Site work, paving and outdoor lighting for a mixed-use development in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Completed plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field; sidewalk / parking lot; for outdoor lighting for a sidewalk / parking lot; road / highway; water / sewer project; for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot; and road / highway.

The Project: A. The Project shall be known as Sokol Park North Phase 1 - New Parking Lots and Watermelon Road Improvements (2021.033.001) and the general character of said public works project shall consist of the following: Roadway and Parking Lot Widening and Overlay along Watermelon Road and within Sokol Park North. Water improvements/relocation for roadway and irrigation, storm drainage improvements, curb and curb and gutter additions to existing parking lot, roadway/parking lot lighting, landscape and irrigation improvements, etc. B. The approximate quantities of said Project are as follows: approximately 7,675 s.y. wearing/overlay layer, 3,100 s.y. binder layers, 200 l.f. storm drain (15" - 24"), 100 l.f. water service (2"), Slope Paved/Precast Headwalls, 700 l.f. curb/curb and gutter, parking lot landscape and irrigation improvements, roadway/parking lot lighting, etc. 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 sixty (60) consecutive calendar days. Plans and specifications and all related Contract Documents are open for public inspection at the office of TTL, Inc., located at 3516 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, and plans, specifications and other elements of the contract documents may be obtained from the office of the Engineer/Architect designated as the office of the awarding authority for this purpose, located at 3516 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401. The contact person for the project is Frank Summers, PE. They can be reached at 205-345-0816 or fsummers@ttlusa.com . 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.