Site work for a water / sewer project in Smithville, Tennessee. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The work involved is in one (1) contract and consists of the following generally described work: CONTRACT 23-01 SEWER SYSTEM REHABILITATION o Replacement of approximately 3,141 L.F. of 10-inch Gravity Sewer via Open-Cut Methods o Replacement of approximately 3,820 L.F. of 8-inch Gravity Sewer via Open-Cut Methods o Replacement of approximately 1,999 L.F. of 8-inch Gravity Sewer via Pipe Bursting Methods o 48 Precast Manholes The allotted time for construction is 270 calendar days; liquidated damages for non-completion are $1,000 per calendar day. Est. Value: $ 2,500,000.00 This project is being supported with Treasury, Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Fund grant funding; therefore, certain restrictions and other federal requirements attach to this opportunity. The City of Smithville hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement 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, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. The City of Smithville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Any contract that uses federal funds to pay for construction work is a "federally assisted construction contract" and must include the equal opportunity clause found in 2 C.F.R. Part 200, unless otherwise stated in 41 C.F.R. Part 60. We encourage all small and minority owned firms and women's business enterprises to participate. No bidder may withdraw his bid within (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Mutually agreed upon time extensions may be made if necessary. The Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act is also applicable, which prohibits workers on construction contracts from giving up wages that they are owed. Contractors must not appear on Online disbarment list. Any contract or contracts awarded by the Owner through this invitation for bids will be partially funded by a Community Development Block Grant administered by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Project No. 15357. Federal funds will be involved in this project, and, therefore, the Contractor shall be required to meet all applicable MBE/WBE requirements. The loan recipient must be in compliance with all applicable Davis-Bacon Act requirements. Qualified DBE firms may contact the office of the Engineer, 2835 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37214, 615-883-3243 in order to obtain a list of prospective bidding General Contractors or to obtain copies of bidding/contract documents. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions for Bidders. The successful bidder is required to furnish both an acceptable performance bond and payment bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. All bidders must be licensed General Contractors as required by the Contractor's Licensing Act of 1976 of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee and qualified for the type of construction being bid upon. EACH BIDDER SHALL WRITE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE CONTAINING THE BID THE CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE NUMBER, THE EXPIRATION DATE, AND THAT PART OF THE CLASSIFICATION APPLYING TO THIS BID. If this is not done, the bid will not be opened. Each bidder shall be properly licensed and abide by the provisions of TCA 62-6-119 including part (b) which states in part: "(b) The person or entity involved in the preparation of the invitation to bid or comparable bid documents, including any electronic bid documents, shall direct that the following information be written upon the bid envelope or provided within the electronic bid document: (1) The name, license number, expiration date thereof, and license classification of the contractor applying to bid for the prime contract; (2) The name, license number, expiration date thereof, and license classification of the contractor applying to bid for the masonry contract where the total cost of the materials and labor for the masonry portion of the construction project exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); (3) The name, license number, expiration date thereof, and license classification of the contractor applying to bid for the electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, or air conditioning contracts except when such contractor's portion of the construction project is less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); (4) For each vertical closed loop geothermal heating and cooling project, the company name, Department of Environment and Conservation license number, classification (G, L or G,L) and the expiration date, except when the geothermal portion of the construction project is in an amount less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); (5) Prime contractor bidders who are to perform the masonry portion of the construction project which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), materials and labor, the electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation or air conditioning or the geothermal heating and cooling must be so designated; and (6) Only one (1) contractor in each of the classifications listed above shall be written on the bid envelope or provided within the electronic bid document." In compliance with TCA 12-4-126(a) and (b), the ENGINEER will not issue addenda less than forty-eight (48) hours before the bid opening date and time. Any questions concerning the bid documents shall be received by the ENGINEER before ninety-six (96) hours prior to the bid opening date and time. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities, and to negotiate with the apparent qualified best bidder or bidders to such extent as may be necessary.