Water Plant No. 1 Recoating

Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 96 is requesting sealed electronic bids for surface preparation, blasting, and recoating work at Water Plant No. 1 in Montgomery County, Texas, with bids due September 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. local time via CivCastUSA, with public bid opening via Microsoft Teams.

The scope includes blasting and recoating the interior and exterior of Hydropneumatic Tank No. 1 (10 feet diameter × 24 feet long); recoating the exterior roof of Ground Storage Tank No. 1 (34 feet 2 inches diameter); point repairs to interior and exterior walls of GST No. 1; disinfection of the hydropneumatic tank prior to service; recoating of all exposed yard piping and appurtenances; recoating of the generator enclosure and fuel tank; and recoating the exterior of the control building and pump room. Supplementary work includes structural steel repairs with welding and plate replacement (up to 1,000 pounds estimated), removal and disposal of sand and grit from storage tanks and well (approximately 40 cubic yards), roof vent replacement, and overflow box and ladder bracket replacement. All coating systems must meet protective coating specifications for potable water facilities. The contractor must achieve substantial completion within 67 calendar days from Notice to Proceed and final completion within 8 days thereafter.

The contract is awarded on a unit price basis with bid pricing inclusive of all overhead, profit, mobilization, demobilization, materials, labor, and equipment. Bid security is required at 10 percent for bids under $250,000 and 5 percent for bids of $250,000 or more, in bid bond form. Performance, payment, and maintenance bonds equal to 100 percent of contract amount are required within 5 days of award. Economic disincentives of $1,000 per calendar day apply for failure to meet the contract completion date. All prevailing wage requirements per Texas Government Code Chapter 2258 apply. Bidders must visit the site prior to submission. No pre-bid conference will be held. The engineer of record is Pape-Dawson. A completed Texas Ethics Commission Form 1295 is required prior to contract award, along with compliance certifications for fossil fuels boycott, firearms discrimination, Israel boycott, and anti-terrorism.