Spec Book - West Firethorne Rd Parking Lot.pdf
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- Construction of Water, Drainage, and Paving Facilities to Serve West Firethorne Road Sec 4 Parking Lot
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- 05282-0284-01
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- Fort Bend County, Texas
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This is a specification and contract document for Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 151 (MUD 151) for the construction of water, drainage, and paving facilities to serve the West Firethorne Road Section 4 parking lot in the City of Fulshear, Texas. The project scope includes construction of water distribution systems, storm drainage and detention facilities, concrete paving and curbing, site grading and compaction, traffic control signage, and miscellaneous construction items such as erosion control, tree protection, and utility staking. The bid consists of four units: Unit A (paving work including saw-cutting, demolition, excavation, grading, concrete pavement and curbing, signage, and parking stall markings), Unit B (water distribution with 1.5-inch PVC waterline, meter, and backflow preventer), Unit C (drainage and detention with 24-inch reinforced concrete pipe, inlets, swale reconstruction, and site preparation), and Unit D (miscellaneous items including bonds, well point systems, trench safety, inlet protection, and construction staking and as-built survey services). Electronic bids were due by 11:00 a.m. local time on September 3, 2026, with a non-mandatory pre-bid conference held on August 27, 2026. The contractor must achieve substantial completion within a specified number of calendar days (not to exceed 30 days after notice to proceed) and final completion within 30 calendar days after substantial completion.
All bidders must submit a TEC Form 1295 (Texas Ethics Commission Interested Party Disclosure Form) with their bid as a requirement for contract award. Bid security of two percent of the total bid amount is required, and the successful bidder must furnish performance bonds, payment bonds, and a two-year maintenance bond each of 100 percent and 50 percent of the contract price, respectively. The surety company must hold a minimum Best Key Rating of "B+" or better and be authorized to conduct business in Texas. Texas sales and use tax exemption applies as MUD 151 is a political subdivision. Prevailing wage rates as specified in Attachment B apply to all workers on the project, with penalties of $60 per worker per day for non-compliance. No time extensions are allowed for inclement weather except for Force Majeure events, and economic disincentives apply for failure to meet contract deadlines. The contractor is responsible for obtaining all required permits prior to mobilization and for compliance with all Fort Bend County specifications and requirements.
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Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Reg. No. F-23290 2322 W. Grand Parkway North, Suite 150 Katy, Texas 77449 832.913.4000
SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
WATER, DRAINAGE, AND PAVING FACILITIES
TO SERVE
WEST FIRETHORNE ROAD SEC 4
PARKING LOT
FOR
FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 151
August 2026
QE Project # 05282-0284-01
SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
WATER, DRAINAGE, AND PAVING FACILITIES
TO SERVE
WEST FIRETHORNE ROAD SEC 4
PARKING LOT
FOR
FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 151
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
Invitation to Bid 1 of 1
Instruction to Bidders 1 of 7
Bid Form BF-1
Form 1295 1295-1
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT
Contract 1 of 2
General Conditions of the Contract 1 of 41
Attachment A – Insurance Requirements 1 of 9
Attachment B – Prevailing Wage Rates AB-1
Special Conditions to the Contract Part A 1 of 2
Texas Sales and Use Tax Exemption Certification 1 of 1
Payment Bond PB-1
Performance Bond PFB-1
Maintenance Bond MB-1
SPECIFICATIONS
DIVISION 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Summary of Work 01010-1
Cutting and Patching 01070-1
Submittals 01300-1
Shop Drawings, Products Data and Samples 01340-1
Schedule of Values 01370-1
Testing Laboratory Services 01410-1
Field Project Representatives Services 01420-1
Construction Staking 01430-1
Temporary Facilities and Controls 01500-1
Cleaning and Adjusting 01710-1
Project Record Documents 01720-1
DIVISION 2 - SITE WORK
Excavation, Trenching and Backfilling for Utilities 02220-1
Cement-Sand Backfill 02221-1
Roadway Excavation 02223-1
Trench Safety System 02226-1
Waste Material Disposal 02227-1
Grading and Compaction of Subgrade 02230-1
Lime Stabilization of Pavement Subgrade 02241-1
Lime-Fly Ash or Fly Ash Treatment 02242-1
Storm Sewers 02500-1
Concrete Drainage Structures 02513-1
Manholes 02514-1
Dewatering & Drainage of Excavation 02530-1
Water Distribution Mains 02555-1
Television Inspection 02563-1
Well Point System 02600-1
Portland Cement Concrete Pavement 02614-1
Concrete Curbs 02620-1
Control of Erosion & Erosion Control Structures 02630-1
Traffic Signs 02725-1
Pavement Marking Materials 02735-1
Hydro-Mulch Seeding 02805-1
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING REPORT
“Fort Bend County MUD 151 West Detention Park – Parking Lot and Pedestrian Bridge | Fort Bend
County, Texas” prepared by VERTEX RESOURCE SERVICES INC., dated June 26, 2026.
FORT BEND COUNTY PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
Contractor’s responsibility to confirm and obtain required permits prior to mobilization.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFICATIONS AND COMMON DEVIATIONS/DEFICIENCIES
“Refer to Fort Bend County Specifications for items not included herein. It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to obtain a copy of the Fort Bend County Specifications and adhere to them during the construction activities.”
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 151
Electronic Bids Only, Electronic Signatures
Option, and Remote Public Bid Opening Option Page 1 of 1 April 2026
Date: August 17, 2026
INVITATION TO BIDDERS
Sealed Electronic Bids addressed to Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 151, Attention Mr.
