SECTION 00 11 14 INVITATION TO OFFERORS COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS Electronic proposals for the construction of Bonds Ranch Road from Wagley Robertson to Hawks Landing CPN 103278 ("Project") will be received by the City of Fort Worth via the Procurement Portal https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities, under the respective Project until 2:00 P.M. CST, Thursday, March, 19, 2026. Proposals will then be opened publicly and read aloud beginning at 2:00 PM CST in the Council Work Session Room. Your submissions must be uploaded, finalized and submitted prior to the Project's posted due date. The City strongly recommends allowing sufficient time to complete this process (ideally a week prior to the deadline) to begin the uploading process and to finalize your submission. Uploading large documents may take time, depending on the size of the file(s) and your Internet connection speed. The Bonfire portal can be accessed using Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox. Javascript must be enabled. Browser cookies must be enabled. Electronic submission is subject to electronic interface latency, which can result in transmission delays. All proposers assume the risk of late transmission/ submission. The City shall not be held liable if an interested proposer is unable to submit a complete response before the published deadline due to transmission delays or any other technical issues or obstructions. The City strongly recommends allowing sufficient time to complete the submission process (ideally a week before the deadline) to begin the uploading process and to finalize your submission to give adequate time in the event an issue arises. All submissions must be submitted electronically prior to the close date and time under the respective Project via the Procurement Portal: https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities Failure to submit all completed required information listed in the respective Solicitation will be grounds for rejection of a proposal as non-responsive. No late proposals shall be accepted. Proposals delivered in any other manner than using the Bonfire Platform (Procurement Portal) will not be accepted or considered. If, upon being opened, a submission is unreadable to the degree that material conformance to the requirements of the procurement specifications cannot be ascertained, such submission will be rejected without liability to the City, unless such offeror provides clear and convincing evidence (a) of the content of the submission as originally submitted and (b) that the unreadable condition of the Electronic Proposal was caused solely by error or malfunction of the Bonfire Platform (Procurement Portal). Failure to scan a clear or readable copy of a proposal into the system does not constitute and shall not be considered an error or malfunction of the Bonfire Platform (Procurement Portal). Offerors are encouraged to fully review each page of every document within their submission prior to submitting to ensure all documents are clear, legible, and complete. SUPPORT For technical questions, visit Bonfire's help forum at https://vendorsupport.gobonfire.com/hc/en-us Contact the Bonfire support team at Support@GoBonfire.com or by calling 1-800-354-8010. To get started with Bonfire, watch this five-minute training video: Vendor Registration and Submission [VIDEO] – Bonfire Vendor Support (gobonfire.com) GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK The major work will consist of the (approximate) following: Reconstruction of the existing two-lane Bonds Ranch Road to a four-lane divided neighborhood connector. This project includes intersection improvements with traffic signals at Wagley Robertson Road and Fossil Springs Drive, and the extension of Wagley Robertson Road north of Bonds Ranch Road. Approximately 5800 LF of proposed storm drain, 750 LF of 16" and 36" proposed water line, and 350 LF of 12" proposed sanitary sewer will be installed. Major drainage channel grading is included at the drainage outfalls. The project also includes street lighting, pavement markings, signing, and utility adjustments throughout the corridor. PREQUALIFICATION Certain improvements included in this project must be performed by a contractor or designated subcontractor who is pre-qualified by the City at the time of bid opening. The procedures for qualification and pre-qualification are outlined in the Section 3 of 00 21 13 – INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS. COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL Submission requirements for the competitive sealed proposals shall be found in the Instructions to Offerors. DOCUMENT EXAMINATION AND PROCUREMENTS The Proposal submission requirements and Contract Documents may be examined or obtained via the Procurement Portal https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities, under the respective Project. Contract Documents may be downloaded, viewed, and printed by interested contractors and/or suppliers. EXPRESSION OF INTEREST To ensure potential offerors are kept up to date of any new information pertinent to this project, all interested parties should indicate their intent to propose in the Procurement Portal by selecting "yes" under the Intent to Propose section. All Addenda will be posted in the Procurement Portal https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities, under the respective Project. PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE – Web Conference A pre-proposal conference will be held as discussed in Section 00 21 14 - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS at the following date, and time via a web conferencing application: DATE: February 19, 2026 TIME: 2:00 P.M. CST Invitations with links to the web conferencing application will be distributed directly to those who have submitted an Expression of Interest. If a pre-proposal conference is held, the presentation and any questions and answers provided at the pre-proposal conference will be issued as an Addendum to the call for bids. If a pre-proposal conference is not being held, prospective offerors should direct all questions about the meaning and intent of the Proposal Documents electronically through the Vendors discussions section under the respective Project via the Procurement Portal. If necessary, Addenda will be issued pursuant to the Instructions to Offerors. CITY'S RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT BIDS City reserves the right to waive irregularities and to accept or reject any or all bids. AWARD City will award a contract to the Offeror presenting the best value, qualifications and competencies considered IPL0313019 Feb 11,18 2026