The Project consists of rehabilitation of the Westmoreland Pump Station while keeping the pump station operational for the duration of the project with only limited outages of less than 12 hours for the pump station. Work includes installation of new pumps, piping, electrical, piping rehabilitation, two influent meter vaults, and recoating two 5 million gallon Ground Storage Tanks with general building and site improvements DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OR DESIGN of Contract Documents for this project to Markay Brown, 214-451-2983, MBrown@GarverUSA.com or through online . Questions sent by e-mail or through online will be prioritized over those received by other means. Only responses issued via Addenda are binding. Questions received by Thursday, September 12, 2024 via online shall be answered by Monday, September 16, 2024. Addendums to the bid package will be issued through online ; therefore, all prime bidders shall be responsible for downloading the bid documents from online in order to be included in the Plan Holders List. Bidders must enter the addenda numbers in Article 3.01 of the Bid Form to verify receipt. Bidders are required to complete Document 00 45 13, Qualification Statement, included in these bid documents. Bids shall be accompanied by a cashier's or certified check upon a national or state bank in an amount of five percent (5%) of the total maximum bid price payable without recourse to the Owner, or a bid bond in the same amount from a reliable surety company, as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance and payment bonds within fifteen (15) days after notice of award of Contract to him. Such bid guarantee shall be made payable to CITY OF DESOTO The successful bidder must furnish a performance, payment, and maintenance bond upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred per cent (100%) of the contract price from an approved surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety, or other surety or sureties acceptable to the Owner. Bids must remain in effect for 60 days after the bid opening date. Within 60 days from the bid date, the Owner may award the contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder or reject any or all bids for the project. The CITY OF DESOTO reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities in the bids and bidding deemed to be in the best interests of the CITY OF DESOTO, and to reject nonconforming, nonresponsive, or conditional bids. Bids will be received for a single prime contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis with deductive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form