Marketplace Avenue Extension

INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids addressed to the City of Kyle, ATTENTION: CITY ENGINEER, will be received until 2:00 P.M. on August 11, 2015 at the City of Kyle Public Works Building located at 520 E. RR 150 in Kyle, Texas, 78640 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing all labor, material, tools and equipment and performing all work required for the MARKETPLACE AVENUE EXTENSION including construction of a new 38-foot wide roadway including  a bridge over Spring Branch, a bridge over Plum Creek, a 12-inch waterline, illumination, grading, storm drain improvements, pavement improvements, curb and gutter, pedestrian improvements and signing and marking for approximately 3,500 linear feet of roadway.

Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form provided, and must be accompanied by a bid security in a penal sum approximately equal to and not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid.  The security shall be in the form of a certified check or cashier's check, or bid bond furnished by a reliable surety company having authority under the laws of Texas to write surety bonds in the amount required, with such security made payable without recourse to the City of Kyle.   The envelope containing the bid shall indicate clearly on the front that the bid is for the MARKETPLACE AVENUE EXTENSION PROJECT.

The final Notice of Award of Contract shall be given to the successful bidder by the City of Kyle within sixty (60) days following the opening of bids and no bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after opening thereof.  The successful Bidder must furnish a payment bond and performance bond, when required, on the form provided in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety.

State statutes including wage and hour provisions and contract regulations must be adhered to as they relate to this project.  Contractors will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations.

Copies of the Specifications and Bid Documents will be on file by July 17, 2015 and may be examined at the following locations:

            -           City Hall, 100 West Center Street, Kyle, Texas 78640

            -           Public Works Building, 520 E. RR 150, Kyle, Texas 78640

            -           Builders Exchange, 4047 Naco Perrin, San Antonio, Texas  78217

Bid Documents in an electronic format on Compact Disc (CD) may be obtained at City Hall located at the address above at no cost.  Bid Document CD’s  may also be obtained at the offices of K Friese & Associates, Inc., 1120 S. Capital of Texas Hwy, Building 2, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78746, (512) 338-1704.

Bidders should carefully examine the plans, specifications and other documents, visit the site of work, and fully inform themselves as to all conditions and matters which can in any way affect the work or the cost thereof.  Should a bidder find discrepancies in, or omissions from, the plans, specifications or other documents, or should be in doubt as to their meaning, bidder should notify the City Engineer and obtain clarification prior to submitting any bid, but no later than August 6, 2015.  A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on July 30, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the City of Kyle Public Works Department Training Room, 520 E. RR 150, Kyle, TX. 

The right is reserved, as the interest of the City of Kyle may require, to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities in bids received. 

Leon Barba, PE, City Engineer

City of Kyle