ADVERTISMENT FOR BIDS

LAKE FOREST CIRCLE EMBANKMENT REHABILITATION

CITY OF HOOVER, ALABAMA

PROJECT BID #23-001

Bid Submission Deadline & Bid Opening Time: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - 2:00 PM

Address for Bid Submission: City Hall - City of Hoover, 100 Municipal Ln, Hoover, AL 35216, ATTN: City Clerk

The City of Hoover, Alabama (“City”) invites interested contractors to submit sealed bids to the above noted address for the award of a contract (“Contract”) for remediation of the Lake Forest Circle roadway and lake embankment in the City (the “Work” or “Project”). Bids must be submitted by the time and date specified above, at which time those bids will be publicly opened and read as soon thereafter as practicable. Each bidder is responsible for mailing or delivering its bid so that it will be received at the above address and location at or before the time of the specified bid opening; bids received after that time will not be considered.

The Instructions to Bidders, Bid, Contract Agreement and Documents, Drawings and Specifications may be obtained at Alabama Graphics, 2801 5th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233 or downloaded online at www.algraphicsplanroom.com . Payment for plans is the responsibility of the bidder.

The City requires that the Work be substantially completed within 270 days after Notice to Proceed. The City will conduct a Pre-Bid Conference in connection with this Project or the award of the Contract on February 1, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. at Hoover City Hall (100 Municipal Drive, Hoover, Alabama 35216). Technical questions about the Work or Project should be directed in writing to Alex Pattillo at apattillo@schoel.com For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. .

To be considered for the award of the contract on this Work, an interested contractor must complete and return the Contractor’s Bid Response Form and provide other information requested in the Project Manual. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Engineer; the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. Also, the successful contractor must possess the minimum experience and qualifications to perform the Work as specified in those materials.

Each bidder is required to furnish with its bid a bid bond, cashier’s check or other similar form of bid security acceptable to the City in the amount of not less than 5% of their bid, but not more than $10,000.00, to secure its intent to perform the Work if it receives the award. Further, when selected, the successful contractor must provide a Performance Bond in the amount of the Contract Price and a Labor & Materials Payment Bond in the amount of half that Price.

The award of the contemplated Contract will be made in compliance with Ala. Code §39-2-1 et. seq.(1975). The award will be made to a responsible contractor that meets minimum qualifications and submits the lowest responsive bid that the City determines is most advantageous to it. In making that determination, the City, in the exercise of its sole judgment, may consider factors other than just price. These factors will include, but not be limited to, the bidder’s experience in successfully completing similar projects, its Claims History, its resources to perform the obligations under the Contract on an expedited basis, and the training and experience of the Project Team that it will provide to serve the City.

The City of Hoover hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, gender, religion, age, disability, marital status or national origin in consideration for an award.

The attention of Bidders is called to the provisions of Section 31-13-9, Code of Alabama 1975 relating to Immigration Law compliance and documentation thereof (i.e. participation in the Federal E-Verify program). The successful Bidder will be required to sign a contract that includes the following provision related to Immigration: 'By signing this contract, the contracting parties affirm, for the duration of the agreement, that they will not violate federal immigration law or knowingly employ, hire for employment or continue to employ an unauthorized alien within the state of Alabama. Furthermore, a contracting party found to be in violation of this provision shall be deemed in breach of the agreement and shall be responsible for all damages resulting therefrom.

s/ Wendy Dickerson

City Clerk February 14, 2023

Dates of Advertisement: January 15, 2023, January 22, 2023, & January 29, 2023 - Birmingham News, Huntsville Times, Mobile Press Register