CSP36-26 - Front Ends _ Specs.pdf

CIP No. W04008 Eng. / Proj. ID 3956

AGREEMENT AND SPECIFICATIONS

MONTANA EAST SUPPLY WATERLINE –

DAVID DRIVE WATER MAIN EXTENSION

CSP NUMBER 36-26

VOLUME 1 OF 2

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

MAY, 2026

Anna Gitter, Chair Charlie Intebi, Vice Chair

Stephanie Block Uribarri, Secretary-Treasurer Bryan R. Morris, Member Hector Ocaranza, Member

Lane Gaddy, Member Mayor Renard Johnson, Ex-Officio Member

John E. Balliew, P.E., President/CEO Ana Sanchez, PHR, SHRM-CP, Vice President

Gilbert Trejo, P.E., Vice President Irazema S. Rojas, P.E., Chief Engineer Officer

Felipe Lopez, P.E., Chief Engineer Officer Martin Noriega, P.E., Chief Operations Officer Gisela Dagnino, P.E., Chief Operations Officer

05/27/2026

00010 - 1 (Revised 5/22/2026)

EL PASO WATER UTILITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

SECTION 00010

PSB CSP NO. 36-26

INFORMAL NOTICE

Competitive Sealed Proposals must be submitted electronically via E-Bid EUNA Procurement-IonWave, and/or hard copies (3 each) may be delivered or mailed to the City of El Paso Water Utilities-Public Service Board principal office located at 1154 Hawkins Boulevard, El Paso, Texas 79925.

Receipt of the sealed proposal must be received no later than 1:30 p.m., August 5, 2026 local Mountain time. Proposals received after the received-by-time stated will not be accepted for consideration.

Proposals will be opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m., August 5, 2026 via “Microsoft Teams”, (see Link included in Section 00020, “Join the meeting now”.

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

Shall include, but is not limited to approximately 1,610 lineal feet of 24-inch ductile iron water pipe;

approximately 7,920 lineal feet of 30-inch high density polyethylene water pipe; approximately 40 lineal feet of 12-inch polyvinyl chloride water pipe; approximately 9,110 lineal feet of trench excavation safety, ten 30-inch gate valves with manhole and bonnet box; three 24-inch gate valves with manhole and bonnet box; four blow-off valves with manhole; one 2-inch air release valve with manhole; four 3-inch combination air release vacuum valve with manhole; one 3-inch air release valve with manhole; one 4-inch combination air release vacuum valve with manhole; one 72-inch access manway; approximately 460 lineal feet 48-inch diameter steel casing by boring methods, approximately 90 lineal feet of 60-inch diameter fiberglass casing by open cut methods; approximately 60 square yards of removal and repair concrete pavement;

approximately 14,320 square yards of crushed stone base course if needed; removal and replacement of landscaping and irrigation improvements in E.P.E.C. property; cathodic protection system; traffic control for TXDOT and county right-of-way; and videotaping of project site before and after construction.

Contract documents may be examined and obtained by accessing the following El Paso Water’s EUNA Procurement, 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 are NO LONGER available.

A pre-proposal meeting will be held on July 14, 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 offer.

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 Offerors and the General Conditions.

00010 - 2 (Revised 5/22/2026)

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 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 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.

EL PASO WATER UTILITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

MONTANA EAST SUPPLY WATERLINE – DAVID DRIVE WATER MAIN EXTENSION

CSP Number 36-26

CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS, CONTRACT FORMS,

AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT

Section No. of Pages

00020 INVITATION TO PROPOSAL

00100 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

00300 OFFER FORM

00301 CONTRACTOR PRE-QUALIFICATION FORM

00302 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES 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 PAGE)

