City of Yorktown, Texas will receive bids for the "Waterline Improvements & Sewer Line Rehabilitation Project" (TX CDBG Contract No. CDV21-0217) Approximately 994 LF of 6-inch waterlines, valves, fittings, fire hydrants Approximately 940 LF of 8-inch sanitary sewer 3 sewer manholes Reconnect approximately 21 sewer services Other appurtenant items Please submit questions for this project seven (7) days prior to bid opening through Electronically in the Q&A portal. All addenda issued for this project will be posted on www.civcastusa.com. It is the responsibility of the Contractor bidding to use proper scaling, paper width and length, etc. Failure to do so may result in error in the Unit Bid Quantities and/or Bid Amounts. 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 owner 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. All contractors and subcontractors must be registered & cleared (not suspended or debarred) on SAM.gov prior to any formal action authorizing the award of a contract to the contractor. Minority Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises, Women Business Enterprises, and Section 3 Businesses are encouraged to submit bids. The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by the owner for a period not to exceed 30 / 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.