Site work and paving for a sidewalk / parking lot in Birmingham, Alabama. Completed plans call for site work for a sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

The award of this Contract will be made pursuant to Alabama Code: 39-1-1, et seq. (Public Works) The City of Birmingham is a recipient of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds ("Fiscal Recovery Funds") pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") and intends to fund, in part or in whole, the cost of this contract using Fiscal Recovery Funds. As such, the selected contractor must comply with the terms of ARPA, regulations issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") governing the expenditure of monies distributed from the Fiscal Recovery Funds, the Award Terms and Conditions applicable to the Fiscal Recovery Funds, and such other guidance as Treasury has issued or may issue governing the expenditure of monies distributed from the Fiscal Recovery Funds. All bidders must have a UEI (Unique Employee Identification) number issued by the U.S. General Services Administration to be eligible to bid on ARPA funded project. UEI numbers can be obtained online. All bidders are required to submit a Debarment Form completed by a company principal and include it inside the sealed bid envelope. The bidders UEI number must be provided on the Debarment Form. The primary Items of Work related to this project are: Base Bid: 4" Concrete Sidewalk - 5,000 SY, 18" Curb & Gutter - 700 LF, ADA Curb Ramps - 20, Handrail - 850 LF Alternate 1: 4" Concrete Sidewalk - 2,500 SY, 18" Curb & Gutter - 700 LF, ADA Curb Ramps - 10 Alternate 2: 4" Concrete Sidewalk - 2,700 SY, 18" Curb & Gutter - 200 LF, ADA Curb Ramps - 10 Prospective bidders are advised to check their source of bid documents frequently for any addenda to the bid documents. It is the bidder's responsibility to bid on the correct set of bid documents. Bids shall be accompanied by a cashier's check drawn on an Alabama bank, or a bid bond executed by a surety company duly authorized and qualified to make such bonds in the State of Alabama, in an amount equal to 5% of the bid (subject to a maximum of $10,000) and payable to the City of Birmingham. Bid bonds of the three (3) lowest bidders will be held for a period of ninety (90) days unless bidders agree, in writing, to a longer period of time. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids and for a period of ninety (90) days thereafter. A performance bond equal to 100% of the contract amount and a payment bond equal to 100% of the contract amount will be required of the successful bidder. Said bonds shall be executed by a surety company duly authorized and qualified to make such bonds in the State of Alabama. Liability insurance certificates shall be required of the successful bidder and such certificates shall list the City of Birmingham, its officials, agents, and employees as additional named insured. Only bids submitted by General Contractors licensed in the State of Alabama in accordance with Title 34, Chapter 8 of the Code of Alabama (1975 as amended) will be considered. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "SEALED BID - ARPA FUNDED BRT & District 3 Sidewalk Improvements. Contractors shall write his or her State of Alabama general contractor's license number and the name of the company submitting the bid on the outside of the sealed bid envelope. The sealed bid envelope shall contain the following documents: (1) the Form of Proposal, (2) the Authorization to execute the Form of Proposal, (3) bid bond, (4) MBE/DBE Form A, Form C, and Form D, (5) a copy of the Contractor's State of Alabama General Contractor's License, (6) the Contractor's Completed Debarment Form, (7) and Addendum Acknowledgement. Special attention is called to the applicability of the Birmingham Plan-Construction Industry Program to this project. Under this Program the utilization of Minority Business Enterprises and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises ("MBE/DBE") is encouraged. The Construction Industry Authority establishes a system of floating MBE/DBE goals which may differ from year to year and project to project. Overall, these goals shall not be less than the historical participation of MBE/DBE's in construction projects of the City and its agencies. Bidders may contact the Birmingham Construction Industry Authority (BCIA) to request additional information about the required MBE/DBE forms by contacting the Executive Director, Birmingham Construction Industry Authority at 601 37th Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35222; telephone (205) 324-6202 or info@bcia1.org. For federally funded contracts, the provisions of the President's Executive Order 11246 and federal agency regulations requiring affirmative action to achieve employment and utilization of minority persons and businesses, and the Davis-Bacon Act provisions are applicable. As a matter of public policy, the City of Birmingham agrees to make opportunities available to the maximum extent possible, to actively include Historically Underutilized Business Enterprises (HUBE's) such as architectural firms, engineering firms, investment banking firms, other professional consultant services providers, and construction contractors as part of business, economic and community revitalization programs. It is the bidder's responsibility to make sure that the bid is in the possession of the City Engineer on or before 2:00 p.m., October 23rd, 2024. Bids received after this time will not be considered. Bids can be dropped into the Bid Box located in Room 220 of City Hall or delivered to the City Engineer in Room 220 City Hall. The City of Birmingham reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in any bid.