IFB_5000_RBB1014_ADD_3_v1.pdf

This is a Solicitation Addendum issued by Austin Financial Services—Central Procurement on behalf of the City of Austin, Texas, for Invitation for Bid (IFB) 5000 RBB1014 regarding ready-mix concrete design mixtures and related incidentals. The procurement encompasses five categories of concrete products and services to support multiple city departments including Austin Energy, Austin Parks and Recreation, Austin Water, and Austin Transportation and Public Works. Category 1 includes pickup-only materials with estimated annual quantities ranging from 4 to 40 cubic yards; Category 2 addresses materials with regular business hour delivery (6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) with quantities from 4 to 10,020 cubic yards; Category 3 covers non-regular hour deliveries with quantities of 4 to 10 cubic yards; and Category 4 includes additives, fibers, grout, and aggregate with quantities between 4 and 444 cubic yards. A non-mandatory pre-offer meeting was scheduled for March 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CT; written questions were due by March 24, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. CT; and the original sealed offer submission deadline was April 2, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CT. This Addendum No. 3, dated April 30, 2026, extends the solicitation due date to May 7, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST. The initial contract term is twenty-four months with options for up to three additional twelve-month extension periods.

Pricing is fixed-price and unit-based with all-inclusive unit prices not exceeding four decimal places, covering administrative fees, overhead, per diem, shipping, labor, tools, travel, and equipment; pricing remains firm for the first twelve months, after which either party may request adjustments based on Producer Price Index and Bureau of Labor Statistics indices. Qualified offerors must demonstrate a minimum of three years of verifiable corporate experience providing comparable ready-mixed concrete products in utility or industrial settings within the past five years and must maintain a pickup location within ten miles of Austin city limits for those offering pickup services. The City recognizes optional Small Business and Local Business Preference Programs offering bid evaluation discounts of five percent for bids up to $500,000 and three percent for bids between $500,000 and $50 million. All contractors and subcontractors must comply with the City's Wage Theft Ordinance and Wage Theft Training requirements; the minimum living wage requirement is $22.05 per hour for all employees assigned to the contract. Insurance requirements include Workers' Compensation with $1,000,000 minimum limits, Commercial General Liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, Business Automobile Liability with $1,000,000 combined single limit, and Umbrella/Excess Liability with $5,000,000 per occurrence aggregate. Offerors intending to use subcontractors must comply with the City's M/WBE Procurement Program requirements. Offerors must return one executed copy of this Addendum with their response prior to the solicitation closing date; failure to do so may constitute grounds for rejection of the offer.