CSP29-26 - Front Ends and Specs.pdf

AGREEMENT AND SPECIFICATIONS

RENE DR. 30-INCH SANITARY SEWER INTERCEPTOR EXTENSION

CSP NUMBER 29-26

VOLUME 1 OF 2

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

AUGUST, 2026

Dr. Anna Gitter, Chair Charlie Intebi, Vice Chair

Stefanie Block Uribarri, Secretary-Treasurer Lane Gaddy, Member

Dr. Hector Ocaranza, Member Bryan R. Morris, Member

Mayor Renard Johnson, EX-OFFICIO Member

John E. Balliew, P.E., President/CEO

SERGIO ADAME, P.E. 08/13/2026

BROCK & BUSTILLOS INC.

Ana Sanchez, PHR, SHRM-CP, Vice President, Financial & Management Services Gilbert Trejo, P.E., Vice President, Engineering, Operations & Technical Services

Adam Wickersham, Vice President – Information Technology Felipe Lopez, P.E., Chief Engineering Officer – Technical Practice

Martin Noriega, P.E., Chief Operations Officer – Treatment & Production Irazema S. Rojas, P.E., Chief Engineering Officer – Engineering Services

CIP No. S040049

Eng. / Proj. ID 0000004018 /

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EL PASO WATER UTILITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

CSP NO. 29-26

INFORMAL NOTICE

Competitive Sealed Proposals for construction of Rene Dr. 30-Inch Sanitary Sewer Interceptor Extension will be received via E-Bid (IonWave) and / or hard copies (3 each) by the City of El Paso Water Utilities -

Public Service Board at the Board's principal office located at 1154 Hawkins Boulevard or by mail to

1154 Hawkins Boulevard, El Paso, Texas, 79925 until October 07, 2026, 1:30 p.m. local time. After 1:30 p.m., offers will not be accepted. CSP Opening will occur at 2:00 p.m. and offers will be publicly opened and read aloud via the “Microsoft Teams” format noted in Section 00020. (See link below).

The work under this contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation, and services for the construction and installation of the following work:

CSP: RENE DR 30-IN SANITARY SEWER INTERCEPTOR EXTENSION:

The project will comprise unit price items including installation of approximately 586 linear feet of 8-inch diameter SDR-35 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) sanitary sewer main, 6,877 linear feet of 30-inch diameter SDR-

26 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) sanitary sewer main; installation of 23 72-inch diameter concrete manholes including 184 linear feet additional manhole vertical depth beyond 6-ft; installation of 343 vertical feet of

Cured-in-Place Manhole Liner; Trench Safety System; connection to an active manhole; remove and replace

108 linear feet of roundabout curb and gutter; remove and replace 470 square feet of roundabout sidewalk;

remove and replace 305 square feet of concrete driveway; restoration of 14,021 square yards of unpaved road;

scarify and compact 3,954 square yards of 8-in subgrade material under paved road; installation of 3,954 square yards of 6-inch Grade A Type III crushed stone basecourse; installation of 3,149 square yards of 3-inch

Type C HMAC, installation of roundabout pavement markings, landscaping and street signs within El Paso

County limits; remove and dispose existing 1 48-inch manhole and approximately 60-feet of 12-inch PVC sewer line; installation of a temporary septic holder tank and replace 1 sewer service line; remove and replace landscaping, street signs, and irrigation system at Edgemere/Gerard roundabout; and all miscellaneous piping, fittings, and appurtenances and other site work necessary for the proper installation as required in the drawings and technical specifications.

CONSTRUCTION MILESTONES:

MILESTONE I: Start of construction.

This milestone consists of starting the construction by completing the installation of SMH-1, 30-in interceptor line from Station 0+00 to Station 0+74, and SMH-2 (excluding cured-in-place liners). Work includes excavation, trench safety, backfilling operations to finished grades in accordance to the trench backfilling details, use of 2-sack cement backfill, traffic control, support of electrical conduits and utilities, demolition of existing manhole and 12-inch sewer line, and other work as shown in the drawings and technical specifications. This milestone I shall be completed within fourteen (14) consecutive calendar days, commencing the day of traffic control implementation and terminating the day the area is open to regular traffic. Contractor to restore disrupted area to drivable conditions by backfilling the upper 15-inches thick 2-sack to finished grade prior to opening to traffic. Steel plates can be implemented to maintain drivable surface, or continuous monitoring and surface maintenance shall be conducted of the 2-sack finished surface from the time of completion of Milestone I and start of Milestone II.

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MILESTONE II: Concrete work and pavement reconstruction at Mike Prince’s roundabout.

This milestone consists of the removal of existing pavement, implementing traffic control, remove and replace sidewalk and curb and gutter, scarifying and compacting the subgrade at a depth of 8-inches, remove and replace 6-in base course and 3-in HMAC including compaction and density testing at Mike Prince’s roundabout within El Paso City Limits as shown in the drawings and technical specifications. This milestone

II shall be completed within fourteen (14) consecutive calendar days, commencing the day of traffic control implementation and terminating the day the area is open to regular traffic.

MILESTONE III: Irrigation system, landscape restoration, and pavement markings.

This milestone consists of completing the installation of the irrigation system, planting, landscaping, reinstallation of street signs, and pavement markings replacement at Mike Prince’s roundabout as shown in the drawings and technical specifications. This milestone II shall be completed within ten (10) consecutive calendar days, commencing the day of traffic control implementation and terminating the day the area is open to regular traffic.

