Construction Advertisement and Invitation for Bids The City of Mineral Wells will receive bids for the 2017 Tx CDBG Water System Improvements project until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Mineral Wells City Hall Annex, 115 SW 1st Street, Mineral Wells, Texas 76067. Bids received will be publically opended and read aloud at that time. Bids are invited for several items and quantities of work as follows: 1. Base Bid to include installation of approximately 1,345 LF of 8” DR18 C900 PVC water line, including 3 steel encased bores across TxDOT right-of-way, service reconnections, main line connections, valves, fire hydrants, pavement replacement and all related work. The Additive Alternate Bid will increase the length of line work by 215 LF. The Bidding Documents, including Drawings and Technical Specifications may be obtained from Civcast at www.civcastusa.com. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents, Drawings and Technical Specificaitons at the Engineer’s Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and the City of Mineral Wells office, on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. A bid bond in the amount of 5 percent of the bid issued by an acceptable surety shall be submitted with each bid [for those contracts that exceed $100,000]. A certified check or bank draft payable to the City of Mineral Wells or negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (as par value) may be submitted in lieu of the Bid Bond. Attention is called to the fact that not less than, the federally determined prevailing (Davis-Bacon and Related Acts) wage rate, as issued by the Texas Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Affairs and contained in the contract documents, must be paid on this project. In addition, the successful bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender identity, or national origin. The City of Mineral Wells reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by City of Mineral Wells for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the bidder’s qualifications prior to the contract award. City of Mineral Wells Mr. Christopher M. Perricone, Mayor October 20, 2018 All contractors/subcontractors who’s System for Award Management (SAM.gov) registration is not active or that are debarred, suspended or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation on federal assistance programs may not undertake any activity in part or in full under this project.