ITB 2026-020 Moses Lake Stormwater Pump Station

The City of Texas City is requesting bids for the Moses Lake Stormwater Pump Station. This project involves the installation of a high-capacity stormwater pump station intended to pump water from Moses Lake into Galveston Bay. Moses Lake and Galveston Bay are separated by a USACE hurricane protection levee that encircles a large majority of the City of Texas City. The proposed pump station would have a total capacity of 136,000 gallons per minute, using the four (4) engine-driven stormwater pumps and four (4) diesel engines, and accessories purchased by the City as part of a separate project.

Bids must be sealed marked “BID #2026-020 – Moses Lake Stormwater Pump Station” and delivered to Ms. Gwynetheia Shabazz Pope, Purchasing Manager at City of Texas City Public Works & Engineering Purchasing Office (West Annex), located at 7800 Emmett F Lowry Expy, Texas City, TX 77591, to arrive no later than 03:00 p.m., local time, Wednesday, May 13, 2026.  Bids received after that time will not be accepted. 

A Non-Mandatory Virtual Pre-Bid Conference will be held to review the scope of work.  The

Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2026. 

Information for joining the virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams is given below:

Meeting ID: 291 915 970 198 44

Passcode: DJ7nz3gP

It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to ensure that his bid is actually in the Texas City Public Works Purchasing office prior to the expiration of the time and date above first written.

Bid security in the amount of five (5) percent of the greatest amount bid must accompany each bid.

It shall be each bidder’s sole responsibility to inspect the site of the work and to inform himself regarding all local conditions under which the work is to be done.  It shall be understood and agreed that all such factors have been thoroughly investigated and considered in the preparation of the bid submitted.                    

Bid documents may be obtained from www.CivcastUSA.com, search City of Texas City, Galveston County. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download specifications, plans, and bid documents for this project. There is NO charge to view or download documents.

The project to be constructed will be financed with assistance from the GLO under the U.S.  Department of Housing and Urban Development CDBG-MIT program and is subject to all  applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. Attention is called to the fact that not less than,  the federally determined prevailing Davis-Bacon and Related Acts wage rate, as issued by the Department of Labor and contained in the contract documents, must be paid on this project. In  addition, the successful bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not  discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or  national origin. Adherence to the Texas City Section 3 Policy is required for contracts and  subcontracts in excess of $100,000.00. All contractors and subcontractors must be cleared (not  suspended or debarred) prior to any formal action authorizing the award of a contract to the  contractor. Minority Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises, Women Business  Enterprises, Section 3 Businesses, and labor surplus area firms are encouraged to submit bids. The Contractor and all Subcontractors for this project will be required to pay not less than the  prevailing wage rates for the area of the project as required in the contract documents. 

Upon consideration of the proposals the City Commission plans to award a Contract; however the Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any and all formalities and technicalities, and to accept any bid which it deems advantageous to the owner.  Each bidder agrees to waive any claim it has or may have against the Owner, the Engineer, and their respective employees, arising out of or in connection with the administration, evaluation or recommendation of any bid.  The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and payment bond in an amount of 100% of the total contract price.