01/29/2024
**Bid Date Change**
PLW Waterworks is requesting proposals from interested suppliers and subcontractors to perform specified scopes of work on the construction of the Wilbarger Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility (WCRWWTF) Phase 1 Project, a greenfield 6.0 MGD average daily flow (ADF) project for the CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE. The project is expected to be funded partially by Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) and is contingent upon TWDB release of funds. The project consists of a wastewater treatment plant with biosolids handling, an operations/lab building, maintenance building, site civil improvements, utility establishment, plant-wide power distribution, controls system, security system, and decommissioning of the existing Weiss Lane Lift Station located at 4644 Tiddle LN, Pflugerville, TX 78660. Nearly every trade in the waterworks industry will be required. Competitive sealed proposals for individual scopes of work on the project will be submitted in accordance with each individual work package requirements.
All of the following work packages will be available on or after January 09, 2024. Proposals for all of the following work packages are due by 11:00 am on Friday, February 23, 2024 and should be submitted by email to [email protected] :
• BOP1-01.01_Area 1 – Influent Facilities
• BOP2-01.01_Area 2 – Aeration Facilities
• BOP3-01.01_Area 3, 4 and 5 – Secondary and Tertiary Treatment Facilities
• BOP6-01.01_Area 6 – Commercial Facilities
• BOP7-01.01_Yard Piping Package
• BOP8-01.01_ Electrical, Instrumentation & Control
• BOP9-01.01_Site Work
• BOP11-01.01_HVAC
The Request for Proposal documents are available by emailing your request to [email protected] with the subject line “Wilbarger Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility CMAR BOP "
Texas Water Development Board Terms & Conditions
1. This contract is contingent upon release of funds from the TWDB.
2. Any contract or contracts awarded under this Invitation for Bids are expected to be funded in part by financial assistance from the TWDB. Neither the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the State of Texas, nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees are or will be a party to this Invitation for Bids or any resulting contract.
3. Any contract(s) awarded under this Invitation for Bids is/are subject to the American Iron and Steel (AIS) requirements of Section 608 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
4. Equal Opportunity in Employment - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, s*x (including pregnancy), s*xual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the Department of Labor regulations at 41 CFR Part 60-4, relating to Construction Contractors-- Affirmative Action Requirements, which include the President's Executive Order No. 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375 and TWDB-0551 Rev 03/18 Page 7 of 43 Executive Order No. 13672, in the award and administration of contracts awarded under TWDB financial assistance agreements. Failure by the Contractor to carry out these requirements is a material breach, which may result in the termination of the awarded financial assistance.
5. Acknowledgement of any special requirements such as mandatory pre-bid conference.
6. Affirmative Action requirements.
7. Right to reject any and all bids.
8. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply to the construction, alteration or repair of treatment works carried out, in whole or in part, with assistance made available by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).
9. The Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply to Contractors and Subcontractors performing on federally funded or assisted contracts in excess of $2,000 for the construction, alteration, or repair (including painting) of a treatment works project under the CWSRF.
10. For prime contracts in excess of $100,000, Contractors and Subcontractors must also, under the provisions of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, as amended, pay laborers and mechanics, including guards and watchmen, at least one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The Fair Labor Standards Act may also apply to Davis-Bacon covered contracts.
11. Any contracts or subcontracts in excess of $2,000 must include the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Wage Rate Requirements found in TWDB Guidance No. DB-0156.
12. Wage Determinations - U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) wage determination must be included in the bidding and contract documents. DOL wage determinations may be obtained online at http://www.wdol.gov/. Once it is determined that Davis-Bacon wage rates will apply to a construction contract, the Applicant must state in the solicitation that Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates are applicable and bid packages must include the current Davis-Bacon general wage determination for the area where construction will occur. While the solicitation remains open, the Applicant must monitor www.wdol.gov on a weekly basis to ensure that the wage determination contained in the solicitation remains current. The Applicant must amend the solicitation if the DOL issues a modification more than 10 days prior to the closing date (i.e. bid opening) for the solicitation. If DOL modifies or supersedes the applicable wage determination less than 10 days prior to the closing date, the Applicant may request a finding from TWDB that there is not reasonable time to notify interested Contractors of the modification of the wage determination.
13. For additional information on Davis-Bacon Wage Rate Requirements and its applicability to this contract, please consult TWDB Guidance No. DB-0156.
14. This contract is subject to the EPA’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, which includes EPA-approved fair share goals toward procurement of Minority and Women-owned Business (M/WBE) businesses. EPA rules require that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award of contracts, subcontracts and procurements to MWBEs through demonstration of the six affirmative steps. For more details of the DBE Program and the current, applicable fair share goals, please visit:
https://www.epa.gov/grants/disadvantaged-business-enterprise-program-requirements
WIFIA Supplemental Instructions
15. Item L, WIFIA Supplemental Instructions from the WIFIA Program’s Borrower Guide to Federal Requirements contains additional detailed information related to the EPA’s WIFIA Program requirements that are applicable to this project. The requirements in Item L should be reviewed by Offerors.
