Water Department Street & Miscellaneous Repair Work (South) 2026-2027

SCOPE OF PROJECT
This Construction Contract involves but is not limited to the on demand repair of existing portions of
streets that have been damaged by the replacement of water lines. The streets in this contract are those
within City Limits located North of the Union Pacific railroad tracks. The repair work details are shown on
the Typical Section Sheet. There may also be sidewalk repair, curb and gutter repair and concrete alley
apron repair as necessary. The contractor will be paid monthly for the work performed during the previous
month. This repair will be determined by the City of Abilene Water Department and sent to the contractor
as they become available. The basis for payment under this contract is the unit price method. Payment will
be for the actual amount of work done and material furnished.
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INVITATION FOR BIDS
The City of Abilene will receive sealed, written bids in the Purchasing Department at City Hall, 555
Walnut, Suite 201-A, Abilene, Texas, until 11:00 a.m. on August 11, 2026, for:
WATER DEPARTMENT STREET AND MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR WORK
(NORTH) 2026-2027
As determined by the City Manager, as delegated by the Abilene City Council pursuant
to Resolution 62-2016, the City of Abilene will utilize the "best value" competitive bidding
method in determining the award of the contract, as authorized by Chapter 2269, Texas
Government Code. In determining the award of the contract, the City of Abilene will consider
the following criteria:
1. the price;
2. the offeror's experience and reputation;
3. the quality of the offeror's goods or services;
4. the impact on the ability of the City of Abilene to comply with rules relating to
historically underutilized businesses;
5. the offeror's safety record;
6. the offeror's proposed personnel;
7. the offeror's past working relationship with the City of Abilene.
A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held in the Public Works Conference Room of Abilene City
Hall at 9:30 a.m. on August 4, 2026, to discuss the scope of the project and answer any questions
prospective bidders may have concerning specifics of the project. The Contractor or his designated
representative may attend.
The City will return unopened any bid received after bid closing time. The bids will be publicly
opened and read aloud immediately after closing deadline in the Council Chambers - Abilene City Hall,
555 Walnut, Abilene, Texas.
Contract Documents, including plans and specifications, are on file and may be examined without
charge in the Purchasing Department at Abilene City Hall, 555 Walnut, Suite 201-A, Abilene, Texas. A
copy of the contract documents may be found on the city website at www.abilenetx.gov.
Performance and Payment Bond information is found in the Instructions to Bidders. All bids must
comply with specifications. All bids must remain open for 60 days after bid opening.
The City will award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder who provides the "best value" to the
City. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive any formalities and technicalities.
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(Signature)
MELISSA GORMAN
Purchasing Administrator
City of Abilene
Date: ________________________
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DEFINITIONS
Definitions applicable to these Contract Documents are found in the City of Abilene's Standard
Specifications for Construction adopted September, 2006, Part I, Division I, Item 1.
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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
Instructions to bidders are found in the City of Abilene's Standard Specifications for Construction adopted
September, 2006, Part I, Division I, Item 2, with the exception of the section amended, below as follows:
5. Bid Security
Bid security is not required.
8. Bid Submission
Bids by Partnerships must be timely submitted in an opaque, sealed envelope, marked with the project
title and name and address of the bidder and other required documents. The City will return late bids unopened,
and will not consider them.
9. Prevailing Wage Rates
The minimum prevailing wage rates for the performance of this contract are attached as Exhibit A.
Said exhibit shall become a part of the Contract Document. For federally funded projects, wage rates must
comply with Federal Law.
12. Bids Remain Open
All bids remain open for 60 days. The City reserves the right to release any Bid early.
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EXHIBIT "A" WAGE RATE
The minimum prevailing wage rates for thee locality in which this work is to be performed are shown
below.
"General Decision Number: TX20260046 01/02/2026
Superseded General Decision Number: TX20250046
State: Texas
Construction Type: Highway
Counties: Archer, Armstrong, Callahan, Carson, Clay, Crosby, Ector, Irion, Jones, Lubbock, Midland,
Potter, Randall, Taylor, Tom Green and Wichita Counties in Texas.
