City of Hutchins ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Published in The Ellis County Press two times on Thursday, Feb. 18 & 25, 2010

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals addressed to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Hutchins, 321 N. Main, Hutchins, Texas 75002, will be received at the office of Ms. Janis G. Daniels, City Administrator, until 2:00 pm, Thursday, March 11, 2010. The envelope must be sealed and clearly marked "SEALED BID – FINN ROAD RECONSTRUCTION" (in the lower left hand corner). The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at City Hall, 321 N. Main, Hutchins, Texas 75002 at 2:05 pm, Thursday, March 11, 2010, for the following project:

FINN ROAD RECONSTRUCTION

Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier’s Check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the maximum amount bid, payable without recourse to the City of Hutchins or a Bid Bond in the same amount from a reliable Surety Company as guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute bond and guarantee forms provided within ten (10) days after notice of award of contract.

The successful Bidder must furnish performance, payment and maintenance bonds each in the amount of 100 percent (100%) of the contract price from an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas, to act as Surety and be acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of authority from the United States Department of Treasury, or other Surety or Sureties acceptable to the Owner.

All unit prices must be stated in both script and figures. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive formalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advantageous construction thereof, or to reject the bid. Unreasonable or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause of rejection of any bid or bids.

Instructions to Bidders, Proposal Forms, Specifications, Plans and Contract Documents, etc., may be obtained without charge, at the office of Bannister Engineering, LLC, 714 Hunters Row Ct., Suite 104, Mansfield, Texas 76063, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm and may be examined without charge at the City of Hutchins City Hall, 321 N. Main, Hutchins, TX 75002.

　

CITY OF HUTCHINS, TEXAS

Artis Johnson, Mayor