Isolation valve project: rebid

The City of Greenville Public Works Department, operating under Hockley County in Texas, is soliciting bids through Invitation for Bids 2026-IFB-060 for an Isolation Valve Project rebid. The procurement requires contractors to furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals necessary to install fully functional insertion valves on existing pressurized water mains at 29 locations throughout Greenville without interrupting water service. The isolation valves must be installed using an approved insertion-valve method that maintains pipeline pressure and water quality, with valves meeting AWWA standards and rated for a minimum 250 psi working pressure on pipe sizes ranging from 6 inches to 16 inches in diameter, including cast iron pipe (CIP), ductile iron pipe (DIP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and reinforced concrete pipe (RCP). Approved valve manufacturers include the Hydra-Stop Insta-Valve 250 or equal products approved by the City seven days prior to installation, with valves featuring full-port or near full-port design with permanent resilient-seated gates and stainless steel or epoxy-coated ductile iron bodies. Sealed bids are due by 3:00 p.m. on April 7, 2026, with submissions accepted electronically through the eProcurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/greenvilletx or by mail to P.O. Box 1049, Greenville, Texas 75403. The City Council will consider bid award at a regular scheduled meeting at the Municipal Building following the bid opening on March 21, 2026. Required contractor submittals must include valve manufacturer data sheets, installation procedures and equipment descriptions, manufacturer installer certifications, and shop drawings showing valve locations and dimensions, with the contract to be established as a requirements contract with a one-year firm pricing period extendable for an additional 12-month period under the same terms and conditions, and delivery required within four hours of order placement.

The procurement documentation does not specify any set-aside designations, restrictions on organization types, or disadvantaged enterprise requirements. The City of Greenville is responsible for calling locates, excavating pits, providing traffic control, barricades, trench safety, pipe support, valve box installation, backfill, compaction, and street repairs, while the contractor is responsible for site preparation, hot-tap insertion operations, polyethylene encasement of ductile iron components per ASTM D-1248-78, and permanent marking of valve locations by curb cuts and measurements from nearby landmarks. The City has established specific insurance requirements for the selected contractor, including Workers' Compensation at statutory limits, General Liability coverage of $500,000 bodily injury and $100,000 per person, Auto Public Liability of $250,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence, and Product Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence. All deliveries are F.O.B. Destination within Greenville, Texas, with freight costs prepaid unless otherwise specified, and payment terms are Net Thirty (30) days following invoice submission, which must include the purchase order number and be itemized with transportation charges listed separately. The procurement documents do not provide a specific budget range or award value; pricing for individual line items must be submitted on the provided bid form with unit costs and totals clearly identified across 24 total units. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive technicalities, and rebid if deemed necessary.