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The City Secretary for City of Houston will receive bids at 900 Bagby, Room P101, Houston, Texas for the following Department of Public Works and Engineering project[s]:

Project Name: South Braeswood Reconstruction from Kirby to Stella Link
WBS Number: N-000761 -0001-4
Bid Date: April 29, 2010
Project Location: The project is located in Southwest Houston
Project Manager: Samuel A. Banigo, P.E. Phone Number (832) 395-2223
Estimated Construction Cost: $7,800,000.00
Prebid Meeting: Monday, April 19, 2010, at 2:30 p.m.,
14th Floor, Conference Room No. 1414,
611 Walker, Houston, Texas 77002

Project Name: FY2O1 0 Work Orders and On-Call Construction
Local Drainage Projects
WBS Number: M-0001 26-0062-4
Bid Date: April 29, 2010
Project Location: Citywide. Work locations will be anywhere within the City of
Houston and its jurisdictional limits and will be established by the
Work Order.
Project Manager: Dane Schneider, RE. Phone Number (832) 395-2288
Estimated Construction Cost: $1,700,000.00
Prebid Meeting: Tuesday, April20, 2010, at 1:30 p.m.,
15th Floor, Conference Room No. 1546,
611 Walker, Houston, Texas 77002

Bids will be accepted until 10:30 a.m., local time on the Bid Date shown above. Bids received after that time will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 11:00 a.m. on the same day in City Council Chambers. All interested parties are invited to attend. Place and date of Bid opening may be changed in accordance with Sections 1 5-3(b)(5) and 1 5-3(b)(6) of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances. Low bidder shall comply with City of Houston Code of Ordinances. All bidders shall comply with Article II, Chapter 15, City of Houston Code of Ordinances.

The requirements and terms of the City of Houston Pay or Play Program, as set out in Executive Order 1-7 and Ordinance 2007-0534, are incorporated into this project for all purposes. All bidders shall comply with the terms and conditions of the Pay or Play Program
as they are set out at the time of City Council approval of this Agreement. Bid Documents may be purchased at the City of Houston offices located on the Smith Street side of the 1st Floor Lobby of 611 Walker, Houston, Texas 77002 for $50.00 per set. Only cash, checks or money orders will be accepted and a maximum of two sets will be sold to each prospective bidder. Addenda will be distributed at no cost to those who are registered plan holders with the City. Bid documents and drawings may also be obtained electronically at the City’s website: http:!/bidsets.publicworks. houstontx.gov/.

The Project may contain City of Houston Standard Specifications for Wastewater Collection Systems, Water Lines, Storm Drainage, and Street Paving sections that are incorporated into Project Manual by reference. These Standard Specifications, along with Standard Details, may be acquired at no cost on the City’s website at http://documents.ubIicworks,houstontx.ciov/documents/wecifications/2O09 standard wecificationpdf.

Project WBS No. N-000761-0001-4 is a City Street and Bridge Construction or Improvement Contract which requires a current Certificate of Responsibility filed with the Director of Public Works and Engineering no later than three business days prior to Project Bid Date. A Certificate of Responsibility is a valid Prequalification Approval Leffer issued by TxDOT stating that a Bidder is qualified to bid on State Highway improvement contracts pursuant to 43 Texas Administrative Code, Section 9.12, as it may be amended from time-to-time, and Chapter 15, Article IV of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas.

Bidders shall comply with City Ordinance 2007-0293 (March 7, 2007) and City of Houston Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance Division Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Procedures. Low Bidder will be required to make good faith efforts to achieve a MWBE participation goal as stated in Document 00800 —Supplementary Conditions.

It is unlawful for any Contractor to contribute or offer any contribution to a candidate for City elective office during a certain period prior to and following a contract award. Bidders should refer to Chapter 18, City of Houston Code of Ordinances for filing requirements and further explanation.