December 9, 2022: Invitation to Bid
Sealed bids in duplicate addressed to East End District (EED or Owner) will be received at the office of EED at 3211 Harrisburg Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77003 until 3:00 PM, Friday, January 6, 2023, and then publicly opened and read for furnishing all labor, material, equipment and supervision necessary or incidental to construction of the Garrow Street Project – ESM-002 AND/OR the Walker Street Project – ESM-003.
The work includes but is not limited to:
• Traffic control including, but not limited to permits, signage, flaggers, and lane closures.
• Demolish, remove, and dispose of asphalt, concrete curbs and sidewalks and driveways at specified locations. Ref. Drawings
• Widen existing ditches as shown in plans
• Install 2” compacted sand bedding as shown in plans
• Install new reinforced concrete curbs, sidewalks & driveways as needed, shown in plans
• Install pavers as shown in drawings
• Install new ADA compliant ramps as needed, shown in plans
• Removed tress as shown in plans
• Protect existing trees
• Planting as shown in plans
Bidders must have at least five years of confirmed experience on comparable size projects of a similar scope in the Houston Metroplex. The work shall be completed in accordance with certain rules and reporting requirements of the Federal Transit Administration.
A VOLUNTARY pre-bid conference will be held virtually on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 1:00 PM by using the following link:
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Bid package, which includes plans, specifications, and bid documents, may be obtained at www.civcastusa.com beginning Monday December 12, 2022.
A cashier’s check or a Bid Bond must accompany each bid amount of either 2% of the total bid amount if the total bid amount is less than $100,000; or 5% of the total bid amount if the total bid amount is $100,000 or more. The successful bidder will be required to provide a performance bond and a payment bond, as provided for in the bid documents, for the full amount of the contract. Owner reserves the right to cancel the solicitation, without penalty, at its sole discretion and reserves the right to reject any or all bids. No bid may be withdrawn until the expiration of 60 days from the date bids are opened.
This project is subject to minimum wage rates determined by EED.
Utilization of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE): EED’s goal for utilization of DBEs is 22%. This goal is applicable to this project.
October 5, 2022: Public Notice: Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) Goals FY 2023 – 2026
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TITLE VI POLICY STATEMENT
The East End District (EED) assures that no person shall on the grounds of race, color and national origin, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which federal aid funds are used (Federally Funded Program). The EED further assures every effort will be made to ensure nondiscrimination in all of its Federally Funded Programs. The policy will apply to all EED Federally Funded Programs.
Title VI Policy Statement-English-Spanish
Title VI Complaint Form – English
Title VI Forma de Queja – Spanish