Request for Contractor Qualifications
The City of Del Rio
Silver Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements
General Notice
The City of Del Rio is requesting Qualifications / Bids for the construction of the following Project:
Silver Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements
TWDB Project No. 73785
Proposals for the construction of the Project will be received at the Del Rio City Hall located at 109 West Broadway, Del Rio, Texas 78840, until August 6th, 2026 at 2 PM local time. At that time submissions will be publicly opened and the names of the offerors and monetary proposals shall be read aloud.
The Project includes the following Work:
1. Remove existing brush aeration equipment and replace with new disc aerator equipment, make structural modifications to support new aeration equipment and modify effluent weir box.
2. Remove existing chlorine disinfection equipment and replace with new chlorine disinfection
equipment including scales, feeders, regulators, booster pumps and associated piping.
3. Replace / upsize existing clarifier no. 3 influent piping.
4. Replace electrical service entrance switchgear and construct new electrical motor control
center for new and future aeration equipment.
5. Construct various concrete slabs, canopies and enclosures for supporting and protecting electrical equipment.
6. Other Work indicated in the Contract Documents.
Obtaining the Project Documents
Information and Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:
www.civcastusa.com
Plan, Specifications, and associated Project documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective offerors are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Proposal for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Project Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.
The Issuing Office for the Project Documents is:
Tetra Tech
711 Navarro St., Suite 560
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Project Overview Meeting
A Project Overview Meeting for the Project will be held on July 23rd, 2026, at 2 PM at Del Rio City Hall, located at 109 West Broadway, Del Rio, Texas 78840, both in person and virtual. The virtual meeting link will be provided closer to the meeting date. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is encouraged but not required.
Microsoft Teams meeting – Silverlake Project Overview Meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/264970383127322?p=USQtnEcr4Tj9dY77xH
Meeting ID: 264 970 383 127 322
Passcode: WU34fm6u
Dial in by phone
+1 213-357-2812,,501676361# United States
Phone conference ID: 501 676 361#
Funding
Any contract awarded under this Request for Qualifications is expected to be funding in part or in whole by financial assistance from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Neither the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nor the State of Texas, nor any of its departments, agencies, employees, are or will be a party to this Request for Qualifications or any resulting contract.
Any contract awarded under this Request for Qualifications is contingent upon the release of funds from the TWDB.
Any contract awarded under this Request for Qualifications is subject to the American Iron and Steel (AIS) requirements of federal law, including the federal appropriations acts and/or Section 608 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Disadvantage Business This contract is subject to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) State Revolving Fund (SRF) Procurement requirements, which includes and offers procurement opportunities to all businesses during solicitations. EPA rules require that applicants and prime contractors/consultants make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements in a nondiscriminatory manner through demonstration of the six affirmative steps. For more details of this Program, please visit www.twdb.texas.gov/financial/programs/SRF/SRF_Procurement.asp
Equal Opportunity in Employment
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information. Bidders on the work will be required to comply with the Department of Labor regulations at 41 CFR Part 60-4, relating to Construction Contractors-Affirmative Action Requirements, which includes the President's Executive Order No 11246, as amended by Executive Order No. 11375 and Executive Order No. 13672, in the award and administration of contracts awarded under TWDB financial assistance agreements. Failure by the Contractor to carry out these requirements is a material breach, which may result in the termination of the awarded financial assistance.
Davis-Bacon Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply to construction, alteration, or the repair of treatment works carried out, in whole or in part, with assistance made available by the Clean or Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs (CWSRF or DWSRF).
For additional information on Davis-Bacon Wage Rate Requirements and its applicability to this contract, please consult TWDB Guidance No. DB-0156.
Instructions to Offerors
For all further requirements regarding proposal submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Project Documents.
This Request for Qualifications is issued by:
Owner: The City of Del Rio
Statements of qualifications must be addressed as follows:
R:2026-087 - Silverlake Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project; TWDB Project No. 73785
City of Del Rio – Attention: Maria C. Acosta
109 W Broadway St.
Del Rio, TX 78840
IPLSAE0151159