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Sealed bids are invited for a skidded mix tank and linear motion shaker. Bids are due August 27, 2025, at 5:00 PM, and will be opened on August 28, 2025, at 10:00 AM. Detailed specifications are available online. Bidders must submit two sets of documents, one original and one copy. Questions must be submitted by August 22, 2025. The successful vendor must send a representative with binding authority to the Brownsville Public Utilities Board upon request. All items must be new and in first-class condition. Payment will be via ACH direct deposit. A W9 or W8 form is required. The Brownsville Public Utilities Board is exempt from federal, state, and local taxes. Failure to sign the bid will disqualify it. Additional documents, such as debarment certificates, legal notices, ethics statements, conflict of interest questionnaires, W9 or W8 forms, direct deposit forms, residence certification forms, bid schedules, cost sheets, cashier checks or bid bonds, OSHA 300 logs, contractor prebid disclosures, subcontractor prebid disclosures, references, and previous customer reference worksheets, are required. The bid schedule includes vendor work on the bid from August 11, 2025 to August 27, 2025, bid submission on August 27, 2025, bid opening on August 28, 2025, bid evaluation from August 29, 2025 to September 19, 2025, final recommendations on September 22, 2025, and approval by the utilities board on October 13, 2025. The delivery location is the Brownsville Public Utilities Board, **** FM 511, Olmito, Texas 78575. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive irregularities.
Vendors must submit two sets of bid documents sealed in an envelope to Diane Solitaire, Purchasing, **** FM 511 Olmito, TX **** by 5:00 PM on August 27, 2025. Bids received after this time will not be considered.
The successful vendor will be required to receive payments directly through automated clearing house (ACH) direct deposit in lieu of a paper check. The bpub has implemented a payment service for vendors by depositing the payment directly to the vendors bank account.
The determining factors for award are: price, responsibility of the contractor, compliance with technical specifications, quality of performance on previous work, recent successful completion of similar projects, financial and legal responsibility evaluations, and safety record. determining factors for award 1. price 2. responsibility of contractor to perform the intended work and responsiveness to the bid request. 3. compliance with requirements of the technical specifications 4. quality of performance on previous work on similar contracts 5. recent successful completion of similar projects 6. bpub financial and legal responsibility evaluations of any identified teaming arrangements involving significant joint ventures, subcontractors and suppliers 7. safety record will be considered when determining the responsibility of the bidder
