This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Lenoir City, Tennessee. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Lenoir City Utilities Board ("LCUB") is soliciting sealed competitive proposals ("Proposals") for 2023 2027 Feeder Circuit Right-of-Way Clearing and Related Work Such Proposals must be hand-delivered in person, by overnight carrier or mailed (at the proposer's sole risk for late or improper delivery) using the following applicable address: LCUB Attention: Purchasing Agent 7698 Creekwood Park Blvd. Lenoir City, TN 37772 All responsive Proposals timely received from qualified proposers will be evaluated and scored by LCUB using the following criteria (weighted as indicated): 1. Proposed contract pricing for the Work (75%) 2. Electric power line right-of-way clearing experience and references (5%) 3. Safety record and employee training & safety programs (5%) 4. Equipment to be used in performing the Work (5%) 5. Proposer's financial strength (5%) 6. Storm response time and capability for the Work (5%) A detailed description of the Project work (collectively, the "Work") solicited by this Request for Proposals (the "RFP"); maps of the LCUB feeder circuits included in the Work; specifications and other requirements applicable to the Work; qualification requirements and submittal instructions for proposers; the required Proposal bid form and mandatory cover sheet; the form of contract required to be executed by the proposer(s) selected to perform the Work; and all other requirements, terms and conditions applicable to the RFP are included in the documents for this procurement (collectively, the "RFP Documents"). Written request for the same may be sent to LCUB's Purchasing Agent by (i) hand-delivery or mail at the applicable address stated above, or (ii) email to tguider@lcub.com. To be considered qualified, a Proposal must be submitted by a proposer that possesses a current Tennessee contractors license with the classifications and monetary limits applicable to the Work as required by the Contractors Licensing Act of 1994, as amended (TCA Title 62, Chapter ) 6). Proposals timely received must remain valid and open for sixty (60) days from the Proposal Submittal Deadline, during which time LCUB will: (i) investigate and verify the qualifications of the proposer(s) for each Proposal; (ii) evaluate and score those Proposals from qualified proposers according to the above-stated criteria as fairly determined by LCUB in its sole discretion; (iii) select the Proposal(s) determined to be responsive and most advantageous to LCUB; and (iv) negotiate and execute a Contract for the Work with the proposer(s) of the selected Proposal(s) per the RFP Requirements. LCUB reserves the right to: (i) waive any informalities or minor defects in any submitted Proposal, (ii) reject any or all Proposals, and (iii) reissue additional RFP's or bid solicitations for the Work or any portion thereof; each of which rights may be exercised with or without the others as LCUB, in its sole discretion, determines to be convenient, necessary or required under the circumstances.