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INVITATION TO BIDDERS Sealed Bids in duplicate will be received by Galveston County M.U.D. No. 56 in the office of KGA/DeForest Design, LLC (L.A. License No. 2602, Texas), 24275 Katy Freeway, Suite 300, Katy, Texas, 77494 until 2:00 P.M. on June 1, 2022, for Lago Mar: Lago Mar Boulevard North Median Landscape Improvements. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for construction of improvements including irrigation, planting, fine grading and hydromulch. Bidders shall submit two (2) copies of the Bid on exact copies of the Bid Form provided. A Conflict of Interest Questionnaire (Form CIQ) and Certificate of Interested Parties (HB Form 1295) must be returned with Bid. (Forms are provided with Spec Book) Bid Documents may be examined without charge in the offices of KGA/DeForest Design, LLC, 24275 Katy Freeway, Suite 300, Katy, Texas, 77494, or may be obtained upon deposit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each set. This sum is non-refundable and checks should be made payable to KGA/DeForest Design, LLC. Only check or money order will be accepted. A Cashier's Check or Bidder's Bond Payable to Galveston County M.U.D. No. 56 in the amount of not less than two percent (2%) of the bid submitted, outlined in the Contract Documents, must accompany the Bid. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for May 23, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. at the office of KGA/DeForest Design, LLC. Bidders must have at least five years of confirmed experience on comparable size projects of a similar scope in the Houston Area. The successful bidder receiving contract award must furnish Performance, Payment, and Maintenance Bonds in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) each of the total Contract price. Each such bond shall be executed by a corporate surety duly authorized to do business in the State of Texas. The winning bid is decided not by low price but by this standard: "The responsible person or persons that, in the Board's judgment, will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the District's proposed improvements." The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive bidding informalities. Published: May 13, 20, 2022