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CITY OF AUSTIN
… a publication for the City of Austin Small & Minority Business Resources Department
Every Week Construction Contractors, Subcontractors & Suppliers Will Receive — Notices About City Construction Projects — News About Other Upcoming Projects & Events — Information About Bid Results & Awards (when available) — Plus Free Use Of The Plans & Computer Center
Invitations For Bids For The Week Of May 17 - 21, 2021 fyi: City of Austin Bid Notices Are Posted On The City of Austin Purchasing Office
~ Website: http://www.austintexas.gov/department/purchasing ~
BIDDING ON CITY OF AUSTIN SOLICITATIONS? BIDDERS MUST ATTEND MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCES AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ANY NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCES TO ENSUSRE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF OWNER’S BIDDING AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS, PARTICULARY MBE/WBE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. IF THE PRE-BID CONFERENCE IS MANADATORY THE BIDDER MUST ARRIVE AND SIGN-IN WITHIN FIFTEEN 15) MINUTES OF THE SCHEDULED START TIME OF THE MEETING. OTHERWISE THE BIDDER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID FOR THE PROJECT. The City of Austin Online Vendor Registration and Solicitation Advertising website has changed. On October 1, 2011, the City installed the Vendor Connection, a replacement for the exist-ing registration and solicitation advertising websites. This new site may be accessed at http://www.austintexas.gov/financeonline/finance/index.cfm and select Vendor Connection. Solicitation details and document packages are available at this website. Bidders / Proposers are required to document efforts to solicit MBE/WBE or DBEs in the Compliance Plan. The Goals for each project and the instructions and forms for the Compliance Plan are included in the MBE/WBE or DBE Program Packet included in the solicitation. For construction contracts, the MBE/WBE or DBE Program Packet is a separately bound volume of the Project Manual.
City of Austin
Project Name: BOGGY CREEK - MLK TOD STORMWATER CONVEY- ANCE IMPROVEMENTS P2 Solicitation No.: IFB 6100 CLMC859 Cost Estimate: ? Offers Due: May 20, 2021 prior to 2:00PM MBE/WBE Goals: African American 1.67%, Hispanic 7.14%, Asian/Native 0.55%, WBE 1.16%
Trades Summary: Barriers, Concrete Fencing, Temporary (For Construction And Other Ind Hydrants, Fire (Including Accessories And Parts) Fuel Oil, Diesel Barricades, Traffic, Portable Structural Shapes, Steel: Angles, Channels, I-Beam Crushed Stone (Includes Riprap) Flexible Base Sod, Grass Signs, Construction Project Identification Signs Manholes, And Manhole Covers, Frames, Grates, Ring Site Work Shoring And Reinforcement Services Concrete For Structures And Incidental Construction Excavation Services Construction Curb And Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Remv Construction, Pipe Culvert Construction, Pipeline Construction, Sidewalk And Drivewy (Incl Handicap Ramps) Driveway Pavement, Portland Cement Concrete Construction, Street (Major And Residential )(Incl Recon-struc Embankments, Construction Of. This Work Shall Cons Pavement Marking Lines, Letters And Symbols. Scarification, Bituminous Concrete. This Work Shal Inlets, Construction Of. This Work Shall Consist O Manholes, Construction Of. This Work Shall Consist Paving/Resurfacing, Street (Major And Residential) Concrete Photography, Construction Signal System Installation Hauling Services Dust Control Watering Survey (Not Aerial Or Research Traffic Control Services Garbage/Refuse Equipment (Dumpsters, Etc.) Rental Toilets, Portable, Rental Or Lease Erosion Control Services Fence Installation And Repair Landscaping (Including Design, Fertilizing, Planting Landscaping, Tree And Plant Protection During Cons Electrical
Project Name: SPRINGDALE/290 WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS Solicitation No: IFB 6100 CLMC847 Cost Estimate: $6,703,360.00 Scope of Work: The work consists of installing two (2) pressure reducing valve (PRV) stations to reduce the pressure in the Chimney Hill and Walnut Trace subdivision, one (1) remote terminal unit (RTU) and antenna, approximately 374 linear feet of 6" PVC, 7683 linear feet of 8" PVC, 583 linear feet of 12" PVC, 3952 linear feet of 16" PVC, 777 linear feet of 12" HDPE, 2566 linear feet of 20" HDPE water mains, and appurtenances. The work also includes traffic control, erosion and sedimentation controls, and repair of all disturbed surfaces (pavement, sidewalks, curb and gutter, etc.) General Information: Download bid docs from the City of Austin Vendor Connection website at https://www.austintexas.gov/financeonline/vendor_connection/index.cfm. For info: Demira Wyatt, Project Manager (512) 974-7213 or [email protected]. A non-mandatory vendor conference will be held via MS Teams on 04/29/2021 at 10:00 AM. Bids and compliance plans are due in-person or electronically prior to 2:00 PM on 05/27/2021. Offers will be opened by virtual bid opening on 05/27/2021 at 3:00PM. MBE/WBE Goals: African American 2.53%, Hispanic 4.26%, Asian Native .27%, WBE 1.63%
Trades Summary: Fencing, Temporary (For Construction And Other Ind Hydrants, Fire (Incl Accessories And Parts) Pipe, Water, Ductile Iron Pipe, Pvc (Polyvinyl Chloride) Parts, Gate Valve Asphalt, Ac (Asphalt/Cement) Grass Seed Signs, Construction Project ID Signs ( Drilling And Boring Services, Horizontal Directional Excavation Services Construction, Curb And Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Remv) Pavement Marking Lines/Letters/Symbols Water Service Line Connection Photography, Construction Arborist, Professional Services Hauling Services Traffic Control Device Placement And Removal Service Erosion Control Services Landscaping, Tree And Plant Protection During Cons