Keith Gier, President, Board of Directors, will be received electronically until 11:00 a.m. Local Time, September 3rd, 2026, and then publicly opened and read via Conference Call for "Construction of Water, Drainage, and Paving Facilities to Serve West Firethorne Road Sec 4 Parking Lot" for Fort Bend County
Municipal Utility District No. 151, City of Fulshear ETJ, 77494.
The bids will only be received electronically through www.CivcastUSA.com. The electronic bids will be publicly opened and read via Conference Call. Physical bids will not be accepted. The bid opening conference call information will be posted on www.CivcastUSA.com.
Scope of Work of the Contract Documents includes the following: Construction of water, drainage, and paving facilities and detention excavation for a proposed parking lot.
Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held on August 27th, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Local Time, via Conference Call. The pre-bid conference call-in information will be posted on www.Civcast.com
Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid bond or a certified or cashier’s check, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount not less than two percent (2%) of the total amount Bid, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the Contract Documents and execute the Bonds on the forms provided and provide the required insurance certificates and Bonds within seven (7) days after the date Contract Documents are received by the successful bidder. If a certified or cashier’s check is provided, the successful bidder shall deliver, at the bid opening address, the original certified or cashier’s check within one (1) business day of receipt of the bid opening.
Copies of the bidding documents may be reviewed and obtained from www.CivcastUSA.com: search
05282-0284-01 Construction of Water, Drainage, and Paving Facilities to Serve West Firethorne
Road Sec 4 Parking Lot. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download specifications, plans, soils report, and environmental reports for this Project. There is NO charge to view or download documents.
Bidder must submit its Bid and Bid Securities in compliance with Owner’s Order Adopting Section 49.2731
Electronic Bidding Rules and all Bids and Bid Securities must be submitted through
[www.CivcastUSA.com]. Bidder must register on this website to submit a Bid and Bid Security and there is no charge to submit Bids and Bid Securities on this website.
By submitting a Bid, bidder acknowledges and agrees that the Contract Documents may be accepted, executed, or agreed to using an Electronic Signature, as defined by and in accordance with Owner’s
Electronic Signature Rules for Construction Contracts.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive all defects and irregularities in bidding or bidding process except the time for submitting a Bid. The successful bidder, if any, will be the responsible bidder, which in the Board’s judgment will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project.
The requirements of Subchapter J, Chapter 552, Government Code, may apply to this Bid and the bidder agrees that the Contract Documents can be terminated if the bidder knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with a requirement of that subchapter.
4931-7582-3706 v.1
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 151 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. PREPARATION OF BIDS. Unless otherwise directed in the Invitation to Bidders, each Bid must be submitted on the bid forms provided or on photocopies of the forms, in conformity with the requirements of the Invitation to Bidders, these Instructions to Bidders (“Instructions”), and the instructions printed on the bid form. In addition, if submitting a paper Bid, the Bid must be submitted in duplicate.
All blanks on the bid form must be completed and no change shall be made to the bid form or any other of the Contract Documents. All amounts must be in figures, with amounts extended and totaled. If minimum unit prices have been established for certain items, the minimum unit prices will be shown on the bid form. See Paragraph 8 of these Instructions. If the bidder chooses not to bid on optional items (if any), “No Bid” must be entered in the bid space. Any Bid may be rejected if it contains any omission, erasure, alteration, addition, irregularity of any kind, or items not called for; if it does not submit prices for each of the items in the bid form; if it is not signed by the bidder; if it is unbalanced; or if it in any manner, fails to conform to the conditions of the Invitation to Bidders and these Instructions. An “unbalanced” Bid means a Bid containing unit prices that are significantly less than cost for some items and significantly more than cost for others. This may be evidenced by submission of unit price Bid items where the cost is significantly higher/lower than the cost of the same Bid items submitted by other Bidders on the same Project.
The bidder must sign its Bid. If the Bid is made by a partnership or corporation, the name and address of the partnership or corporation must be shown together with the names and addresses of the partners or officers. If the Bid is made by an individual, it must be executed by that person; if made by a partnership, it must be executed by one of the partners (and if by a limited partnership, then executed by the general partner); or if made by a corporation, it must be executed in the corporate name by the president or a vice-president (or other corporate officer accompanied by evidence of authority to sign) and the corporate seal must be affixed and attested by the secretary or assistant secretary of the corporation. The corporate address and state of incorporation shall be shown below the signature.
When applicable, evidence of authority to conduct business as an out-of-state corporation in the State of Texas must be provided in accordance with the paragraph entitled QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS.
State contractor license number, if any, must also be shown.
The Bid and the Bid Security must be sealed and must identify the contents (i.e., Bid or Bid Security), the bidder’s name, and the job name and number, and be addressed to the Owner as prescribed in the Invitation to Bidders.
2. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. The Contract Documents are complementary and must be read together as a whole; what is called for by one is binding as if called for by all.
Bidders desiring further information or further interpretation of any part of the Contract Documents are hereby obligated to submit a written request online to the www.CivcastUSA.com for such information to Engineer not less than three (3) calendar days before the Bid opening. If appropriate, answers to these requests will be given, in writing, to all bidders as addenda to the Contract Documents, and when each addendum is issued it becomes a part of the Contract Documents. No explanation or interpretation of the Contract Documents, other than written addenda, is binding.
Should a bidder find discrepancies or errors in or omissions from the Contract Documents or should the bidder be in doubt as to any meaning, the bidder is hereby obligated to notify Engineer in writing. It is
4937-4644-5658 v.1 the responsibility of each bidder to determine if it has received all addenda, complete files of which will be maintained at the Engineer’s office and the office designated to receive the Bids, if any.