00830 PAY APPLICATION CHECKLIST

00840 GENERAL WAGE REQUIREMENTS

00850 TEXAS WORKERS' COMP FORMS DWC81 - DWC85

Section No. of Pages

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

DIVISION 1

01010 GENERAL

01014 TRENCH SAFETY SYSTEM

01015 CONTROL OF WORK

01016 CONTROL OF MATERIALS

01020 TPDES REQUIREMENTS

01025 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

01040 COORDINATION

01050 SURVEY INFORMATION

01062 PERMITS

01110 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROCEDURES

01200 PROJECT MEETINGS

01300 SUBMITTALS

01370 SCHEDULE OF VALUES FOR LUMP SUM BID ITEMS

01410 TESTING LABORATORY SERVICES

01500 CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES & TEMPORARY CONTROLS

01600 PROGRESS SCHEDULES

01700 ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION AND MONITORING

01710 CONTRACT CLOSEOUT

01720 PROJECT RECORD DOCUMENTS

01740 GUARANTEES AND WARRANTIES

DIVISION 2

02010 SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION

02100 SITE PREPARATION

02221 EXACVATION, BACKFILLING AND COMPACTION FOR UTILITIES

02230 CRUSHED STONE BASE COURSE

02235 GRANULAR FILL MATERIAL

02300 STEEL CASING

02327 FIBERGLASS REINFORCED POLYMER MORTAR PIPE

02600 SCHEDULE OF PIPE

02603 CONNECTIONS TO AND WORK ON EXISTING SYSTEMS

02607 MANHOLES FOR WATER FACILITIES

02632 HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE PIPE AND FITTINGS

02640 DUCTILE IRON PIPE FOR POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS

02645 VALVES AND FITTINGS

02650 CATHODIC PROTECTION

02675 DISINFECTION AND TESTING OF WATER LINES

DIVISION 3

03300 SITE CONCRETE WORK

03650 FLOWABLE FILL

TXDOT SPECIFICATIONS

03600 TXDOT ITEM 360: CONCRETE PAVEMENT

03610 TXDOT ITEM 361: FULL-DEPTH REPAIR OF CONCRETE PAVEMENT

04210 TXDOT ITEM 421: HYDRAULIC CEMENT CONCRETE

04400 TXDOT ITEM 440: REINFORCEMENT FOR CONCRETE

SECTION 00020

INVITATION TO PROPOSAL

00020 - 1 (Revised 5/27/2026)

SECTION 00020

INVITATION TO BID

Competitive Sealed Proposals must be submitted electronically via E-Bid EUNA Procurement-IonWave, and/or hard copies (3 each) may be delivered or mailed to the City of El Paso Water Utilities-Public Service Board principal office located at 1154 Hawkins Boulevard, El Paso, Texas 79925.

Receipt of the sealed proposal must be received no later than 1:30 p.m., August 5, 2026 local Mountain time. Proposals received after the received-by-time stated will not be accepted for consideration.

Proposals will be opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m., August 5, 2026 via “Microsoft Teams”, (see Link below, “Join the meeting now”).

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

Shall include, but is not limited to approximately 1,610 lineal feet of 24-inch ductile iron water pipe;

approximately 7,920 lineal feet of 30-inch high density polyethylene water pipe; approximately 40 lineal feet of 12-inch polyvinyl chloride water pipe; approximately 9,110 lineal feet of trench excavation safety, ten 30-inch gate valves with manhole and bonnet box; three 24-inch gate valves with manhole and bonnet box; four blow-off valves with manhole; one 2-inch air release valve with manhole; four 3-inch combination air release vacuum valve with manhole; one 3-inch air release valve with manhole; one 4-inch combination air release vacuum valve with manhole; one 72-inch access manway; approximately 460 lineal feet 48-inch diameter steel casing by boring methods, approximately 90 lineal feet of 60-inch diameter fiberglass casing by open cut methods; approximately 60 square yards of removal and repair concrete pavement;

approximately 14,320 square yards of crushed stone base course if needed; removal and replacement of landscaping and irrigation improvements in E.P.E.C. property; cathodic protection system; traffic control for TXDOT and county right-of-way; and videotaping of project site before and after construction.

Contract documents may be examined and obtained by accessing the following El Paso Water’s EUNA Procurement - 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 are NO LONGER available.

A pre-proposal meeting will be held on July 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. local time (see Link below, “Join the meeting now”) (see instructions at the end of this 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 offer.

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.

00020 - 2 (Revised 5/27/2026)

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

PRE-BID MEETING INSTRUCTIONS

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

Join the meeting now

BID OPENING INSTRUCTIONS

Bid Openings are now to be broadcast through “Teams” format.

