2025 Sanitary Sewer Laterals Renewal and Repair Construction Contract - Pkg 5

INVITATION TO BIDDERS Solicitation No. CO-00844 Sealed bids are requested by the San Antonio Water System for supplementing the Distribution and Collection Operations Group with outsourced construction services to perform the necessary remedial measures to renew or repair laterals owned by SAWS. The work will mitigate or prevent wastewater backups that are caused by blockages, malfunctions, or flow conditions in the Wastewater Collection and Transmission System owned by the San Antonio Water System, which includes sewer laterals owned by SAWS located primarily within, but not limited to, the North Side Operations Center service area for the 2025 Sanitary Sewer Laterals Renewal and Repair Construction Contract – Pkg 5, SAWS Job No. 25-0111 (O&M); 25-1402 (CIP). To view additional project information, as well as obtain the plans and specifications for this project, visit our website located at www.saws.org and click on the Business Center. Then select Bidder, Consultant, and Vendor Registration, which is located on the left-hand side of the screen. Select the Register Now button and proceed with registration. For difficulties downloading plans and specifications, contact the Contracting Department at +1 (555) 000-0000.  A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 10:30 AM (CST) on March 19, 2025, via WebEx. LINK: https://saws.webex.com Meeting Number: 2486 121 9656 Meeting Password: CO-00844 Join by Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 For questions regarding this solicitation, technical questions, or additional information, please contact Stephen Muñiz, Contract Administrator, in writing via email to contact@example.gov until 4:00 PM (CST) on March 26, 2025. Answers to the questions will be posted to the web site by 4:00 PM (CST) on April 2, 2025, as a separate document or included as part of an addendum. Please be advised that Bidders are prohibited from communicating with any other SAWS staff, the Consultant, or City of San Antonio officials regarding this IFB up until the contract is awarded as outlined in the Instructions to Bidders. Bids will be received either Electronically or through Sealed bids, until 10:00 AM (CST), on April 11, 2025. Electronic bids will be received via the secure SAWS FTP site. Sealed bids will be received by Contract Administration, 2800 U.S. Hwy 281 North, Tower II, Customer Center Building, via a drop box located on the left wall when walking through the first set of double glass doors of the main Tower II entry on the north side of the building, San Antonio, Texas 78212. See the Electronic Bid Opening Instructions attachment for additional information regarding an electronic bid submittal.  Electronic bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than five percent of the total bid price. (Or, if providing SAWS with a cashier's check or certified check in an amount not less than five percent of the total bid price, SAWS will request this within 24 hours from the apparent low bidder.  Sealed bids must be accompanied by a cashier's check, certified check, or bid bond in an amount not less than five percent of the total bid price. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud by Contract Administration via WebEx.  LINK: https://saws.webex.com Meeting Number: 2480 044 6589 Meeting Password:CO-00844 Join by Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 If Bidders intend to submit bids electronically, Bidders will need to submit a request by 10:00 AM (CST), on April 10, 2025, to receive access to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site via email to contact@example.gov. Bidder’s email requesting access to the FTP site shall provide the legal name of Bidder’s company and the intended recipient’s email address and phone number.  No requests for FTP site access will be accepted after 10:00 AM (CST), on April 10, 2025.Estimate: 1,000,000.00