ESBD_430465_1750776748728_ESBD Posting Tunnel Installation.pdf

CITY OF COLLEGE STATION

BIDDING DOCUMENTS

For

WELLS 10, 11, 12 AND COLLECTION

PIPELINE (CCL24267)

BID PACKAGE 2.00 - Work

Work Package; Tunnel Installations

June 2025

1101 Texas Ave., College Station, TX 77840

WORK PACKAGE

Advertisement for Bids 00 11 13 - 1 The City of College Station – Wells 10, 11, 12 and Collection Pipeline 06/01/2025

00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR WORK BID PACKAGE #2 – Tunnel Work Package; Tunnel Installations.

Competitive sealed proposals (CSP) for the City of College Station Wells 10, 11, 12 and Collection Pipeline Project for Tunnel Work Package; Tunnel Installations will be received at the City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 on the 3rd Floor – Purchasing Division.

Proposals are to be turned in by 2:00 P.M., prevailing time on July 17th, 2025. Said procurement shall include Bid Package #2 for the City of College Station Wells 10, 11, 12 and Collection Line Project as described in the Bid Documents.

Work Bid Package #2 – Tunnel Work Procurement Packages includes but is not limited to all work, labor, equipment, personnel, and materials necessary to complete the requirements of the proposal documents including 2.04 - Work - Tunnel Installations.

Competitive sealed proposals (CSP) shall be addressed to Daniel Murray, Garney Companies, Inc. Bids shall be submitted in separate sealed envelopes marked “Price Proposal” and “Technical Proposal” with the project name “City of College Station Wells 10, 11, 12 and Collection Line – Tunnel Installations – Work Bid Package #2”. For further details refer to Specification Section 00 21 13 Instructions to Bidders, Section 8 Submissions of Bids. Any Bid proposal received after 2:00 p.m., prevailing time on July 17th, 2025 will be returned unopened.

No bid proposal may be changed, amended, or modified after the above time and date. A bid may, however, be withdrawn and resubmitted any time prior to the time set for receipt of bids.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for all Bidders is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. prevailing time on July 1st, 2025. The pre-bid will be virtual at the link provided on the official website below and made available to all bidders.

It is anticipated that Bid Documents will be made available no later than June 18th, 2025 at the following web address:

https://www.civcastusa.com

Bid Documents may be downloaded from the above-mentioned website for free. No hard copies of plans or specifications will be made available. It is the responsibility of the interested party to download and print the Bid Documents.

The City of College Station, Freese and Nichols, and Garney Companies, Inc. (Contract Team) will receive and open all proposals in a manner which does not disclose the contents to the respondents or the public during the selection process. Bids will be turned in to the Purchasing Division on the 3rd floor at the City of College Station City Hall previously mentioned. The selection shall be made public after award of the agreement or not later than the fourteenth day after the date of the final selection of Bids or proposals, whichever is later. In addition to the proposed costs, selection will be made based upon the entire proposal package. Additional Information can be found in the Section 00 21 13 Instructions to Bidders.

The Contract Team reserves the right to make an award to other than the lowest-priced Bidder per Texas Government code chapter 2269. Award is subject to the discretion and final approval of City of College Station. All Bids shall be valid for a period of 60-days from the date Bids are opened and no Bid may be https://www.civcastusa.com/

Advertisement for Bids 00 11 13 - 2 withdrawn until after the expiration date. The CMAR reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive any informalities and technicalities and to accept the proposal most advantageous to the CMAR Team and the City of College Station.

Qualifications as stated in the instructions to Bidders will be strictly enforced and any Bidder not meeting these qualifications may be disqualified. Neither the state of Texas, nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees are or will be a party to this Invitation for Bids or any resulting contract.

Each Bidder shall furnish a Bid guarantee equivalent to five percent of the Bid price (Water Code §17.183).

If a Bid bond is provided, the Contractor shall utilize a surety company which is authorized to do business in Texas in accordance with Surety Bonds and Related Instruments, Chapter 3503 of the Insurance Code.

A governmental entity may not award a governmental contract to a nonresident Bidder unless the nonresident underbids the lowest Bid submitted by a responsible resident Bidder by an amount that is not less than the amount by which a resident Bidder would be required to underbid the nonresident Bidder to obtain a comparable contract in the state in which the nonresident's principal place of business is located. A non-resident Bidder is a Contractor whose corporate offices or principal place of business is outside of the state of Texas (Source: Texas Government Code, Chapter 2252, Subchapter A, Nonresident Bidders, §2252.002).

The Bidder will complete form TWDB-0459, Vendor Compliance with Reciprocity on Non-Resident Bidders, which must be submitted with the Bid. Refer to Instruction to Bidders 00 21 13 for a full list of Documents required to be submitted with Proposal. In evaluating Bids, the Contract Team will consider the qualifications of the Bidders, whether or not the Bids comply with the prescribed requirements, and such alternates, unit prices, and other data, as may be requested in the Bid Form prior to the Notice of Award.

The following criteria will be used in the evaluation process when selecting Bidders:

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Work Bid Package #2: Tunnel Installations

Description Weighting Value

Price Proposal

Comprehensive Pricing

Project Schedule Detailed schedule showing durations of each activity and project milestones

Ability to Meet Milestones

Ability to meet schedule - including narrative of schedule approach

Written Understanding and Sequencing / Project Approach

Sequencing of Installation 10

Completion of similar projects

Understanding of Scope

Safety

Company EMR / TRIR - Past 3 Years 10

Experience of Safety Personnel

OSHA Willful and Fatalities Past 3 years

Qualifications / Key Personnel

Field Managers and Superintendents Project Managers 10

Safety Manager

Company Leadership

Instructions Pass/Fail Compliance with Instructions to Bidders and Required Proposal

Information

Total (Technical) 40

Total (Pricing) 60

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