In lieu of delivering completed Business Equity (M/WBE) forms for the project to the Purchasing Office, bidders shall email the completed Business Equity forms to the City Project Manager no later than 2:00 p.m. on the third City business day after the bid opening date, exclusive of the bid opening date. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK The major work will consist of the (approximate) following alternatives: - 14,300 LF 36" DIP water pipe with appropriate pipe fittings & 320 LF 24" DIP water pipe with appropriate pipe fittings, - 14,300 LF 36" Steel AWWA C200 water pipe with appropriate pipe fittings & 320 LF 24" Steel AWWA C200 water pipe with appropriate pipe fittings, or - 14,300 LF 36" Concrete AWWA C303 water pipe with appropriate pipe fittings & 320 LF 24" Concrete AWWA C303 water pipe with appropriate pipe fittings. PREQUALIFICATION Certain improvements included in this project must be performed by a contractor or designated subcontractor who is pre-qualified by the City at the time of bid opening. The procedures for qualification and pre-qualification are outlined in the Section 3 of 00 21 13 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. DOCUMENT EXAMINATION AND PROCUREMENTS The Bidding and Contract Documents may be examined or obtained on-line by visiting the City of Fort Worth's Purchasing Division website. EXPRESSION OF INTEREST To ensure potential bidders are kept up to date of any new information pertinent to this project, all interested parties are requested to email Expressions of Interest in this procurement to the City Project Manager and the Design Engineer. The email should include the company's name, contact person and that individual's email address and phone number. All Addenda will be distributed directly to those who have expressed an interest in the procurement and will also be posted in the City of Fort Worth's purchasing website. If a prebid conference is held, the presentation and any questions and answers provided at the prebid conference will be issued as an Addendum to the call for bids. If a prebid conference is not being held, prospective bidders can e-mail questions or comments in accordance with Section 6 of the Instructions to Bidders referenced above to the project manager(s) at the e-mail addresses listed below. Emailed questions will suffice as "questions in writing." If necessary, Addenda will be issued pursuant to the Instructions to Bidders. CITY'S RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT BIDS City reserves the right to waive irregularities and to accept or reject any or all bids. AWARD City will award a contract to the Bidder presenting the lowest price, qualifications and competencies considered. INQUIRIES All inquiries relative to this procurement should be addressed to the following: Attn: Russell Redder, City of Fort Worth Email: Russell.Redder@FortWorthTexas.gov Phone: (817) 392-4970 AND/OR Attn: Randy Haney, Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. Email: rhaney@pape-dawson.com Phone: (214) 420-8494 Completion Date: 390 Calendar Days