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

The Waterworks and Sewer Board of the City of Guntersville (Alabama) invites qualified bidders to submit proposals for removing an existing chain link fence enclosure around the sewage pump station located near 850 Sunset Drive in Guntersville, Alabama and erecting a new 53'-4" x 55'-4" x 8'-0" high masonry screen wall around the existing pump station. Bidder(s) must be Alabama licensed general contractors per Alabama Licensing Law: Chapter 8 of title 34, Code of Alabama, and must hold a current license. If subcontractor(s) are used, they must also comply with requirements of all Alabama Licensing Laws. The contractor's Alabama General Contractor license number. A bid bond executed by a qualified surety company or a cashier's check, made payable to the Guntersville water Board, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000, must accompany the bidder's proposal. Performance and Payment Bonds and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract. The Owner reserves the right to hold the bids for fifteen (15) days after the bid opening date to evaluate the bids and determine the lowest qualified bidder before making a verbal award. No bids shall be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after the opening of the bids without the consent of the Water Board. All bidders must be licensed under the provisions of the State of Alabama. Bidders shall be advised that any misrepresentation or false information provided in their Proposal Form, or failure to provide or complete all information requested in Proposal Form, or failure to provide all requested bids in Proposal Form, or negative information received by the Waterworks and Sewer Board relative to past work performance of bidder, shall be grounds for rejection of the bidder's Proposal. The Owner also reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or portion(s) thereof, and to waive any defect or technicality if, in the Owner's judgment, the best interest of the Owner will thereby be served. The Owner assumes no responsibility to compensate or indemnify the bidders for any expense incurred in the preparation of their bid. Bids must be valid for thirty (30) days after the bid opening. Within three (3) days after a contract is executed, the successful contractor shall be required to provide a Performance and Payment Bond, executed by a qualified surety company, in the amount of 100% of the contract. The construction start date shall be no later than February 17, 2025. The Owner desires that the work be completed by June 30, 2025. The successful contractor will be allowed to work 7 days a week, nights, and weekends, if required, to complete the work on the above schedule. The bidders shall have the option of confirming the above completion date or submitting a proposed construction completion date that they feel is reasonable for the scope of work required under the contract. Early completion date(s) submitted will be assigned a value and may be a consideration in the bid evaluation. This project includes Liquidated Damages in the amount of $300.00 per calendar day for failure to complete the work by the dates agreed upon in the signed contract. Failure to adequately staff the work, failure to pursue the work in a timely manner or failure to meet milestones of the contractors construction schedule can be grounds for terminating this contract. Allowed time extensions due to inclement weather and similar issues are spelled out in specifications.