Iron bridge pump station rehabilitation

The City of Dallas Water Utilities is soliciting sealed bids for the Iron Bridge Pump Station Rehabilitation project, located at 4077 Co Rd 3706, Wills Point, Texas 75169 on Lake Tawakoni. This comprehensive infrastructure rehabilitation project encompasses civil work including dredging and dewatering of sediment at the intake, lake bank reinforcement, and site access gate replacement; structural repairs to concrete throughout the pump station including flumes, guard rails, and upper level rehabilitation; architectural improvements such as roof replacement, elevator rehabilitation, louver and door enhancements; process-mechanical upgrades including intake gates and actuator improvements, bridge crane improvements, pump discharge valving, surge control automation, and demolition of existing hydraulic systems; electrical rehabilitation of low-voltage and medium-voltage equipment with new electrical feeds to process-mechanical equipment, backup generator installation, and lighting upgrades; and instrumentation items related to process-mechanical systems. Sealed bids are due electronically via the City of Dallas Bonfire platform by 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2026, with bid opening at 2:00 p.m. the same day. Two mandatory pre-bid conferences with site visits and walk-throughs are scheduled for March 24 and March 26, 2026, both beginning at 9:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams (site visits at 1:00 p.m.). Project-related questions must be submitted by Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., and plans and specifications are available on the Bonfire website beginning Friday, March 20, 2026. Bidders must possess successful completion experience on at least five similar projects within the previous ten years and must maintain acceptable safety records with OSHA, having received no more than six serious violations with no repeats or three willful violations with no repeats within the preceding three years. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder based on total base bid amount.

The procurement includes contract-specific Small Business Enterprise (SBE) subcontracting goals established under the City of Dallas' Dallas Regional Inclusive Vendor Enterprise (DRIVE) Policy, with aspirational benchmarks set at 33 percent for construction work. Prime contractors must perform no less than 25 percent of the work with their own organization and may self-perform additional work if documented through the Prime Self-Performance Declaration form. Respondents who do not meet contract-specific SBE goals must submit Good Faith Effort Documentation demonstrating intentional and timely outreach to certified SBEs. All proposals must include a bid bond equal to five percent of the total bid amount, and the successful contractor must furnish payment and performance bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract price. Additionally, all bidders must submit certifications regarding environmental compliance, prevailing wage compliance (minimum $23.06 per hour or applicable Davis-Bacon rates, whichever is greater), non-boycott of Israel, and cement preference standards for concrete products. Contractors must also complete a Team Make-Up and Local Workforce Form documenting subcontractor participation and the percentage of employees residing within the City of Dallas. While no incumbent vendor or current contractor is identified in the solicitation documents, the project budget is not explicitly stated; however, base bid items include lump-sum amounts for pump station improvements, mobilization for confined space work, and stormwater pollution prevention, along with unit-price items for intake gate replacement, concrete repair work, and pump modifications, with three additive alternates available for dredging, additional gate rehabilitation, and backup generator installation.