The The City of Waco Kingston Drive Drainage Improvements project will include 383 LF of storm drain improvements on Kingston Dr & Old McGregor Road. Engineering Estimate: $433,000.00. Liquidation Fee is $950.00 for each day of delay. Contractor is required to perform 30% of the project work. TxDOT Qualifications is NOT Required for this project. Detailed specifications are attached as Appendices. A digital version of this document and specifications can be obtained Electronically Submitting Contractor, if using Sub-Contractors, please submit Minority, Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) status for each. EXCEL Bid Sheet available by request. All Questions Due: August 03, 2023, 4:00 P.M. CT. The contact person for this solicitation process is: Paul Campos, Purchasing Agent who can be reached at: Email: pcampos@wacotx.gov Telephone: (254) 750-8062 Fax: (254) 750-8063 Questions concerning the solicitation must be submitted to contact person in writing on or before date shown in the schedule above. Issuance of the RFB July 13, 2023 Tentatively, the final selection decision will be made and submitters will be notified of award by, June 30, 2023. This schedule is subject to change by the City. Within 10 working days of the Notice to Proceed, the Contractor shall provide a complete list of submittals for the project. The list shall include all materials and products required on the project. The City of Waco is seeking to have the work that is the subject of this RFB completed within 120 WORING DAYS, (Base Bid from the date of the Notice to Proceed. In determining the number of days for completion of the work under this Contract, it is anticipated that work will not be performed on Saturdays, Sundays, or City holidays unless specifically approved by City. Since "day" is defined as a calendar day, Saturdays, Sundays, and City holidays shall be counted as days and included in calculating the Contract time. If a Contractor wants to perform work on Saturdays, Sundays, or City holidays, the Contractor shall seek approval by making a written request to City. Contractor shall be responsible for all City staff and third-party time, costs, expenses and overtime for work performed on Saturdays, Sundays, or City holidays, unless excused in writing by the City prior to the work. Each submission must be accompanied by a certified check of the submitter, or a bid bond executed by the submitter as principal and having as surety thereon a surety company approved by the City in the amount of 5% of the submission. The Surety's Power of Attorney must accompany the bid bond. The bid bond and surety's Power of Attorney must both carry the same date which is no earlier than three (3) days prior to the scheduled bid opening date. Simultaneously with his delivery of the executed contract, the Selected Firm shall furnish the required surety bonds as security for faithful performance of this contract (Performance Bond) and for the payment of all persons performing labor on the project under this contract and furnishing materials in connection with this contract (Payment Bond), as specified in the documents included herein. For public works contracts, state law requires a Performance Bond if the contract is for an amount in excess of $100,000.00 and a Payment Bond if the contract is for an amount in excess of $50,000.00. The surety on such bond or bonds shall be a duly authorized surety company satisfactory to the City. The surety who signs contract bonds must file with each bond a certified and effectively dated copy of their power of attorney. The City of Waco reserves the right to reject any and all submittals. This issuance of this solicitation does not obligate the City to contract for expressed or implied services. The City of Waco will not reimburse vendors for any costs incurred during the preparation or submittal of responses to this solicitation. a. Furthermore, the City expressly reserves the right to: i. Waive any defect, irregularity, or informality in any submittal or procedure; ii. Extend the solicitation closing time and date; iii. Reissue this solicitation in a different form or context; iv. Procure any item by other allowable means; v. Waive minor deviations from specifications, conditions, terms, or provisions of the solicitation, if it is determined that waiver of the minor deviations improves or enhances the City's business interests under the solicitation; and/or vi. Extend any contract when most advantageous to the City, as set forth in this solicitation. vii. Retain all bids submitted and to use any ideas in a bid regardless of whether or not that bid is selected.