Easton Park - 4B East Ph. II & III

Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 2 is requesting sealed bids for construction of Easton Park — 4B East Phase 2 + 3 landscaping improvements in Travis County, Texas, with proposals due August 17, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. CST via www.CivcastUSA.com. This is a lowest-responsive-bidder award under Texas Water Code Section 49.273(c).

The scope includes fine grading, site work, site furnishings, planting, and irrigation system construction. The contractor must furnish all tools, labor, materials, equipment, and miscellaneous items for complete construction. The contractor is required to perform 75% of the work using its own employees — a material performance restriction for landscaping. Equipment must be maintained out of jurisdictional waters; wetlands violations incur an additional $1,000 daily penalty plus regulatory penalties.

Contract time is 90 calendar days total: 60 days to substantial completion and 30 days to final completion, measured from the Notice to Proceed (issued within 30 days of bid opening). Liquidated damages are $1,000 per calendar day for failure to achieve substantial completion and an additional $1,000 per day for failure to achieve final completion. The District requires a 5% bid guaranty; the successful contractor must provide performance and payment bonds equal to 100% of the contract amount plus a 2-year maintenance bond equal to 10% of the contract price. The contractor must carry general liability insurance of at least $2 million, comply with prevailing wage rates established by Travis County, and maintain workers' compensation insurance. Bidders must demonstrate bonding capacity of at least $5 million and provide evidence of three years of prior construction experience with no defaults or bond revocations. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for August 4, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. CST via Microsoft Teams. The District Engineer is Jones-Heroy & Associates, Inc.; the Landscape Architect is TBG Partners. The District is exempt from Texas sales and use taxes.