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

South Sanders Road Drainage Improvements Question Deadline 03/22/2023 Technical questions about the items specified within this Invitation to Bid must be submitted no later than 7 days prior to bid opening All inquiries regarding this bid should be directed to: Mark E. Simpson, PE (205) 313-1155 msimpson@schoel.com OR Alex Pattillo, PE (205) 313-1138 apattillo@schoel.com Each bidder is responsible for mailing or delivering its bid so that it will be received at the above address and location at or before the time of the specified bid opening; bids received after that time will not be considered. The City requires that the Work be substantially completed within 120 days after Notice to Proceed. Technical questions about the Work or Project should be directed in writing to Alex Pattillo at apattillo@schoel.com. To be considered for the award of the contract on this Work, an interested contractor must complete and return the Contractor's Bid Response Form and provide other information requested in the Project Manual. 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 Engineer; 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. Also, the successful contractor must possess the minimum experience and qualifications to perform the Work as specified in those materials. Each bidder is required to furnish with its bid a bid bond, cashier's check or other similar form of bid security acceptable to the City in the amount of not less than 5% of their bid, but not more than $10,000.00, to secure its intent to perform the Work if it receives the award. Further, when selected, the successful contractor must provide a Performance Bond in the amount of the Contract Price and a Labor & Materials Payment Bond in the amount of half that Price. The award of the contemplated Contract will be made in compliance with Ala. Code 39-2-1 et. seq. (1975). The award will be made to a responsible contractor that meets minimum qualifications and submits the lowest responsive bid that the City determines is most advantageous to it. In making that determination, the City, in the exercise of its sole judgment, may consider factors other than just price. These factors will include, but not be limited to, the bidder's experience in successfully completing similar projects, its Claims History, its resources to perform the obligations under the Contract on an expedited basis, and the training and experience of the Project Team that it will provide to serve the City. The City of Hoover hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, gender, religion, age, disability, marital status or national origin in consideration for an award. The attention of Bidders is called to the provisions of Section 31-13-9, Code of Alabama 1975 relating to Immigration Law compliance and documentation thereof (i.e. participation in the Federal E-Verify program). The successful Bidder will be required to sign a contract that includes the following provision related to Immigration: "By signing this contract, the contracting parties affirm, for the duration of the agreement, that they will not violate federal immigration law or knowingly employ, hire for employment or continue to employ an unauthorized alien within the state of Alabama. Furthermore, a contracting party found to be in violation of this provision shall be deemed in breach of the agreement and shall be responsible for all damages resulting therefrom." The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive formalities related to submitted bids.