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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids addressed to Mr. Roel Rodriguez, P.E., Interim City Manager, City of McAllen, will be received on April 15, 2014 until 4:00 p.m., at which time they will be taken to the Conference Room (2nd floor) of McAllen City Hall, and publicly opened and read aloud. Bids must be in the City of McAllen's possession on or before the aforementioned date and time (no late bids will be accepted). TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TRAIL HEAD Description of Work: The City of McAllen is accepting bids from qualified bidders for the construction of a pedestrian seating area associated with the Bicentennial Trail System. The project consists of construction of a seating area including seat wall, pave stone, shade structure, water fountain and bike rack. Additionally, the project includes irrigation, landscape and hydromulch. A Bidder's Bond from a reliable surety company licensed to operate in the State of Texas or certified Cashier's Check, payable without recourse to the City of McAllen, for the amount of not less than five (5) percent (%) of the total bid shall accompany the bid as a guaranty that, if awarded the contract, the bidder will enter into a contract with the City of McAllen. Payment and Performance Bonds shall be executed except in the event that the total amount bid is $50,000 or less, the successful contractor has the option to enter into a single payment contract with the City of McAllen in lieu of a Performance Bond. In the event that the total amount bid is $25,000 or less, the successful contractor has the option to enter into a single payment contract with the City of McAllen in lieu of a Payment and Performance Bond. Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the office of Sandra Zamora, CPM, Director of Purchasing and Contracting, 1300 Houston Avenue, McAllen, Texas 78501, for the amount of $100.00. General and/or Prime Contractors submitting bids and/or proposals to the City of McAllen shall be refunded their deposits upon return of plans and specifications in good condition. All other recipients of plans and specifications shall be reimbursed their deposit only if they return plans and specifications in good condition to the Purchasing and Contracting Department no later than the fifth (5th) working day after bid opening. Additionally Plans and Specifications may be ordered electronically via our new bidding portal at www.ebidexchange.com/mcallen. We are asking that vendors/contractors register online and order plans & specs electronically. Once on the portal, after you have logged in you can click on the button "Order complete set of Prints" to order your documents, just indicate in the number of set(s), your Carrier Account # (for billing purposes), under the special instructions you may enter the Carrier Name associated with your account number. Plans and specifications may be reviewed at Valley branches of the AGC, McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge. Potential bidders are asked to post their questions on our bidding portal under the tab labeled "Questions" under the relative project number. Questions of a contractual nature shall be directed to Sandra Zamora, CPM, Director of Purchasing and Contracting. The City of McAllen reserves the right to refuse and reject any or all Bids and to waive any or all formalities or technicalities, or to accept the Bid considered the best and most advantageous to the City and to hold the bids for a period of sixty (60) days without taking action thereon. Hand-deliver Bids: 1300 Houston Avenue, Purchasing & Contracting Department (3rd Floor) If using Land Courier (i.e., FedEx, UPS): 1300 Houston Avenue, Purchasing & Contracting Department (3rd Floor), McAllen, Texas 78501 Mail Bids: P.O. Box 220, McAllen, TX 78505-0220 A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on April 8, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room (2nd floor) of McAllen City Hall, City of McAllen. All prospective bidders are encouraged to be in attendance. Bid proposals must be clearly marked on the envelope: BIDS: Project No. 04-14-C20-277 TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TRAIL HEAD

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