Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 278

Contract Documents and Specifications for Construction of

Lift Station No. 1 - 5 Generator Addition

Harris County, Texas

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August 2026

TBPE Registration No. F-1046

10777 Westheimer, Suite 500 Houston, Texas 77042

281-558-8700

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Contract Documents and Specifications for Construction of

Lift Station No. 1 - 5 Generator Addition

Harris County, Texas

CONTENTS

I. INVITATION TO BIDDERS

II. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

III. BID

IV. CONTRACT

V. PERFORMANCE BOND

VI. PAYMENT BOND

VII. MAINTENANCE BOND

VIII. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT

VIII.(A) ATTACHMENT A - INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

VIII.(B) ATTACHMENT B - MINIMUM WAGE RATE SCALE

VIII.(C) ADDENDUM TO THE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT

IX. SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT PART A

X. TEXAS SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATION

XI. CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION FORMS

• XI(A) - AFFIDAVIT FOR PARTIAL PAYMENT

• XI(B) - AFFIDAVIT FOR FINAL PAYMENT AND BILLS PAID

• XI(C) - CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION

• XI(D) - ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION

• XI(E) - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

XII. STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS

XIII. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

XIV. STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN

(NOT PART OF THIS CONTRACT)

HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 278 INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Electronic and Paper Bid I - 1/2 September 2025

Date: August 7, 2026

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed Bids addressed to Board of Directors, Harris County Municipal Utility District No.

278, will be received electronically through www.civcastusa.com OR at the office of BGE, Inc., 10777 Westheimer, Suite 500; Houston, Texas, 77042 (Phone: 281-558-8700), until 2:00 PM Local Time, Tuesday, August 25, 2026, and then publicly opened and read at the office of BGE, Inc. for the furnishing of all material, equipment, labor and supervision necessary or incidental to “Construction of Lift Station No. 1 - 5 Generator Addition for Harris County MUD No. 278, Harris 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. To join via Microsoft Teams the Call-in number is (832) 680-2579 and the Conference ID is 818 637 034#.

Scope of Work of the Contract Documents includes the following:

• Contractor to excavate, furnish, install, and backfill as required for five (5) proposed reinforced concrete foundations for generators, install, and backfill as required for

(5) reinforced concrete foundations for load banks, and install five (5) proposed natural gas emergency generators with sound attenuation enclosure on five (5) lift station sites within Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 278. Construction activities include but are not limited to load banks, switch gear, and transfer gear.

Contractor to perform site improvements and equipment improvements per plans and specifications. Contractor shall restore all disturbed areas of each site associated with the addition of the five (5) proposed generators . Contractor to regrade, relevel, and hydro mulch seed affected areas after construction is complete. Complete in Place.

Bids received after closing time will be returned unopened.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 2:00 PM Local Time, remotely through Microsoft Teams. To join via Microsoft Teams the Call-in number is (832) 680-2579 and the Conference ID is 368 077 507#.

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: 15026-00. 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 http://www.civcastusa.com/ http://www.civcastusa.com/

HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 278 INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Electronic and Paper Bid I - 2/2 September 2025 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.

HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 278

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

ONLY FOR USE WITH ABHR DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS OVER $150,000

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HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 278 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

Instructions to Bidders II - 1 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 seventy-two hours (72 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

Instructions to Bidders II - 2 September 2025 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 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 percent (2%) 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, a payment bond, and a maintenance bond each in the sum of 100 percent (100%) of the Contract Price.

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

Instructions to Bidders II - 3 September 2025 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, Instructions to Bidders II - 4 September 2025

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.

Instructions to Bidders II - 5 September 2025

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 Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 278;

the contract ID number is 15026-00; and the description of goods and services is Lift Station No. 1 - 5 Generator Addition. 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.

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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 ninety (90) 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.

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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 three (3) 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. 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.

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

Instructions to Bidders II - 8 September 2025 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 Five Hundred Dollars ($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.

UNIT ITEM

ITEM COST TOTAL

1. Mobilization; Demobilization; Bonds; Insurance

(complete project) 1 LS $ $

1. Natural Gas Emergency Generator with Sound

Attenuating Enclosure including Foundation, Cement

Stabilized Sand, Load Bank, Automatic Transfer

Switch (ATS), Reinforced Concrete Pad for Electrical

Equipment, natural gas line extension, grounding, duct bank, conduit, wire, and all necessary electrical appurtenances; Complete-In-Place, In Accordance with Plans and Specifications.