Project Name: ROSEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD PARK TENNIS COURT RENOVATION Solicitation No.: IFB 6100 CLMC853 Cost Estimate: ? Offers Due: May 20, 21 prior to 2:00PM MBE/WBE Goals: African American 3.63%, Hispanic 7.63%, Asian/Native 0.55%, WBE 2.59%
Trades Summary: Fencing, Chain Link (Including Fabric, Gates, Pane Fencing, Temporary (For Construction/ Other Ind Signs, Project Identification Signs Site Work Construction Tennis/Sports Court Sidewalk W/Ramps For The Handicapped Pavement Marking Lines, Letters And Symbols Construction Services, Concrete, New Construction Painting Photography Toilets, Portable, Rental Or Lease Erosion Control Services Landscaping (Including Design, Fertilizing, Planting Landscaping, Tree And Plant Protection During Cons
Project Name: ST. ELMO SERVICE CENTER 8 RENOVATIONS Solicitation No.: CLMC858 Cost Estimate: $725,000.00 Scope of Work: The Work includes demolition of curbs, paving, and exterior CMU wall. Construction includes the expansion of an existing concrete parking lot (West), new ADA parking, a new remote heavy-vehicle concrete parking lot (East) with the construction of a fence and lighting and a remote pole yard asphalt parking lot (East). New HVAC and lighting support the new secure service entry and parking lots. General Information: Download bid docs from the City of Austin Vendor Connection website at https://www.austintexas.gov/financeonline/vendor_connection/index.cfm . No Deposit required. For info: Andrew Clements, Project Manager, 512-974-7152 or [email protected] . A Mandatory Virtual Pre-Bid Conference will be held 05/05/21, 11:00 AM (see Section 00020, Item 11, for link and instructions on attending the virtual Pre-bid Meet-ing). A Mandatory Site Visit will be held on 05/06/21, 2:00 PM. Offers due prior to 2:00 pm on 05/27/21. Participants will meet at the Fleet Mobility Services Building #8, at 4411 Meindardus Drive D (Service Center #8), Austin, Texas 78744 (St. Elmo Service Center). Parking is encouraged on Sponberg Drive or Meindardus Drive, outside Service Center #8 security gate. Meet in parking lot outside building front door. Compliance plans due prior to 2:00 PM on 05/27/21. Offers will be opened on 05/27/21 at 3:00 PM (see Section 00020, Item 3, for link to virtual bid opening). MBE/WBE Goals: African American 2.95%, Hispanic 5.91%, Native/Asian 1.05%, WBE 1.66%
Trades Summary: Doors, Frames, And Jambs, Steel Fencing, Chain Link (Including Fabric, Gates, Pane Fencing, Temporary (For Construction And Other Ind Admin Of Contracts: Summary Of Work, Qc, Closeout, Finishes: Flooring, Wall And Ceiling, Etc. Site Work Painting Thermal And Moisture Protection Services Storm Drainage Demolition Services Pavement Marking Lines, Letters And Symbols. Carpentry Concrete Electrical Heating, Ventilating And Air Conditioning (Hvac) Masonry Metal Work
Project Name: HAROLD COURT SERVICE CENTER 1 RENOVATIONS Solicitation No.: CLMC857 Cost Estimate: ? Offers Due: May 27, 2021 prior to 2:00PM MBE/WBE Goals: African American 2.75%, Hispanic 4.43%, Asian/Native 0.81%, WBE 1.78%
Trades Summary: Doors, Frames, And Jambs, Steel Fencing, Chain Link (Including Fabric, Gates, Pane Fencing, Temporary (For Construction And Other Ind Lockers, Storage (For Coats, Hats And Baggage) Toilet Partitions And Doors Admn Of Contracts: Summary Of Work, Qc, Closeout, Finishes: Flooring, Wall And Ceiling, Etc. Site Work Thermal And Moisture Protection Services Demolition Services Construction Pavement Marking Lines, Letters And Symbols Carpentry Concrete Electrical Heating, Ventilating And Air Conditioning (Hvac) Metal Work Painting Plumbing Toilets, Portable, Rental Or Lease
Project Name: FACILITIES-EMERGENCY AND LIFT STATION IDIQ FB Solicitation No.: CLMC866 Cost Estimate: ? Offers Due: June 3, 2021 prior to 2:00PM MBE/WBE Goals: African American 1.82%, Hispanic 4.69%, Asian/Native 0.68%, WBE 1.48%
Trades Summary: Grout Sealer Bldg/ Structures: Fabricated/Prefabric Concrete Beams/Channels/Roof Decks, Prestr High Voltage Cables/Wires 601-15,000v Telephone Cables And Wires, Single And Multiconduc Generators, Stationary Type (Not Auto) Street Light Poles And Standards Hydrants, Fire (Including Access/ Parts) Steel, Fabricated: Beams/Gabions/Gratings/Walkw Pipe/Tub Pipe, Concrete Pipe, Concrete Pipe Ductile Iron, Centrif. Cast Class 55 Valves, Iron Body: Angle, Check, Gate, Globe, Asphalt, Ac (Asphalt/Cement) Sealant, Asphalt, Crack And Joint Rip Rap, Concrete Flexible Base Sod, Grass Top Soil And Fill Dirt (For Mulch See Class 335) Manholes Covers/ Frames/Grates/Ring Water Supply, Treatment And Distribution- Architectural Site Work Box Culverts, Concrete. Headwalls/Concrete, Work Consist Of Luminaires, Fluorescent Demolition Services Excavation, Borrow. Consists Of Excavating, Transp Caps, Panels/Planks Precast Concrete Excavation, Rock. Boulders 1/2 Cubic Y B 0.188 0.00 Handrails, All Types Excavation, Top Soil. This Work Shall Consist Of E Meter Boxes/Concrete Pull Bxs Constr. Communication Equip (Incl Antenna Towers Constr. Curb/Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)
Project Name: CISTERN SUBSTATION CUT‐IN AND CKT 3121/3136 OPGW ADDITION Solicitation Number: CLMC861 Estimated Cost: $5,225,965.91 For info: Ming Xu Project Manager, 512-482-5397 A Virtual Pre-Bid Conference will be held 05/18/21, 10:00 AM (see Section 00020, Item 11, for link Offers will be opened on 06/10/21 at 3:00 PM
Trades Summary: Fuel Oil, Diesel Matting, Rubber Tire, Heavy Duty Signs, Construction Project Identification Signs Construction, Power Line (Install/ Maint/Repair) Photography, Construction Construc Equip (Not Otherwise Classified), Rental Garbage/Refuse Equipment (Dumpsters, Etc.) Rental Toilets, Portable, Rental Or Lease Rental Of Steel Box Storage Containers Rental Of Light Tower Without Operator
Generator Rental Or Lease
2021 — Get City MBE/WBE/DBE Certified!
