This project will be bid through the Haskell Company's Building Connected site. See below link to Building Connected for all documents and information.
Response Due 10/30/2026 for this advertisement are for GMP #1.
Contract documents, procurement packages, and addenda will be available through “BuildingConnected”. See Project Link Below:
The Haskell Company Public Plan Room Questions and Requests for Information All questions regarding the technical, managerial, or contractual requirements of this procurement shall be submitted electronically through “BuildingConnected”.
CMAR Contact Information:
The Haskell Company Ryan Aldrich, Preconstruction Manager ryan.aldrich@haskell.com 2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600 Frisco, Texas 75034 Sealed proposals will be received until:
Date: October 30, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM Central Time Proposals received after the deadline stated will not be considered.
Location/Submission Method: “BuildingConnected” Bid Packages Included with GMP #1 are as follows:
#G1-01-A RAW WATER INTAKE SWPPP/ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS
#G1-01-D RAW WATER INTAKE SURVEY & LAYOUT
#G1-02-B RAW WATER INTAKE CLEARING & GRUBBING INCL DISPOSAL
#G1-31-A RAW WATER INTAKE SITE GRADING & ACCESS ROAD
#G1-31-B RAW WATER INTAKE TUNNEL & EXCAVATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SHAFT)
#G1-31-C RAW WATER INTAKE COFFERDAM & PORTAL WALL
#G1-33-A-P* RAW WATER TRANSMISSION RWT PIPE EARLY PROCUREMENT (MATERIAL ONLY)
#G1-33-B-P* RAW WATER TRANSMISSION RWT VALVES EARLY PROCUREMENT (MATERIAL ONLY)
KEY: #G1 = GMP1 / 01 = DIVISION OF WORK / A= SUB PACKAGE / P* = MATERIAL PROCUREMENT ONLY Pre-Proposal Meeting:
Attendance is non-mandatory but highly encouraged.
The Pre-Proposal Meeting will be conducted on Tuesday October 13, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Hilton Garden Inn Texarkana Convention Center, 4610 Cowhorn Creek Road, Texarkana, TX 75503 A project presentation and refreshments will be held from 9:00am to 11:00, followed by a site visit to the GMP #1 project location from 12:00 PM to 1:00PM. The site location is on Wright Patman Lake at the intersection of Poor Boy Road & Cotton Ford Road. https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZzaYy8khQnzdjxjg6 Equal Opportunity and TWDB Funding Requirements:
This Project is expected to be funded, in whole or in part, by financial assistance from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Neither the State of Texas nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees is or will be a party to this solicitation or any resulting contract. Procurement and contracting activities shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and TWDB requirements.
The CMAR and Riverbend Water Resource District encourage participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women Business Enterprises (WBEs), small businesses, and historically underutilized businesses (HUBs). Firms are encouraged to take all necessary affirmative steps to ensure that such businesses are afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed as a whole or in part with TWDB assistance.
The Riverbend Water Resource District and The Haskell Company reserve the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive informalities or irregularities in the procurement process to the extent permitted by law.
Engineer's estimate: GMP 1
Pre-bid meeting: October 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM (Chicago) — Hilton Garden Inn Texarkana Convention Center, 4610 Cowhorn Creek Road, Texarkana, TX 75503 — A site visit will be conducted following the pre-bid meeting.
Bid opening: October 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM (Chicago) — Submitted virtually through Building Connected.
Contract documents, procurement packages, and addenda will be available through “BuildingConnected”. See Project Link Above.
Bid documents (download requires a free CivCast account):
The work includes bid packages for raw water intake SWPPP/environmental controls, survey & layout, clearing & grubbing including disposal, site grading & access road, tunnel & excavation support systems (shaft), cofferdam & portal wall, and early procurement of raw water transmission pipe and valves (material only).
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