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Modification Number Publication Date
0 01/02/2026
SATX2025-001 11/15/2023
Rates Fringes
Asphalt Distributor Operator.....$ 22.68 0.00
Asphalt Paving Machine
Operator.........................$ 20.34 0.00
Asphalt Raker....................$ 18.97 0.00
Broom or Sweeper Operator........$ 17.76 0.00
Concrete Finisher, Paving and
Structures.......................$ 20.92 0.00
Concrete Pavement Finishing
Machine Operator.................$ 20.00 0.00
Concrete Saw Operator............$ 25.25 0.00
Crane Operator, Lattice Boom
80 Tons or Less..................$ 24.25 0.00
Crawler Tractor Operator.........$ 20.95 0.00
Electrician......................$ 23.70 0.00
Excavator Operator, 50,000
pounds or less...................$ 25.59 0.00
Flagger..........................$ 13.50 0.00
Form Builder/Setter,
Structures.......................$ 21.78 0.00
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Form Setter, Paving & Curb.......$ 20.39 0.00
Front End Loader Operator, 3
CY or Less.......................$ 19.42 0.00
Front End Loader Operator,
Over 3 CY........................$ 19.52 0.00
Laborer, Common..................$ 17.76 0.00
Laborer, Utility.................$ 18.51 0.00
Loader/Backhoe Operator..........$ 20.99 0.00
Mechanic.........................$ 27.08 0.00
Milling Machine Operator.........$ 20.98 0.00
Motor Grader Operator, Fine
Grade............................$ 27.00 0.00
Motor Grader Operator, Rough.....$ 23.50 0.00
Pavement Marking Machine
Operator.........................$ 20.62 0.00
Pipelayer........................$ 17.76 0.00
Reclaimer/Pulverizer Operator....$ 21.17 0.00
Reinforcing Steel Worker.........$ 22.94 0.00
Roller Operator, Asphalt.........$ 17.76 0.00
Roller Operator, Other...........$ 17.76 0.00
Scraper Operator.................$ 20.00 0.00
Servicer.........................$ 21.29 0.00
Spreader Box Operator............$ 18.50 0.00
Traffic Signal/Light Pole
Worker...........................$ 25.43 0.00
Truck Driver Lowboy Float........$ 23.01 0.00
Truck Driver, Single Axle........$ 21.59 0.00
Truck Driver, Single or
Tandem Axle Dump Truck...........$ 20.87 0.00
Truck Driver, Tandem Axle
Tractor with Semi Trailer........$ 21.52 0.00
Work Zone Barricade Servicer.....$ 17.76 0.00
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WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing
operation to which welding is incidental.
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Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave
for Federal Contractors applies to all contracts subject to the
Davis-Bacon Act for which the contract is awarded (and any
solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017. If this
contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide
employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours
they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year.
Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their
own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including
preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is
like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other
health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons
resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is
like family to the employee) who is a victim of, domestic
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Additional information
on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO
is available at
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts.
Note: Executive Order 13658 generally applies to contracts
subject to the Davis-Bacon Act that were awarded on or between
January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022, and that have not been
renewed or extended on or after January 30, 2022. Executive
Order 13658 does not apply to contracts subject only to the
Davis-Bacon Related Acts regardless of when they were awarded.
If a contract is subject to Executive Order 13658, the
contractor must pay all covered workers at least $13.30 per
hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage
determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing
on the contract in 2025. The applicable Executive Order
minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Additional
information on contractor requirements and worker protections
under Executive Order 13658 is available at
www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.
Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within
the scope of the classifications listed may be added after
award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses
(29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (iii)).
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The body of each wage determination lists the classifications
and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the
type(s) of construction and geographic area covered by the wage
determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical
order under rate identifiers indicating whether the particular
rate is a union rate (current union negotiated rate), a survey
rate, a weighted union average rate, a state adopted rate, or a
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supplemental classification rate.
Union Rate Identifiers
A four-letter identifier beginning with characters other than
""SU"", ""UAVG"", ?SA?, or ?SC? denotes that a union rate was
prevailing for that classification in the survey. Example:
PLUM0198-005 07/01/2024. PLUM is an identifier of the union
whose collectively bargained rate prevailed in the survey for
this classification, which in this example would be Plumbers.
0198 indicates the local union number or district council
number where applicable, i.e., Plumbers Local 0198. The next
number, 005 in the example, is an internal number used in
processing the wage determination. The date, 07/01/2024 in the
example, is the effective date of the most current negotiated
rate.
Union prevailing wage rates are updated to reflect all changes
over time that are reported to WHD in the rates
in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) governing the
classification.
Union Average Rate Identifiers
The UAVG identifier indicates that no single rate prevailed for
those classifications, but that 100% of the data reported for
the classifications reflected union rates. EXAMPLE:
UAVG-OH-0010 01/01/2024. UAVG indicates that the rate is a
weighted union average rate. OH indicates the State of Ohio.
The next number, 0010 in the example, is an internal number
used in producing the wage determination. The date, 01/01/2024
in the example, indicates the date the wage determination was
updated to reflect the most current union average rate.
A UAVG rate will be updated once a year, usually in January, to
reflect a weighted average of the current rates in the
collective bargaining agreements on which the rate is based.
Survey Rate Identifiers
The ""SU"" identifier indicates that either a single non-union
rate prevailed (as defined in 29 CFR 1.2) for this
classification in the survey or that the rate was derived by
computing a weighted average rate based on all the rates
reported in the survey for that classification. As a weighted
average rate includes all rates reported in the survey, it may
include both union and non-union rates. Example: SUFL2022-007
6/27/2024. SU indicates the rate is a single non-union
prevailing rate or a weighted average of survey data for that
classification. FL indicates the State of Florida. 2022 is the
year of the survey on which these classifications and rates are
based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal
number used in producing the wage determination. The date,
6/27/2024 in the example, indicates the survey completion date
for the classifications and rates under that identifier.
?SU? wage rates typically remain in effect until a new survey
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