The Beaumont Enterprise, CONSTRUCTION ADVERTISEMENT AND INVITATION FOR BIDS The City of China, Jefferson County, Texas will receive bids for Broadway Area Water Line Improvements until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the City of China, City Hall Council Room, 717 North Broadway, China, Texas 77613. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 10:00 am on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at City of China, City Hall Council Room, 717 North Broadway, China, Texas 77613. A Mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at City of China, City Hall Council Room, 717 North Broadway, China, Texas 77613 on September 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Bids are invited for several items and quantities of work as follows: Installation of approximately 6,350 feet of six (6) inch water lines, 17 Fire Hydrant Assemblies, six (6) 6"x6" tapping sleeve and valves, six (6) 6" gate valves, service lines and abandonment of existing water lines along Ave. C, Ave. D, Ave. E, Guillory, Wilson and Mathews. Bid/Contract Documents, including Drawings and Technical Specifications are on file at d.p. Consulting Engineers, Inc. at 3727 Doctors Drive, Port Arthur, Texas 77642. Copies of the Bid/Contract Documents are available for a non-refundable $75.00 charge at d.p. Consulting Engineers, Inc. 3727 Doctors Drive, Port Arthur, Texas 77642. Contact number 409-983-6263. A bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid issued by an acceptable surety shall be submitted with each bid. A certified check or bank draft payable to the City of China, Texas 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 General Land Office (GLO) 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. Funding for this project is covered under Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. All eligible bidders must comply with Section 3 requirements in regards to meeting or exceeding the required objectives for both hiring and subcontracting. In accordance with these objectives, contractors are required to direct their newly created employment and/or subcontracting opportunities to Section 3 Residents and Business Concerns. The City of China reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by City of China for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the bidders qualifications prior to the contract award. City of China Ella Johnston-Leger, Mayor August 27, 2013 All contractors/subcontrac- tors that are debarred, suspended or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation on federal assistance programs may not undertake any activity in part or in full under this project.