Contract documents may be examined and obtained by accessing the following El Paso Water’s IonWave electronic bidding (e-bid) website:

https://epwater.ionwave.net/HomePage.aspx

If you have trouble accessing the Contract Documents, please contact the Purchasing Department of the El

Paso Water Utilities, Public Service Board, at (915) 594-5628. Physical (hard) copies of the Contract

Documents will NO longer be made available.

A pre-proposal meeting will be held on September 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., local time (see instructions at the end of Section 00020).

Each Proposal shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Offerors and be accompanied by a

Proposal Security in the amount of five percent of the amount bid.

The Highest Ranked Offeror states he or she must furnish a 100 percent (100%) Performance Bond and a 100 percent (100%) Payment Bond, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and the General Conditions.

https://epwater.ionwave.net/HomePage.aspx

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Proposals shall be submitted at the time and place, either through the e-bid response submittal process via

IonWave and/or hard copies. If submitting hard copies, ensure, they are enclosed in an opaque, sealed envelope, marked with the Project title (and, if applicable, the designated portion of the Project for which the

Bid is submitted), name and address of the Offeror and accompanied by the Proposal security and other required documents. If the Proposal is sent through the mail or other delivery system, the sealed envelope shall be enclosed in a separate envelope with the notation "PROPOSAL ENCLOSED" on the face of it.

Responses to offers / solicitations may be submitted via the E-Bid process and, or hard copy, or both.

By submission of the proposal, Offeror fully understands the requirements of the Contract Documents and agrees to comply with all requirements thereof.

Wages paid on this project shall be not less than the minimum prevailing wage rates listed in the Contract

Documents, Section 00840, General Wage Requirements.

The El Paso Water Utilities (EPWU) adheres to the Cone of Silence policy which prohibits any communication regarding the bid between potential offerors (and subcontractors) and EPWU Board

Members, Staff, and assigned Consulting Engineers. The provisions do not apply to oral communications with Purchasing Agent or Administrative Analyst, provided the communications is limited strictly to matters of process or procedure already contained in the solicitation document, oral communications at pre-proposal conferences, or communications in writing (email preferred) submitted to the Administrative Analyst in response to inquiries regarding the offer. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, violation of the

Cone of Silence by any offeror shall render that offeror's proposal voidable. Any person having personal knowledge of a violation of these provisions shall report such violations to the EPWU General Counsel and/or the Purchasing Agent in writing.

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EL PASO WATER UTILITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

RENE DR. 30-INCH SANITARY SEWER INTERCEPTOR EXTENSION

CSP Number 29-26

CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS, CONTRACT FORMS,

AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT

Section No. of Pages

00010 INFORMAL NOTICE

00020 INVITATION TO PROPOSAL

00100 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

00300 PROPOSAL FORM

00300A CSP SUBMITTAL FORM CHECKLIST

00301 CONTRACTOR PRE-QUALIFICATION FORM

00302 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES WITH SAMPLE

00303 STATEMENT OF RESIDENCY

00304 STATEMENT OF NONDIVESTMENT FROM ISRAEL

00310 MWBE SAMPLE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS

00500 STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER

AND CONTRACTOR

00510 CERTIFICATE OF ACCOUNT STATUS SAMPLE

00610 PERFORMANCE BOND

00630 PAYMENT BOND

00650 CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE

00660 ENGINEER’S CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION

00680 CONTRACTOR’S CLOSE-OUT CHECKLIST

00700 GENERAL CONDITIONS (EJCDC C-700, 2018 ED.)

00800 SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL CONDITIONS

00810 EPWU CONTRACTOR INSURANCE COVERAGE CHECKLIST

00820 EPWU STANDARD APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT

00825 EPWU STANDARD APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT

(CONTINUATION SHEET)

00830 PAY APPLICATION CHECKLIST

00840 GENERAL WAGE REQUIREMENTS

00850 TEXAS WORKERS' COMP FORMS DWC81 - DWC85

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

DIVISION 01

01 11 13 SUMMARY OF WORK

01 14 16 COORDINATION WITH OWNER'S OPERATIONS

01 14 19 USE OF SITE

01 22 13 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

01 25 00 SUBSTITUTION PROCEDURES (W/ATTACHMENTS)

01 29 73 SCHEDULE OF VALUES

01 29 76 PROGRESS PAYMENT PROCEDURES (W/ATTACHMENTS)

01 31 13 PROJECT COORDINATION

01 31 19.13 PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE

01 31 19.23 PROGRESS MEETINGS

01 32 16 PROGRESS SCHEDULE

01 32 33 PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01 41 27 EARTHMOVING PERMIT AND DUST CONTROL

01 42 00 REFERENCES

01 45.29.13 TESTING LABORATORY SERVICES FURNISHED BY CONTRACTOR

01 45.29.23 TESTING LABORATORY SERVICES FURNISHED BY OWNER

01 51 05 TEMPORARY UTILITIES

01 51 41 TEMPORARY PUMPING

01 55 26 MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC

01 57 05 TEMPORARY CONTROLS (W/TCEQ FORMS)

