City of Livingston North Industrial Park Ashley Morris
(334) 271-3200
ashley.morris@gmcnetwork.com
Goodwyn, Mills, & Cawood LLC, 2660 EastChase Lane, Suite 200,
P.O. Box 242128, Montgomery, AL 36124-2128

CDBG Project# LR-ED-PF-23-014

Bid Closing Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids, subject to the conditions contained herein, will be received by the City of Livingston until 11:00 A.M./P.M., local time, Thursday, December 12, 2024, and then publicly opened and read at Livingston City Hall located at 201 Church Street, Livingston, AL 35470 for furnishing all labor and materials and performing all work for construction of: SOUTHWEST PAPER RAIL SPUR REHABILITATION.
The project consists of rehabilitation and repairs of existing rail spur serving Southwest Paper related appurtenances.
A PRE-BID MEETING is scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. at Livingston City Hall, 201 Church Street, Livingston, AL 35470. Attendance is non-mandatory, but encouraged.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND PLANS may be examined at City Hall in Livingston AL; at the office of Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC.
Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND PLANS may be obtained at the office of Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC, by contacting ashley.morris@gmcnetwork.com: upon payment of a one-time administrative fee of $20.00 for digital access/file sharing access and/or payment of $100.00 for each printed set. Said cost represents the cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution, therefore no refund will be granted. No partial sets, individual pages or drawing sheets will be provided. No documents will be issued within 48 hours prior to bid opening.
All bidders must comply with the President’s Executive Order Number 11246 which prohibits discrimination in employment regarding race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. All bidders must comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Anti-Kickback Act and the Contract Workhours Act. The attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract, Section 3, Segregated Facilities, Section 109 and E.O. 11246.
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities, or to reject any or all bids, and to award the contract to the lowest, most responsive and responsible bidder. All bidders must comply with requirements of the Contractor’s Licensing Law of the State of Alabama and be certified for the type of work on which the proposal is submitted. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount of, form of and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders.
Registration in SAM (System for Award Management) www.sam.gov is required to participate in ADECA projects and other Federal funding programs.
All Contractors preparing Bids for the referenced project shall submit a list of similar projects “successfully completed” in the last 5 years, having the same scope of work with construction cost similar to or greater than this project. All nonresident contractors preparing bids shall submit with the bid documents evidence of a current Alabama General Contractor’s License, evidence (with original seal of the State of Alabama) of proper registration with the Alabama Secretary of State as a foreign corporation, and a Certificate of Good Standing as a Foreign Corporation from the State of Alabama Department of Revenue. Bids submitted by a nonresident contractor without these documents included will be rejected.
Guarantee will be required with each bid for at least 5% of the amount of the bid filed in the form of a certified check, Bid Bond, or irrevocable Letter of Credit acceptable to the owner payable to the City of Livingston. Bid Bonds shall include certification that the bonding company is listed in Circular 570 of the U.S. Treasury Department. The name, address, telephone number, and contact person for the bonding company shall also be included.
No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the opening thereof. Bids may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of the bidders prior to awarding the contract. This project is being funded in part by CDBG Project No. LR-ED-PF-23-014.
The successful bidder will be required to submit 100% performance and payment bonds or an irrevocable “Letter of Credit” which is acceptable to the Owner. All bonds and letters of credit shall be for 100% of the contract price. Attention of Bidders is called to the license required by Title 34, Chapter 8, of the code of Alabama, 1975, and amendments thereto, relating to the licensing of General Contractors. No bid will be

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accepted from anyone, except a qualified Contractor, licensed by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors, unless otherwise required by the State Licensing Board.
All bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the Bidder, Bidder’s license number, license expiration date, category, address and name of the project. Envelopes containing bids must be addressed as follows, and delivered to the Honorable James B. Dial, Mayor, 201 Church Street, Livingston, AL 35470: BID FOR “SOUTHWET PAPER RAIL SPUR REHABILITATION IN THE CITY OF LIVINGSTON, ALABAMA-CDBG PROJECT NO. LR-ED-PF-23-014”.
Bidders will be fully responsible for the delivery of their bids in a timely manner. Reliance upon U.S. Mail or other carriers is at the bidder’s risk. Late bids will not be considered.
The City of Livingston is an equal opportunity employer and encourages the participation of women and minority owned businesses (OMBEs) and Section 3 qualified contractors in all project contract procurements.
James B. Dial, Mayor

Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC
2660 EastChase Lane, Suite 200 (36117) Post Office Box 242128
Montgomery, Alabama 36124-2128
TEL (334) 271-3200
FAX (334) 272-1566