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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Separate sealed bids for the construction of Town of Epes will be received by the Town of Epes Clark/Miller Lane & U.S. 11 Sanitary Sewer CDBG Project No. SM-CM-PF-21-028, SRF Project No. CS010931-01, At Epes Town Hall 26258 MLK BLVD. Epes, Alabama 35460 until 6:00 o’clock P.M., C.D.S.T. August 5 , 2024, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

The Notice to Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other Contract Documents are open to public inspection at the office of SENTELL ENGINEERING, INC., 639 Black Bears Way, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Copies may be obtained by calling Tuscaloosa Blueprint at (205) 752-9825 and requesting the plans and upon a payment of One Hundred Dollars ($ 100.00 ). All checks shall be made payable to Tuscaloosa Blueprint. No refunds will be given for plans.

Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form, and subject to the conditions provided in the Notice to Bidders.

Pre-Bid Conference

A pre-bid conference for the project will be held on July 22, 2024 at 2:00o’clock P.M._C.D.S.T. located at 639 Black Bears Way Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish in satisfactory form, within ten (10) days of Notice of Award to Contract:

(a) A Performance Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the contract price.

(b) A Payment Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the contract price.

(c) Adequate Public Liability and Workmen’s Compensation Insurance.

The attention of all bidders is called to the provisions of State Law governing “General Contractors” as set forth in Chapter Eight of Title Thirty Four of the 1975 code of Alabama as amended.

All BIDDERS must comply with the requirement of the Contractor’s Licensing Law of the State of Alabama and be certified for the type of work for which a proposal is submitted. The submission of the BIDDER’s current State of Alabama License number will be required before his/her BID will be received or considered and shall be written on the outside of the envelope in which Bid is submitted.

All Bids must be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope:

BID FOR: Town of Epes, Sewer Extension

CDBG Project No. SM-CM-PF-21-028

SRF Project No. CS010931-01

Opening on August 5 , 2024 @6:00 P.M.

No Bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

The owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all bids.