City of Austin Pencil Bid Tabulations
Waller Creek Tunnel—Outlet Slide Gates Solicitation No. CLMC8555
Estimated Amount: $350,000.00 | Bid Opening: May 13, 2021 Bidder Bid Amount Muniz Concrete & Contracting, Inc. $ 293,976.00
Northwest Area Lift station Improvements: Spring Lake #2
Solicitation No. CLMC848 Estimated Amount: $267,660.00 | Bid Opening: April 29, 2021
Bidder Bid Amount PGC General Contractors $ 344,000.00
Beverly Road Water and Wastewater Pipeline Renewal Solicitation No. CLMC848
Estimated Amount: $1,273,522.00 | Bid Opening: April 29. 2021 Bidder Bid Amount Underground Water Solutions Co. $ 868,881.00 Austin Underground, Inc. $ 945,509.00 D Guerra Construction, LLC. $1,116,081.00 Facilities Rehabilitation, Inc. $ 989,929.00 Smith Contracting, Inc. $1,136,239.00 PGC General Contractors, LLC. $1,363,185.90 Santa Clara Construction $1,063,770.00
Rosedale North Water and Wastewater Pipeline Renewal Phase 2 Solicitation No. CLMC828
Estimated Amount: $3,500,139.00 | Bid Opening: April 1, 2021 Bidder Bid Amount Underground Water Solution Co. $2,776,789.92 Facilities Rehab, Inc. $3,225,028.00 D Guerra Construction, LLC. $3,323,025.75 Smith Contracting Co., Inc. $3,385,305.00 Austin Underground, Inc. $3,073,614.80 Santa Clara Construction, LTD. $3,841,720.00
2016 Bond Intersection Safety Improvements Construction II Solicitation No. CLMC835
Estimated Amount: $1,000,000.00 | Bid Opening: April 1, 2021 Bidder Bid Amount SEFBO Pipeline Bridge, Inc. $ 903,329.31 Peabody General Contractors $1,270,398.00 Muniz Concrete & Contracting $ 833,968.00 Smith Contracting Co., Inc. $ 965,867.25
FS Driveway Replacements—Fire Station #15 and #24 Solicitation No. CLMC843
Estimated Amount; $500,000.00 | Bid Opening: April 8, 2021 Bidder Bid Amount Rider Construction Group, LLC. $ 497,711.88 Rock Solid Paving and Coating, LLC. $ 444,840.00 Muniz Concrete & Contracting, Inc. $ 307,629.00 Smith Contracting Co., Inc. $ 399,542.00 HCS Inc. Commercial General Contractor $ 357,000.00
Log Of Proposals ‐ April 26, 2021 Solicitation No.: CLMA041
Construction Manager At Risk for Asian American Resource Center Phase II Improvements
Offerors Constr Mgr Fee % General Constr Sum Precon Phase Svs Esti Structura 3.98% $645,699.00 $ 44,570.00 Balfour Beatty Constr Group, Inc. 4.50% $841,973.81 $ 25,092.93 Flintco, LLC 4.00% $686,000.00 $123,894.00
PGC General Contractors, LLC is soliciting MBE/WBE subcontractors for City of Austin – Boggy Creek - MLK TOD Stormwater Conveyance Improvements P2 (CLMC859). Plans are available at the Austin area plan rooms or our office. Please fax bids to (512) 389-1000 or e-mail [email protected]. Bids are due no later than Tuesday, May 18, 2021 by 1:00 PM. Feel free to contact our office at (512) 389-1005 for more information on this project. Goals: African American- 1.67% Hispanic American- 7.14% Native/Asian American- 0.55% WBE- 1.16% Project Details: BARRIERS, CONCRETE, Fencing, Temporary (For Construction and Other Ind), Hydrants, Fire (Including Accessories and Parts), Fuel Oil, Diesel, BARRICADES, TRAFFIC, PORT-ABLE, Structural Shapes, Steel: Angles, Channels, I-Beam, Crushed Stone (Includes Riprap), Flexible Base, Sod, Grass, SIGNS, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IDENTIFICATION SIGNS, Manholes, and Manhole Covers, Frames, Grates, Ring, Site Work, Shoring and Rein-forcement Services, CONCRETE FOR STRUCTURES AND INCIDENTAL CONSTRUC-TION, Excavation Services, Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal), Construction, Pipe Culvert, Construction, Pipeline, Construction, Sidewalk and Driveway (incl Handicapped ramps), DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT, PORTLAND CEMENT CON-CRETE, Construction, Street (Major and Residential)(Incl Reconstruct, EMBANKMENTS, CONSTRUCTION OF. THIS WORK SHALL CONS, PAVEMENT MARKING LINES, LETTERS AND SYMBOLS, SCARIFICATION, BITUMINOUS CONCRETE. THIS WORK SHAL, INLETS, CONSTRUCTION OF. THIS WORK SHALL CONSIST, MAN-HOLES, CONSTRUCTION OF. THIS WORK SHALL CONSIST, Paving/Resurfacing, Street (Major and Residential), Electrical, PHOTOGRAPHY, CONSTRUCTION, Signal System Installation, Hauling Services, SURVEY (NOT AERIAL OR RESEARCH), TRAF-FIC CONTROL SERVICES, Garbage/Refuse Equipment (Dumpsters, etc.) Rental, Toilets, Portable, Rental or Lease, Erosion Control Services, Fence Installation and Repair, Landscap-ing (Including Design, Fertilizing, Planting, LANDSCAPING, TREE AND PLANT PRO-TECTION DURING CONS
Centennial Contractors Enterprise is soliciting State of Texas HUB certified business participation for the following University of Texas at Austin project.
