WA9601B-CS 981001 SHIMEK, JACOBS & FINKI,EA, L.L.P.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
8333 Douglas Avenue, #820 Dallas, Texas 75225-5816 Fax (214) 361-0204 Phone (214) 361-7900
ROSS L. JACOBS, P.E.
RONALD V. CONWAY, P.E.
JOHN W. BIRKHOFF, P.E.
~oE n. CARTER, P.E. October 1, 1998
GARY C. HENDRICKS, P.E.
I. C. FINKLEA, P.E.
Mr. Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E.
City of Coppell
Post Office Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
Re: Sandy Lake Road Water Line
Project Number3,VA 96 01A
Bid Number Q 1098-01
Dear Mr. Griffin:
We are enclosing one copy of the Notice to Contractors for the Sandy Lake Road Water Line Project, from
Denton Tap Road to the Wagon Wheel Ranch Elevated Storage Tank. This notice is for your use in publicly
advertising the project in the local newspaper on October 9th and again on October 16th, 1998. We will send
this same notice to the area publishing companies and contractors ~vho are familiar with this type of work and
provide you a list of those we notified.
We have discussed the bid date and bid number with Mr. Ragsdill and by copy of this letter are providing his
office the enclosed notice. We are available to discuss this project further at your convenience.
Sincerely
cE~:cl°suN;; Jim Ragsdill Ga ~ , . .
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
SANDY LAKE ROAD WATER LINE
The City of Coppell is accepting bids for the Sandy Lake Road Water Line. The project consists of
approximately 8,530 linear feet of 24-inch water line by open cut, 340 linear feet of 24-inch water line by
other than open cut, 189 linear feet of 24-inch water line with 36-inch encasement pipe by other than open
cut, along with all related appurtenances including valves and roadway replacement. Sealed bids addressed
to the Purchasing Agent, City of Coppell, Texas, for Sandy Lake Road Water Line Will be received in the
Purchasing Office at the City of Coppell Town Center, 225 Parkway Boulevard, until 2:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, October 27, 1998, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Each Bidder shall submit two
identical copies of this bid with the City of Coppell Bid No. Q1098-01, designated clearly on the
exterior of the bid envelope.
Proposals shall be accompanied by a cashier's or certified check upon a national or state bank, or savings
and loan in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total maximum bid price, payable without
recourse to the City of Coppell, or a bid bond in the same amount from a reliable surety company, as a
guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance bond and payment bond
within ten (10) days after notice of award of contract to him. The notice of award of contract will be
given by the Owner within ninety (90) days following the opening of bids.
The successful bidder must furnish performance bond upon the form provided in the amount of 100
percent of the contract price and a material and labor payment bond upon the form provided in the
amount of 100 percent of the contract price from an approved surety company holding a permit from the
State of Texas to act as surety, or other surety or sureties acceptable to the Owner.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive formalities. Unreasonable or
unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid or bids. NO BID
TRANSMITTED BY FAX WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Bidders are expected to inspect the site of the work and to inform themselves regarding local conditions
and conditions under which the work is to be done.
Complete sets of bidding documents must be used in preparing Bids; the City of Coppell assumes no
responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bidding
Documents.
Plans, specifications and bidding documents may be examined at the City of Coppell, and may be
secured from the office of Shimek, Jacobs & Finklea, Consulting Engineers, 8333 Douglas Avenue,
#820, Dallas, Texas 75225, on deposit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per set, which sum so deposited will be
returned upon compliance with provisions of the specifications regarding the remm of such documents is
met.
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