1 LS $ $

2. Modification of Electrical System, including but not limited to Removal and Replacement of Service

Disconnect, Meter, Meter Disconnect, addition of

Surge Protector, and Modification to Control Panel for

Generator alarm status; Complete-in-Place, In

Accordance with Plans and Specifications. 1 LS $ $

3. Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan; Complete-in-

Place, In Accordance with the Plans and

Specifications.

1 LS $ $

4. Site Work including Removal and Disposal of existing concrete pavement with subgrade and soils as needed for the proposed foundations; Bollards; Site

Grading; Site Restoration including hydro-mulch;

Complete-in-Place, In Accordance with Plans and

Specifications.

1 LS $ $

TOTAL, UNIT B $

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UNIT B: BASE BID ITEMS FOR LIFT STATION NO. 1

UNIT A: BASE BID ITEMS FOR COMPLETE PROJECT

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1. Natural Gas Emergency Generator with Sound

Attenuating Enclosure including Foundation, Cement

Stabilized Sand, Load Bank, Automatic Transfer

Switch (ATS), Concrete Pad for Electrical Equipment, natural gas line extension, grounding, duct bank, conduit, wire, and all necessary electrical appurtenances; Complete-In-Place, In Accordance with Plans and Specifications. 1 LS $ $

2. Modification of Electrical System, including but not limited to Removal and Replacement of Service

Disconnect, Meter, Meter Disconnect, addition of

Surge Protector, and Modification to Control Panel for

Generator alarm status; Complete-in-Place, In

Accordance with Plans and Specifications.

1 LS $ $

3. Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan; Complete-in-

Place, In Accordance with the Plans and

Specifications.

1 LS $ $

4. Site Work including Removal and Disposal of existing soils as needed for the proposed foundations;

Bollards; Site grading; Removal and Replacement of

Fence; Replacement of existing Submersible Pump

Hook; Site Restoration including hydro-mulch;

Complete-in-Place, In Accordance with Plans and

Specifications.

1 LS $ $

TOTAL, UNIT C $

UNIT D: BASE BID ITEMS FOR LIFT STATION NO. 3

1. Natural Gas Emergency Generator with Sound

Attenuating Enclosure including Foundation, Cement

Stabilized Sand, Load Bank, Automatic Transfer

Switch (ATS), Concrete Pad for Electrical Equipment, natural gas line extension, grounding, duct bank, conduit, wire, and all necessary electrical appurtenances; Complete-In-Place, In Accordance with Plans and Specifications. 1 LS $ $

UNIT C: BASE BID ITEMS FOR LIFT STATION NO. 2

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2. Modification of Electrical System, including but not limited to Removal and Replacement of Service

Disconnect, Meter, Meter Disconnect, addition of

Surge Protector, and Modification to Control Panel for

Generator alarm status; Complete-in-Place, In

Accordance with Plans and Specifications.

1 LS $ $

3. Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan; Complete-in-

Place, In Accordance with the Plans and

Specifications.

1 LS $ $

4. Site Work including Removal and Disposal of existing concrete pavement with subgrade and soils as needed for the proposed foundations; Proposed pavement; Bollards; Site grading; Site Restoration including hydro-mulch; Complete-in-Place, In

Accordance with Plans and Specifications. 1 LS $ $

TOTAL, UNIT D $

UNIT E: BASE BID ITEMS FOR LIFT STATION NO. 4

1. Natural Gas Emergency Generator with Sound

Attenuating Enclosure including Foundation, Cement

Stabilized Sand, Load Bank, Automatic Transfer

Switch (ATS), Concrete Pad for Electrical Equipment, natural gas line extension, grounding, duct bank, conduit, wire, and all necessary electrical appurtenances; Complete-In-Place, In Accordance with Plans and Specifications.

1 LS $ $

2. Modification of Electrical System, including but not limited to Removal and Replacement of Service

Disconnect, Meter, Meter Disconnect, addition of

Surge Protector, and Modification to Control Panel for

Generator alarm status; Complete-in-Place, In

Accordance with Plans and Specifications.

1 LS $ $

3. Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan; Complete-in-

Place, In Accordance with the Plans and

Specifications.

