Site work for a water / sewer project in Birmingham, Alabama. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The scope of work includes televi- sion inspection of approximately 6,000 four-inch diameter service laterals via launching from the mainline sewer, approximately 300,000 linear feet of 8- inch thru 12-inch diameter sanitary sewer mainline television inspection, approximately 25 internal protruding tap removals, locating approximately 15 buried manholes, and associated cleaning of service lateral pipe and mainline sewer pipe. Prior to downloading the Bidding Documents, Bidders will be required to set up a Online account and pay a $30.00 fee. Hard copies of the Bidding Documents are the responsi- bility of the Bidders. Contact at 952-233-1632 for assistance with navigating the website and digital project information. Bids will only be accepted from pre- qualified contractors who are listed on the Plan Holders List, signifying that they have purchased a set of docu- ments from the Engineer, and who attend the MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference. No Bid Proposal Shall Be Accepted After the Time Stated for Receiving Bid Proposals in This Notice. A Form Containing the Con- Tractor's Name and Address of the Firm and the Con- Tractor's Alabama License Number With the Date of Expiration Is Required With the Submission of the Bid. These Requirements Shall Not Be Waived. The Contractor Is Hereby Advised That Time Is of the Essence on this project. The Contract Time for this project is three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive calendar days from the effective date of the written Notice to Proceed to achieve Final Acceptance. Liquidated damages will be assessed if this time limit is exceed- ed. The Contractor may apply for an extension of time in accordance with the provisions of the Contract; howev- er, such an extension must be approved prior to the Contract Completion Date to avoid the imposition of liquidated damages. Questions concerning meaning or intent of Bidding Documents shall be submitted to Tad Powell, PE, Senior Associate, Hazen and Sawyer, at email tpowell@hazenandsawyer.com no later than 5:00 P.M. on APRIL 22, 2022. All questions must be in writing on Bidder's company's letterhead. The attention of all bid- ders is called to the provi- sions of the state law gov- erning general contrac- tors, as set forth in ala- bama code sections 34-8-1 through section 34-8-28 (1975), as amended, chapter 4, section 65 to 82 (inclusive) of title 46 of the code of alabama of 1940, as amended; and bidders shall be gov- erned by said law insofar as it is applicable. The above mentioned provisions of the code make it illegal for the owner to consider a bid pro- posal from anyone who is not properly licensed under such code provisions. The attention of bidders is called to the provisions of alabama code section 39-2-14 (1975) as amended, requiring a nonresident contractor to register with the depart- ment of revenue prior to engaging in the perform- ance of a contract in the state of alabama. The attention of bidders is called to the provisions of alabama code section 39-3-5 (1975) as amended, regarding preference to resident con- tractors. The attention of bidders is called to the provisions of alabama act 2016-312 as amended, regarding not engaging in the boycott of a person or entity based in or doing business with a jurisdiction with which this state enjoys open trade. All prospective bidders must be pre-qualified with the jefferson county envi- ronmental services depart- ment by having an approved pre-qualification letter for television inspection (tvi) work on file with jef- ferson county environmen- tal services department dated after january 14, 2010 in order to bid on this proj- ect. To pre-qualify with the department each prospec- tive bidder must furnish written evidence of compe- tency and evidence of financial responsibility to the county. Accordingly, the county will not accept pre-qualifi- cations after april 15, 2022. Bid proposal forms will not be issued to prospective bid- ders who do not pre-quali- fy. Contractors are encour- aged to contact the jeffer- son county environmental services department, 716 richard arrington jr. Boulevard north, suite a300, birmingham, alabama, (205) 325-5496 in advance of the deadline to determine if the contractor is pre-qualified to bid television inspection projects, or for other information regarding the requirements for pre-quali- fication.