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CONTRACT

DOCUMENTS &

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICATIONS

PUMP STATION TO SERVE

JASEK FARMS

D.R. HORTON, INC. ON BEHALF OF

HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL

UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 8

JOB #: 081083.009.544954

JULY 2026

3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1600 | Houston, Texas 77027

HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUMP STATION TO SERVE JASEK FARMS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BIDDER INFORMATION PAGE NO.

Invitation to Bidders ..................................................................................................................................... 1.1

Instructions to Bidders......................................................................................................................... 2.1 – 2.7

Bid Proposal ........................................................................................................................................ 3.1 – 3.8

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Contract .............................................................................................................................................. C.1 – C.2

General Conditions of the Contract ............................................................................................ GC.1 – GC.41

Attachment A .................................................................................................................................... A.1 – A.9

Attachment B............................................................................................................................................... B.1

Special Conditions of the Contract Part A................................................................................................. 1 – 2

Special Conditions of the Contract Part B ................................................................................................. 1 – 7

Supplementary Conditions ........................................................................................................................ 1 – 3

Statutory Payment Bond ............................................................................................................................ 1 – 2

Performance Bond ..................................................................................................................................... 1 – 2

Maintenance Bond ..................................................................................................................................... 1 – 3

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Storm Sewer System ............................................................................................................................ 6.1 6.2

Piping, Fittings, Valves and Gates ....................................................................................................... 9.1 9.4

Trench Shoring ........................................................................................................................................... 10.1

Concrete: General ............................................................................................................................. 11.1 11.4

Concrete: Miscellaneous Materials ................................................................................................. 12.1 – 12.2

Metals: Reinforcing Steel ................................................................................................................ 13.1 - 13.2

Cement Stabilized Sand.............................................................................................................................. 14.1

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan ..................................................................................................... 15.1

Clearing and Grubbing ............................................................................................................................... 16.1

Hydromulch Seeding ........................................................................................................................ 17.1 17.2

Compacted Fill ................................................................................................................................. 18.1 18.2

Earthwork ................................................................................................................................................... 19.1

Special Grading ............................................................................................................................... 20.1 – 20.2

Protective Coatings ......................................................................................................................... 21.1 – 21.9

Sealants and Caulking ..................................................................................................................... 22.1 – 22.3

Submersible Pumps ......................................................................................................................... 23.1 – 23.3

Lime Stabilized Subgrade .......................................................................................................................... 24.1

Site Work – Compacted Fill ............................................................................................................ 25.1 – 25.2

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APPENDIX

Texas Ethics Commission 1295 Form

BIDDER INFORMATION

HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 8 INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Paper Bids Only, Electronic Signatures Option, and Remote Public Bid Opening Option September 2025 1.1

Date: 2026

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed Bids will be received at the office of GFT, 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77027, until 10:00 a.m. Local Time, July 17th, 2026, and then publicly opened and read for “Construction of Pump Station to serve Jasek Farms for Harris-Waller Counties M.U.D. No. 8, Harris & Waller County, Texas.”

Scope of Work of the Contract Documents includes the following: Construction of Pump Station to serve Jasek Farms, within Harris-Waller Counties M.U.D. No. 8.

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held in person on July 10th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Local Time, at GFT, 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77027.

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.

Bidding documents may be examined at GFT, 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77027 or may be obtained by prospective bidders at www.civcastusa.com.

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 Chapter 2253 of the Texas Government Code, may apply to this Bid and the bidder agrees that the Contract Documents can be terminated if the bidder knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with a requirement of that subchapter.

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Instructions to Bidders 2.1 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 seven (7) calendar days before the Bid opening. If appropriate, answers to these requests will be given, in writing, to all bidders as addenda to the Contract Documents, and when each addendum is issued it becomes a part of the Contract Documents. No explanation or interpretation of the Contract Documents, other than written addenda, is binding.

