CITY OF TUSCALOOSA
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Project Name: University Boulevard East – Alberta Bridge Lighting Project
File Number: OCA-23-1323 Engineering Project Number: 2022.028.001
Sealed Bid Proposals will be received by the City of Tuscaloosa, at the Council Chamber of City
Hall, 2201 University Boulevard, on _October 25, 2023, 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_October 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m._
local time.
Project Scope: Pedestrian style post top fixtures will be added along Alberta Bridge on
University Boulevard East and the elevated roadway leading up to the bridge on the eastern
and western sides of the bridge. The style of the new pedestrian fixtures will match the style of
the existing roadway lighting along University Boulevard while adding bridge lighting in a similar
fashion to those installed on the 2nd Avenue bridge located next to Coleman Coliseum. A new
electrical service and infrastructure for future CCTV cameras will be provided as part of the
infrastructure associated with the lighting. The project will also include an additional fiber
conduit added across the Alberta Bridge that will provide an underground fiber connection for
the City of Tuscaloosa on both sides of the Aberta Bridge along University Boulevard.
Award of the contract will be made within fifty (50) 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, Garner &
Associates Engineering PC, designated as the office of the awarding authority for this purpose,
located at 1490 Northbank Parkway, Suite 264-265, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406. The contact person
for the project is Jed Rutherford and can be reached at 205-469-6098.
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].
Pre-Bid Meeting October 18, 2023 at 10am in the Council Chambers Room of City Hall