01 65 00 PRODUCT DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS

01 66 00 PRODUCT STORAGE AND HANDLING REQUIREMENTS

01 71 23 FIELD ENGINEERING

01 73 24 CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING FACILITIES

01 73 29 CUTTING AND PATCHING

01 74 05 CLEANING

01 78 36 WARRANTIES

01 78 39 PROJECT RECORD DOCUMENTS

DIVISION 02

02 41 00 DEMOLITION

DIVISION 03

03 00 05 CONCRETE

DIVISION 05

05 56 00 METAL CASTINGS

DIVISION 31

31 11 00 CLEARING AND GRUBBING

31 23 16.13 TRENCHING

DIVISION 32

32 12 00 FLEXIBLE PAVING

32 84 00 LANDSCAPING IRRIGATION SYSTEM

32 93 00 PLANTING

DIVISION 33

33 01 30 CURED-IN-PLACE STRUCTURAL LINER

33 05 05 BURIED PIPING INSTALLATION

33 05 13 MANHOLES AND STRUCTURES

DIVISION 40

40 05 06 03 PIPE COUPLINGS 5

40 05 31 THERMOPLASTIC PROCESS PIPE

40 05 31.14 PVC PIPE AWWA C900 AND AWWA C905

SECTION 00020 INVITATION TO PROPOSAL

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SECTION 00020

INVITATION TO PROPOSAL

Competitive Sealed Proposals for construction of Rene Dr. 30-Inch Sanitary Sewer Interceptor Extension, will be received via E-Bid (IonWave) and / or hard copies (3 each) by the City of El Paso Water Utilities -

Public Service Board at the Board's principal office located at 1154 Hawkins Boulevard or by mail to

1154 Hawkins Boulevard, El Paso, Texas, 79925 until October 07, 2026, 1:30 p.m. local time. After 1:30 p.m., offers will not be accepted. CSP Opening will occur at 2:00 p.m. and offers will be publicly opened and read aloud via the “Microsoft Teams” format noted in Section 00020. (See link below).

The work under this contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation, and services for the construction and installation of the following work:

CSP: RENE DR 30-IN SANITARY SEWER INTERCEPTOR EXTENSION:

The project will comprise unit price items including installation of approximately 586 linear feet of 8-inch diameter SDR-35 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) sanitary sewer main, 6,877 linear feet of 30-inch diameter SDR-

26 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) sanitary sewer main; installation of 23 72-inch diameter concrete manholes including 184 linear feet additional manhole vertical depth beyond 6-ft; installation of 343 vertical feet of

Cured-in-Place Manhole Liner; Trench Safety System; connection to an active manhole; remove and replace

108 linear feet of roundabout curb and gutter; remove and replace 470 square feet of roundabout sidewalk;

remove and replace 305 square feet of concrete driveway; restoration of 14,021 square yards of unpaved road;

scarify and compact 3,954 square yards of 8-in subgrade material under paved road; installation of 3,954 square yards of 6-inch Grade A Type III crushed stone basecourse; installation of 3,149 square yards of 3-inch

Type C HMAC, installation of roundabout pavement markings, landscaping and street signs within El Paso

County limits; remove and dispose existing 1 48-inch manhole and approximately 60-feet of 12-inch PVC sewer line; installation of a temporary septic holder tank and replace 1 sewer service line; remove and replace landscaping, street signs, and irrigation system at Edgemere/Gerard roundabout; and all miscellaneous piping, fittings, and appurtenances and other site work necessary for the proper installation as required in the drawings and technical specifications.

CONSTRUCTION MILESTONES:

MILESTONE I: Start of construction.

This milestone consists of starting the construction by completing the installation of SMH-1, 30-in interceptor line from Station 0+00 to Station 0+74, and SMH-2 (excluding cured-in-place liners). Work includes excavation, trench safety, backfilling operations to finished grades in accordance to the trench backfilling details, use of 2-sack cement backfill, traffic control, support of electrical conduits and utilities, demolition of existing manhole and 12-inch sewer line, and other work as shown in the drawings and technical specifications. This milestone I shall be completed within fourteen (14) consecutive calendar days, commencing the day of traffic control implementation and terminating the day the area is open to regular traffic. Contractor to restore disrupted area to drivable conditions by backfilling the upper 15-inches thick 2-sack to finished grade prior to opening to traffic. Steel plates can be implemented to maintain drivable surface, or continuous monitoring and surface maintenance shall be conducted of the 2-sack finished surface from the time of completion of Milestone I and start of Milestone II.

MILESTONE II: Concrete work and pavement reconstruction at Mike Prince’s roundabout.

This milestone consists of the removal of existing pavement, implementing traffic control, remove and replace sidewalk and curb and gutter, scarifying and compacting the subgrade at a depth of 8-inches, remove and replace 6-in base course and 3-in HMAC including compaction and density testing at Mike Prince’s

00020 - 2 (Revised 1/10/2024) roundabout within El Paso City Limits as shown in the drawings and technical specifications. This milestone

II shall be completed within fourteen (14) consecutive calendar days, commencing the day of traffic control implementation and terminating the day the area is open to regular traffic.

MILESTONE III: Irrigation system, landscape restoration, and pavement markings.

This milestone consists of completing the installation of the irrigation system, planting, landscaping, reinstallation of street signs, and pavement markings replacement at Mike Prince’s roundabout as shown in the drawings and technical specifications. This milestone II shall be completed within ten (10) consecutive calendar days, commencing the day of traffic control implementation and terminating the day the area is open to regular traffic.

Contract documents may be examined and obtained by accessing the following El Paso Water’s IonWave electronic bidding (e-bid) website:

https://epwater.ionwave.net/HomePage.aspx

If you have trouble accessing the Contract Documents, please contact the Purchasing Department of the El

Paso Water Utilities, Public Service Board, at (915) 594-5628. Physical (hard) copies of the Contract

Documents will NO longer be made available.