Each bidder must inform itself fully of the construction and labor conditions under which the Work will be performed and will be presumed to have inspected the Site and to have read and to be thoroughly familiar with the Contract Documents. Failure to do so will not relieve the successful bidder of its obligation to furnish all materials and labor necessary to carry out the requirements of the Contract Documents and to complete the Work for the consideration in its Bid.
3. PRE-BID CONFERENCE. A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid conference among Owner, Engineer, prospective bidders, and others will be held to discuss the scope of the Work and to answer questions concerning the Work. No addendum will be issued at this conference, but an addendum will be issued afterwards, if necessary, to answer questions. The NON-MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held at the place and time stated in the Invitation to Bidders or as modified by written addenda.
4. BID SECURITY. Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a certified or cashier’s check, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount not less than two (2) percent of the total amount bid (the “Bid Security”), as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the Contract and execute the required Bonds on the forms provided and provide the required insurance certificates and Bonds within seven (7) days after the date Contract Documents are received by the successful bidder. Bid Securities will be returned to all but the three (3) most qualified, responsible bidders within three (3) days after opening of Bids, and the latter’s Bid Securities will be returned after complete execution of the Contract Documents.
If the successful bidder does not enter into the Contract after notice of award, then the bidder’s Bid Security will be forfeited and will be retained by Owner. If the award of the Contract to the successful bidder is canceled or not executed for any reason, the Owner may accept the next lowest bid and proceed with the next-lowest qualified bidder.
5. BONDS. The successful bidder must furnish a performance bond and a payment bond each in the sum of 100 percent (100%) of the Contract Price The successful bidder must also provide a two-year
(2) Maintenance Bond for fifty (50) percent of the cost of the construction of the improvements that will be owned by Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 151. The Bonds must be in the form prescribed by the Contract Documents except as required otherwise by Laws and Regulations. The Bonds must be from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety. Unless otherwise specified, the cost of proving Bonds must be included in the bidder’s total Bid amount. The surety company must have a minimum Best Key Rating of “B+” or better. The surety company, the agency and agent issuing the Bonds must be authorized to issue Bonds in Texas in an amount equal to the total Contract Price and such authorization must be recorded in the files of the Texas Department of Insurance. The person executing the Bonds must be a licensed Texas local recording agent and such licensing must be recorded in the files of the Texas Department of Insurance. All Bonds signed by an agent must be accompanied by a certified copy of the agent’s authority to act. The Bonds must be executed by a duly appointed representative of the surety company licensed by the State of Texas as a General Lines Agent and such licensing must be recorded in the files of the Texas Department of Insurance. If the surety company does not have such a rating due to the length of time it has existed, the surety company must be eligible to participate in the surety bond guarantee program of the Small Business Administration and must be an approved surety listed in the current U.S. Department of Treasury Circular 570, and must meet all of the rules and regulations of the Treasury Department with respect to performance and payment bonds for federal jobs, including specifically the rules related to underwriting limitation. For contracts over $100,000, the surety must also hold a certificate of authority from the United States Secretary of Treasury to qualify as a surety on obligations permitted or required under federal law, or have obtained reinsurance for any liability in excess of $1,000,000 from a reinsurer that is authorized and admitted as a reinsurer in the State of Texas and is the holder of a certificate of
4937-4644-5658 v.1 4937-4644-5658 v.1 authority from the United States Secretary of Treasury to qualify as a surety or reinsurer on obligations permitted or required under federal law. If bidder’s proposed surety company, agency or agents do not meet the requirements herein, then Owner may refrain from considering the bidder for Contract award and Owner may require bidder to forfeit its Bid Security.
It is further agreed that the successful bidder will execute the Bonds required for the satisfactory performance of the Work, the fulfillment of any guarantees required, and the prompt payment to all persons supplying labor and materials in the prosecution of the Work, in accordance with the Contract Documents and on the forms provided for this purpose. It is agreed that this Contract is not in effect until the required Bonds are furnished and approved by Owner. Upon increase of the Contract Price authorized by Change Order, Contractor must immediately provide revised Bonds for such increased Contract Price.
Contractor’s failure to provide compliant Bonds may be grounds for immediate termination regardless of whether the Contractor has started the Work on the Project.
If the surety on any Bond furnished by Contractor is declared bankrupt or becomes insolvent or its right to do business is terminated in any state where any part of the Project is located or it ceases to meet the requirements herein Contractor must promptly notify Owner; Developer, if there is a Special Conditions of the Contract Part B; and Engineer and must, within ten (10) calendar days after the event giving rise to such notification, provide another Bond and surety to fulfill the required obligations.
6. DELIVERY OF BIDS. It is each bidder’s responsibility to deliver its Bid and Bid Security as stated in the Invitation to Bidders before the closing time. The fact that a Bid and a Bid Security were dispatched will not be considered. The Bid and Bid Security must be timely delivered to be considered.
7. “OR EQUAL” SUBMISSIONS. Where materials or equipment are specified by a trade or brand name, it is not the intention of the Owner to discriminate against an equal product of another manufacturer, but to set a definite standard of quality or performance. In preparing its proposal, each bidder is expected to include in its base Bid the cost of the item so specified. However, in certain Technical Specification sections, manufacturers are listed followed by “or equal”. In certain other Technical Specification sections, manufacturers are listed with “or equal” not included. In those items where “or equal” is not included, it is hereby added and understood to be included, even though not specifically stated in each Technical Specification. If a bidder chooses to submit a suggested “or equal” product in lieu of a product by one of the named manufacturers, Owner will evaluate the item to determine if it is an “equal”. The bidder is responsible for providing all data required to evaluate an item submitted as a suggested “or equal.” Owner’s decision on whether a suggested manufacturer is an “equal” is final. No claims for additional cost or time delay, etc. will be accepted if a suggested manufacturer is submitted by bidder as an “equal” and Owner decides the item is not “equal”.
