Demolition and site work for a residential development in Kingsport, Tennessee. Completed plans call for the demolition of a residential development; and for site work for a residential development.

2025 Summer Demolitions. 1. The purpose of this document is to acquire the services of an independent contractor to furnish all necessary labor, tools, equipment, and supplies to demolish the structure and perform other related work as identified. 2. The City reserves the right to suspend all work in whole or part if deemed necessary for the best interest of the City of Kingsport. This suspension will be without compensation to the Contractor, other than to adjust the contract completion/delivery requirements. 3. The Contractor shall keep the premises clean of all rubbish and debris generated by the work involved and shall leave the premises neat and clean. All material, rubbish, and debris including concrete footings/slabs shall be removed from the site and disposed of by the contractor at the contractor's expense. Basements shall have the masonry block removed to include footings/slabs and be backfilled with approved material. The work area shall be cleaned at the end of each work day. All materials, tools, equipment, etc. shall be removed or safely stored. The City is not responsible for theft or damage to the Contractor's property. All possible safety hazardsto workers or the public shall be corrected immediately and left in a safe condition at the end of each work day. If there is a question in this area, the project manager will be consulted. 4. Work hours shall be coordinated with the project manager. Any changes to the established schedule must have prior approval of the project manager. 5. Allsewer, water and gas connectionsshall be left in accordance with the requirements of the utility involved. Sewer, water and gas connections must be visibly capped at the property line, inspected and subsequently backfilled. 5.1 All sidewalks, driveway entrances, alley entrances, curbs and gutters, and streets that are to remain but which are damaged by the contractor during his operationsshall be repaired to the satisfaction of the project manager. Sidewalks and streets shall be swept clean to prevent injury to pedestrians. 5.2 In order to control dust, the contractorshall apply adequate dust palliative (such as water) to he ground and to the debris in an amount sufficient to lay dust incident to demolition and lot cleaning. 6. No improvements or salvage materials shall be moved and parked or stored on any nearby City-owned, publicly-owned, or privately-owned parcel of land, either by the contractor, subcontractor, or buyer of the salvage materials/ improvements without written permission from the owner. Likewise, equipment and materials or debris removed during demolition operations shall not be placed or dumped on either City, private or public property unless it is an approved demolition landfill. Payment of any monies due will be held until all demolition equipment, materials and debris have been removed to the satisfaction of the City. 7. If the contractor damages underground facilities, he shall be responsible for all repairs. The contractor should contact Tennessee One Call and public and private utility companies to avoid damage. 8. All applicable fees and/or permit costs are to be included in the contractor's quoted offer. Fees for access to the City of Kingsport's demolition landfill shall be in the price offer. Fees for disposal of hazardous material shall be in the price offer. 9. Hazardous materials are defined as any product representing a health or physical hazard, and requires special handling and disposal under the E.P.A. & T.D.E.C. guidelines. The contractor must immediately advise the project manager when hazardous materials are found at the demolition/clean-up site, other than TV sets and equipment. The TV sets and related equipment will not be placed in the City's demolition site but disposed of per direction of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. 10. The City shall not be responsible for the loss of any salvageable materials because of theft, vandalism, fire or any other reason. 11. The Contractor will pay all sales, consumer, use and other similar taxes required by law of the place where the work is performed. 12. Indemnification - The City of Kingsport, its officers, agents and employees shall be held harmlessfrom liability from any claims, damages and actions of any nature arising from the use of materials furnished by the bidder, provided that such liability is not attributable to negligence on the part of the agency or failure of the using agency to use the materials in the manner outlined by the bidder in descriptive literature or specifications submitted with the bidder's proposal. Contractor will be responsible for providing all required safety to include signs, notices, etc. 13. Insurance Requirements - See attached supplement. In addition to these requirements, Contractor will also provide any supplemental insurance associated with the abatement and disposal contractor. City of Kingsport will be named an additional insured on all certificates of insurance. No explosives may be used on this project. 14. Bidders will address any additional needs from the City of Kingsport in support of demolition activities, i. e. police, and traffic control. 15. Time of Work - Demolition shall be completed, to include removal of all material and debris, no later than thirty (30) calendar days after award. 16. Grading and reseeding - Once demolition is completed the lot shall be graded in a manner where it can be mowed. The contractor shall place grass seed and straw once final grading has been completed and approved. Contractor shall, at City's discretion, return to the property up to two (2) times within 12 months of completion of the work to reapply grass seed and straw if City determines the property has not been restored to a like and similar condition as existed prior to commencement of the work. Contractor shall re-seed the affected area within 45 days of notice from the City of the need to re-seed the area. 17. Contractor will be required to submit landfill tickets with the final invoice to ensure that an approved demolition landfill is being utilized.