A pre-proposal meeting will be held on September 23, 2026 , at 10:00 a.m., local time. (see instructions at the end of this Section 00020).

Each Bid shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Offerors and be accompanied by a

Proposal Security in the amount of five percent of the amount bid.

The Highest Ranked Offeror must furnish a 100 percent (100%) Performance Bond and a 100 percent (100%)

Payment Bond, in accordance with the Instructions to Offerors and the General Conditions.

Proposals shall be submitted at the time and place, either through the e-bid response submittal process via

IonWave and/or hard copies. If submitting hard copies, ensure, they are enclosed in an opaque, sealed envelope, marked with the Project title (and, if applicable, the designated portion of the Project for which the

Proposal is submitted), name and address of the Offeror and accompanied by the Proposal security and other required documents. If the Proposal is sent through the mail or other delivery system, the sealed envelope shall be enclosed in a separate envelope with the notation "PROPOSAL ENCLOSED" on the face of it.

Responses to Offers / solicitations may be submitted via the E-Bid process and, or hard copy, or both.

By submission of the proposal, Offeror states he or she fully understands the requirements of the Contract

Documents and agrees to comply with all requirements thereof.

Wages paid on this project shall be not less than the minimum prevailing wage rates listed in the Contract

Documents, Section 00840, General Wage Requirements.

The El Paso Water Utilities (EPWU) adheres to the Cone of Silence policy which prohibits any communication regarding the proposal between potential Offerors (and subcontractors) and EPWU Board

Members, Staff, and assigned Consulting Engineers. The provisions do not apply to oral communications with Purchasing Agent or Administrative Analyst, provided the communications is limited strictly to matters of process or procedure already contained in the solicitation document, oral communications at pre-proposal conferences, or communications in writing (email preferred) submitted to the Administrative Analyst in response to inquiries regarding the proposal. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, violation of the Cone of Silence by any offeror shall render that offeror's proposal voidable. Any person having personal knowledge of a violation of these provisions shall report such violations to the EPWU General Counsel and/or the Purchasing Agent in writing.

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PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING INSTRUCTIONS

The Pre-proposal meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone using the link below:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/294126891559308?p=t1f0q57hRgBlMq9kCO Meeting ID: 294 126 891 559 308

Passcode: KB6eP9iA

PROPOSAL OPENING INSTRUCTIONS

Proposal Openings are now to be broadcast through Microsoft Teams format. To

View Proposal Opening Click the Link Below:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/230927380505?p=PJBUrKPuwAUc0urduB

SECTION 00100

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

00100 - 1 (Revised 3/13/2024)

SECTION 00100

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1. DEFINED TERMS (Revised 3/18/96, 9/9/96, 4/21/97, 7/13, 10/16/20)

Terms used in these Instructions to Offerors which are defined in the Standard General Conditions of the

Construction Contract (EJCDC C-700, 2018 ed.) have the meanings assigned to them in the General

Conditions. The term “Offeror” or "Bidder" means the entity (such as a corporation, partnership, or sole proprietor) that submits a Proposal directly to Owner, as distinct from a sub-bidder, who submits a Bid to a

Bidder. The term "Successful Offeror" means the Offeror who submits the Proposal that provides the Owner with the best value based on the Selection Criteria. The term "CSP Documents" includes the Advertisement or Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals (CSP), Instructions to Offerors, the Proposal Form, the Bid

Bond or other Bid Security, and the proposed Contract Documents (including all Addenda issued prior to receipt of Proposals). Other terms are defined in this Section 00100.

Other terms used in the CSP Documents and not defined elsewhere have the following meanings which are applicable to both the singular and plural thereof:

Texas Resident Offeror – An offeror whose principal place of business is in this state and includes a

Contractor whose ultimate parent company or majority owner has its principal place of business in this state.

Nonresident Offeror – An offeror whose principal place of business is not in this state but excludes a

Contractor whose ultimate parent company or majority owner has its principal place of business in this state.

EPCWID #1 - El Paso County Water Improvement District #1 which authorizes dewatering into its facilities under certain terms and conditions and with whom the Owner has negotiated specific basic fees and procedures.

NADB – North American Development Bank

2. COPIES OF PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS (Revised 10/16/20, 12/11/23)

2.1 Complete sets of the Proposal Documents stated in the Advertisement or Invitation to Offer may be obtained by accessing the following El Paso Water Utilities – Public Service Board (EPWU- PSB)

IonWave electronic bidding (e-bid) website:

If you have trouble accessing the Contract Documents, please contact the Purchasing Department of the EPWU-PSB at (915) 594-5628. Physical (hard) copies of the Contract Documents will no longer be made available.

2.2 Complete sets of Proposal Documents must be used in preparing Offers; neither the Owner nor the

Engineer assume any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Proposal Documents.

2.3 Owner and Engineer, in making copies of Proposal Documents available on the above terms, do so only for the purpose of obtaining Offers on the Work and do not confer a license or grant for any other use.