Bidder must submit its list of suggested “or equal” items at time of Bid submission. No additional suggested “or equal” items will be considered after bid opening.
8. MINIMUM UNIT PRICE ITEMS. If the approximate quantity and a minimum unit price have been established for items in the bid form, the bidder may not bid a unit price less than the minimum value; however, it may bid an amount greater than the minimum unit price. If no entry is made in the spaces provided, the minimum unit prices shown apply.
9. EXTRA UNIT PRICE ITEMS. Extra Unit Price Items are included to facilitate payment for changes and alterations that may be required to complete the Work. The Work, as provided by the Contract Documents, is described in bid items other than Extra Unit Price Items. When additional Work covered by Extra Unit Price Items is performed, payment will be based on the quantity constructed and the unit prices entered in the Bid.
10. TIME FOR COMPLETION. Contractor will not be allowed time extensions (i) due to inclement weather except for Force Majeure events as defined under Section 1.01 of the General Conditions of the Contract; (ii) due to non-availability of equipment or material, when the principal units of Work and tasks on the critical path are not in progress or are not delayed by the event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance; (iii) when at least seven (7) hours of available working time remain out of the working day; (iv) while materials are drying and it is possible for the Contractor to enclose the area and use drying devices; (v) when an event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance occurs on a day other than a working day or other day when the Contractor had not originally planned to work; (vi) when an event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance occurs after the expiration of the Contract Time;
(vii) to the extent the Contractor could have anticipated or alleviated the impact of the event of delay, interference, disruption, or hindrance through reasonable efforts; (viii) when events of concurrent delay overlap the claimed delay; and/or (ix) when an extension of time is precluded by any provision of the Contract Documents.
11. QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS. The apparent most qualified, responsible bidder must submit to Owner, within five (5) calendar days of notification of award of the Contract, either (i) a fully completed contractor’s statement of qualification or (ii) a written statement that the most recently submitted contractor’s statement of qualification is accurate, which statement of qualification must be considered in the award of the Contract. Failure to accurately complete the contractor’s statement of qualification or to timely submit the statement of qualification will, at Owner’s option, disqualify the bidder from consideration in the award of the Contract. The form of the Contractor’s statement of qualification is available from the Engineer. Owner may reject, at Owner’s sole discretion, a bidder’s statement of qualification if the bidder’s statement of qualification is not on the form provided. Evidence of out-of-state incorporation to conduct business in the state in which the Work is to be performed, along with state contractor license number, must also be provided and is a consideration in the award of the Contract.
12. MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS. Bids may be modified or withdrawn by an appropriate document duly executed (in the manner that a Bid must be executed) and delivered in the same manner as Bids were submitted at any time prior to the opening of Bids. If, within twenty-four (24) hours after Bids are opened, any bidder files a duly signed, written notice with Owner and promptly thereafter demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of Owner that there was a material and substantial mistake in the preparation of its Bid despite the exercise of ordinary care, that bidder may withdraw its Bid and the Bid Security will be returned.
13. HOUSE BILL 1295. Provision of Texas Ethics Commission Form 1295 (“TEC Form 1295”) pursuant to Texas Government Code § 2252.908 (the “Interested Party Disclosure Act” or the “Act”): Unless bidder is exempt from such requirements pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 2252.908(c)(4), the Owner may not award the Contract to a bidder unless the bidder has provided to the Owner a completed and signed TEC Form 1295 which has been assigned a certificate number by the Texas Ethics Commission (the “TEC”). Pursuant to the rules prescribed by the TEC, the TEC Form 1295 must be completed online through the TEC’s website, assigned a certificate number, printed, signed, and provided to the Owner. For purposes of completing the TEC Form 1295, the entity’s name is Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 151; the contract ID number is 05282-0284-01; and the description of goods and services is Construction of Water, Drainage, and Paving Facilities to Serve West Firethorne Road Sec 4 Parking Lot. Neither the Owner nor its consultants have the ability to verify all of Contractor’s information included in a TEC Form 1295, and neither have an obligation nor undertake responsibility for advising any bidder with respect to the proper completion of the TEC Form 1295.
BIDDERS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR TEC FORM 1295 WITH THEIR BID. THE CONTRACT
WILL NOT BE AWARDED TO A BIDDER UNLESS A TEC FORM 1295 HAS BEEN
COMPLETED BY THE BIDDER.
14. AWARD OF CONTRACT. Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation the right to reject any or all nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids and to reject the Bid of any bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make award to that bidder, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria of Owner. Owner also reserves the right to waive all informalities and defects in bidding, except time of submitting a Bid.
Discrepancies between the multiplication of units and unit prices in a Bid will be resolved in favor of the unit prices. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum if the correct sum is evident from the face of the Bid.
In evaluating Bids, Owner will consider, among other things, the qualifications of bidders, whether the Bids comply with the prescribed requirements, and such substitutions, alternates, unit prices and other data, as may be requested in the bid form or prior to the notice of award. Alternate bid items will not be considered unless requested in the bid form.
Owner may consider the qualifications and experience of subcontractors, suppliers, and other persons and organizations proposed for the Work. Owner also may consider the operating costs, maintenance requirements, performance data and guarantees of major items of materials and equipment proposed for incorporation in the Work.
Owner may conduct such investigations as Owner deems necessary to assist in the evaluation of any Bid and to establish the responsibility, qualifications and financial ability of bidders, proposed subcontractors, suppliers and other persons and organizations to perform and furnish the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents, to Owner’s satisfaction.
