MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING Tuesday, May 16 at 9:30 a.m. CST., held at BTU System Operations Center, 2200 Fountain Street, Bryan, TX

§ SEALED bids for Bid # 025-08-23 will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. CST, Thursday, June 8, 2023 and publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m. CST, same date via videoconference (Zoom) at: Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82898480581?pwd=RDFZWVZXU2E0bVdqa1BVcHplZ2ZkZz09

Meeting ID: 828 9848 0581

Passcode: 309597 or dial +1 346 248 7799 (Meeting ID: 828 9848 0581 Password: 309597)

Any bid received after 2:00 p.m. CST will not be considered. Emailed bids WILL NOT be accepted.

§ Bid must be completed and submitted on the forms found within the Specifications. Incomplete bid forms will invalidate the bid and the bid will be rejected and returned to the bidder upon request. The right to accept any bid or to reject any or all bids and to waive all formalities is hereby reserved by Bryan Texas Utilities. BTU may hold the responses for a period of 90 days without taking action. Bidders are required to hold their responses firm for the same period of time

These documents are also available online at https://brazosbid.ionwave.net . BTU believes that the data contained in these specifications is sufficient for the preparation of bids. Requests for additional information will be considered depending on the bid time frame and the availability of the requested information. Such information will be submitted to all known bidders simultaneously.

In order to ensure a fair and public bid process, all questions or clarifications related to this Request for Bid shall be addressed in writing, via the Brazos Valley Online Bidding System ( https://brazosbid.ionwave.net ) prior to 5:00 p.m. CST on May 30, 2023. Contact with any BTU employee or official is prohibited without prior written consent from the BTU Procurement Specialist. Failure to observe this requirement may be grounds for rejection of the Bid.