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3. DETERMINING HIGHEST RANKED OFFEROR (Revised 9/2/92, 2/25/94, 1/10/95. 5/22/95, 3/18/96, 9/9/96, 4/17/97, 6/17/97, 9/26/97, 12/10/97, 6/3/99, /10/99, 12/17/99, 3/13/00, 8/19/04, 1/18/10, 1/12/11,7/18/11, 11/2/16, 1/11/17, 9/27/17, 11/9/17, 7/23/18, 1/17/19, 10/16/20, 3/4/22)

To demonstrate that the Offeror is responsible and able to perform the Work, each Offeror must be prepared to submit written evidence, such as financial data, previous experience, present commitments, and other data as may be called for below (or in the Supplementary Instructions). Each Offer must contain evidence of Offeror's qualification to do business in the state where the Project is located or covenant to obtain such qualification prior to Award of the Contract.

Competitive Sealed Proposal: Owner has determined that the Competitive Sealed Proposal (CSP) method of procurement will be used for this Project. Offers found to be non-responsive and/or non-responsible will be rejected. Offers that are found to be responsive and responsible will be ranked according to the Selection

Criteria defined below. The Offeror receiving the highest number of points will be ranked first and each other

Offeror will be ranked in order of the number of points it receives.

In conducting the best value assessment, Owner may use information provided by Offerors and information from other sources; however, the burden of providing thorough and complete information is the sole responsibility of each Offeror. Owner reserves the right to request additional information and/or verify information.

The Offeror must submit written evidence and documentation in the order and format as shown in Section

00300A - CSP SUBMITTAL FORM CHECKLIST.

3.1 Elements: In determining the highest ranked offeror, in addition to price, the following elements will be considered:

(1) the quality, availability, and adaptability of the supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual services, to the particular use required;

(2) the number and scope of conditions attached to the Offer;

(3) the ability, capacity, and skill of the entity to perform the contract or to provide the service required;

(4) whether the offeror can perform the contract and provide the service promptly, or within the time required, without delay or interference;

(5) the character, responsibility, integrity, reputation, and experience of the Offeror;

(6) the quality of performance of previous services, or contracts;

(7) the previous and existing compliance by the Offeror with laws relating to the contract or service;

(8) any previous or existing noncompliance by the Offeror with specifications, or requirements relating to time of submission of specified data such as samples, models, drawings, certificates, or other information;

(9) the sufficiency of the financial resources and ability of the Offeror to perform the contract or to provide the service;

(10) the ability of the Offeror to provide maintenance, repair parts, and service for the use of the subject of the contract during the required one-year warranty period.

(11) the ability of the Offeror to provide competent personnel for the job, as demonstrated by a listing of the names and the skills of experienced personnel who are currently employed by the offeror and who will be available for performing this work;

(12) the experience of the Offeror in performing work similar in type, size and complexity to this project, as demonstrated by a listing of projects, with verifiable references (names, addresses, phone numbers, etc.), successfully completed.

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3.2 Selection Criteria: Owner will rank Offers that are determined to be responsive and responsible according to the following method. (See the CSP Scoring Form at the end of this Section 00100.)

The Offeror must submit written evidence and documentation in the order and format as shown in

Section 00300A - CSP SUBMITTAL FORM CHECKLIST.

(1) Financial Capacity – (Pass/Fail)

(2) Offeror’s Company’s Past Experience – (Pass/Fail)

(3) Key Personnel Required – (Pass/Fail)

(4) Project Manager's Past Experience - (10 maximum allowable points)

(5) Project Superintendent's Past Experience - (10 maximum allowable points)

(6) Traffic Control Plan – (Pass/Fail)

(7) Pavement Replacement Experience – (Pass/Fail)

(8) Project Baseline Schedule - (15 maximum allowable points)

(9) Project Approach – (25 maximum allowable points)

(10) Total Proposal Price – (40 maximum allowable points)

3.3 Competitive Sealed Proposal Evaluation and Appeal Process

(1) Ranking Offerors.

All Proposals will be ranked based on the Selection Criteria by El Paso Water Executive

Services, Technical Services, Engineering and Project Management, Public Service Board

Member(s), Consulting Engineer and any other EPWater Personnel as designated by the

Owner (the “Selection Committee”) and forwarded to the Vice President of Operations and

Technical Services for approval. The final rankings will then be forwarded to the

President/CEO for his approval. The term “President/CEO” shall include his designee.

(2) Authorization to negotiate.

The President/CEO shall review the final ranking. The Chief Technical Officer shall negotiate, starting with the highest-ranking Offeror (the “Successful Offeror”). If the Chief

Technical Officer and the Selected Offeror cannot reach an agreement within thirty consecutive calendar days from the date the Selected Offeror receives notice of the

President/CEO’s approval of the final ranking, the Chief Technical Officer may, in the absence of a protest by the Selected Offeror, either (1) proceed to negotiate with the remaining Offerors in the order of their ranking or (2) reject all offers.

(3) Notice and filing protests.

Offerors will be notified in writing (by fax, email, or regular mail) of the final ranking. The ranking shall be sent with the notice and shall show the order of the ranking and points received by each Offeror. Offerors shall have three Owner business days from the day of their receipt of the notice to challenge the ranking by filing a written protest with the Owner’s

Purchasing & Contract Administrator. All Offerors will be notified of any protests filed.

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(4) Review of protests.

The Purchasing & Contract Administrator will review the validity of the protest regarding the ranking and make a recommendation to the President/CEO. The President/CEO will review the rankings and the Purchasing & Contract Administrator’s recommendation and

(1) approve the rankings and the Selected Offeror, (2) direct the Selection Committee to reconsider the rankings, or (3) take other appropriate action in compliance with state laws and the Owner’s purchasing policies.