BY SUBMITTING A BID, EACH BIDDER AUTHORIZES OWNER TO PERFORM ALL
INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE BIDDER’S BACKGROUND, CAPABILITIES, PRIOR
EXPERIENCE, AND OTHER FACTORS PERTAINING TO BIDDER’S PERFORMANCE OF THE
WORK, AS OWNER DEEMS NECESSARY IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, AND FOR THAT
PURPOSE, SUBMISSION OF A BID ACTS AS BIDDER’S SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION TO
PERSONS AND ENTITIES CONTACTED BY OWNER IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH
INVESTIGATIONS TO PROVIDE OWNER WITH THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BY OWNER
AND TO DISCUSS AND EXPRESS OPINIONS CONCERNING BIDDER. FURTHER, BY
SUBMISSION OF A BID, BIDDER AGREES TO FULLY AND FOREVER WAIVE AND RELEASE
ANY CLAIM (KNOWN OR UNKNOWN) IT HAS OR MAY HAVE AGAINST THE OWNER,
ENGINEER, DEVELOPER AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ATTORNEYS, EMPLOYEES,
CONSULTANTS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS (“THE EVALUATING PARTIES”)
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE: (1) ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION, OR
RECOMMENDATION (OR LACK THEREOF) OF ANY BID; (2) WAIVER OF ANY
REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE BID DOCUMENTS OR THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS; AND (3)
ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF ANY BIDS AND AWARD OF THE CONTRACT.
Owner reserves the right to award the Bid, at Owner’s discretion, based on the amount of the total base bid (without including “Extra Unit Price Items” or “alternate” bid items) or on the amount of the total amount bid (including “Extra Unit Price Items” or “alternate” bid items), or based on any other combination, means or method determined appropriate by Owner.
If the Contract is to be awarded, it will be awarded to the responsible bidder whose evaluation by Owner indicates that the award will be most advantageous to the Owner and result in the best and most economical completion of the Work.
If the Contract is to be awarded, Owner will give the successful bidder a notice of award within sixty (60) days after the day of the Bid opening. All bidders must honor the Contract Price on their bid form, if the Contract is awarded within the timeframe provided herein. A Notice to Proceed will be issued within a reasonable period after the Contract Documents are fully executed.
Within seven (7) calendar days of receipt from the Owner of the notice of award, the successful bidder must submit to the Engineer the payment and performance bonds and all information or other items necessary to complete the Contract Documents, including the required insurance, anticipated construction schedule, and Contractor’s safety program. See SAFETY under Section 5.20 of the General Conditions of the Contract. The successful bidder must return the fully executed Contract Documents to Engineer within seven (7) calendar days of receipt, or Owner may at its sole discretion disqualify the Bid and accept another Bid and the bidder must, at Owner’s option, forfeit its Bid Security.
15. TAXES, LICENSES AND FEES. Certain taxes, licenses, fees, and other similar items are part of the cost of the Work, and it is bidder’s responsibility to familiarize itself with these costs and to observe and comply with the Laws and Regulations relating to same. The prices, sums, rates, and other charges set forth in the bidder’s Bid must cover and include all such costs. Owner is exempt from Texas sales and use taxes pursuant to Texas Tax Code § 151.309 as a political subdivision of the State of Texas. Owner shall provide Contractor, if requested by Contractor in writing, with a completed Texas Sales and Use Tax Exemption Certification as evidence of the applicability of such exemption, as limited by applicable statute. In addition, Contractor, and all subcontractors to Contractor (i) must not include any provision for Texas sales and use taxes with respect to such exempt items in any Bid or the Contract Price, and (ii) must pass on to the Owner cost savings due to the exempt status of such exempt items.
Contractor’s contracts with all subcontractors to Contractor must include the foregoing provision regarding the exemption from Texas sales and use taxes. Contractor must pay taxes on items that are not exempt.
16. NUMBER OF SIGNED SETS OF DOCUMENTS. The Contract Documents will be prepared in at least five (5) original sets for signature, one (1) for delivery to the successful bidder. Owner will furnish the successful bidder six (6) sets of Plans and Technical Specifications free of charge, and additional sets may be obtained from Engineer at Engineer’s reproduction rates.
17. ELECTRONIC COUNTERPARTS; FORM OF BONDS TO BE PROVIDED TO OWNER.
The Contract Documents may be executed and delivered in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed and delivered will be deemed to be an original and all of which will constitute one and the same instrument.
18. INSURANCE. See section entitled “INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS” attached to and incorporated into the General Conditions of the Contract as Attachment A to the General Conditions of the Contract and Special Conditions of the Contract Part B, if attached..
19. SOILS REPORT. If a soils investigation has been made for this Project, the soils report and log of borings is available for bidder’s information only. The report is not a warranty of subsurface conditions, nor is it a part of the Contract Documents. Bidders are expected to examine the Site and such reports and then decide for themselves the soils or conditions that may be encountered.
Owner, Engineer, and Developer, if applicable, disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy, true location and extent of the surface and subsurface investigations that have been prepared by others. Owner, Engineer, and Developer, if applicable, further disclaim responsibility for interpretation of that data by bidder, e.g., projecting soil-bearing values, rock profiles, soil stability and the presence, level and extent of underground water or other underground facilities or utilities.
20. LABOR CLASSIFICATION AND MINIMUM WAGE SCALE.
(A) General: Chapter 2258 of the Texas Government Code provides that any political subdivision of the State of Texas shall determine the general prevailing wage rate received by the classes of workers employed on projects similar to this Project and shall specify in the call for bids and in the Contract Documents the minimum wage rates which must be paid for each type of worker. This statute further provides that the Contractor or subcontractors must pay, as penalty to Owner, Sixty Dollars ($60.00) for each worker employed for each calendar day or part of the day that the worker is paid less than the wage rates stipulated in the Contract. Owner is authorized to withhold from the Contractor the amount of this penalty from any payment due under the Contract Documents.