1 LS $ $

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4. Site Work including Removal and Disposal of existing soils as needed for the proposed foundations;

Bollards; Site grading; Site Restoration including hydro-mulch; Complete-in-Place, In Accordance with

Plans and Specifications. 1 LS $ $

TOTAL, UNIT E $

UNIT F: BASE BID ITEMS FOR LIFT STATION NO. 5

1. Natural Gas Emergency Generator with Sound

Attenuating Enclosure including Foundation, Cement

Stabilized Sand, Load Bank, Automatic Transfer

Switch (ATS), Concrete Pad for Electrical Equipment, natural gas line extension, grounding, duct bank, conduit, wire, and all necessary electrical appurtenances; Complete-In-Place, In Accordance with Plans and Specifications. 1 LS $ $

2. Modification of Electrical System, including but not limited to Removal and Replacement of Service

Disconnect, Meter, Meter Disconnect, addition of

Surge Protector, and Modification to Control Panel for

Generator alarm status; Complete-in-Place, In

Accordance with Plans and Specifications.

1 LS $ $

3. Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan; Complete-in-

Place, In Accordance with the Plans and

Specifications.

1 LS $ $

4. Site Work including Removal and Disposal of existing soils as needed for the proposed foundations;

Bollards; Site grading; Removal and replacement of fence; Site Restoration including hydro-mulch;

Complete-in-Place, In Accordance with Plans and

Specifications. 1 LS $ $

TOTAL, UNIT F $

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QUANTITY

& UNIT

1. "Extra" as directed, Excavation and Backfill for

Structures, Complete In Place ($25.00 per CY minimum) 20 CY $ $

2. "Extra" as directed, Excavation, Trenching, and

Backfill for Utilities, Complete In Place ($25.00 per

CY minimum) 20 CY $ $

3. "Extra" as directed, Reinforcing Steel, Complete in

Place ($1,500 per TON minimum)

4 TON $ $

4. "Extra" as directed, Cast In Place Concrete, Complete in Place ($500 per CY minimum)

10 CY $ $

5. "Extra" as directed, Cement Stabilized Sand, Complete In Place ($35.00 per CY minimum)

5 CY $ $

6. "Extra" as directed, Civil Improvements. Complete in place. ($10,000.00 minimum)

1 LS $ $

7. "Extra" as directed, Electrical Improvements.

Complete in place. ($50,000.00 minimum)

1 LS $ $

TOTAL, UNIT G $

1. Utility Coordinator Allowance for Lift Station No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 Site 1 LS 3,000.00$ 3,000.00$

2. Arc Flash and Power Coordination Study Allowance for Lift Station No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 by Baird, Gilroy and Dixon; In Accordance with Plans and Specifications. 1 LS 30,000.00$ 30,000.00$

TOTAL, UNIT H 33,000.00$

UNIT H: ALLOWANCES

The following are SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS and are to be used only when directed by the Engineer and approved by the Owner. Methods will be approved by the Engineer and will be paid for at the prescribed unit prices. Utilization of these items will depend on site conditions at the time of construction.

UNIT G: SUPPLEMENTAL BID ITEMS

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QUANTITY

& UNIT

Unit A: Base Bid Items for Complete Project $

Unit A: Base Bid Items for Lift Station No. 1 $

Unit B: Base Bid Items for Lift Station No. 2 $

Unit C: Base Bid Items for Lift Station No. 3 $

Unit D: Base Bid Items for Lift Station No. 4 $

Unit E: Base Bid Items for Lift Station No. 5 $

Unit F: Supplemental Bid Items $

Unit G: Allowances 33,000.00$

TOTAL BID $

All Bid Items with a minimum dollar amount shall utilize a dollar amount not lower than the minimum for that Item. In the event that an amount lower than the minimum dollar amount is used, the Unit Cost will be changed to the minimum amount and the Item Total and Total Bid values will be revised accordingly.

No changes shall be made in the phraseology of the Bid Form or of the items mentioned therein. The Bidder agrees that a bid may be disqualified if the bid contains an omission, erasure, alteration, or addition to the Bid Form.

The work described above will be awarded under one contract. The undersigned agrees that the prices listed includes sufficient compensation for the completion of the work bid upon including all necessary site work hauling and other items of work incidental to the completion of the project.

In the event an extension error is made in computing the bid, the "unit cost" column will control. Qualifying statements or accompanying qualifying letters will be cause for rejection of bid.

