Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Working plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; sidewalk / parking lot; sidewalk / parking lot; and water / sewer project.

As per the Owner the project has been cancelled. The following requirements will be enforced during the Pre-bid Meeting and Public Bid Opening: 1. Only one representative for a bidder shall attend the pre-bid meeting and bid opening. 2. All those attending any meeting shall be healthy and not display any symptoms of sickness. 3. All those attending the Pre-Bid Meeting and Bid Opening shall comply with all Federal, State, and City of Tuscaloosa requirements associated with the virus COVID-19 (Coronavirus). 4. Bidders are encourage to submit bids electronically via www.centralbidding.com. 1. The Project: A. The Project shall be known as City Wide Resurfacing 2021 Project and the general character of said public works project shall consist of the following: This project will consist of milling, resurfacing, and patching of approximately 18 streets throughout the City of Tuscaloosa. All streets that receive resurfacing shall be re-stripped to match existing stripping (if any). Also, the project includes the removal/replacement of concrete valley gutter and asphalt speed tables. B. The approximate quantities of said Project are as follows: 9,800 Tons of Asphalt Wearing Surface 4,500 Tons of Asphalt Binder for Deep Patching 51,000 Square Yards of Existing Pavement Milling 10 Asphalt Speed Tables 6 Miles of Roadway Striping 62 Manhole Cover Resets 45 Water Valve Cover Resets C. Special instructions are as follows: All work will be directed by the owner during the construction process. Paving limits could vary slightly from what is shown in the Construction Plans based on Owner preference and/or further field investigation. There is a mandatory Pre-Bid Conference for this project. See Item 7 below. D. The City will furnish the following: N/A E. Time of Construction: From the date stated in the Notice to Proceed, the Project time of construction is 120 consecutive calendar days. Qualification of Bidders: A. All bidders must be responsible, meeting the criteria and requirements set forth in the Instructions to Bidders and bid proposal. B. Prequalification of Bidders IS ; IS NOT X required. If prequalification of bidders is indicated to be required by the preceding sentence, then written prequalification information is available for review at the same office where plans, specifications and Contract Documents are available. C. The attention of all bidders is called to the provisions of State law governing "general Contractors," as set forth in Ala. Code 34-8-1, et seq. (1975), and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. D. If a construction manager is being utilized and this contract is one of a multiple of trade contracts, then the bidder shall be fully licensed for the trade, as determined by applicable law. E. The City may not enter into a contract with a non-resident corporation or entity which is not qualified under State law to do business in the State of Alabama. F. All bidders shall possess all other licenses and/or permits required by applicable law, rule or regulation for the performance of the work. G. All bidders must submit with their proposal, Contractor's license number and a copy of the license. State law, Ala. Code 34-8-8(b), requires all bids to be rejected which do not contain the General Contractor's current license number. H. The City reserves the right to reject all bids and/or reject and rebid the Project should it determine the same is in the best interest of the City. Construction Manager: If the preceding blank is marked with an affirmative indication, it means that this contract involves the use of a construction manager and this contract is one of several multiple trade and/or multiple prime contracts for work on the Project. Bidders attention is called to the supplemental conditions attached to the General Conditions of the Contract Documents regarding this topic. Bid Bonds: Each bidder must submit with its bid a cashier's check drawn on an Alabama bank or a fully executed bid bond on the form that is contained in the Contract Documents executed by a surety company duly authorized and qualified to make bond in the State of Alabama. All bonds, sureties and/or cashier checks will be made payable to the City for an amount not less than 5 percent of the City's or its engineers or architects estimated cost of the Project or of the total bid in the proposal, but in no event more than $10,000.00. Sales and Use Tax Savings: Alabama Department of Revenue Rule 810-6-3.69.02(2010) exempts certain payment of state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes by the contractor or subcontractor on tangible personal property to be incorporated into the realty pursuant to a contract with a municipal corporation such as the City of Tuscaloosa. All tax exempt purchases shall be in accordance with the laws of this state and the Alabama Department of Revenue. It is the sole responsibility of the successful contractor to make the necessary inquiries and determinations as to what materials or items of tangible personal property to be incorporated into the project qualify as tax exempt in the opinion of the Alabama Department of Revenue. Unless otherwise noted, the project will be bid and administered in compliance with the State of Alabama Act 2013-205, Certificate of Exemption from Sales and Use Tax for Governmental Entities, regarding sales and use taxes. Sales and use taxes shall not be included in the bid. The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining a certificate of exemption from the Alabama Department of Revenue for purchases of materials and other tangible property made part of the project. Any subcontractors purchasing materials or other tangible personal property as part of the project shall also be responsible for obtaining a certificate of exemption. The estimate sales and use tax saving must be accounted for on the bid proposal. Failure to provide the estimated sales and use tax savings may render the bid as non-responsive. Other than determining responsiveness of the bid, sales and use tax accounting shall not affect the bid pricing nor shall be considered in the determination of the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. It is the intent of the City to foster competition among contractors, suppliers, and vendors that will result in better quality and more economical services rendered to the City. Under this policy, the City of Tuscaloosa has established a goal of ten to twenty percent (10-20%) inclusion of minority and disadvantaged business enterprises for all services required to deliver City projects. In no case shall the stated percentage be the determining factor in contract awards. Rather,contractors must demonstrate a good faith effort to attain the desired percentage goal NOTE: All bidders are advised to carefully read the Instructions to Bidders contained in the Contract Documents, which provisions and requirements are adopted herein by reference. Time of Construction: From the date stated in the Notice to Proceed, the Project time of construction is 120 consecutive calendar days.