CITY OF TUSCALOOSA
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
                                     
Project Name: Lift Station No. 68 Capacity Upgrades – Sewer Lift Station, Gravity Sewer, and Force Main Project. File Number: A22-0909. Engineering Project Number: 2021.012.001
 
Sealed Bid Proposals will be received by the City of Tuscaloosa, at the Council Chamber of City   Hall, 2201 University Boulevard, on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., local time, for this project, at which time bids will be opened and read.
 
Pre-Bid Conference: Attendance at the MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference is required in order for a General Contractor to submit a bid on this Project. The Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the Council Chamber of City Hall, 2201 University Boulevard, on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., local time.
 
Project Scope: Upgrade of LS68 including new wet well, pumps, valve box, meter, electrical controls and new standby natural gas generator and transfer switch, installation of other primary work items including approximately 3,420 LF of 8-inch PVC force main,  1,180 LF of 12-inch PVC force main, two each 48-inch diameter manholes, approximately 220 LF 12-inch PVC SDR 26 gravity sewer main, 140 LF 4-inch PVC SDR 26 gravity sewer lateral, approximately 200 tons of asphalt binder patch, 300 tons of asphalt wearing surface, traffic control, and other miscellaneous appurtenances.                                                                                                                                               
Award of the contract will be made within forty-five (45) calendar days from the date of the bid opening.
 
Plans and Specifications:  Plans and specifications and all related Contract Documents are open for public inspection at the office of Infrastructure and Public Services Administration, located at 2201 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, Alabama and  plans,  specifications  and  other  elements  of  the  contract  documents  may  be  obtained  from  the  office  of  the Engineer, The Cassady Company, Inc., designated as the office of the awarding authority for this purpose, located at 4700 Highway 69 North, Northport, Alabama 35473.  The contact person for the project is Collins Espy, P.E.  He can be reached at (205) 330-0098 or by email at [email protected]. 
 
Plans, specifications and Contract Documents may be obtained at the above location upon the deposit of $200.00, which amount does not exceed twice the cost of printing, reproduction, handling and distribution of each set of such documents. Deposits by prime Contractor bidders are refundable in full upon return of all documents in reusable condition within ten (10) days of bid opening. Additional sets of bid documents for prime Contractor bidders, subcontractors, vendors or dealers may be obtained upon payment of the same deposit. Such deposits will be refunded, less the cost of printing, reproduction, handling and distribution, if all the documents are returned in reusable condition within ten (10) days of bid opening.
 
Official Bid Documents can also be downloaded at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic Bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions about the electronic bidding process, please contact Central Bidding at 225-810-4814 or [email protected].