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Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 468

Contract Documents and Specifications for Construction of

Vintage Preserve Parkway Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation

Harris County, Texas

September 2026

TBPE Registration No. F-1046

10777 Westheimer, Suite 500 Houston, Texas 77042

281-558-8700

09/14/2026

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Contract Documents and Specifications for Construction of

Vintage Preserve Parkway Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation

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. SPECIAL SPECIFICATIONS

(NOT PART OF THIS CONTRACT)

XIV. STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN

(NOT PART OF THIS CONTRACT)

HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 468 INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Electronic and Paper Bid I - 1/2 September 2025

Date: September 11, 2026

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

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

468, 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 10:00 AM Local Time, Friday, September 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 Vintage Preserve Parkway Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation for Harris County MUD No. 468, 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 387 602 843#.

Rehabilitation of existing sanitary sewer system along Vintage Preserve Parkway with cured in place liner and heavy cleaning. The scope of work includes the following:

1. Approx. 1,839 LF of Pre and Post Televising and Cleaning of Sanitary Sewer Mains

2. Approx. 253 LF of 18-inch pipe rehabilitation with CIPP

3. Approx. 1,009 LF of 24-inch pipe rehabilitation with CIPP

4. Approx. 1,118 LF of heavy cleaning

Bids received after closing time will be returned unopened.

There will be no pre-bid meeting associated with this project.

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: 16101-00. 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 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.

http://www.civcastusa.com/

HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 468 INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Electronic and Paper Bid I - 2/2 September 2025

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. 468

HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 468 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. INTENTIONALLY DELETED.

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 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

Instructions to Bidders II - 3 September 2025

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”.

Instructions to Bidders II - 4 September 2025

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

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

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

10. TIME FOR COMPLETION. Contractor will not be allowed time extensions (i) due to inclement weather except for Force Majeure events as defined under Section 1.01 of the General Conditions of the Contract; (ii) due to non-availability of equipment or material, when the principal units of Work and tasks on the critical path are not in progress or are not delayed by the event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance;

(iii) when at least seven (7) hours of available working time remain out of the working day; (iv) while materials are drying and it is possible for the Contractor to enclose the area and use drying devices; (v) when an event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance occurs on a day other than a working day or other day when the Contractor had not originally planned to work; (vi) when an event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance occurs after the expiration of the Contract Time; (vii) to the extent the Contractor could have anticipated or alleviated the impact of the event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance through reasonable efforts; (viii) when events of concurrent delay overlap the claimed delay; and/or (ix) when an extension of time is precluded by any provision of the Contract Documents.

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

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

Instructions to Bidders II - 5 September 2025 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. 468;

the contract ID number is 16101-00; and the description of goods and services is Vintage Preserve Parkway Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation. Neither the Owner nor its consultants have the ability to verify all of Contractor’s information included in a TEC Form 1295, and neither have an obligation nor undertake responsibility for advising any bidder with respect to the proper completion of the TEC Form 1295. BIDDERS

SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR TEC FORM 1295 WITH THEIR BID. THE CONTRACT WILL

NOT BE AWARDED TO A BIDDER UNLESS A TEC FORM 1295 HAS BEEN

COMPLETED BY THE BIDDER.

14. AWARD OF CONTRACT. Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation the right to reject any or all nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids and to reject the Bid of any bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make award to that bidder, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria of Owner. Owner also reserves the right to waive all informalities and defects in bidding, except time of submitting a Bid. Discrepancies between the multiplication of units and unit prices in a Bid will be resolved in favor of the unit prices. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum if the correct sum is evident from the face of the Bid.

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

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

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

Instructions to Bidders II - 6 September 2025

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.

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

Instructions to Bidders II - 7 September 2025 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 two (2) 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 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-https://www.lawinsider.com/clause/counterparts-and-electronic-signatures

Instructions to Bidders II - 8 September 2025 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.

BGE Std. 2018 - Public III - 1

BID

Bid for “Construction of Vintage Preserve Parkway Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation for Harris County MUD No. 468, Harris County, Texas.”

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 468 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)

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QUANTITY UNIT ITEM

ITEM & UNIT COST TOTAL

UNIT A: BASE BID ITEMS

1.

