NOTICE TO BIDDERS UPLOADED BIDS on forms prepared by the Engineer will be received by the office of the Purchasing Manager of the City of North Richland Hills at City Hall until 2:00 PM, CST, Wednesday, December 14, 2022, for furnishing all labor, material, equipment and the performance of all work required for: IRON HORSE BLVD IMPROVEMENTS FROM RUFE SNOW BLVD TO YORK STREET COMPLETED BID FORMS DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY VIA: www.publicpurchase.com at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened, read aloud and retained by the Public Works Department for tabulation, checking and evaluation. The “as read” bid results will be posted on www.publicpurchase.com COMPLETED BID FORMS shall be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty consisting of either a cashier’s check or a Bid Bond on the form included or similar form of Surety Company (FACISIMILES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED RESPONSIVE) made payable to The City of North Richland Hills, and in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the largest amount bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute the Contract and furnish the required Bonds, within the time-frame indicated in the Bid Form, to the City of North Richland Hills. BIDDERS should carefully examine the plans, specifications and other documents; visit the site of the work; fully inform themselves as to all conditions and matters that can in any way affect the work or the costs thereof. Should a bidder find discrepancies or omissions from the plans, specifications or any other documents or should he/she be in doubt as to the meaning, he/she should at once notify the Purchasing Manager and obtain clarification prior to submitting any bid. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS can be downloaded from Public Purchase (see below). Plans and contract documents may also be examined without charge at the office of Halff Associates, Inc., 3803 Parkwood Blvd, Frisco, Texas 75034. Copies of said documents may be obtained from Halff Associates, Inc. at the above address upon a non-refundable payment of $50.00 per set, accompanied by the contractor’s name, contact name, address, telephone number and fax number. A NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at NRH City Hall Community Room, 4301 City Point Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180 keeping in accordance with the latest CDC guidelines. Halff Associates and the City will not respond to any questions and/or comments regarding this Project after 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2022. PUBLIC PURCHASE: Bidders are encouraged to register with the City of North Richland Hills Purchasing Manager, Scott Kendall, via email at purchasing@nrhtx.com. All Bidders who have registered with Public Purchase (http://www.publicpurchase.com) will receive automatic email notifications pertaining to this Bid, such as addendums and other related information released subsequent to the initial release of plans, specifications, bid forms, and contract documents. It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to register as a planholder with the City of North Richland Hills. Questions pertaining to this project should be submitted via Public Purchase where the bid is advertised. Minimum wage rates to all laborers and mechanics on the project must not be less than as provided in the Contract Documents and Wage Provisions must particularly comply with all other applicable wage laws of the State of Texas. The right is reserved, as the interest of the City of North Richland Hills may require, to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in the bids received, and to select a bid best suited to the City of North Richland Hills’ best interest. In c