Should a bidder find discrepancies or errors in or omissions from the Contract Documents or should the bidder be in doubt as to any meaning, the bidder is hereby obligated to notify Engineer in writing. It is

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Instructions to Bidders 2.2 September 2025 the responsibility of each bidder to determine if it has received all addenda, complete files of which will be maintained at the Engineer’s office and the office designated to receive the Bids, if any.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1) Maintenance Bond for 100 percent (100%) of the cost of the construction of the improvements that will be owned by Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8. The Bonds must be in the form prescribed by the Contract Documents except as required otherwise by Laws and Regulations. The Bonds must be from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety. Unless otherwise specified, the cost of proving Bonds must be included in the bidder’s total Bid amount. The surety company must have a minimum Best Key Rating of “B+” or better. The surety company, the agency and agent issuing the Bonds must be authorized to issue Bonds in Texas in an amount equal to the total Contract Price and such authorization must be recorded in the files of the Texas Department of Insurance. The person executing the Bonds must be a licensed Texas local recording agent and such licensing must be recorded in the files of the Texas Department of Insurance. All Bonds signed by an agent must be accompanied by a certified copy of the agent’s authority to act. The Bonds must be executed by a duly appointed representative of the surety company licensed by the State of Texas as a General Lines Agent and such licensing must be recorded in the files of the Texas Department of Insurance. If the surety company does not have such a rating due to the length of time it has existed, the surety company must be eligible to participate in the surety bond guarantee program of the Small Business Administration and must be an approved surety listed in the current U.S. Department of Treasury Circular 570, and must meet all of the rules and regulations of the Treasury Department with respect to performance and payment bonds for federal jobs, including specifically the rules related to underwriting limitation. For contracts over $100,000, the surety must also hold a certificate of authority from the United States Secretary of Treasury to qualify as a surety on obligations permitted or required under federal law, or have obtained reinsurance for any liability in excess of $1,000,000 from a reinsurer that is authorized and admitted as a reinsurer in the State of Texas and is the holder of a certificate of

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Instructions to Bidders 2.3 September 2025 authority from the United States Secretary of Treasury to qualify as a surety or reinsurer on obligations permitted or required under federal law. If bidder’s proposed surety company, agency or agents do not meet the requirements herein, then Owner may refrain from considering the bidder for Contract award and Owner may require bidder to forfeit its Bid Security.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Instructions to Bidders 2.4 September 2025

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

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

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

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

13. HOUSE BILL 1295. Provision of Texas Ethics Commission Form 1295 (“TEC Form 1295”) pursuant to Texas Government Code § 2252.908 (the “Interested Party Disclosure Act” or the “Act”): Unless bidder is exempt from such requirements pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 2252.908(c)(4), the Owner may not award the Contract to a bidder unless the bidder has provided to the Owner a completed and signed TEC Form 1295 which has been assigned a certificate number by the Texas Ethics Commission (the “TEC”). Pursuant to the rules prescribed by the TEC, the TEC Form 1295 must be completed online through the TEC’s website, assigned a certificate number, printed, signed, and provided to the Owner. For purposes of completing the TEC Form 1295, the entity’s name is Harris- Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8; the contract ID number is 081083.009.544954; and the description of goods and services is Pump Station to serve Jasek Farms. 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.

Instructions to Bidders 2.5 September 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE BIDDER’S BACKGROUND, CAPABILITIES, PRIOR

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

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

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

PERSONS AND ENTITIES CONTACTED BY OWNER IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH

INVESTIGATIONS TO PROVIDE OWNER WITH THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BY OWNER

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

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

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

ENGINEER, DEVELOPER AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ATTORNEYS, EMPLOYEES,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. NUMBER OF SIGNED SETS OF DOCUMENTS. The Contract Documents will be prepared in at least 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.

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

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

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

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Instructions to Bidders 2.7 September 2025

20. LABOR CLASSIFICATION AND MINIMUM WAGE SCALE.

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

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

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

21. ECONOMIC DISINCENTIVES. The Contractor and the Owner agree that time is of the essence of this Contract. The Contractor and the Owner agree that a breach of this Contract by failure to complete the Work in the specified time will cause harm to the Owner. Therefore, the Contractor and the Owner agree that for each and every calendar day the Work or any portion thereof shall remain uncompleted after the expiration of the time limit(s) set in the Contract, or as extended under the provisions of these General Conditions (including, without limitation, due to a delay caused by Contractor’s failure to comply with the Contract Documents or due to Owner’s termination of Contractor for default under the Contract Documents), Contractor shall be liable to Owner for economic disincentives under Section 49.271(e) of Texas Water Code, in the amount of $500 per day 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.