The statute likewise requires that the Contractor and subcontractors keep an accurate record of the names and occupations of all persons employed by them on the construction of the Project and to show the actual per diem wages paid to each worker. These records are open to the inspection of Owner.
(B) The minimum wage rates that apply to this Contract are specified in Attachment B to the General Conditions of the Contract. Contractor and subcontractors must review and ascertain such wage rates and pay at least such minimum rates.
21. ECONOMIC DISINCENTIVES. The Contractor and the Owner agree that time is of the essence of this Contract. The Contractor and the Owner agree that a breach of this Contract by failure to complete the Work in the specified time will cause harm to the Owner. Therefore, the Contractor and the Owner agree that for each and every calendar day the Work or any portion thereof shall remain uncompleted after the expiration of the time limit(s) set in the Contract, or as extended under the provisions of these General Conditions (including, without limitation, due to a delay caused by Contractor’s failure to comply with the Contract Documents or due to Owner’s termination of Contractor for default under the Contract Documents), Contractor shall be liable to Owner for economic disincentives under Section 49.271(e) of Texas Water Code, in the amount of [NONE] for each such calendar day. The Owner shall have the option to deduct and withhold said amount from any monies that the Owner owes the Contractor or its sureties or to recover such amount from the Contractor or the sureties on the Contractor’s bond.
Bid of ________________________________________________ an individual proprietorship / a corporation organized and existing under laws of the State of Texas / a partnership of _______________________________________________.
OWNER: Fort Bend County Municipal District No. 151
PROJECT:
DATE: 8/17/2026
JOB NO.: 05282-0284-01
ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY UNIT ITEM
NO. PRICE TOTAL
UNIT A: PAVING:
A 1. Saw-Cut Existing Concrete Pavement at Full Depth, as directed by
Engineer, in accordance with note shown on Sheet 5. L.F. 32 $ $
A 2. Demolish and Dispose of Existing Concrete Driveway Apron. S.Y. 43 $ $
A 3. Demolish Existing Gravel Road. S.Y. 105 $ $
A 4. Roadway Excavation. C.Y. 679 $ $
A 5. Final grading per grading plan including filling 182 CY and cutting 12
CY, grading, and compacting (to 95%) as directed by the Engineer. Fill areas to be de-mucked and/or stripped as necessary at no additional cost to the owner. Contractor to verify quantities prior to bid date. No adjustments will be made based on variance of actual quantities.
S.Y. 1,639 $ $
A 6. Manipulation, Grading, and Compaction of 8" Subgrade for Concrete
Pavement. S.Y. 1,885 $ $
A 7. Lime for Subgrade (@55 lbs/SY) as directed by Engineer. Ton 28 $ $
A 8. Fly Ash for Subgrade (@20 lbs/SY) as directed by Engineer. Ton 38 $ $
A 9. 6" Thick Concrete Pavement, as directed by Engineer, in accordance with detail shown on Sheet 12 of plans, complete in place.
S.Y. 807 $ $
A 10. 7" Thick Concrete Pavement, as directed by Engineer, in accordance with detail shown on Sheet 12 of plans, complete in place.
S.Y. 832 $ $
A 11. 6" Concrete Curb, as directed by Engineer, in accordance with detail shown on Sheet 12 of plans, complete in place. L.F. 593 $ $
A 12. 8" Concrete Curb, as directed by Engineer, in accordance with detail shown on Sheet 12 of plans, complete in place. L.F. 80 $ $
A 13. 6" Concrete Pavement Header, as directed by Engineer, in accordance with Fort Bend County detail shown on Sheet 12 of plans, complete in place. L.F. 14 $ $
A 14. 4" Solid White and Blue Paint for Parking Stalls and ADA Spots. L.S. 1 $ $
Construction of Water, Drainage, and Paving Facilities to Serve West Firethorne Road Sec 4 Parking Lot
BID FORM
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ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY UNIT ITEM
NO. PRICE TOTAL
A 15. R1-1 Stop Sign and Street Sign, Including Square Post, and 24" Stop
Bar, complete in place. EA. 1 $ $
A 16. Wheelchair Ramps EA. 2 $ $
UNIT A SUBTOTAL: $
UNIT B: WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
B 1. 1-1/2" Schedule 40 PVC waterline (including fittings, bedding, backfill, and testing, complete in place). L.F. 17 $ $
B 2. 12"x1-1/2" TS&V, Box (Connection by MUD Operator). EA. 1 $ $
B 3. 1-1/2" Irrigation Meter. EA. 1 $ $
B 4. 1-1/2" RPZ Backflow Preventor. EA. 1 $ $
B 5. 1-1/2" Irrigation Stub (Refer to Landscape for Continuation).
EA. 1 $ $
UNIT B SUBTOTAL: $
UNIT C: DRAINAGE & DETENTION
C 1. 24" RCP, ASTM C-76, Class III, all depths, (including bedding and backfill), complete in place. L.F. 204 $ $
C 2. Core Into Existing Large "C" Manhole and Connect Prop 24" Storm, complete in place. EA. 1 $ $
C 3. Type "A" Inlet for maximum 30" O.D. Pipe, built in accordance with
FBC Detail 23 shown on Sheet 11 of the plans, complete in place. EA. 1 $ $
C 4. Type "E" Inlet, built in accordance with FBC Detail 31 shown on Sheet
11 of the plans, complete in place. EA. 1 $ $
C 5. Backslope Swale Reconstruction. L.F. 276 $ $
C 6. Excavate and Reuse Dirt.
