Site work and paving for a road / highway in Northport, Alabama. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

**As of October 21 ,2022, project was awarded to ST Bunn Construction, Inc but awarded amount is not available.** Award of the contract will be made within forty five (45) calendar days from the date of the bid opening. A. The Project shall be known as Northwood Estates Drive Reconstruction and the general character of said public works project shall consist of the following: Reconstruction of approximately 1950 linear feet of two-lane roadway, including removal and replacement of curb and gutter. Reconstruction will include removal and replacement of base material in designated areas and resurfacing of the roadway. B. The approximate quantities of said Project are as follows: 2078 SY of crushed aggregate base course, 476 Tons of wearing surface, 286 Tons of upper binder layer (3/4" max aggregate), 60 Tons of upper binder layer (1" max aggregate size), 1385 LF combination curb and gutter, 1364 SY planning (up to 1.0"), 2078 SY planning (10.1" to 11.0" thick), and related items of work. C. Special instructions are as follows: Project will follow both City of Northport and ALDOT standards. City of Northport standards and specifications shall govern in the event of conflict. 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 Ninety (90) 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 NOT 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. 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. 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 $50,000.00. 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. 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. Plans and Specifications: Plans and specifications and all related Contract Documents are open for public inspection at the office of Porter Higginbotham Engineering, Inc, located at 2009 Paul W. Bryant Drive, Suite C, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 The contact person for the project is Bruce Higginbotham. They can be reached at 205-344-1265. Additional sets of bid documents for prime Contractor bidders, subcontractors, vendors or dealers may be obtained upon payment of the same deposit. Such deposits will be refunded, less the cost of printing, reproduction, handling and distribution, if all the documents are returned in reusable condition within ten (10) days of bid opening. B. All eligible refunds of deposits for plans and specifications will be made by the City within twenty (20) days of bid opening.