1,839 LF $ $

2. Post-construction video taping and cleaning of lines

1,839 LF $ $

3. Install Cured In Place Liner for 18" Pipe

253 LF $ $

4. Install Cured In Place Liner for 24" Pipe

1,009 LF $ $

5. Heavy cleaning of 10" - 24" sewer line segments

($20.00 minimum)

1,118 LF $ $

6. Diversion Pumping as required

1 LS $ $

TOTAL, UNIT A $

UNIT B: SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS

1.

a. 10-inch Pipe (all depths) 1 EA $ $

b. 18-inch Pipe (all depths)

1 EA $ $

c. 24-inch Pipe (all depths)

1 EA $ $

2. Install Cured In Place Liner for 10" Pipe

100 LF $ $

3. Solid Sod disturbed areas ($5.00 minimum)

20 SY $ $

The following are to be used ONLY when directed by the Engineer using methods approved by the Engineer and will be paid for per the unit prices. Utilization of these items will depend on available funds and site conditions at the time of construction.

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 468

Vintage Preserve Parkway Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation

Bid Form

Pre-construction video taping and cleaning of lines (including trimming roots and protruding services)

Point repair for sags, collapsed, or broken pipe [Including excavation, embedment, pipe and appurtenances, backfill, disposal, restoration of site, sodding, reconnect sanitary services, trench safety, etc.] (20 LF minimum each)

III - 2

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QUANTITY UNIT ITEM

ITEM & UNIT COST TOTAL

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 468

Vintage Preserve Parkway Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation

Bid Form

4.

10 SY $ $

5. Curb Repair per Harris County Standards

10 LF $ $

6.

10 SY $ $

7. Sanitary Sewer Manhole Rehabilitation

(0 - 20 vertical feet)(complete in place)

1 EA $ $

8. Trench Safety ($1.00 minimum)

20 LF $ $

TOTAL, UNIT B $

Unit A: Base Bid Items $

Unit B: Supplemental Bid Items $

TOTAL BID $

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.

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.

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

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

SUMMARY

Pavement Repair per Harris County Standards ($100.00 minimum)

6" Reinforced Concrete Driveway Repair ($75.00 minimum)

III - 3

BGE Std. 2018 - Public III - 4

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 sixty (60) 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 - 5

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. 468 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. 468 (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 covenants hereinafter set forth, and under the conditions expressed in the Bonds bearing even date herewith, the Contractor and Owner hereby agree as follows:

Contractor shall commence and complete the Work generally described as follows:

Construction of Vintage Preserve Parkway Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation for Harris County MUD No. 468, Harris County, Texas, according to those Plans and Technical Specifications prepared by BGE, Inc.

in the initial Contract Price of $ and all Extra Work in connection therewith, under the terms as stated in the Contract Documents, and, at Contractor’s own proper cost and expense, to furnish all the materials, supplies, machinery, equipment, tools, superintendence, labor, insurance, and other accessories and services necessary to complete the said Work, in accordance with the conditions and prices stated in the Bid attached hereto and in accordance with the Contract Documents. Contractor represents and warrants to the Owner that it has carefully examined this Contract and all Contract Documents and is thoroughly familiar therewith.

The Contractor hereby agrees to begin work within seven (7) calendar days after the written Notice to Proceed has been given by the Engineer. Contractor hereby also agrees to achieve Final Completion of the Work within sixty (60) calendar days after the date of the written Notice to Proceed

Owner agrees to pay Contractor for completion of the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents for the initial Contract Price of ($ ), plus or minus any increases or decreases to the initial Contract Price as provided by the Contract Documents. Contractor will be paid in current funds for the performance of the Contract in accordance with the Bid submitted therefor, subject to additions and deductions as allowed by

HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 468 CONTRACT

Contract IV - 2/2 September 2025 the Contract Documents and, if applicable, approved by Change Order under the Contract Documents, and to make payments on account thereof as provided therein. If included as Special Conditions of the Contract Part B, the Developer shall act as “Owner” for the purposes of all payments.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to these presents have executed this Contract in the year and day first above written.

HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 468

Owner

ATTEST: By:

Name:

Title:

[CONTRACTOR]

Contractor

ATTEST: By:

Name:

Title:

(The following to be executed if Contractor is a corporation)

I, _________________________________, certify that I am the secretary of the corporation named as Contractor herein; that _____________________________________________, who signed this Contract on behalf of Contractor, was then _______________________________ __________________________ of said corporation; that said Contract was duly signed for and on behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body and is within the scope of its corporate powers.