C.Y. 170 $ $
C 7. Excavate, Haul, and Dispose Dirt. C.Y. 1,530 $ $
C 8. Site Preparation, Including Stripping and Replacing of Topsoil. Ac. 1 $ $
C 9. Hydromulch (Area Disturbed During Construction). Ac. 1 $ $
UNIT C SUBTOTAL: $
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ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY UNIT ITEM
NO. PRICE TOTAL
UNIT D: MISCELLANEOUS
D 1. Move-in, Bonds, & Insurance. L.S. 1 $ $
D 2. Well point system, complete in place and operated per specifications, as directed by Engineer. L.F. 51 $ $
D 3. Trench Safety System for 24-inch and Greater Pipe, 0-10' Depth.
L.F. 204 $ $
D 4. Removal of Miscellaneous Trash and Debris, as Directed by Engineer, per Truck Load (10 T.L. each or equivalent 20 C.Y. dumpster) T.L. 5 $ $
D 5. Rock Filter Dam in Accordance with Sheet 9, Complete in Place, as
Directed by Engineer (includes installation, maintenance and removal after construction). EA. 2 $ $
D 6. Inlet Protection (sand bags, hay bales, or approved equal) as per
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Site Plan (includes installation, maintenance and removal after construction). EA. 3 $ $
D 7. Tree Protection Fencing, includes installation, maintenance and removal after construction. L.F. 320 $ $
D 8. Placement of Reinforced Filter Fabric Fence, Along Back of Curb, and as Directed by engineer (includes installation, maintenance and removal after construction). As shown on Sheet 9 of Plans. L.F. 1,456 $ $
D 9. 25' by 75' Stabilized Construction Access, installed, maintained, and removed. EA. 1 $ $
D 10. Concrete Truck Washout Area, installed, maintained, and removed.
EA. 1 $ $
D 11. Extra bank sand, as directed by the Engineer. C.Y. 5 $ $
D 12. Extra Class "A" concrete, as directed by the Engineer. C.Y. 5 $ $
D 13. Utility and paving construction staking to be performed by Quiddity
Engineering, LLC. Staking to be performed one time only. All additional staking is at the expense of the contractor. L.S. 1 2,770$ $
D 14. Utility and paving as-built survey to be performed by Quiddity
Engineering, LLC. L.S. 1 2,770$ $
UNIT D SUBTOTAL: $
TOTAL BASE BID (UNITS A THROUGH D) $
Contract Period of Performance
Calender Days
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a. Incorporated Material $
b. Non-Incorporated Material $
c. All Other Costs and Fees $
TOTAL BASE BID $
1.
2.
Calendar
Days To
Complete
Contract Period of Performance = ______________ days
The undersigned agrees that the amounts bid in this proposal will not be withdrawn or modified for 90 days following date of bid opening.
CONTRACTOR TO FILL IN COMPLETION TIME THEY BID
Description
It is agreed that the contract price may be increased or decreased to cover work added or deleted by order of the Engineer, in accordance with the provisions of the General Conditions of Agreement.
The award may be made on the Base Bid alone or the Base Bid, Completion Time specified, and any or all of the Items listed under
Alternates or Substitutions, if any.
Water, Drainage, and Paving Facilities to Serve West Firethorne Road Sec 4 Parking Lot
(Completion time not to exceed 30 calendar days from notice to proceed)
(Add) (Deduct)
(Must equal Total Base Bid above)
The total value of the work equals the total of the following items, each of which shall be billed separately by Contractor to Owner:
The amounts set forth above are current estimates by Contractor of the amounts that will be determined during the progress of the
Work. The separated progress billings from Contractor to the Owner/Engineer shall reflect the actual amounts expended for the items enumerated in (a), (b), and (c), above.
SUBSTITUTIONS: If necessary, attach detailed explanation to proposal.
(Add) (Deduct)
Construction of Water, Drainage, and Paving
Facilities to Serve West Firethorne Road Sec 4
Parking Lot
It is understood and agreed that the work for the construction of Water, Drainage, and Paving Facilities to Serve West Firethorne Road
Sec 4 Parking Lot shall be substantially complete in full within the specified number of calender days in the table below not to exceed 30 calendar days after the date on which work is to be commenced as established by the Contract Documents. One Notice to Proceed will be issued for the work.
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By
SEAL (if Bidder is a Corporations)
Acknowledge reciept of Addenda Below:
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Date Received _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
Addendum No. _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
(Telephone Number)
(Title)
In the event of Award of the Contract to the undersigned, the undersigned agrees to furnish Performance, Maintenance, and Payment
Bonds as provided in the Specifications.
It is understood that the bid security accompanying this proposal shall be returned to the undersigned unless, in case of the acceptance of this proposal the undersigned should fail to enter into a construction contract and execute bonds as provided in the specifications. In the event the undersigned should fail to enter into a construction contract and execute bonds as required within 10 calendar days after the Engineer has given unsigned contracts to the Contractor, it is understood and agreed that the bid security shall be forfeited to the
Owner and shall be considered as payment for damages due to delay and other inconveniences suffered by the Owner as a result of such failure on the part of the undersigned.
(Witness)
(Company)
The undersigned certifies that the bid prices contained in this proposal have been carefully checked and are submitted as correct and final.
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Form provided by Texas Ethics Commission www.ethics.state.tx.us Revised 12/22/2017
FORM 1295CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES
OFFICE USE ONLOFFICE USE ONLOFFICE USE ONLOFFICE USE ONLOFFICE USE ONLYYYYY
6 UNSWORN DECLARATION
My name is _______________________________________________________, and my date of birth is _______________________________.
My address is ________________________________________________, ___________________, _______, __________, ______________.
