ITB - General Drainage System Repairs throughout Northern Harris County for the Harris County Flood Control District

Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) is soliciting an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for General Drainage System Repairs throughout Northern Harris County (Project ID: Z100-00-00-X369), with bids due February 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. local Houston time. The procurement encompasses comprehensive drainage infrastructure repairs across northern Harris County, including erosion repair, slope failure repair, sediment removal and disposal, granular fill and riprap installation, pipe removal and replacement, headwall and wingwall removal and replacement, concrete channel lining removal and replacement, and outfall structure removal and replacement. The contract term is one year beginning approximately April 1, 2026, with four optional one-year renewals subject to Commissioners Court approval and capped annual price adjustments not exceeding four percent via CPI-U adjustments. The successful contractor must mobilize to project sites within seven calendar days of receiving a Notice to Proceed for each Issued for Construction (IFC) Plan Set and maintain a minimum of two separate active project sites simultaneously, with work quantities and scope to be determined in the field by the Engineer and issued through multiple IFC Plan Sets as they are completed. Compensation is based on a unit price schedule with estimated initial quantities, with final payment determined by measured quantities and Engineer-approved Change Orders; a minimum of 25 percent of work must be performed by the contractor's own forces, and unbalanced bids may be rejected. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for February 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST via Microsoft Teams (attendance encouraged but not mandatory), and written questions must be submitted through Bonfire (https://harriscountytx.bonfirehub.com/) by the deadline specified in the Events Schedule. Required qualifications include compliance with Texas Government Code Chapter 2258 prevailing wage requirements, submission of certified weekly payrolls through Harris County's Labor Compliance Software, maintenance of workers' compensation insurance and comprehensive general liability coverage (with specific limits tiered by contract value), OSHA 10 certification for all manual workers and OSHA 30 certification for managers, submission of performance and payment bonds equal to the full contract amount, and compliance with Harris County's minimum wage requirement of $21.65 per hour or prevailing wage rates, whichever is higher.

Harris County Flood Control District enforces Minority- and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) utilization goals requiring bidders to commit to specified M/WBE participation percentages or document good faith efforts if unable to meet the stated goal, with M/WBE firms requiring current certification from recognized agencies including the City of Houston, Texas Unified Certification Program, State of Texas Comptroller, U.S. Small Business Administration, Houston Minority Supplier Development Council, National Minority Supplier Development Council, or Women's Business Enterprise organizations. Additionally, contractors must demonstrate compliance with Harris County's Contractor Safety Record Policy, including certification that their firm has no OSHA Severe Violator Enforcement Program listings within three years, no sanctioned serious OSHA citations with high gravity within three years, and no criminal convictions for workplace incidents resulting in serious bodily harm or death within ten years. Bidders must submit bid security consisting of either an individual bid bond or a bank cashier's check payable to Harris County for five percent of the total bid amount, along with Tax Residence Certification, Form 1295 (Certificate of Interested Parties), M/WBE Utilization Plans with Letters of Intent from subcontractors, and completed Safety Record Questionnaires. The contract is not restricted to any particular vendor type, and no incumbent vendors or existing contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. Bid pricing must be firm for the entire contract duration and stated on the Pricing/Delivery Information form with all transportation, freight, and related charges prepaid and included; liquidated damages are assessed at $1,000.00 per calendar day for failure to complete work within the negotiated timeframe for each IFC Plan Set. No specific contract award value or budget ceiling is disclosed in the solicitation documents; however, Harris County reserves the right to award contracts to multiple vendors designated as "Primary" and "Secondary" based on time constraints and availability.