Navarro County reserves the right to reject any or all bids for the products covered in this bid request and to waive any informalities or defects in the bidding and to accept such bids as it shall deem to be in the best interest of Navarro County. Funding: Funds for payment have been provided through the Navarro County budget approved by the Commissioners Court for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. State of Texas statutes prohibit the obligation and expenditure of public funds beyond the fiscal year for which a budget has been approved. Therefore, anticipated orders or other obligations that may arise past the end of the current fiscal year shall be subject to budget approval. The successful bidder shall be capable of delivering an undetermined amount of loads per day, of 20 to 25 tons per load. The successful bidder is responsible to be familiar with geographic areas of the County. Contract: This bid, when properly accepted by Navarro County, shall constitute the complete contract equally binding between the successful bidder and Navarro County. No additional terms or changes will become a part of this contract with the exception of properly executed written change orders as set forth herein. Bids must comply with all Federal, State, county and local laws concerning these type purchases. Davis-Bacon and Related Acts: 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 Housing and Community 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, age or national origin. Navarro County is requesting bids for Hauling of Aggregate as described in the following pages. The contract period will be for twelve (12) months effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. Insurance Requirements: Any vendor that conducts business with Navarro County, whether it is for goods and/or services, must maintain lawful workers' compensation requirements and adequate liability limitations. Within ten (10) days after contract award and prior to the commencement of any work or delivery, the County requires the successful vendor(s) to submit, to the County Auditor's Office, verification of the following coverages, showing Navarro County as the certificate holder with coverage dates inclusive to that of the contract award: a. Workers' Compensation Coverage meeting the acceptable requirements as established by the Texas Workers' Compensation Act, Title 5, Subtitle A, Texas Labor Code; and b. General Liability Insurance meeting the following limits - $1,000,000 per occurrence/ aggregate, including products and completed operations coverage.