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

The principal items of work are approximately as follows: Removing Concrete Driveway, Pipe, Gutter and Headwalls, Install Concrete Sidewalk (4" thick), Install Concrete Sidewalk (6" thick) with Concrete Retaining wall, Install Concrete Driveway (6" thick), Install Erosion Control, and Traffic Control. The bracket estimate on this project is from $150,000 to $250,000. This bracket range is shown only to provide general financial information to contractors and bonding companies, and should not be used in preparing a bid, nor will this bracket have any bearing on the decision to award the contract. The entire project shall be completed in 60 calendar days. The City of Hoover hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) 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, gender, religion, age, disability, marital status or national origin in consideration for an award. Questions regarding this bid should be directed, no later than November 6, 2024, at 5:00 pm, to Doug Peterson, PE with Gonzalez-Strength & Associates, Inc., at (205) 942-2486 or by email at dpeterson@gonzalez-strength.com. Answers to questions, clarifications, corrections, and additions to the Bid Specifications will be issued in the form of Addendums to the Specifications, which will not be distributed by delivery or mail but, rather, shall only be posted on the city's website no later than 72 hours prior to the bid opening. An original Bid Bond in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount Bid (not to exceed $10,000) must accompany each proposal. The payee of such bond shall be The City of Hoover, Alabama. The bid Bond shall bear the same date as set for the receipt of Bids. The Bid Bond shall be signed by an agent authorized to do business in the State of Alabama. The Contractor whose Bid is selected must furnish a Performance Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Bid amount, and a Payment Bond for fifty (50%) of the Bid amount and must secure the bond from a bonding company's representative agent authorized and licensed to do business in the State of Alabama. Each bond shall be countersigned by an agent of the Surety having residence in the State of Alabama, and who is authorized and licensed to do business in the State of Alabama and each bond shall depict the complete address of said agent. Proof of Insurance Coverages of the types and amounts as set forth in the project specifications will be required of the contractor, and any and all subcontractors, prior to beginning work. The City reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any formality in any Bid, and to accept any Bid considered advantageous to the City. The City reserves the right to hold the Bids for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the date of receipt of Bids. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.