SUMMARY

ELECTRICAL SUBCONTRACTOR:

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BID

Bid for “Construction of Lift Station No. 1 - 5 Generator Addition for Harris County MUD No.

278, Harris County, Texas.”

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 278 c/o BGE, Inc.

10777 Westheimer, Suite 500 Houston, Texas 77042

CONTRACTOR:

(Legal Name of Company)

ADDRESS:

County:

TELEPHONE:

FAX:

EMAIL:

The undersigned Bidder proposes and agrees, if this Bid is accepted, to enter into an agreement with Owner in the form included in the Contract Documents to perform and furnish all Work as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents for the Bid Price and within the Bid Times indicated in this Bid and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract Documents.

Bidder accepts all of the terms and conditions of the Invitation to Bidders and Instructions to Bidders, including without limitation those dealing with the disposition of Bid security. This Bid will remain subject to acceptance for ninety (90) days after the day of Bid opening. Bidder will sign and deliver the required number of counterparts of the Agreement with the Bonds and other documents required by the Bidding Requirements within seven (7) days after the date of Owner’s Notice of Award.

In submitting this Bid, Bidder represents, as more fully set forth in the Agreement, that:

Bidder has examined, carefully studied, and understands all the terms and conditions set forth in the Bidding Documents and the following Addenda receipt of all which are hereby acknowledged:

Addendum No. Date Received Acknowledgement

This Bid is genuine and not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed person, firm or corporation and is not submitted in conformity with any agreement or rules of any group, association, organization or corporation; Bidder has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Bidder to submit a false or sham Bid; Bidder has not solicited or induced any person, firm or corporation to refrain from bidding; and Bidder has not sought by collusion to obtain for itself any advantage over any other Bidder or over Owner.

Bidder will complete the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents for the following prices:

(see attached bid form)

BGE Std. 2018 - Public III - 8

If this bid is accepted by Owner, Bidder will commence work within seven (7) days after written Notice to Proceed or acceptance of this bid.

If this Bid is accepted, Bidder agrees that the Work will be completed and ready for final payment in accordance with paragraph 10.03 of the General Conditions within three hundred sixty five

(365) calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed.

Bidder accepts the provisions of the Instruction to Bidders as to liquidated damages in the event of failure to complete the Work within the times specified in the Agreement.

The requirements of Subchapter J, Chapter 552, Government Code, may apply to this bid or contract and contractor agrees that the Contract can be terminate if Contractor knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with a requirement of that subchapter.

The prescribed Bid Security in the form of a Cashier's Check or Bid Bond is attached to and made a condition of this Bid.

List name and addresses of subcontractors with whom the Bidder, if awarded the contract, will subcontract for performance of any of the work or by itself.

Percentage of Work:

Percentage of Work:

Percentage of Work:

Percentage of Work:

Terms used in this Bid which are defined in the General Conditions or Instructions to Bidders will have the meanings indicated in the General Conditions or Instructions to Bidders.

SUBMITTED on , 20 .

State Contractor License No.

INDIVIDUAL:

(individual) (Seal) doing business as Business Address Business Phone

PARTNERSHIP:

By (firm) (Seal) (General Partner) Business Address Business Phone

CORPORATION:

By (corp.) (Seal) State of Incorporation By (person authorized) Title

Attest (Secretary) Business Address

BGE Std. 2018 - Public III - 9

Business Phone Date of Qualification to do business is

JOINT VENTURE:

By (name) (Seal) Address:

By (name) (Seal) Address:

Address & Phone No. for official communications:

Surety Company:

State of incorporation:

Local agent:

Agent’s address:

Agent’s telephone:

Insurance Carrier:

State of incorporation:

Local agent:

Agent’s address:

Agent’s telephone:

HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 278 CONTRACT

Contract IV - 1/2 September 2025

CONTRACT

STATE OF TEXAS }

COUNTY OF HARRIS }

THIS CONTRACT (“Contract”) is made and entered into this _____________________ day of ___________, 20__ by and between Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 278 (the “Owner”) c/o Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP, 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2600, Houston, Texas 77027, of Harris County, Texas, and [Contractor] of the City of , County of , and State of , hereinafter termed “Contractor.”

All capitalized terms used herein shall be given the meanings set forth in the General Conditions of the Contract. BGE, Inc. shall be referred to herein as the “Engineer.”

For and in consideration of the mutual…