Langston Regional Lift Station

The City of Mont Belvieu, Texas is requesting sealed bids for construction and installation of the Langston Regional Lift Station, gravity sanitary sewer, and force main under Contract No. SS-016, with bids due October 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference was held September 24, 2026.

The scope encompasses excavation and offsite spoil disposal, a 16-foot diameter wet well, groundwater control systems, two submersible sewage pumps, piping with surface preparation and protective coating, site paving and access driveways, fencing, yard piping, mechanical equipment, lighting, and a 100 kW diesel emergency generator with automatic transfer switch. Cash allowances total $65,000: $20,000 for CenterPoint Energy overhead power service stub-out, $20,000 for SCADA control panel and programming, and $25,000 for landscaping. The contract is structured as a unit price agreement with estimated quantities; contingency line items for extra work (machine excavation, hand excavation, concrete, backfill, pavement, dewatering, and diversion pumping) are available with minimum unit prices established before bid submission. Substantial completion is required within 240 calendar days and final completion within 270 calendar days from notice to proceed. Liquidated damages are $500 per day for schedule overruns.

Evaluation is weighted: bid price (50 points), contractor's previous work within Mont Belvieu (15 points), superintendent's experience with similar projects (10 points), past project references (15 points), and contractor location (10 points). Bidders must submit a 5 percent bid guarantee and, upon award, furnish Performance and Payment Bonds at 100 percent of total contract price. Compliance with Executive Order 11246 and submission of a Texas Ethics Commission Form 1295 are required. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and award based on best-value competitive bidding criteria. Bids are due at the City of Mont Belvieu, 1 Town Center, Mont Belvieu, Texas 77580.