Rojas Drive Widening

Amendment Release Deadline August 3, 2022 Please note requirements of the City's "Cone of Silence" Policy found in section I-B, Information for Bidders, item number 12. The Cone of Silence Policy prohibits any communication except as provided in the Policy. The Cone of Silence begins on the day the bid is advertised and terminates on the day that a recommendation of contract award is placed on the City Council agenda by the Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing Department Where there are similar wage rate classifications in wage determinations, the higher wage shall be paid. The contractor shall pay not less than the wage rate as determined by the Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division and the City of El Paso. The bidder awarded the contract for this project will be required to enter payrolls electronically using the LCP Tracker payroll software that the City uses to certify payrolls and generate payroll reports. The City will provide Contractor with the software. It is the bidder's responsibility to ensure that they have all pertinent information regarding solicitations, including all amendments prior to submitting their bid. Please check the website, even after submitting a bid, to ensure that you have all amendments as they may be posted at any time, up to and including the day of bid opening. Recommendation(s) for formal awards shall be posted on the City's website the Thursday afternoons prior to the Tuesday City Council Meeting wherein the recommendation shall be presented. Vendors are responsible for monitoring the City's website for said postings and awards. The estimated project budget is in the range of $11,350,000.00 - $12,350,000.00. The Bidder agrees to commence work on a date to be specified in a written "Notice to Proceed" issued by the Owner. The Contract Time shall begin on the date to commence work specified in the "Notice to Proceed" and shall run thereafter for three hundred thirty seven (337) Standard Workweek Days. Federal funds are anticipated to be used in this project and the rules and regulations of the Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration of the United States. U.S. DOT Standard Title VI Assurances: The City of El Paso, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat.252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. Bidders must acknowledge the receipt of any and all amendments on the solicitation response. It is the bidder's responsibility to ensure that they have all pertinent information regarding solicitations, including all amendments prior to submitting their bid. Failure to acknowledge may be cause for your bid to be considered non-responsive. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.

Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.