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Publish two times in The Ellis County Press Thursday, May 7, 2026, and Thursday, May 14, 2026.
CITY OF OVILLA, TEXAS
MEADOWLARK DRIVE WATER LINE
& OVILLA ROAD
SANITARY SEWER LINE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received in the Purchasing Office of the City of Ovilla, 105 Cockrell Hill, Ovilla, Texas 75154 until 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 28, 2026, and then publicly opened and read for furnishing all necessary materials, machinery, equipment, superintendence and all necessary appurtenances to perform all work required for the construction of the Meadowlark Drive Water Line & Ovilla Road Sanitary Sewer Line Project.
Major items include approximately 525 linear feet of 8-inch water line and approximately 1,337 linear feet of 8-inch sanitary sewer line.
Proposals shall be accompanied by a cashier’s or certified check upon a national or state bank in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total maximum bid price, payable without recourse to the City of Ovilla, or a bid bond in the same amount from an approved surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety, as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance bond and payment bond within ten (10) days after being notified of award of contract.
The Owner intends to provide a notice of award of contract within sixty (60) days following the bid opening.
Bids without required check or bid bond will be rejected.
Bids shall be marked “SEALED BID – MEADOWLARK DRIVE WATER LINE & OVILLA ROAD SANITARY SEWER LINE” on the outside of the envelope.
The successful bidder must furnish performance bond upon the form provided in the amount of 100% of the contract price; a material and labor payment bond upon the form provided in the amount of 100% of the contract price; and a maintenance bond in the amount of 100% of the contract amount for a period of two (2) years from an approved surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety or other sureties acceptable to the City of Ovilla.
Should the bidder fail to produce evidence satisfactory to the City of Ovilla on any of the foregoing points, the bidder may be disqualified, and the work awarded to the next responsible bidder so qualifying.
Plans, specifications, and bidding documents may be downloaded from Civcast at www.civcastusa.com.
Bidding documents downloaded from plan rooms or third-party websites shall be at the Bidder’s sole risk.
All Addenda will be distributed through Civcast. No guarantee of receipt of addenda or clarifications will be made for third-party downloads.
Andrew Mata, P.E. may be reached with general questions at (214) 361-7900.
No questions will be answered from questions posted on CIVCAST. All Addenda will be posted on Civcast.
The Bid shall be submitted on the form provided in the Bid Documents.
The City of Ovilla reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in the bids received. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating prices in the bids, the City 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 bids.
CITY OF OVILLA:
By s/ Richard Dormier, MayorRichard Dormier, Mayor
1st Advertisement Date Thursday, May 7, 2026
2nd Advertisement Date Thursday, May 14, 2026
Questions Deadline Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Last Addendum Deadline Thursday, May 21, 2026
