GHA DRRP - Public Housing Invitation to Bid _ Bid Ad.pdf

GALVESTON HOUSING AUTHORITY (GHA)

GLO CDBG – DRRP PUBLIC HOUSING REHABILITATION PROJECT

GLO CONTRACT NO. 25-140-002-F197

The Galveston Housing Authority will receive bids for Galveston Housing Authority (GHA) GLO CDBG – DRRP Public Housing Rehabilitation project until 3:15 p.m. CST on Monday, October 12, 2026. Bids must be submitted electronically through the virtual bidding platform civcast.com. Any bids received after 3:15 pm will be considered ineligible. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Walter Norris Jr.

Island Community Center, 4700 Broadway, Galveston, TX 77551 with a dial-in option also available.

Additional submission details are in the Instructions to Bidders within the complete downloadable bid package.

Bids are invited for work generally described as follows:

• Renovation and rehabilitation work to three existing public housing properties with lingering hurricane damage.

• Work includes but is not limited to: repairs to the building facades, drive and parking paving improvements, door and window replacement, replacement of existing facility elevators and emergency power generators, and subfloor and flooring replacement at the duplex property.

There will be a non-mandatory Pre-Bid conference with the Engineer, Owner and Prospective Bidders at 10:00 a.m. CST on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at the Walter Norris Jr. Island Community Center, 4700 Broadway, Galveston, TX 77551. The conference will also be accessible through Microsoft Teams as outlined in the Instructions to Bidders. Interested contractors will be able to tour the project sites after the Pre-Bid meeting. Bid/Contract Documents, including Drawings and Technical Specifications, are on file at www.civcast.com. There is no cost to view the plans, which are downloadable through the website. Hard copies of bidding documents will not be sold.

A bid bond in the amount of 5% of the bid issued by an acceptable surety shall be submitted with each bid [for contracts that exceed $100,000]. A certified check or bank draft payable to the Galveston Housing Authority or negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (as par value) may be submitted in lieu of the Bid Bond.

The project to be constructed will be financed with assistance from the Texas General Land Office (GLO) under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program and is subject to all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. Attention is called to the fact that not less than, the federally determined prevailing Davis-Bacon and Related Acts wage rate, as issued by the Department of Labor and contained in the contract documents, must be paid on this project. The successful bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Adherence to the GHA’s Section 3 Policy is required for all contracts.

The GHA reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by the GHA for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the bidder’s qualifications prior to the contract award.

Galveston Housing Authority Mona Purgason, Executive Director 9/4/2026

All contractors and subcontractors must be cleared (not suspended or debarred) prior to any formal action authorizing the award of a contract to the contractor. Minority Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises, Women Business Enterprises, Section 3 Businesses, and labor surplus area firms are encouraged to submit bids.

Upon award, the successful bidder will be required to furnish payment and performance bonds.

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