Renovation of a municipal facility in Birmingham, Alabama. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

The scope of this project generally includes replacement/refurbish the eight existing elevators (Traction - CP1, CP2, CP3, CP4, CP5, CP6,, CS1, Hydraulic - CP7) at the Jefferson County Courthouse - Birmingham. The scope also includes removal of the existing elevator equipment, addition of new HVAC system in elevator machine rooms and modernizing electrical service equipment to elevator system. The project will be divided into two phases; CP1, CP2, CP3 and CS1 will be included in phase 1, CP4, CP5, CP6 and CP7 will be included in phase 2. Work in areas common to all phases such as the penthouse machine room shall be at the discretion of the GC. Elevators that are not part of the current phase of work shall remain operational. A mandatory Pre-bid Conference will be held on December 1, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. CST at the Birmingham Courthouse, Room 22, 716 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd North, Birmingham, AL 35203. This requirement will not be waived. The official time will be determined by the Architect, or his designated representative. The proposals will be publicly opened at this time at the location listed above. A cashiers check or Bid Bond payable to Jefferson County Commission, in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the proposal, but in no event more than $10,000 must accompany the bid. Performance and Statutory Labor and Material Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price will be required at the signing of the Contract. The project is being bid EXCLUDING TAXES and requires the Contractor to comply with the requirements of Act 2013-205 which was signed into law May 19, 2013. The Contractor and Owner will be required to apply for Certificates of Exemption with the Alabama Department of Revenue which will handle the administration of the certificates. The contractor shall account for the tax savings on the Accounting of Sales Tax form included in the specification behind the proposal form. Failure for the Contractor to complete this form and include with their proposal shall render the bid non-responsive. The general contractor awarded the project shall be responsible for paying all Project Permit Fees. All bidders must submit three (3) copies of their bids on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. 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 Architect; 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. The successful bidder must provide evidence of enrollment in the E-Verify program per The Alabama Immigration Law (also referred to as Act 2011-535 and codified in state law as Title 31, Chapter 13 of the Code of Alabama 1975) and amended by Act No. 2012-491 (2012) before awarding of contract. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all of the proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owners judgement, the best interest of the owner will thereby be promoted. Performance time: The project is a multi-phase project and is to be substantially complete within 450 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.