(5) Notice of results of review and new ranking.

All Offerors shall be given notice of the President/CEO’s determination upon completion of the review of the protest. If reconsideration of the ranking is not required by the

President/CEO, the ranking shall be final as of the date of the President/CEO’s determination, and no further protest shall be allowed. If reconsideration of the ranking is required, notice of the results of the reconsideration of the ranking shall be provided to all

Offerors.

(6) Protesting the new ranking.

All Offerors may protest the re-ranking of the Offerors following the same process as set forth above.

(7) Appeal of final ranking.

Offerors who have filed a protest concerning the final ranking may appeal the decision of the

President/CEO. No other Offerors may appeal under this paragraph. The appeal shall be to the Public Service Board and shall be filed in writing with the Purchasing & Contract

Administrator within five Owner business days of the Offeror’s receipt of the notice of the final ranking. The appeal shall state the basis for the challenge of the ranking.

(8) Scope of negotiations.

The Chief Technical Officer will negotiate with the Highest Ranked Offeror and may discuss options for scope or time modifications to the proposed contract and any price change associated with the modifications.

(9) Reaching agreement or terminating selection process.

If the Chief Technical Officer and the Highest Ranked Offeror do not reach an agreement within thirty consecutive calendar days of the date the Highest Ranked Offeror received notice of the final ranking, the Highest Ranked Offeror shall be notified in writing that negotiations are terminated, and the Highest Ranked Offeror shall not be permitted to enter into a contract with the Owner. The Highest Ranked Offeror shall have three Owner business days from the day of its receipt of such notice to file a written protest with the Purchasing &

Contract Administrator. The protest shall state the basis for the challenge to the termination of negotiations. The Purchasing & Contract Administrator will review the validity of the protest and make a recommendation to the President/CEO. The President/CEO will review the protest and the Purchasing & Contract Administrator’s recommendation and may direct the

Chief Technical Officer to terminate or reopen negotiations with the Highest Ranked

Offeror. If the determination is to terminate negotiations with the Highest Ranked Offeror, the President/CEO may direct the Chief Technical Officer to negotiate with the next highest ranked Offeror or reject all Proposals. This procedure will be repeated until an agreement is reached or all Proposals are rejected.

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(10) Appeal by Highest Ranked Offeror after terminating negotiations.

If the President/CEO denies the protest made pursuant to the previous paragraph, the Highest

Ranked Offeror may appeal that decision to the Public Service Board. No other Offerors may appeal under this paragraph. The appeal shall be filed in writing with the Purchasing &

Contract Administrator within five Owner business days of the Offeror’s receipt of the notice denying the protest. The appeal shall state the basis for the challenge to the termination of negotiations.

(11) Appeal Process.

Following a public hearing after the filing of a notice of appeal pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Public Service Board may, by a simple majority vote, uphold or overturn the ruling of the President/CEO. The decision of the Public Service Board shall be final and binding.

(12) Public Service Board approval of the contract.

The President/CEO shall recommend to the Public Service Board that the contract be awarded to the Highest Ranked Offeror with whom the Owner was able to reach an agreement on the terms and conditions of the negotiated contract.

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MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - ALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

QUALIFYING PROJECTS

Offereors on Qualifying Projects must provide a Safety Record consisting of: (1) copies of the Offeror’s

OSHA Forms 300, 300A, and 301 for the last three calendar years (January – December); (2) the

Establishment Search Results from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s website

(https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.html); and (3) a completed and signed Contractor Pre-

Qualification Form (Section 00301). A Qualifying Project is a project with a value greater than

$100,000 or one that the Chief Technical Officer and Vice President of Operations and Technical Services determine poses a significant hazard.

EPWU will deem an offerpr not responsible if the Offeror (1) fails to provide a complete Safety Record;

(2) received within the last three calendar years (January – December) six or more serious violations, one or more willful violations, or a single repeat of a serious violation; or (3) has experienced a workplace fatality in the last three calendar years (January – December), unless the Offeror can demonstrate that the factors that caused the fatality were outside the Offeror’s control. A Offeror, however, may fail the above criteria but still be deemed responsible if (1) no other appropriate Offeror can be found; (2) the Offeror is approved by the

Chief Technical Officer and the Vice President of Operations and Technical Services; and

(3) the Offeror agrees to implement the special safety procedures (which might include a requirement to work only with trained EPWU personnel present) that the Vice President of Operations and Technical Services establishes for the project.

PROJECTS WITH VALUE LESS THAN $1,000,000:

The Offeror, or at least two *Key Personnel employed by the Offeror, must demonstrate **Successful

Completion of a project similar in nature and scope to this project within the past five years and a similar project with a value of at least one-third the value Offer for this project.

PROJECTS WITH VALUE BETWEEN $1,000,000 AND $3,000,000:

The Offeror, or at least three *Key Personnel employed by the Offeror, must demonstrate **Successful

Completion of one project similar in nature and scope to this project within the past five years and one similar project with a value of at least 50% of the value Offer for this project.

