Mobile Area Water And Sewer System Mawss #IFB 26-061

MAWSS wire fencing materials and installation contract

MAWSS is seeking bids for wire fencing materials and installation in the JB Converse Reservoir Water Shed area. - Government buyer: Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, operating as Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS), City of Mobile, Alabama; MAWSS Purchasing Department. - OEMs named: Bekaert (Cattleman Pro 20 barbed wire) and CMC Southern Post (green steel T-posts). Equivalent products may be offered. - Requested items and estimated bid quantities: - 6,000 linear feet of three-strand barbed wire, specified as Bekaert 14-gauge Cattleman Pro 20 Professional Strength high-tensile wire, with four-point barbs, five-inch spacing, and Class 3 zinc coating, or equivalent. - 400 green steel T-posts, specified as 6-foot-6-inch CMC Southern Post posts, or equivalent. - 40 treated 6 x 8 round fence pull posts, rated AWPA UC4A for ground contact and treated to a minimum of 0.40 pcf CCAC. - 40 treated 4 x 10 round posts for bracing corners to pull-post assemblies, rated AWPA UC4A for ground contact and treated to a minimum of 0.40 pcf CCAC. - Installation is part of the requested fencing work; wire is to be strung throughout the fence, T-posts placed approximately every 15 feet between pull posts, and pull posts approximately every 150 feet. Quantities are for bid comparison and do not guarantee a minimum amount of work. - No part numbers or separate service line items are provided. The notice requires written MAWSS approval for substitutions during the contract. - The contract is planned for an initial one-year period, with up to two optional additional one-year extensions. Extensions are not guaranteed. - Estimated value: approximately $20,000–$60,000; this is a planning estimate, as the solicitation provides no stated contract value.

Description

MAWSS is soliciting sealed bids for an annual contract for wire fencing. Items are to be delivered to the S Palmer Gaillard Pumping Station or to job sites as needed, and the award will be based on total cost. The contract period is January 1 through December 31, 2027, with two one-year extension options. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for November 10, 2026, and bids are due by 10:30 a.m. Central Time on November 19, 2026.

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