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

Two copies of sealed bids will be received within the Guntersville's Waterworks & Sewer Board's Main Office, 705 Blount Ave., Guntersville, Alabama, in the Board Room. The Waterworks and Sewer Board of the City of Guntersville (Alabama) invites qualified bidders to submit proposals for removing a fence enclosure around the existing sewage pump station located on Sunset Drive in Guntersville, Alabama and erecting a new masonry screen wall around the pump station. All material, equipment, vehicles,services, and labor, whether specifically set forth in bid documents or not, which are necessary for the completion of all work, protection of adjacent property and buildings, removal of debris and remediation of the building and site, shall be included in the bid, including providing temporary electrical service for construction activities and potable water service and portable toilet facilities for the contractor's employees. 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. Attention is called to the requirement for equal employment opportunity, and payment of not less than the minimum salaries and wages set forth by the Department of Labor for this project and geographical area. The Contractor should make every attempt to hire local labor from within the City of Guntersville whenever possible. All drawings and specifications, and any subsequent pre-bid meeting minutes, addendums, etc., shall be maintained in the online account. Contractors on the bidder's list will be notified when changes or additions are made via email. The bidders, and the successful contractor, shall be responsible for making their own hard copies of documents utilizing the electronic files in the online . No bids received after the designated time(s) or date(s) will be considered. Sealed envelopes containing the bids shall bear the following endorsement: "Sewage Pump Screen Wall located off Sunset Drive, Guntersville, Alabama". The envelope must also contain the name of the bidding organization and his/her current license number.Bids must be on the Proposal Form included with the bid documents. Two copies of the Proposal Form must be submitted, and the proposal submittal must include the following to be considered: 1. Signature(s) of company representative(s) qualified to bind contract. 2. The contractor's Alabama General Contractor license number. 3. 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. Unsolicited alternates will not be considered in the bid evaluation for low bidder on this project, but they may be included as separate attachments to the Proposal Form. 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 belicensed 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 November 6, 2024. The Owner desires that the work be completed by March 28, 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. Completion dates shown on the bidder's Proposal Form shall be a consideration in determining the evaluated low bidder. 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 contractor's construction schedule can be grounds for terminating this contract. The successful contractor is expected to order materials between the award and construction start date to have materials available before construction begins. The contractor will be allowed to store materials onsite prior to construction. If required, the successful contractor shall have the option of building, at the contractor's expense, a temporary exterior secured storage area onsite. The exterior storage area, if needed, shall be removed by the contractor when construction is complete. All work shall be performed in strict conformance with applicable State, local, and Federal laws, and regulations, including the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations (OSHA).