To View Bid Opening Click the Link Below:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Zjc3OGYyOTQtNGFlNi00MDY4LWJlODEtNDA2OTY1OWI4NzU5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%223eebb7d9-9c59-4af3-aca0-00b46518374d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%222efbd372-a70f-45f8-be12-9d60b4f431e6%22%7d

00020 - 3 (Revised 5/27/2026)

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SECTION 00100

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

00100 - 1 (Revised 5/27/2026)

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" means the entity (such as a corporation, partnership, or sole proprietor) that submits a Proposal directly to Owner, as distinct from a sub-offeror, who submits a Proposal to an Offeror. 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 Invitation to Proposal, Instructions to Offerors, the Offer 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:

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

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 Offerss on the Work and do not confer a license or grant for any other use.

00100 - 2 (Revised 5/27/2026)

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.

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.

00100 - 3 (Revised 5/27/2026)

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.)

(1) Financial Capacity – (10 maximum allowable points)

Each Offeror shall complete the Qualification and Financial Disclosure Statement found at the end of this Section 00100 and provide a copy of its financial statement, including its balance sheet and income statement, for its most recent fiscal year-end. Owner reserves the right to verify and adjust the Z-score provided by Offeror based on Offeror’s financial statement.

Z-scores are used to compare the financial condition of two or more companies.

A Z-score is a numerical measurement of a value's relationship to the mean (average) of a group of values, measured in terms of standard deviations from the mean. If a Z-score is 0, it indicates that the data point's score is identical to the mean score. A Z-score of 1.0 indicates a value that is one standard deviation from the mean. Z-scores may be positive or negative, with a positive value indicating the score is above the mean and a negative score indicating it is below the mean. The Z-score is based on five key financial ratios found on a company's financial statement.

The Z-score formula is:

ζ=1.2A+1.4B+3.3C+0.6D+1.

0E where:

Zeta (ζ) = Z-score A = Working Capital/Total Assets B = Retained Earnings/Total Assets C = Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)/Total Assets D = Market Value pf Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities E = Sales/Total Assets

Owner will assign 10 points to the Offeror with the highest Z-score, 6 points to the Offeror with the second highest Z-score, 2 points to the Offeror with the third highest Z-score, and no points to other Offerors.

(2) Offeror’s Company’s Past Experience – (10 maximum allowable points)

Each Offeror shall complete the Qualification and Financial Disclosure Statement found at the end of this Section 00100 and provide the names of two industrial developments and/or subdivision work previously constructed by the Offeror. Owner may contact the owners and engineers for the projects to request additional information. Owner will assign 1 point for each successfully completed industrial development; an additional 2 points for each successfully completed development that contained grading, earthworks; and roadways and an additional 2 points for each successfully completed industrial development that contained stormwater, water and wastewater utilities. Each Offeror can be awarded between 0 points and 10 points.

00100 - 4 (Revised 5/27/2026)

(3) Project Manager’s Past Experience – (10 maximum allowable points)

Each Offeror shall complete the Qualification and Financial Disclosure Statement found at the end of this Section 00100 and provide the name of an industrial development and/or subdivision work on which its Project Manager served as the Project Manager. Owner may contact the owners and engineers for the projects to request additional information.

Owner will assign 2 points for a successfully completed industrial development and an additional 8 points for a successfully completed industrial development that contained grading, earthworks; roadways, stormwater, water and wastewater utilities. Each Offeror can be awarded between 0 points and 10 points.

(4) Project Superintendent’s Past Experience – (10 maximum allowable points)

Each Offeror shall complete the Qualification and Financial Disclosure Statement found at the end of this Section 00100 and provide the name of an industrial development on which its Project Superintendent served as the Project Superintendent. Owner may contact the owners and engineers for the projects to request additional information. Owner will assign 2 points for a successfully completed industrial development and an additional 8 points for a successfully completed industrial development that contained grading, earthworks;

roadways, stormwater, water and wastewater utilities. Each Offeror can be awarded between 0 points and 10 points.

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

Offerors project approach will be evaluated for responsiveness against all contract documents including Front Ends, all drawings and technical specifications.

Project approach includes understanding of proposed work, shop drawing schedule and duration, construction start in coordination with long lead items, schedule of values, construction schedule completion within allotted time.

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

The responsible Offeror with the lowest Total Proposal Price shall receive the maximum allowable points. Each Offeror thereafter shall receive points based on the proration of its Total Proposal Price to that of the lowest cost submitted [(Lowest Total Proposal Price / Offeror’s Total Proposal Price) x 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.

00100 - 5 (Revised 5/27/2026)

(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.