Project Name: Applied Research Laboratories, Drainage Improvements 10000 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758
Solicitation #: CP 837638 / CCE#: 73850-01443 Bids are due by: April 21, 2021 by 8:00 a.m. Email bids to Chris Regan
[email protected], John Purdy [email protected] and Trina Koch [email protected]
Project Summary includes but not limited to: Concrete / Asphalt / Pavement Striping Here is a link to the current project drawings: https://cce.sharefile.com/d-s60197c9d032543efbd66f7911bcf9751 Please let me know if you are interested in bidding or would like to set up a job walk. For detailed information on the scope(s) of work being subcontracted and the relevant terms and conditions please contact Chris Regan, Sr. Project Manager at 512-740-7324 cell or 512-220-2696 office, [email protected] General Liability / Auto / Excess / Workers Comp insurances are required Project plans and specifications can be reviewed at our office
Kitchell Contractors is soliciting bid proposals from Historically Underutilized Busi-nesses for participation in the following project: Invitation to Bid: TXST Infrastructure Research Lab – STAR Park Campus Description of Work: The Infrastructure Research Laboratory is located at the Texas State University STAR Park Campus in San Marcos, TX. Exterior construction includes grading and drainage improvement, utility extensions, roadway/site paving and landscaping. Construction of the IRL Laboratory will include excavation, drilled piers, concrete installation of the base floor/walls, Pre-Engineered Metal Building, bridge crane, hydraulic pump system, processed chilled water system, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and communication sys-tems. Project Location(s): 3104 Pegasus Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666 Project Description: Infrastructure Research Laboratory for the Texas State Uni-versity STAR Park Campus. Scope descriptions listed above. Please submit questions to Kaley Simon, Kitchell Preconstruction Manager, at [email protected] by Tuesday, May 4th at 9:00am to be submitted to the design team for clarifications. Kitchell will not conduct a site walk, but any participant is welcome to walk the site on their own time. -Construction Schedule: June 2021 to July 2022 -Minimum wage scale applies per Specifications-see additional general conditions -Tax exempt project -Please contact Kaley Simon at [email protected] if interested in the project to gain access to the planroom. Proposal Submission Due Date: Bids should be emailed or uploaded to Building Connected. You will receive an invite via Building Connected. All proposals are due Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 at 2:00 PM. Please review the Instructions to Bidders document uploaded for this project, with specifications per trade, work hours, and pertinent information about this project. Thank you
Procurement Opportunities for Vendors -Construction-
Opening Date Solicitation Number 6/10/2021 2:00 P.M. 2104-003-RJ Description 2021 HMAC Overlay Program Buyer Randle Jackson (512) 854-9515
Opening Date Solicitation Number 5/26/2021 2:00 P.M. 2104-011-TG Description Linden Road @ Maha Creek Bridge 415 Replacement Buyer Tawana Gardner (512) 854-9761
Opening Date Solicitation Number 5/24/2021 2:00 P.M. 2103-010-RJ Description Gregg Lane At Wilbarger Creek Street Drainage Improvement Buyer Randle Jackson (512) 854-9515
Opening Date Solicitation Number 5/20/2021 2:00 P.M. 2010-012-PH Description Cameron Road Improvements Buyer Priscilla Harrington (512) 854-6663
Centennial Contractors Enterprise is soliciting State of Texas HUB certified business participation for the following University of Texas at Austin project. Project Name: Santa Rita Oil Rig Restoration Solicitation #: CP 822851 / CCE#: 73850-0144 Bids are due by: May 20, 2021 by 8:00 a.m. Email bids to Chris Regan
[email protected], John Purdy [email protected] and Trina Koch [email protected]
Project Summary includes but not limited to: Carpentry / Concrete / Painting / Fencing / Land-scaping / Signage / Steel Fabrication / Electrical / Historical Restoration
Below is the link to the current project documents and photos: https://cce.sharefile.com/d-sd71829fb532640b0a8d269f707895d63
Please let me know if you are interested in bidding or would like to set up a job walk.
