Site work and new construction of a fire / police facility in Gadsden, Alabama. Completed plans call for the construction of a fire / police facility; and for site work for a fire / police facility.

**As of February 19, 2024 project was awarded to Boatner Construction Co. Inc, awarded amount is $2,829,209,07.** Scope of Work includes, but is not limited to, construction of a new load-bearing exterior masonry wall structure consisting of, quarter-log siding, manufactured stone veneer, light-gauge metal roof trusses, composition shingle roofing, pre-finished metal gutters, fascia and down-spouts, sectional overhead doors, aluminum storefront entrances and windows, site improve-ments and utilities. The new facility will house Fire Department facilities consisting of: two Apparatus Bays, FEMA Storm Shelter, Restroom and Shower Areas, Kitchen, Dayroom/Dining Room, Bunk Rooms, Laundry/Decontamination Room, Office and Mechanical/Electrical Room and Police Department Precinct facilities consisting of: Staff/Public area, Staff Toilet, Storage and Mech./Elect. Room. Interior construction will primarily be metal stud framing, gyp. board, exposed painted CMU, lay-in ceilings, LVT and porcelain tile flooring and casework cabinetry. Electrical work will consist of IT cabling, power and suspended and lay-in LED fixtures. HVAC systems will include gas-fired infrared heaters, fresh air ventilation and package unit HVAC with gas fired heat and electric cooling The bidder shall file with his bid either a cashier's check drawn on an Alabama bank, payable to the City of Gadsden, Alabama, or a bid bond executed by a surety company duly authorized and qualified to make such bonds in Alabama, in an amount equal to the lesser of five percent (5%) of the bid or ten thousand ($10,000). General Contractors who obtain bid documents and wish to withdraw from the Official Bidders List must do so in writing to the Architect prior to the bid date. Bids received from General Contractors who are not on the Official Bidders List will not be accepted or opened. Thomas M. McElrath, Architect, makes no guarantee of bid documents obtained by Contractors and Vendors from sources other than the issued documents provided by the Architect. Contractors and Vendors who base their pricing from bid documents obtained otherwise, either in part or whole, do so at their own risk The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all bids. The successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for the satisfactory Performance and Payment Bond or Bond in the amount required by Section 39-1-1(a), Code of Alabama 1975, and evidence of insurance as required by the bid documents within ten (10) days after being notified that he has been awarded the contract. Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof No bid-der may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The bidder must comply with all requirements of the public works bid law Section 39-2-1 et seq., Code of Alabama 1975. Any bidder, whether a resident or non-resident of the State of Alabama, must comply with all applicable provisions of Section 34-8-1, et .seq., Code of Alabama, 1975, including requirements for licensing as a general contractor and the necessity to show evidence of license, be-fore the bid will be considered by the awarding authority. A current license number must be included on the bid. Bidders must certify that they do not and will not maintain or provide for their employees any facilities that are segregated on a basis of race creed, color, sex, or national origin. Bidders must also certify they will make facilities handicap accessible to the extent required by law. This division includes the demolition of existing curb and gutter, curbing, valley gutter, paved surfaces; and the clearance and/or removal of drainage structures, buildings, street signs, mail boxes, trees, stumps and roots, shrubbery, and any other items within the right-of-way or project area which are necessary to be removed, cleared, or demolished in order to perform the work as shown on the drawings and as herein specified.