(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.

00100 - 6 (Revised 5/27/2026)

(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.

(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

Offerors 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 offeror 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. An 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 Bidder 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.

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

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* 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.

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OFFEROR MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM PROJECT SPECIFIC CRITERIA IN

ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR AWARD OF THE OFFER:

1. This Project is in a traffic/pedestrian congested area. Offeror must demonstrate he has successfully completed three (3) project with similar complexity within existing development, employing traffic control plans within the last five (5) years. Experienced subcontractor is acceptable.

2. The Project involves the installation of 30-inch diameter high density polyethylene pressure water pipe. Included in the installation is the requirement for the Contractor to coordinate with the County of El Paso, El Paso Electric Company, Mararthon Pipeline. Buckeye Partners, L.P., and Oneok (formally Magellan Midstream). Offeror must demonstrate successful completion of at least three (3) similar projects within the past five (5) years, where one (1) of those projects must be at least 6,000 lineal feet of similar material and complexity 16-inch or larger diameter similar pipe with excavation depths.

Experience must be from Prime Contractor.

3. The Project involves the installation of 24-inch diameter ductile iron pressure water pipe.

Included in the installation is the requirement for the Contractor to coordinate with the County of El Paso and El Paso Water and the Texas Department of Transportation. Offeror must demonstrate successful completion of at least three (3) similar projects within the past five (5) years, where one

(1) of those projects must be at least 6,000 lineal feet of similar material and complexity 16-inch or larger diameter similar pipe with excavation depths.

Experience must be from Prime Contractor.

4. The Project involves the installation of steel casing by boring methods of 48-inches in diameter. Included in the installation is the requirement for the Contractor to coordinate with El Paso Water and El Paso Electric Company. The Offeror must demonstrate successful completion of at least two (2) projects with similar complexity and depth within the past ten (10) years. One project must show the installation of at least 200 linear feet of 32-inch, or larger diameter steel casing.

An experienced subcontractor meeting these requirements is acceptable.

5. The Key Personnel required for this Project are a Project Manager, a Full Time Superintendent, Full Time Foremen, a Project Scheduler, a person with Class C Water Distribution Operator License or a Master Plumer for water and sewer connections, and Owners or Principals of the Offeror to be assigned to this project for the duration by the Contractor to assure a completely functional and timely completion of the project. The Key Personnel shall have performed one (1) project of similar nature (existing development) and complexity of 24-inch or larger diameter similar pipe with excavation depths of 15’ to 25’within the past five (5) years. 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. Owner reserves the right to review, approve or reject the persons listed as key personnel. Resumes of Key Personnel must be submitted with the proposal and accepted by the Owner in order for Offeror to receive the Award.

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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 offeror must demonstrate, at the time of submitting their proposal/solicitation that he or she is a certified VetHub Service-Disabled Veteran or has made a good faith effort seeking proposal/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 offeror 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 offeror as support to Good Faith Effort documentation.

The offeror may meet the requirement in one of three ways:

1. If effort is fully achieved, offeror is to provide all details of the actual participation in the Offer Proposal Form, Section 00300, where space has been provided for offeror’s use.

2. If effort is partially achieved in the category, offeror is to provide detail(s) of the actual participation in the Offer Proposal Form, and to provide evidence of the Good Faith Effort to meet as part of the offer proposal, at the time the offer is submitted.

3. If Good Faith Effort is not achieved, offeror is to provide evidence of a demonstrated Good Faith Effort, as defined below, as part of the offer is 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/offer/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.

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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.

The form entitled "Minority Certification and Participation Summary" for TWDB Funded Projects, which is located at the end of Section 00300, Offer Form, should be completed and submitted by the Successful Offeror within ten days of Notice of Award.

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 proposal will result in a finding that the proposal 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 lowest responsive 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 Contracts Department will forward to the responsible Engineering Department the Offeror’s submittals for review ,and if applicable, distribute all pertinent bid documents to the Engineer for evaluation responsiveness, qualifications provided by the Offeror(s) and other related conditions of the Proposal.

Engineer will forward the results of their evaluation(s) to the Owner in writing. Owner will review Engineer’s evaluation and present its recommendation the Public Service Board for approval to 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 reciprocal percentage 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.

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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 an 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 Bidder's observations with the Contract Documents, and

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

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 offering, 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.