Signed:

Corporate Seal

ALL BIDDERS MUST SUBMIT THEIR TEC FORM 1295 WITH THEIR BID. THE OWNER

WILL NOT AWARD THE CONTRACT WITHOUT THE COMPLETED TEC FORM 1295

NOTED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.

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

BOND NO.

HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 468 PERFORMANCE BOND

Public Performance Bond V - 1/3 September 2025

CHAPTER 2253 PERFORMANCE BOND

(Public)

STATE OF TEXAS Contract Date

COUNTY OF HARRIS Date Bond Executed

PRINCIPAL

SURETY

OWNER HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 468

PENAL SUM OF BOND (in words and figures) , being 100 percent of the Contract Price.

CONTRACT for “Construction of Vintage Preserve Parkway Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation for Harris County MUD No. 468, Harris County, Texas” (the “Contract”).

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, Principal and Surety above named, are held and firmly bound unto Owner, its successors and assigns, in the penal sum of the amount stated above, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and our respective heirs, executors, administrators, officers, directors, shareholders, partners, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

WHEREAS, Principal entered into that certain Contract with Owner, which Contract is expressly incorporated herein for all purposes.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITIONS OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if Principal well and truly performs the work in accordance with the Plans, specifications and any other Contract Documents, during the original term of the Contract and any extensions thereof that may be granted by Owner, with or without notice to Surety, and during the life of any guaranty or warranty required under the Contract, then this obligation is void; otherwise it is to remain in full force and effect. Should the Principal fail to faithfully and strictly perform the work as required by the Contract in all its terms, the Surety will be liable for all damages, losses, expenses and liabilities that the Owner may suffer in consequence thereof.

This Bond is given in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 2253 of the Texas Government Code, as amended, which is incorporated herein by this reference. However, all of the express provisions contained herein and in the Contract are applicable whether or not within the scope of said statute.

Surety hereby agrees, for value received, that no change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the Contract or to work performed under the Contract, or to the plans, specifications or drawings accompanying the Contract, will in any way affect its obligations on this Bond and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the Contract or to the work to be performed thereunder.

The bound parties have executed this instrument pursuant to authority of their respective governing body, to be effective on the same date of the Contract.

Public Performance Bond V - 2/3 September 2025

ATTEST

PRINCIPAL

By By Name Name Title Title

Address

(SEAL)

SURETY

By By Name Name Title Title

(SEAL) Physical Address:

Mailing Address:

Telephone:

Local Recording Agent Personal Identification Number:

Agency Name:

Agency Address:

Agency Telephone:

Surety must attach its original Power of Attorney to this Bond.

Surety must attach Surety Identification/Complaint Notice to this Bond.

Public Performance Bond V - 3/3 September 2025

CERTIFICATE AS TO CORPORATE PRINCIPAL

I,_________________________________, certify that I am the secretary of the corporation named as Principal in the Bond; that ________________________________, who signed the Bond on behalf of Principal, was then ____________________________________ of the corporation; that I know his or her signature, and his or her signature is genuine; and that the Bond was duly signed for and on behalf of the corporation by authority of its governing body.

(Corporate Seal) Signature of Corporate Secretary

ATTACH POWER OF ATTORNEY

HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 468 PAYMENT BOND

Public Payment Bond VI - 1/3 September 2025

CHAPTER 2253 PAYMENT BOND

(Public)

STATE OF TEXAS Contract Date

COUNTY OF HARRIS Date Bond Executed

PRINCIPAL

SURETY

OWNER HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 468

PENAL SUM OF BOND (in words and figures) , being 100 percent of the Contract Price.

CONTRACT for “Construction of Vintage Preserve Parkway Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation for Harris County MUD No. 468, Harris County, Texas” (the “Contract”).

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, Principal and Surety above named, are held and firmly bound unto Owner, its successors and assigns, in the penal sum of the amount stated above, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and our respective heirs, executors, administrators, officers, directors, shareholders, partners, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

WHEREAS, Principal entered into the Contract with Owner, which Contract is expressly incorporated herein for all purposes.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITIONS OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if Principal shall promptly pay claimants for all labor, subcontracts, materials and specially fabricated materials performed or furnished under or by virtue of…