For detailed information on the scope(s) of work being subcontracted and the relevant terms and conditions please contact Chris Regan, Sr. Project Manager at 512-740-7324 cell or 512-220-2696 office, [email protected]
General Liability / Auto / Excess / Workers Comp insurances are required Project plans and specifications can be reviewed at our office
PGC General Contractors, LLC is soliciting MBE/WBE subcontractors for City of Austin – Facilities - Emergency and lift Station IDIQ (CLMC866). Plans are available at the Austin area plan rooms or our office. Please fax bids to (512) 389-1000 or e-mail [email protected]. Bids are due no later than Tuesday, June 1, 2021 by 1 PM. Feel free to contact our office at 512-389-1005 for more information on this project. Goals- African American- 1.82% Hispanic- 4.69% Asian/Native American- 0.68% WBE- 1.48% Project Details- Handrails, All Types, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: FABRICATED AND PREFAB-RIC, Concrete Beams, Channels, Roof Decks, etc., Prestr, High Voltage Cables and Wires (601-15,000V), Solid, Telephone Cables and Wires, Single and Multiconduc, Generators, Stationary Type (Not Automotive), Street Light Poles and Standards, Hydrants, Fire (Including Accessories and Parts), Steel, Fabricated: Beams, Gabions, Gratings, Walkw, PIPE AND TUBING, Pipe, Concrete, PIPE, CONCRETE, REINFORCED, PIPE, DUCTILE IRON, CENTRIFUGALLY CAST, CLASS 55 W, Valves, Iron Body: Angle, Check, Gate, Globe, etc., Asphalt, AC (Asphalt/Cement), RIP RAP, CONCRETE, Flexible Base, Sod, Grass, Top Soil and Fill Dirt (For Mulch See Class 335), Manholes, and Manhole Covers, Frames, Grates, Ring, Water Supply, Treatment and Distribution- Architectural, Site Work, BOX CULVERTS, CONCRETE. THIS WORK SHALL CONSIST OF, HEADWALLS, CONCRETE, THIS WORK SHALL CONSIST OF FU, LUMINAIRES, FLUORESCENT. THIS ITEM SHALL CONSIST OF FURNISHI, EXCAVATION, BORROW. CONSISTS OF EXCAVATING, TRANSP, EXCAVATION, ROCK. CONSISTS OF BOULDERS 1/2 CU-BIC Y, EXCAVATION, TOP SOIL. THIS WORK SHALL CONSIST OF E, CAPS, PAN-ELS AND PLANKS - PRECAST CONCRETE., Construction, Communication Equipment (Incl Antenna Towers), Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal), Construction, Sidewalk and Driveway (incl Handicapped ramps), DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT, PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE., SIDEWALK W/RAMPS FOR THE HANDI-CAPPED., BASE COURSE, PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE., EMBANKMENTS, CONSTRUCTION OF. THIS WORK SHALL CONS, PAVEMENT, PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE. THIS WORK SHA, Construction, Water System, Main and Service Line, CATCH BASINS, CONSTRUCTION OF. THIS WORK SHALL CON, INLETS, CON-STRUCTION OF. THIS WORK SHALL CONSIST O, MANHOLES, CONSTRUCTION OF. THIS WORK SHALL CONSIST, METER VAULTS, RECONSTRUCTION OF. THIS WORK SHALL C, JOINT RESEALING. THIS WORK SHALL CONSIST OF RESEAL, Painting, STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCEMENT STEEL, First Aid and Safety Equipment (Except Nuclear and, Laboratory and Field Testing Services (Not Otherwi, Cable Construc-tion, Installation and Maintenance, HAULING, LIQUID BASE MATERIALS (OIL, WA-TER, ETC.), Inspection Services, Construction Type, SURVEY (NOT AERIAL OR RE-SEARCH, FOUNDATION, CONCRETE. THIS ITEM CONSISTS OF FURNIS, TRENCH AND BACK FILL FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL ASSEMBLIES, Tree and Shrub Removal Ser-vices, Water and Wastewater Treatment Services, Erosion Control Services, Fence Installation and Repair
COVID‐19 Resources available from the Small Business Administration (SBA)
The general relief page is here ‐ COVID‐19 relief options (sba.gov) with the below links for the updated info as well as Disaster Assistance Loan for EIDL for Covid‐19 is max amount of $500k now(up from $150k) COVID‐19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (sba.gov) Disaster Assistance for physical damage home and business and EIDL loan for businesses affected by the Winter Storm declaration is max of $2mil still ‐ Disaster Details (sba.gov) PPP info link has changed here is the updated one ‐ Paycheck Protection Program (sba.gov). We also have the new Shuttered Venue Operators Grants incoming ‐ Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (sba.gov) And Debt relief on SBA loans is also in place ‐ SBA debt relief. Locally, Texas State SBDC(Texas State SBDC : Texas State University (txstate.edu)) and Austin SCORE(Austin | SCORE) are the resource partners providing direct assistance with the UTSA COBRA in San Antonio as a grant funded group specifically formed for helping with COVID‐19 recovery for businesses (SBDC COVID Business Recovery Accelerator | UTSA | University of
Texas at San Antonio)
INVITATION TO BID Project Information: Linden Road @ Maha Creek Bridge 415 Replacement
Bid Dates: May 26TH 2021 A Greater Austin Development Company, Inc. is soliciting material and subcontract quotations for the following: MATERIAL SUBCONTRACT
Flex Base Clearing Ready Mix Concrete Paving, Seal Coat & Prime Reinforcing Seeding, Sod & Erosion trl Gabions Soil Nail Gabion Rock Drill Shafts
Embankment Pile Driving Precast Beam Metal Beam Guard Fence Steel Piling Barricades Sheet Piling Exc, Emb, & Base Rock Riprap Gabions Armor Joint Concrete Surface Treat CMP Signing Metal Railing Fencing Aggr. 3”x5” Deck Grooving PCP Rock Riprap Concrete Piling Existing Bridge Removal Topsoil Pavement Markers Inlet Frame & Grate
Please submit quote to Fax number 512-310-9333 or email to [email protected] Plans and Specs are available at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lml5aaggeqag6y2/
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Meet the Black Female Scientist at the Forefront of COVID‐19 Vaccine Development
When the former president paid a visit to the Na‐tional Institutes of Health last March, the leads at the vaccine research center explained their life‐saving mission. The key to that mission was a 34‐year‐old doctor named Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett. "I was just there telling the task force about the work that we've been doing," Corbett told "CBS This Morning: Satur‐day" co‐host Michelle Miller. Two weeks after the visit, Corbett's team began the first stage of clinical trials. She said they took a lot of the knowledge they have gained in the last six years and applied it to a vaccine platform in collaboration with Moderna. The vaccine rolled out 10 months later. "The vaccine teaches the body how to fend off a virus, because it teaches the body how to look for the virus by basically just showing the body the spike protein of the virus" she explained. "The body then says 'Oh, we've seen this protein before. Let's go fight against it.' That's how it works." Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, credited Corbett during a webinar for her work. "The vaccine you are going to be taking was developed by an African American woman and that is just a fact," Fauci said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention re‐ports that more than 6.5 million Americans have re‐ceived their first dose of the COVID‐19 vaccine. That number is expected to grow daily, though it is well behind what public health experts were hoping to see. Corbett's interest in science started from an early age, but she never knew the difference she would make. "To be honest, I didn't realize the level of impact that my visibility might have... I do my work because I love my work," Corbett said. One opportunity in her life made a key difference. She attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore, as a Meyerhoff Scholar, an ag‐gressive program that mentors minorities and women in science. Graduates of the program include Surgeon General Jerome Adams. Dr. Freeman Hrabowski has been president at the University of Maryland, Balti‐more, for nearly 30 years. He said Corbett had a strong science background but the way she was able to talk to people separated her from the rest."She was definitely going to make it in life," Hrabowski said. "We need more scientists who can connect to people. She could do that when she was 17, easily... What we do at UMBC is to support students of color, Black, but also students in general, to make sure they make it in science." According to the National Center for Educa‐tion Statistics, only 18% of all students graduate with a STEM degree, among 2% are black — something Hrabowski believes needs to change. "It's important for people to see people looking like them, like them‐selves, who can be involved. If it's about women, or if it's about Blacks because it shows that you've got people who understand what you've gone through." Dr. Barney Graham and Corbett have worked together for over 15 years. Graham is not only her mentor. He's also Corbett's boss as deputy director of the Vaccine Research Center. "When you recognize somebody has special qualities, you need to do things that can keep those other things out of the way and avoid some of the dismissiveness that often happens not only to minority people but to women," Graham said. His‐torically that bias strikes not just professionals in the field but those they serve. In 1931, scientists con‐ducted the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, a study by the Public Health Service and Tuskegee Institute. It examined the progression of syphilis by letting in‐fected Black men go untreated, with no regard to the suffering it caused. Another example often cited is
the removal of special cells of Henretta Lacks, a Balti‐more, Maryland, cancer patient. In 1951, a research team at Johns Hopkins University removed Lacks' cells without her permission and used them in medical research worth billions of dollars. Lacks died of cancer and her family was never compensated. "There are many other examples of supposedly objective scien‐tists who were caring about everyone, who valued people of color less... It's a painful truth," Hrabowski said. Corbett's understanding of the socio‐cultural issues and her knowledge of science has made her an influential person in the scientific community. In a time where vaccine skepticism is high among African Americans, Corbett hopes Black people will put faith in the vaccine and faith in the scientists working be‐hind the scenes to bring it to the American people. "Number one is that I get it. And then number two is to really take advantage of the level of transparency that we are attempting... even I haven't even seen before, such as FDA hearings and briefings being broadcast online, and data coming out almost in‐stantly," she said. As for Dr. Hrabowski, he believes Corbett deserves all the visibility she can get."She cannot be a hidden figure," he said. "She needs to be in textbooks. Little girls need to see her — of all races. This is what's possible." Source: © 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Re‐served.
Austin Public Health Continues to Vaccinate Adults
Published May 4, 2021
Vaccine Approval & Eligibility
The Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines have received an Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The Astra Zeneca vaccine recently released phase 3 data from its U.S. clinical trials, and is expected to apply for Emergency Use Authorization in the coming weeks.
Everyone 16 years of age and older is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Note: All vaccines are authorized for people age 18 and older, but only the Pfizer vaccine is authorized for people 16 and older.
Vaccine Data
APH released a COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Dashboard, which includes the total of APH and Com-mUnityCare-administered doses organized by priority age group, zip code, race/ethnicity, and the estimated 2019 Travis County population with the percentage of those 65 years of age and older for context.
APH has received 12,000 first doses per week since Jan. 11 from Texas DSHS. Beginning this week, the first dose allocation requested by APH will be 6,000 per week.
Texas DSHS also has a COVID-19 vaccination dashboard available, which shows data for all vaccines ad-ministered in Travis County and across the state.Vaccine Providers APH is one of two local vaccine hubs, serving 18+ with Mod-erna. APH expanded online appointment scheduling (covid19.austintexas.gov) to be open from Friday at 7 p.m. through the following Friday at 7 a.m. The scheduling system then reopens that Friday evening at 7 p.m. with appointments for the next week. APH has also begun accepting some walk-ups without appoint-ments for first doses at Delco, Southeast Library, and Little Walnut Creek Library. To find the dates and times for walk-up clinics view the “Upcoming Events” at AustinTexas.gov/COVID19 or call 311 or 512-974-2000.
Some local pharmacies receive direct allocations from the federal government and other local providers receive smaller allocations each week. A list of local providers can be found at centraltxvaccs.org and vaccinefinder.org. Second Doses
The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine only requires one shot, while Pfizer and Moderna require a series of two doses given three (Pfizer) or four (Moderna) weeks apart.
APH currently receives the Moderna vaccine and is manually scheduling second doses by emailing, calling, or texting a date, time, and location.
If you received your first dose through Austin Public Health and it has been more than 28 days since your first dose and you have not received an appointment, you may walk-up to our vaccine sites and present your vaccine card to receive your second dose.
If you miss your appointment, you can walk-up after 28 days. Call 311 or 512-974-2000 for walk-up locations and times. Side Effects ●The FDA released fact sheets on the Pfizer vac-cine, Moderna vaccine, and Johnson & Johnson vaccine for recipients and caregivers that includes information on vaccine ingredients and side effects.
While the COVID-19 vaccine may cause side effects such as fatigue, headache, fever, chills, nausea, muscle pain, and joint pain, these side effects show that the vaccine is working. Vaccine recipients should be monitored for at least 15 minutes for a more serious allergic reaction. People who have a history of allergic reactions should be monitored for 30 minutes. Safety & Effectiveness
Safety is a top priority while federal partners work to make COVID-19 vaccines available. The new COVID-19 vaccines have been evaluated in tens of thousands of volunteers during clinical trials. The vaccines are only authorized for use if they are found to be safe. The FDA and CDC will continue to monitor the safety of COVID-19 vaccines to make sure even very rare side effects are identified. V-SAFE is a new smartphone-based, after-vaccination health checker for people who receive COVID-19 vaccines.