TO: Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group Inc.

c/o GFT 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1600 Houston, Texas 77027

Gentlemen:

Bidder acknowledges receipt of the following addendum(s):

No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4

Yours very truly, Bidder:

By:

Title:

Date:

The undersigned, as Bidder, declares that he has carefully examined the Invitation to Bidders, the ASCE Standard Forms of Agreement (as amended), the General Conditions, the Specifications, the Plans, and Project Conditions for the work and other Contract Documents; and he proposes and agrees that, if this proposal is accepted, he will contract to provide all necessary tools, equipment, apparatus, facilities, labor, and transportation, and to do all of the work and furnish all of the materials specified in the Contract Documents required to complete the work as specified.

(Submit in Duplicate)

BID PROPOSAL

FOR CONSTRUCTION OF

LIFT STATION & FORCE MAIN

TO SERVE

WILDBLOOM SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS

If awarded the Contract, I/we will execute Contract on the Standard Forms of Agreement (as amended) and furnish satisfactory performance and payment bonds in accordance with the Bid Documents.

Address:

Telephone No:

Seal (If a corporation)

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Signature of Bidder

4.01

A.

B.

4.02

4.03

Completion Date

4.04

Completion Date

Estimated date of commencement:

Proposal Information for Construction of Lift Station & Force Main serving the Wildbloom Subdivision, Fort Bend County, Texas.

COMPLETION SCHEDULE

Number of calendar days to complete work after Notice to Proceed is issued:

LIST OF EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR PROJECT

Description Quantity

180 days

Name of Project Owner Engineer Approx. Cost

LIST OF ALL PROJECTS PRESENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Name of Project Approx. Cost

LIST OF PRIOR EXPERIENCE (INCLUDE SIMILAR JOBS COMPLETED)

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4.05

Attach a signed copy of current financial statement to this proposal sheet.

4.06

A. Pumps & Accesorries

A. Pre-cast RCP Wet Well

A. Concrete

B. Piping

C. Seeding

D. Cement Stabilized Sand

E. Lime

F. Limestone

G. Reinforcing Steel

4.07

1.

2.

3.

4.

Proposal Information for Construction of Lift Station & Force Main serving the Wildbloom Subdivision, Fort Bend County, Texas.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

MATERIAL SUPPLIERS

SUBCONTRACTORS TO BE USED ON THIS PROJECT (The Owner's approval of contractors must be obtained prior to their occupying the job site). (Subcontracted portions of contract shall not exceed 20% of the total contract amount).

TYPE OF WORK SUBCONTRACTOR'S NAME JOB FOREMAN

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1. Extra Excavation (hand and machine labor) C.Y. 100 $ $

2. Extra Labor (common) M.H. 10 $ $

3. Extra Concrete (Class A) C.Y. 10 $ $

4. Extra Concrete (Class B) C.Y. 10 $ $

5. Extra Reinforcing Steel LB 100 $ $

6. D-7 Bulldozer with operator and fuel HR 10 $ $

7. 6-inch Diesel driven pump with fuel DA. 30 $ $

8. Extra cement stabilized sand (bedding or backfill) for storm sewer; 1-1/2 sacks/ton. TON 10 $ $

9. Extra compacted select backfill. C.Y. 10 $ $

10. Crushed stone in trench bottom for pipe bedding in wet sand areas, including compaction, complete in place. C.Y. 100 $ $

11. Cement stabilized crushed stone for pipe bedding in wet sand areas, including compaction, complete in place. C.Y. 500 $ $

12. Cement stabilized sand for pipe bedding in wet sand areas, including compaction, complete in place. C.Y. 100 $ $

13. Verify and Reset Control Staking, complete in place. LS 1 $ (3,500.00) $ (3,500.00)

Proposal Information for Construction of Storm Water Pump Station & 20" Force Main to serve Jask Tract Phase I, Waller County, Texas.

ITEM

NO. DESCRIPTION UNIT

ESTIM.

QTY.

UNIT

PRICE TOTAL

SUBTOTAL SECTION A $

SECTION A - EXTRA WORK AND MATERIALS

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Proposal Information for Construction of Storm Water Pump Station & 20" Force Main to serve Jask Tract Phase I, Waller County, Texas.

