Elyson Section 67 Landscape and Park

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 171

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed Electronic Bids addressed to Board of Directors, Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 171, Attention Duane Heckmann, President, Board of Directors, will be electronically received, until 10 a.m. Local Time, March 24th, 2026, and then publicly opened and read at SWA Group Landscape Architects, 712 Main St., 6^th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002  for “Elyson Section 67 Landscape and Park, Harris County, Texas” In addition to the opening of sealed Bids at the address above, you may view the public opening of sealed Bids via Zoom. Join the meeting from your computer at https://swagroup.zoom.us/my/gdietrichswa?omn=92866005503 .

Scope of Work of the Contract Documents includes the following: concrete trail, trellis, fencing, raised garden planters, site furnishings, sprinkler irrigation, grading, grassing, planting, and landscape maintenance.   

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened.  A pre-bid conference will be held remotely on March 10th, 2026, at 10 a.m. Local Time, via ZOOM. Join the meeting from your computer at https://swagroup.zoom.us/my/gdietrichswa?omn=96266968139 . Attendance by each prospective bidder or its representative at the pre-bid conference is , and no Bid will be opened unless the bidder or representative was present at the pre-bid conference.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid bond or a certified or cashier’s check, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount not less than two percent (2%) of the total amount Bid, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the Contract Documents and execute the Bonds on the forms provided and provide the required insurance certificates and Bonds within seven (7) days after the date Contract Documents are received by the successful bidder.  If a certified or cashier’s check is provided, the successful bidder shall deliver, at the bid opening address, the original certified or cashier’s check within one (1) business day of receipt of the bid opening.

Copies of the bidding documents may be reviewed and obtained from www.CivcastUSA.com: search NWCt413.  Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download specifications, plans, soils report, and environmental reports for this Project.  There is NO charge to view or download documents.

Bidder must submit its Bid and Bid Securities in compliance with Owner’s Order Adopting Section 49.2731 Electronic Bidding Rules and all Bids and Bid Securities must be submitted through www.CivcastUSA.com.  Bidder must register on this website to submit a Bid and Bid Security and there is no charge to submit Bids and Bid Securities on this website.

By submitting a Bid, bidder acknowledges and agrees that the Contract Documents may be accepted, executed, or agreed to using an Electronic Signature, as defined by and in accordance with Owner’s Electronic Signature Rules for Construction Contracts.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive all defects and irregularities in bidding or bidding process except the time for submitting a Bid.  The successful bidder, if any, will be the responsible bidder, which in the Board’s judgment will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project.

The requirements of Subchapter J, Chapter 552, Government Code, may apply to this Bid and the bidder agrees that the Contract Documents can be terminated if the bidder knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with a requirement of that subchapter.

## Details **Bid/Project ID:** NWCt413 **Type of Work:** Landscape Construction **Pre-Bid Location:** ZOOM **Pre-Bid Notes:** https://swagroup.zoom.us/my/gdietrichswa?omn=96266968139 **Bid Location:** ZOOM or SWA Office **Bid Notes:** https://swagroup.zoom.us/my/gdietrichswa?omn=92866005503 **Engineer/Publisher:** SWA **Engineer Address:** 712 Main St, Sixth Floor, Houston, Texas, 77002