This is a public tender notice from the City of Lubbock, Texas, for the construction of a retaining wall for Playa Lake in the Bell Farms Public Improvement District. Proposals can be submitted electronically or in hard copy. The deadline for submission is April 9, 2026, at 3:00 PM. Proposals will be opened on the same date via teleconference. A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held on April 1, 2026. The contract duration is 120 consecutive calendar days from the notice to proceed. The selection criteria include price (60 points), contractor qualifications (30 points), and construction time (10 points). Offerors are required to submit a proposal bond or a cashier's/certified check for 5% of the proposal amount. The estimated budget for the construction phase is $180,**** inquiries and clarifications must be submitted in writing no later than five calendar days before the proposal closing date. Offerors are responsible for inspecting the site and understanding all local conditions. The contract includes provisions for performance and payment bonds, prevailing wage rates, insurance, and guarantees against defective materials and workmanship for one year. The city does not discriminate against minority and women business enterprises or persons with disabilities.
The construction covered by the contract documents shall be substantially completed within 120 consecutive calendar days from the date specified in the notice to proceed issued by the City of Lubbock to the successful offeror.
All payments due to contractor shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the general conditions of the contract documents.
All equipment and materials incorporated in the project and all construction shall be guaranteed against defective materials and workmanship. Prior to final acceptance, the contractor shall furnish to the owner, a written general guarantee which shall provide that the contractor shall remedy any defects in the work, and pay for any and all damages of any nature whatsoever resulting in such defects, when such defects appear within one year from date of final acceptance of the work as a result of defective materials or workmanship, at no cost to the owner City of Lubbock.
The city uses the competitive sealed proposals procurement method. The selection criteria used to evaluate each proposal includes the following: 60 points for price, 30 points for contractor qualifications, and 10 points for construction time.
The offeror may be required before the award of any contract to show to the complete satisfaction of the city of Lubbock that it has the necessary facilities, ability, and financial resources to provide the service specified therein in a satisfactory manner. The offeror may also be required to give a past history and references in order to satisfy the city of Lubbock about the offerors qualifications.
The contractor shall forfeit as a penalty to the city of Lubbock on whose behalf this contract is made, sixty dollars for each laborer, workman, or mechanic employed for each calendar day, or portion thereof, such laborer, workman or mechanic is paid less than the wages assigned to his particular classification as set forth in the schedule of general prevailing rate of per diem wages included in these contract documents.
It shall be each offerors sole responsibility to inspect the site of the work and to inform offeror regarding all local conditions under which the work is to be done.
All protests regarding the rfp process must be submitted in writing to the city director of purchasing and contract management within 5 working days after the protesting party knows of the occurrence of the action which is protested relating to advertising of notices deadlines, proposal opening and all other related procedures under the local government code, as well as any protest relating to alleged improprieties with the rfp process.
The estimated budget for the construction phase of this project is $180,****.
