ $

8. Remove and dispose of Ex.18" Discharge line. LF 24 $ $

9. Remove and Dispose of Ex. Concrete Baffle Wall

(30"x30"x8") Inside Storm Sewer Manhole (Seal exposed rebar after cutting)

LS 1 $ $

10. Provide & Install 50 HP Axial Flow Pumps per Plans and

Specifications

EA 2 $ $

11. Provide & Install Submersible 7.5 HP Jockey Pump per

Plans and Specifications.

EA 1 $ $

VSE PROJECT NO. 30000-928-01-DET (c&e)

BID PROPOSAL

Willow Dell Storm Water Pump Station Rehabilitation

Within Dowdell Public Utility District

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VSE PROJECT NO. 30000-928-01-DET (c&e)

BID PROPOSAL

Willow Dell Storm Water Pump Station Rehabilitation

Within Dowdell Public Utility District

Harris County, Texas

12. Construct 8' Dia. Wet Well Including Valve Concrete Pad and all appurtenances Per Plans and Specifications

(Complete in Place) (Includes shoring)

LS 1 $ $

13. Furnish and Install All Pump Station Piping, Including but

Not Limited to Piping, Reducers, Connecting to Existing

Force Main, Valves, Fittings, Gauges and Appurtenances

(Complete in Place)

LS 1 $ $

14. 8' Cedar Fence Including Posts, foundations, Hardware

(Complete in Place).

LF 58 $ $

15. 8' Cedar Double Swing Gate 16' Wide Including Posts, foundations, Hardware (Complete in Place).

EA 1 $ $

16. 6" Gravel All-Weather Surface within Site Fencing.

(Includes subgrade and compaction)

SY 67 $ $

17. Remove and Replace Existing Grate Inlet Top With

Ductile Iron Beehive/Dome Grate Top on Existing

Detention Pond Inlet (Match Existing Opening

Dimensions)

LS 1 $ $

18. Removable 6" Bollards, Complete in place EA 4 $ $

19. Crushed rock foundation for unstable saturated soils at bottom of Wet Well

LS 1 $ $

20. Haul off any spoils generated from Wet Well, Piping, Pads

LS 1 $ $

Site/ Pump Station Items Sub-Total $

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VSE PROJECT NO. 30000-928-01-DET (c&e)

BID PROPOSAL

Willow Dell Storm Water Pump Station Rehabilitation

Within Dowdell Public Utility District

Harris County, Texas

SWPPP

1. Stabilized Construction Entrance (To be removed after completion of project)

LS 1 $ $

2. Well Point Dewatering/ Plugging and Bypass Pumping

Detention Pond, as necessary, to allow for construction of

Wet Well for entire duration of project

LS 1 $ $

3. Hydromulch Seeding AC 1 $ $

4. Sodding SY 100 $ $

5. Reinforced Filter Fabric Fence (Includes removal after completion of project)

LF 100 $ $

SWPP Sub-Total $

Electrical Bid Items

1. Provide and install electrical equipment including, but not limited to, lift station control panel, pump terminal boxes, conduit, wire, floats, sensors and all ancillary devices as shown on construction drawings, complete in place.

LS 1 $ $

2. Demolish and remove existing control panel, and electrical equipment as shown on construction drawings, complete as specified.

LS 1 $ $

3. Allowance for coordination and Arc Flash Hazard

Analysis per Section 16015, completed by Baird Gilroy &

Dixon, LLC.

LS 1 $3,500.00 $3,500.00

Electrical Bid Items Sub-Total $

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VSE PROJECT NO. 30000-928-01-DET (c&e)

BID PROPOSAL

Willow Dell Storm Water Pump Station Rehabilitation

Within Dowdell Public Utility District

Harris County, Texas

Additional Work Items (to be only as directed by the Engineer)

1. Remove Existing Cedar Fence and Replace with 8' Wood

Fence Including Posts, Hardware (Complete in Place).

LF 42 $ $

2. Extra 6" Gravel All-Weather Surface Including Subgrade and Compaction

SY 20 $ $

3. Install Flap Gate on Existing 24" RCP EA 1 $ $

4. Provide and Install 36" RCP (Includes tie in to new wet well)

LF 10 $ $

5. Remove and replace 6" concrete driveway including subgrade

SY 15 $ $

Additional Work Items Sub-Total $

TOTAL BASE BID $

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BID PROPOSAL

The undersigned will achieve Substantial Completion of the Work within _______ calendar days after the date of the written Notice to Proceed and will achieve Final Completion of the Work…