COVID-19 vaccines do not use the live virus and cannot give you COVID-19. The vaccine does not alter your DNA. COVID-19 vaccination will help protect you by creating an immune response without having to experience sickness.
Immunity from the COVID-19 vaccine may last longer than the natural immunity you get if you’ve already had COVID-19. However, people who currently have COVID-19 should not be vaccinated while being sick.
●Different vaccines are proving to have different efficacy rates. All currently authorized vaccines are extremely effective at preventing severe disease and death if you do contract the disease, and range from 70-95% effective at preventing disease altogether. Continued Precautions
Even with vaccines available in our community, people need to continue to take additional COVID-19 prevention meas-ures including: wearing a mask, social distancing, washing your hands often, covering coughs and sneezes, cleaning frequently touched surfaces, and staying home if you’re sick. The CDC has recently published guidance for those who are fully vaccinated. Fully vaccinated people can: oVisit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing oVisit with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at low risk for severe COVID-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing oParticipate in outdoor activities and recreation without a mask, except in certain crowded settings and venues oRefrain from quarantine and testing following a known exposure if asymptomatic oResume domestic travel and refrain from testing before or after travel or self-quarantine after travel oRefrain from testing before leaving the United States for international travel (unless required by the destination) and refrain from self-quarantine after arriving back in the United States
For additional COVID-19 vaccine information, visit www.AustinTexas.gov/COVID19-Vaccines
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CDC recommends Pfizer’s vaccine for kids 12-15 Children as young as 12 can expect to start getting Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday in many states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday adopted the recommendation of a federal advisory committee that said the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for adolescents 12-15, opening the door for its wide-spread use starting Thursday. The CDC panel met to discuss the merits of the vaccine in that age group after the Food and Drug Administration signed off Monday on the shots. That prompted a handful of cities to start administering them Tuesday, but the CDC's clearance makes them more widely available. “Getting this safe, effective vaccine means that these adolescents won’t have to miss school, sporting events or other activities if they are exposed to some-one with COVID-19, taking another step toward get-ting their lives back to normal,” Dr. Danny Avula, Virginia’s vaccination coordinator, told the Staunton News Leader. CVS Health announced that chil-dren can begin scheduling COVID-19 vaccine ap-pointments at more than 5,600 pharmacy locations nationwide. The push to get adults vaccinated remains a priority, too – in New Orleans a jab can get you a bucket of crawfish; in Ohio it could be $1million.
The New Normal: 8 Ways The Coronavirus Crisis
Is Changing Construction 1. Jobsites will be cleaner and safer
2. Distancing will be the norm, via technology
3. Projects will take longer
4. Telework will become more common
5. Union influence will grow
6. Demand for project types will change
7. Supply chains will recalibrate
8. Modular adoption will increase
OSHA reveals most-violated
standards related to COVID-19
OSHA has published a list of the most-violated standards during COVID-19 in-spections in an effort to help employers better protect their workers. The agency also issued guidance that will assist con-tractors and other businesses in pass-ing,jobsite inspections.
The most frequently cited violations are those related to respiratory protection (1910.134) and specifically, the lack of medical evaluations and fit tests. The next-most violated standards are related to respiratory protection programs: not imple-menting a written program with worksite-specific safety procedures; not providing employees with information about using respirators when their use is not manda-tory; and not designating a qualified admin-istrator to ensure the respiratory program's effectiveness.
OSHA is using existing standards when inspecting jobsites for COVID-19violations because it chose not to develop and issue COVID-19-specific emergency standards due to the evolving guidance from public health officials. The AFL-CIO tried to get the agency to provide specific guidance, but its legal challenge was unsuccessful.
In addition to respiratory protection cita-tions, OSHA also cited employers with violations
Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (Subpart 1904).
Personal Protective Equipment (1910.132)
General Duty Clause (OSH Act 5(a)(1)). On its website, OSHA says that in order to come into compliance in advance of an inspection, employ-ers should consider:
Providing a medical evaluation before a worker is fit-tested or uses a respirator.
Using a tight-fitting respirator to perform the fit test.
Assessing the workplace to determine if COVID-19 hazards are or are likely to be present and if they will require the use of a respirator and/or other
Establishing, implementing and updating a written, worksite-specific respiratory protection program;
Providing an appropriate respirator and/or other PPE to each employee when necessary.
Providing up-to-date training to workers on the safe use of respirators and/or other PPE.
Properly storing respirators and other PPE to protect them from damage.
Timely reporting of work-related fatalities.
Keeping required records of work-related fatali-ties, injuries and illness. Employers are required to make sure em-ployees wear respirators when jobsite conditions call for their use. Some respira-tors capture fumes, others dust, but they should not be confused with face coverings like masks and shields that do not achieve as tight a fit. OSHA has issued guidance that construction workers wear face cover-ings while on the job in order to help pre-vent the spread of COVID-19 and to prac-tice social distancing when possible. In the absence of federal OSHA standards re-garding the novel coronavirus, some states — Virginia, Michigan and Oregon, which have OSHA-approved state safety pro-grams — have introduced COVID-19 emer-gency standards.
