REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS

(RFCSP)

Solicitation No. CO-00652

Sealed proposals are requested by the San Antonio Water System for the construction of the E-54 Regional Lift Station, SAWS Job No. 22-2502. The work under this solicitation will include the installation of an approximate 6 MGD sanitary sewer lift station. The project is located in the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone on the North side of San Antonio, south of Evans Road. The construction scope of this project includes:

• Construction of a 6 MGD sanitary sewer lift station including but not limited to: construction of wet well, submersible pumps, electronic instrumentation, pump controls, SCADA communication equipment, station piping, electrical building, and other associated improvements for a complete in-place facility.
• Decommissioning three (3) existing SAWS lift stations (LS#235 Fossil Ridge, LS#297 Fischer, and LS#236 Fox Grove).
• 127 LF of 24-inch, 44 LF of 21-inch, 67 LF of 12-inch, and 136 LF of 8-inch gravity sewer main and associated manholes via open-cut trenching.
• Pipe installation and lift station wet well excavation in limestone rock.

To view additional project information, as well as obtain the plans and specific ations for this project, visit our website located at www.saws.org and click on the Business Center. Then select Bidder, Consultant, and Vendor Registration, which is located on the left-hand side of the screen. Select the Register Now button and proceed with registration.

For difficulties do wnloading plans and spec ifications, contact the Contracting Department at 210- 233-3341.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held at 2:00 P.M. (CDT) April 13, 2023, via WebEx.

Link: SAWS Webex

Meeting Number: 2497 746 7494

Meeting Password: E54CO00652

Join by Phone: 210-233-2090 Local

1-469-210-7159 United States Toll (Dallas)

1-408-418-9388 United States Toll

For questions regarding this solicitation, technical questions, or additional information, please contact Lindsay Esquivel, Contract Administrator, in writing via email to lindsay.esquivel@saws.org or by fax to 210-233-4236 until 4:00 PM (CDT) on April 20, 2023. Answers to the questions will be posted to the web site by 4:00 PM (CDT) on April 27, 2023, as a separate document or included as part of an addendum. Please be advised that firms responding to this RFCSP (Respondents) are prohibited from communicating with any other SAWS staff, the Consultant, the Developer, or COSA officials regarding this RFCSP up until thecontract is awarded as outlined in the Instructions to Respondents .

Proposals will be received electronically only, until 2:00 PM (CDT), May 10, 2023. Electronicproposals will be received via the secure SAWS FTP site. See the Electronic Proposal Opening Instructions attachment for additional information regarding an electronic proposal submittal. Electronic proposals shall be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than five percent of the total proposal price. (Or, if providing SAWS with a cashier's check or certified check in an amount not less than five percent of the total proposal price, SAWS will request this within 24 hours from the Respondent who did not submit a bid bond). Proposals will then be publicly opened and read aloud by Contract Administration via WebEx. Respondents will need to submit a request by 2:00 PM (CDT), May 9, 2023 to receive access to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site via email to Lindsay.esquivel@saws.org . Respondent’s email requesting access to the FTP site shall provide the legal name of the Respondent’s company and the intended recipient’s email address and phone number.  No requests for FTP site access will be accepted after 2:00 PM (CDT), May 9, 2023 .

Link: SAWS Webex

Meeting Number: 2488 922 0998

Meeting Password: E54CO00652

Join by Phone: 210-233-2090 Local

1-469-210-7159 United States Toll (Dallas)

1-408-418-9388 United States Toll