PROJECTS WITH VALUE BETWEEN $3,000,000 AND $6,000,000:

The Offeror must demonstrate a minimum of four years of experience in projects similar in nature and scope to this project. At least four *Key Personnel employed by the Offeror must have a minimum of five years of experience in similar construction projects. The Offeror must demonstrate **Successful Completion during the last five years of at least one project comparable in nature and scope to this project and one similar project with a dollar value of at least 60% of the value Offer for this project. The Offeror must have an employee, to be dedicated to this project, who is experienced in scheduling, with demonstrated ability in employing scheduling techniques similar to those to be used for this project.

https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.html

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PROJECTS WITH VALUE BETWEEN $6,000,000 AND $15,000,000:

The Offeror must have a minimum of five years of experience in projects similar in nature and scope to this project. At least four of the Offeror’s *Key Personnel must have a minimum of five years of experience in similar construction projects. The Offeror must demonstrate **Successful Completion of at least two projects similar in nature and scope to this project and one similar project with a dollar value of at least 75% of the value Offer for this project, both within the past five years. The Offeror must demonstrate that it has an experienced employee who will serve as the scheduler; who is dedicated to this project; who has successfully employed scheduling techniques appropriate for this project. At least two *Key Personnel for this project must have completed at least two projects, similar in scope and nature to the project being Offer, as an employee of the Company Proposal this project.

* KEY PERSONNEL: Defined as individuals who will be directly assigned to this project which includes, but is not limited to, the Offeror’s Project Manager, the Project Superintendent, the Scheduler, the Offeror’s

Construction Engineer, and Supervisory personnel such as the Foremen who will be directly assigned to this project as well as similar Subcontractor Key Persons. Resumes of Key Personnel must be submitted and accepted by the Owner in order for Offeror to receive the Award.

** SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION: Defined as completion of a project on time, which generally means no more than thirty days later than the original contract time allocated. It also means within budget, which generally means within 5% of the original contract price. If there is any project submitted by the Offeror as qualifying, but which does not meet these requirements, in order to be fully responsive, the Offeror is required to submit detailed information on that project demonstrating what caused the increases to cost or time. The name and telephone numbers of the Design Engineer and the Client are to be provided for evaluation as to whether the project may be considered “successful”. For any project where liquidated damages were assessed, the Offeror will not be considered to have been on time.

EPWU CIP FUNDED PROJECTS GOOD

FAITH EFFORTS

TO OBTAIN SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROJECT

The Utility's policy for its projects is to encourage the participation of Service-Disabled Veteran Businesses to seek purchasing and contracts opportunities as a certified State of Texas HUB resource, Service-Disabled

Veteran Business.

FOR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS

The bidder must demonstrate, at the time of submitting their bid/solicitation that he or she is a certified

VetHub Service-Disabled Veteran or has made a good faith effort seeking bid/solicitation requirements with certified VetHub Service-Disabled Veterans that may qualify for consideration of an award. The definition of a "Good Faith Effort" is described below. If the bidder fails to meet the “Good Faith Effort” with inability to provide evidence that a good faith effort has been made, the Owner reserves the right to request additional information from the bidder as support to Good Faith Effort documentation. The bidder may meet the requirement in one of three ways:

1. If goals in each category are fully achieved, Offeror to provide all details of the actual participation in the Offer Proposal Form, Section 00300, where space has been provided for Offeror’s use.

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2. If goals are partially achieved in each of the categories, Offeror to provide the details of the actual participation in the Offer Proposal Form, and to provide evidence of the Good Faith Effort to meet each goal, as part of the Offer proposal, at the time the Offer is submitted.

3. If goals are not achieved, Offeror to provide evidence of a demonstrated Good Faith Effort, as defined below, as part of the Offer proposal, at the time the Offer is submitted.

If a Service-Disabled Veteran is a single prime contractor, a subcontractor, or a supplier the goal will be considered to have met the good-faith effort.

DEFINITIONS (Revised 7/28/14, 10/16/20, 3/4/22)

GOOD FAITH EFFORT: Documentation showing that Service-Disabled Veteran firms from whom there is a reasonable expectation would be able to respond and perform works, services, goods solicited/bid/quoted were given a genuine opportunity to participate. Evidence of a Good Faith Effort must include copies of a reasonable number of letters sent to bona fide firms in the category described showing the full details of the works, services and goods solicited to be performed by the Service-Disabled Veteran firm; copies of certified mail/return receipts, facsimile or e-mail confirmations of receipt, copies of responses to the letters, and copies of correspondence with the Small Business Administration, and/or newspaper or trade magazine notices.

Facsimile and e-mail confirmations of receipt must show sufficient information to identify the company name to which the solicitation was sent. Sample solicitation letters are included in Section 00310.

The State of Texas resource to identify Service-Disabled Veteran classification companies is located on the

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts website: Comptoller.Texas.gov.

Comptroller.Texas.gov > “Purchasing (5th link across the upper page) > Select in dropdown “Vendor

Sources” > Select “Veteran Heroes United in Business (VetHUB) > Under VetHUB logo – Select “Search for CMBL/VetHUB Vendors.

Note: CMBL/VetHUB provides all VetHUB Service-Disabled Veteran businesses. From the same

CMBL/VetHUB selection you may search “Business Category/Vendor Location” for more concentrated search.

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS (VetHUB): A business corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, or other legal entity formed for the purpose of making a profit, has been located within the State of Texas and HUB certified a Service-Disabled Veteran business by the State of Texas as a

VetHUB and is 51% or more owned by a Service-Disabled Veteran. Furthermore, that business must employ fewer than 100 employees or have annual gross sales of less than $7,000,000 and is not a subsidiary of a business which would not meet these guidelines.