1. Performance Bond, as per terms listed in contract documents, complete in place. LS 1 $ $

2. Payment Bond, as per terms listed in contract documents, complete in place. LS 1 $ $

3. Maintenance Bond, as per terms listed in contract documents, complete in place. LS 1 $ $

4. Storm Sewer Pump Station to include: 12-foot diameter reinforced concrete wet well (approximate depth of 17-feet) with liner, electrical, controls, cabinets, conduit, level monitoring float system, dual axial flow Flygt PL 7030 3~ 611 pumps (or approved equal) including flow straightening veins and dividing wall, one (1) submersible Flygt Concertor 6020 N100 jockey pump (or approved equal) including 2-inch diameter stainless steel giude rail, 16-inch diameter wet well vent pipe, ductile iron piping, testing, 12" sqare aluminum float hatch, site grading, bollards, and necessary appurtenances, complete in place. LS 1 $ $

5. PVC AWWA C900 DR18 Class 235 force main (green in color), including bedding, backfill, thrust blocking, trench safety, restraints and fittings as necessary, complete in place.

6-inch diameter LF 51 $ $ 20-inch diameter LF 60 $ $

6. 12-inch PVC AWWA C900 DR21 Class 200 gravity storm sewer return line (green in color), including bedding and backfill, all depths, per plans and specifications, trench safety, restraints and fittings as necessary, complete in place. LF 60 $ $

7. RCP C76 Class III, all depths, with rubber gasket joints, including bedding and backfill per details and specifications, and trench safety, complete in place.

12-inch diameter LF 79 $ $ 18-inch diameter LF 20 $ $ 30-inch diameter LF 39 $ $ 36-inch diameter LF 34 $ $

SECTION B – STORM WATER PUMP STATION

ITEM

NO. DESCRIPTION UNIT

ESTIM.

QTY.

UNIT

PRICE TOTAL

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Proposal Information for Construction of Storm Water Pump Station & 20" Force Main to serve Jask Tract Phase I, Waller County, Texas.

8. 36-inch steel storm sewer restrictor plate with 21.6" oriface, per plans and details, complete in place. EA 1 $ $

9. Standard Type C manhole for 42-inch and smaller storm sewer, all depths, complete in place. EA 3 $ $

10. Type A Inlet, all depths, complete in place. EA 1 $ $

11. Proposed drainage swale, per grading plan, complete in place. LF 100 $ $

12. 6-inch Reinforced concrete pavement (including steel reinforcement, expansion joints, headers, ceramic markers & painting), minimum 3500 psi compressive stength and 5-1/2 sack cement per cubic yard, complete in place per Waller County standards, complete in place. SY 300 $ $

13. Concrete head and wing wall outfall for 36-inch storm sewer, including rip-rap apron, per plans and details, complete in place LS 1 $ $

14. 8-foot-high capped wood fence, including 12-foot cantilever slide gate, complete in place. LF 172 $ $

15. 4-foot pedestrian gate, including 4x4 foot conrete pad, complete in place. LS 1 $ $

16. Dewatering, to include well points or deep wells, as needed to install wet well piping, as approved by engineer prior to installing, complete in place. LS 1 $ $

ESTIM.

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UNIT

PRICE TOTAL

SECTION B – STORM WATER PUMP STATION (Contd.)

SUBTOTAL SECTION B $

ITEM

NO. DESCRIPTION UNIT

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Proposal Information for Construction of Storm Water Pump Station & 20" Force Main to serve Jask Tract Phase I, Waller County, Texas.

17. Reinforced Filter Fabric Fence, including mesh fencing, filter fabric, fence posts, installation and removal per plans and specifications as needed, to be coordinated with Engineer prior to construction, complete in place. LF 405 $ $

18. Clearing and grubbing, includes root raking/back dragging, and offsite removal/disposal,(as directed by the engineer), complete in place. AC 0.10 $ $

19. Inlet Protection Barrier, complete in place. EA 1 $ $

20. Concrete Truck Washout at location shown on plans, complete in place. EA 1 $ $

21. Stabilized Construction Entrance at Location Shown on Plans, To Include Installation, Maintenance and Removal, (To be Used Only at the Written Direction of the Engineer), Complete in Place EA 1 $ $