(street) (city) (state) (zip code) (country)
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed in ___________________ County, State of ______________ , on the _______ day of _______________, 20______.
(month) (year)
Signature of authorized agent of contracting business entity (Declarant)
ADD ADDITIONAL PAGES AS NECESSARY
Name of Interested Party Nature of Interest (check applicable)City, State, Country
(place of business) Controlling Intermediary
Name of governmental entity or state agency that is a party to the contract for which the form is being filed.
3 Provide the identification number used by the governmental entity or state agency to track or identify the contract, and provide a description of the services, goods, or other property to be provided under the contract.
Complete Nos. 1 - 4 and 6 if there are interested parties.
Complete Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 if there are no interested parties.
1 Name of business entity filing form, and the city, state and country of the business entity's place of business.
Check only if there is NO Interested Party.
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Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 151 CONTRACT
Contract 1 of 2 April 2026
CONTRACT
STATE OF TEXAS }
COUNTY OF FORT BEND }
THIS CONTRACT (“Contract”) is made and entered into effective as of the ____ day of 20____ (the “Effective Date”) by and between Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 151 (the “Owner”) c/o Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP, 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2600, Houston, Texas 77027 of Fort Bend County, Texas, and _______________, _____________, of the City of , County of ___, and State of _____________, hereinafter termed “Contractor.”
All capitalized terms used herein shall be given the meanings set forth in the General Conditions of the Contract. Quiddity Engineering, LLC shall be referred to herein as the “Engineer.”
For and in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, and under the conditions expressed in the Bonds bearing even date herewith, the Contractor and Owner hereby agree as follows:
Contractor shall commence and complete the Work generally described as follows:
Construction of Water, Drainage, and Paving Facilities to Serve West Firethorne Road Sec 4 Parking Lot for Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 151
City of Fulshear ETJ, according to those Plans and Technical Specifications prepared by Engineer in the initial Contract Price of $_______________ and all Extra Work in connection therewith, under the terms as stated in the Contract Documents, and, at Contractor’s own proper cost and expense, to furnish all the materials, supplies, machinery, equipment, tools, superintendence, labor, insurance, and other accessories and services necessary to complete the said Work, in accordance with the conditions and prices stated in the Bid attached hereto and in accordance with the Contract Documents. Contractor represents and warrants to the Owner that it has carefully examined this Contract and all Contract Documents and is thoroughly familiar therewith.
The Contractor hereby agrees to begin work within ten (10) calendar days after the written Notice to Proceed has been given by the Engineer. Contractor hereby also agrees to achieve Substantial Completion of the Work within _______ calendar days after the date of the written Notice to Proceed and to achieve Final Completion of the Work within 30 calendar days after Substantial Completion.
Owner agrees to pay Contractor for completion of the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents for the initial Contract Price of ___________________ ($____________), plus or minus any increases or decreases to the initial Contract Price as provided by the Contract Documents. Contractor will be paid in current funds for the performance of the Contract in accordance with the Bid submitted therefor, subject to additions and deductions as allowed by the Contract Documents and, if applicable, approved by Change Order under the Contract Documents, and to make payments on account thereof as provided therein. If included as Special Conditions of the Contract Part B, the Developer shall act as “Owner” for the purposes of all payments.
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Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 151 CONTRACT
Contract 2 of 2 April 2026
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to these presents have executed this Contract in the year and day first above written.
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 151 Owner
ATTEST: By:
Name:
Title:
[CONTRACTOR]
Contractor
ATTEST: By:
Name:
Title:
(The following to be executed if Contractor is a corporation)
I, _________________________________, certify that I am the secretary of the corporation named as Contractor herein; that _________________________________________________, who signed this Contract on behalf of Contractor, was then _______________________________ __________________________ of said corporation; that said Contract was duly signed for and on behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body and is within the scope of its corporate powers.
Signed:
Corporate Seal
ALL BIDDERS MUST SUBMIT THEIR TEC FORM 1295 WITH THEIR BID. THE OWNER
WILL NOT AWARD THE CONTRACT WITHOUT THE COMPLETED TEC FORM 1295
NOTED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.
The requirements of Subchapter J, Chapter 552, Government Code, may apply to this Contract and the Contractor agrees that the Contract can be terminated if the Contractor knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with a requirement of that subchapter.
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Fort Bend County MUD No. 151 GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT
General Conditions of the Contract Page 1 of 41 April 2026
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
ARTICLE III. PRELIMINARY MATTERS
ARTICLE IV. SITE ACCESS/ CONDITIONS/ REFERENCE POINTS
ARTICLE V. CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES/INDEMNITIES
ARTICLE VI. ENGINEER’S STATUS DURING CONSTRUCTION
ARTICLE VII. EXTRA WORK/ CHANGE ORDERS/ CLAIMS
ARTICLE VIII. TESTS AND INSPECTIONS/ DEFECTIVE WORK/ WARRANTY
ARTICLE IX. MINIMUM WAGE RATE SCALE/PRICE FOR WORK/ PAYMENTS TO
CONTRACTOR …………
ARTICLE X. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, PARTIAL USE,
FINAL COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE…………………………
ARTICLE XI. SUSPENSION OF WORK/ TERMINATION/ DEFAULT
ARTICLE XII. MISCELLANEOUS
ATTACHMENT A – INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
ATTACHMENT B – MINIMUM WAGE RATE SCALE
ADDENDUM TO THE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT
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GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
1.01. DEFINITIONS. The following terms shall be defined as described below unless such definition is expressly modified by the Contract Documents. Any capitalized terms used in the Contract Documents not defined in this Section shall have the meaning assigned to such term under the Contract Documents.
a. Bid. The offer or proposal of a Bidder submitted on…
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