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It is mandatory that Offeror submit with his or her Offer a fully executed Offer proposal (including the tabulation of proposed subcontractors and suppliers), an original Offer bond, the certificate of insurance availability, and minority participation categories reflecting Offeror has met minority participation goals OR evidence of Offeror’s good faith effort to do so. Failure to submit these items with the Offer will result in a finding that the Offer is non-responsive and the Offer will be disqualified.

Evidence of Offeror's good faith effort or evidence of full participation in each category is also required at the time of Offer. Owner reserves the right to request additional information from the Offeror as support to good faith effort documentation.

Offerors shall furnish a financial statement or other evidence of the Offeror's financial sufficiency to perform the contract, a sworn statement of his or her experience record, and a listing of the equipment available to him or any other statement or documentation required by the Owner or Owner’s consultant as to his or her capability to complete the Work. The Post-Offer/Pre-Award Checklist and the Qualifications Statement may require submittal of additional documentation. PLEASE REVIEW THE CHECKLISTS PROVIDED AT

THE END OF THIS SECTION 00100.

To assist the Owner in evaluating the Offeror's responsibility, the Highest Ranked Offeror is required to complete and submit the "Qualification and Financial Disclosure Statement" found at the end of Section

00100 within five calendar days of the consulting Engineer's request. The Engineer will submit this document and any additional information received as requested by the consulting Engineer, to the Owner as an attachment to his or her Recommendation of Award.

The Checklists found at the back of this Section are provided to assist the Offeror in fulfilling these requirements.

The Purchasing Department will evaluate the responsiveness of the Offeror’s submittal. Purchasing Agent will forward the Offers and results of the Purchasing Department’s evaluation to the consulting Engineer for further evaluation of responsiveness, qualifications of the Offeror and other related conditions of this Offer.

Engineer will forward the results of the evaluation to the Owner in writing. Owner will review Engineer’s evaluation and present its recommendation to the Public Service Board for award.

Offeror is required to submit information regarding his or her status as a "RESIDENT" or "NONRESIDENT" as shown on the spaces provided in the proposal form.

A "Nonresident Offeror" will not be awarded the Contract if the state of his or her principal place of business assesses a penalty against out-of-state Offerors unless his or her Offer is lower than the lowest Offer submitted by a responsible Texas resident Offeror by the same amount that a Texas resident Offeror would be required to underbid the nonresident Offeror to obtain a comparable contract in the state in which the nonresident's principal place of business is located.

The terms "Texas Resident Offeror" and "Nonresident Offeror" shall the meanings set forth for those terms in

Chapter 2252 of the Texas Government Code.

4. EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SITE (Revised 3/18/96, 4/21/97, 1/18/10, 1/12/11, 4/13, 10/16/20)

4.1 It is the responsibility of each Offeror, before submitting a Offer, to (a) examine the Contract

Documents thoroughly, (b) visit the site to become familiar with local conditions that may affect cost, progress, performance or furnishing of the Work, and to determine the character of equipment and facilities needed preliminary to and during the prosecution of the Work, (c) consider federal, state and local laws and regulations that may affect cost progress, performance or furnishing of the Work, (d) study and carefully correlate Offeror's observations with the Contract Documents, and

(e) notify Engineer of all conflicts, errors, or discrepancies in the Contract Documents.

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When information as to soil conditions, test borings, and existing underground and overhead utility locations is shown on the Plans, Specifications, Drawings, or in preliminary reports prepared by the

Engineer or under the Engineer's direction, such information was obtained for the Owner. The correctness of such information is not guaranteed by the Owner or by the Engineer and in no event shall be considered as a part of the contract, an inducement to Proposal, or a factor for computation of

Offers. If such information is used by the Offeror in preparing a proposal, the Offeror must assume all risks that conditions encountered in performing the Work may be different from the approximation shown. Owner hereby grants reasonable access to Offeror and/or his employees or contractors to examine the work site over which Owner has ownership or control.

4.2 Reference is made to the Supplementary General Conditions for identification of:

4.2.1 Those reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at the site which have been utilized by Engineer in preparation of the Contract Documents.

4.2.2 Those drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface and subsurface conditions (except Underground Facilities) which are at or contiguous to the site which have been utilized by Engineer in preparation of the Contract Documents.

Copies of such reports and drawings will be made available by Owner to any Offeror on request. Those reports and drawings are not part of the Contract Documents. Technical data has been identified and established in the Supplementary General Conditions.

4.2.3 See SC 18.13. Those certain dewatering issues, procedures, payment terms, submittal requirements, and close out terms which are the responsibility of the Offeror and which may impact Offeror's pricing of this Offer.

4.3 Information and data reflected in the Contract Documents with respect to Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the site is based upon information and data furnished to Owner and Engineer by owners of such Underground Facilities or others, and Owner does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness thereof.

4.4 Provisions concerning responsibilities for the adequacy of data furnished to prospective Offerors on subsurface conditions, Underground Facilities and other physical conditions, and possible changes in the Contract Documents due to differing conditions appear in Paragraphs 5.03 and 5.04 of the General

Conditions, and as may be amended in the Supplementary General Conditions.

4.5 Before submitting a Offer, each Offeror will, at Offeror's own expense, make or obtain any additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests and studies and obtain any additional information and data which pertain to the physical conditions (surface, subsurface and Underground Facilities) at or contiguous to the site or otherwise which may affect cost, progress, performance or furnishing of the

Work and which Offeror deems necessary to determine its Offer for performing and furnishing the

Work in accordance with the time, price and other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.

4.6 Each Offeror will be required to get permission from…