22. Hydromulch seed the storm pump station site and disturbed areas adjacent to the storm pump station, complete in place. AC 0.10 $ $

23. 30-inch floatables collection screen, per plans and details, complete in place. LS 1 $ $

24. Temporary 6-inch excavation of stilling basin and temporary erosion log place at outfall of stilling basin, to be removed after substantial completion of construction with Engineer's approval, per plans and details, complete in place. LS 1 $ $

25. SWPPP Administration, Forms, Signs, Etc., complete in place. LS 1 $ $

26. SWPPP Administration, Forms, Signs, Etc., complete in place. LS 1 $ $

TOTAL

ITEM

NO. DESCRIPTION UNIT

ESTIM.

QTY.

UNIT

PRICE

SECTION C – STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION

SUBTOTAL SECTION C $

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Proposal Information for Construction of Storm Water Pump Station & 20" Force Main to serve Jask Tract Phase I, Waller County, Texas.

SECTION A - EXTRA WORK AND MATERIALS

** NOTE: DO NOT INCLUDE SECTION A IN BASE BID.

SECTION C – STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION $

TOTAL BASE BID (Sections B & C) $

SECTION B – STORM WATER PUMP STATION $

BID SUMMARY

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CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 8 CONTRACT

Contract C.1 September 2025

CONTRACT

STATE OF TEXAS }

COUNTY OF HARRIS-WALLER}

THIS CONTRACT (“Contract”) is made and entered into this _____________________ day of ___________, 20__ by and between D.R. Horton, Inc. on behalf of Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8 (the “Owner”) c/o Coats Rose, P.C., 9 E Greenway Plaza #1000, Houston, Texas 77046, of Harris County, Texas, and , 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. GFT 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:

Pump Station to serve Jasek Farms for Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8, Harris & Waller County, Texas, according to those Plans and Technical Specifications prepared by Engineer 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 ten (10) calendar days after the written Notice to Proceed has been given by the Engineer. Contractor hereby also agrees to achieve Substantial Completion of the Work within calendar days after the date of the written Notice to Proceed and to achieve Final Completion of the Work within calendar days after Substantial Completion.

Owner agrees to pay Contractor for completion of the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents for the initial Contract Price of Dollars and XX/100 ($ ), 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 the Contract Documents and, if applicable, approved by Change Order under the Contract Documents, and to make payments on account thereof as provided therein.

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HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 8 CONTRACT

Contract C.2 September 2025

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

HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL

UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 8

Owner

ATTEST: By:

Name:

Title:

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

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.

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HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 8 GENERAL CONDITIONS

General Conditions of the Contract GC.1 September 2025

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE II. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

ARTICLE III. PRELIMINARY MATTERS

ARTICLE IV. SITE ACCESS/ CONDITIONS/ REFERENCE POINTS

ARTICLE V. CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES/INDEMNITIES

ARTICLE VI. ENGINEER’S STATUS DURING CONSTRUCTION

ARTICLE VII. EXTRA WORK/ CHANGE ORDERS/ CLAIMS

ARTICLE VIII. TESTS AND INSPECTIONS/ DEFECTIVE WORK/ WARRANTY

ARTICLE IX. MINIMUM WAGE RATE SCALE/PRICE FOR WORK/ PAYMENTS TO

CONTRACTOR …………

ARTICLE X. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, PARTIAL USE,

FINAL COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE…………………………

ARTICLE XI. SUSPENSION OF WORK/ TERMINATION/ DEFAULT

ARTICLE XII. MISCELLANEOUS

ATTACHMENT A – INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

ATTACHMENT B – MINIMUM WAGE RATE SCALE

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General Conditions of the Contract GC.2 September 2025

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

1.01. DEFINITIONS. The following terms shall be defined as described below unless such definition is expressly modified by the Contract Documents. Any capitalized terms used in the Contract Documents not defined in this Section shall have the meaning assigned to such term under the Contract Documents.

a. Bid. The offer or proposal of a Bidder submitted on the prescribed form setting forth the prices for the Work to be performed.

b. Bond(s). Performance bonds, maintenance bonds and payment bonds, or any of them, as required by the Contract Documents.

c. Change Order. A document…