While each program is different in its de-tails, they all have similar components such as the mandatory use of face coverings, social distancing and daily screening of workers and visitors for signs of infection. One COVID-19-related rule that OSHA has introduced is the mandatory reporting of workplace-related COVID fatalities within eight hours of learning about it. The report-ing is only required if the case was con-nected to workplace exposure. Source: Construction Dive
OUTREACH & RECRUITING AUSTIN AREA BLACK CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SERVICES PROGRAM The Austin Area Black Contractors Association, (ABCA) is currently recruiting African American Contractors who are City of Austin Certified Minority Construction Contractors in need of services and assistance to help grow their businesses in the construction industry. The following is a list of services and assistance offered to the user at no cost: • Provide a plans room to view & check-out plans & specs • Assist with reading & interpreting plans & specs • Advise on Cost Estimating Techniques • Advise on bid packaging requirements & documents • Disseminate Bid Tabulations • Review & advise on contracts & agreements • Advise on filing liens, bond claims & change orders • Develop Company Profile Resumes • Assist with networking, pre bid conferences & referrals • Provide guidelines for user friendly marketing plans • Publish and disseminate weekly Bid Briefs announcing upcoming construction bid opportunities Provide Interactive Group and On-line Training Provide One-On-One Technical Assistance
If you have any questions regarding the program’s services and enrollment process, contact:
Carol Hadnot, Program Manager / Consultant Phone: 512-467-6894 ofc | E-mail: [email protected]
ABCA Website: abcatx.com
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is work-ing closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in responding to the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness worldwide. Flu & COVID-19 With both flu and COVID-19 circulating this season, getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever. Learn more about what you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones on the CDC website: FAQs: Flu and COVID-19 Getting a Flu Vaccine during the COVID-19 Pandemic Similarities and Differences between Flu and COVID-19 Scams and Fraud Alert Criminals are impersonating Texas government agencies to scam people and organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, common scams include unsolicited purchase orders and requests, spoofed emails and phishing attempts, and gov-ernment impersonation phone scams. Visit the Texas Comptrol-ler Fraud Alerts website to know how to spot and report scams.
Organizations • Prime Contractors • Trade Associations • Agencies • Business
Your notices or announcements must be received no later than12 Noon on Wednesday by E-mail at: [email protected] in a Word Document. Announcements or notices will be published on a first come, first serve basis. Please Do Not Send PDF formatted announcements, notices, IsqFt, Grade Beam documents, faxes, excel spreadsheets or tables. All will have to be converted to a Word document or we will NOT be able to publish. (These types of software are not compatible to the Bid Briefs’ publishing software). ●Bid announcements or notices must be submitted at least 7 days prior to closing date. to give MBE/WBE/DBE/HUB firms sufficient time to review the project’s plans and specifications; and to prepare their bid responses. ●You may download Bid Briefs on Mondays for review or use. Bid Briefs may be received by signing-up as a subscriber at abcatx.com website and clicking on the Bid Briefs’ link.
How can I tell the difference between the
flu and COVID‐19?
It's impossible to tell without a test. Influenza and COVID‐19 have such similar symptoms, you may need to get tested to know what's making you miserable.
Body aches, sore throat, fever, cough, shortness of breath, fa‐tigue and headaches are symp‐toms shared by the two.
One difference? People with the flu typically feel sickest during the first week of illness.
With COVID‐19, people may feel the worst during the second or third week, and they may be sicker for a longer period.
Another difference: COVID‐19 is more likely than the flu to cause a loss of taste or smell. But not everyone experiences that symp‐tom, so it's not a reliable way to tell the viruses apart.
That leaves testing, which will become more important as flu season ramps up this fall in the Northern Hemisphere.
Doctors will need to know test results to determine the best treatment.
It's also possible to be infected with both viruses at the same time, said Dr. Daniel Solomon, an infectious diseases expert at Brig‐ham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Whether you get tested for one or both viruses may depend on how available tests are and which viruses are circulating where you live, he said.
"Right now we are not seeing community transmission of influ‐enza, so widespread testing for
the flu is not yet recommended," Solomon said.
Both the flu and coronavirus spread through droplets from the nose and mouth. Both can spread before people know they are sick.
The flu has a shorter incubation period—meaning after infection it can take one to four days to feel sick—compared to the coro‐navirus, which can take two to 14 days from infection to symptoms.
On average, COVID‐19 is more contagious than flu. But many people with COVID‐19 don't spread the virus to anyone, while a few people spread it to many others. These "superspreader events" are more common with COVID‐19 than flu.
Preventing the flu starts with an annual flu shot tailored to the strains of the flu virus that are circulating.
Health officials would like to see record numbers of people get flu shots this year so hospitals aren't overwhelmed with two epidemics at once.
There's no vaccine yet for COVID‐19, although several candidates are in the final testing stages.
Precautions against COVID‐19—masks, social distancing, hand‐washing—also slow the spread of the flu, so health officials hope continued vigi‐lance could lessen the sever‐ity of this year's flu season.
CDC redefines coronavirus 'close contact' to include multiple brief exposures to virus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its definition of "close contact" to an individual infected with the coronavirus on Wednesday to include multiple, brief expo-sures adding up to over 15 minutes within 24 hours. The agency previously said close contact consisted of being within six feet of an infectious person for 15 minutes straight. The change may prompt health departments to do contact tracing in cases where an exposure might previously have been considered too brief, Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University infectious diseases expert, told the Associated Press.
Lawmakers introduce plan to extend
PPP deadline to May 31 Lawmakers in the United States House and Senate have come together in a bipartisan effort to extend the Paycheck Protection Program’s deadline by two months to May 31. The proposal to extend the small-business relief program, which ends March 31, was introduced Thursday by House Small Business Chair Nydia Velázquez, D-NY, and Rep. Blaine Luetke-meyer, R-MO. Senate Small Business Chair Ben Cardin, D-MD, and fellow committee members Sens. Susan Collins, R-ME, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, unveiled companion legislation Thursday that mirrors the House bill. The House is expected to vote on the bill this week before members leave Washington, D.C., until mid-April, according to Politico.
NEWS NOTES ►McDonald’s is raising pay at 650 company-owned stores in the U.S. as part of its push to hire thousands of new workers amid an easing pan-demic and economic boom. ►California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state would discard out-doors mask requirements by the time it fully reopens its economy on June 15, but some form of indoor mask mandates would remain in place. ► Today's numbers: The U.S. has more than 32.8 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 583,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals: Nearly 160 million cases and 3.33 million deaths. More than 337 million vaccine doses have been distributed in the U.S. and more than 264.6 million have been adminis-tered, according to the CDC. More than 117.6 million Americans have been fully vaccinated – 35.4% of the population. Source: The Associated Press.
