ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS CITY OF LEWISBURG, TENNESSEE NO FEDERAL FUNDS INVOLVED Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of Water System Improvements for the City of Lewisburg, Tennessee will be received at the Lewisburg Water and Wastewater Office located at 100 Water Street, Lewisburg, Tennessee 37091 until: 2:00 P.M. local time, Tuesday, March 22, 2005 and then at said time and place will be publicly opened and read aloud. Mailed bids should be addressed to the Lewisburg Water & Wastewater Office, 100 Water Street, Lewisburg, Tennessee 37091, and each bidder shall be responsible for their delivery by the above noted time. The work involved is in one (1) contract and consists of the following generally described work: CONTRACT 2005-01 CORNERSVILLE HIGHWAY WATER BOOSTER STATION 80 L.F. of 8-inch Class 51 DIP Water Line 70 L.F. of Parallel 8-inch Class 51 Restrained Joint DIP Water Line (140 L.F. Total) 65 L.F. of 30-inch Casing Pipe for Bored Highway Crossing 3 8-inch Gate Valves Cornersville Highway Water Booster Station Time of completion shall be Two Hundred Forty (240) calendar days. The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: J. R. Wauford & Company, 2835 Lebanon Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37214. J. R. Wauford & Company, 908 West Broadway, Maryville, Tennessee 37801. J. R. Wauford & Company, 50 Volunteer Boulevard, Jackson, Tennessee 38305. Nashville Contractors Association, 1214 Pine Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37203. F. W. Dodge Corporation, offices in Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Tennessee and Huntsville, Alabama. Knoxville Builders Exchange, 301 Clark Street, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921. Plans, Specifications, Bid Documents, and Contract Documents may be obtained from J. R. Wauford & Company, Consulting Engineers, Inc., P. O. Box 140350, 2835 Lebanon Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37214, telephone 615/883-3243, Fax 615/391-3710, upon receipt of a non-refundable deposit of $100.00 for each set. Inquiries should addressed to the Project Manager, J. Greg Davenport, P.E., email: gregd@jrwauford.com. All bidders must be licensed general contractors as required by Chapter 135 of the Public Acts of 1945 of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, and qualified for the type of construction being bid upon. EACH BIDDER SHALL WRITE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE CONTAINING HIS BID HIS CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE NUMBER, THE EXPIRATION DATE AND THAT PART OF THE CLASSIFICATION APPLYING TO THIS BID. If this is not done, the bid will not be opened. Bids shall be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid to insure the execution of the contract(s) for which such bid is made. In case the bid is not accepted, the check or bid bond will be returned to the bidder, but if the bid is accepted and the bidder shall refuse or neglect to enter into a contract(s) with the City of Lewisburg, Tennessee, within ten (10) days from the time he shall be notified of the acceptance of this bid, the said check or bid bond shall be forfeited to the City of Lewisburg, Tennessee as liquidated damages for the failure to do so. The Contractor shall abide by the provisions of TCA 62-6-119(b) which states in part: "(b) Any person or entity involved in the preparation of the invitation to bid or comparable bid documents shall direct that the name, license number, expiration date thereof, and license classification of the contractors applying to bid for the prime contract and for the (1) electrical, (2) plumbing, (3) heating, (4) ventilation, and (5) air conditioning contracts, appear on the outside of the envelope containing the bid except when the bid is in an amount less than twenty-five thousand ($25,000). When the bid is less than twenty- five thousand ($25,000), the name of the contractor only may appear on the outside of the envelope containing the bid and upon opening the envelope, if such bid* is in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) the same shall automatically be disqualified. Prime contractor bidders who are to perform the electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning must be so designated upon the outside of the envelope. Failure of any bidder to comply therewith shall void such bid and the envelope containing such bid shall not be opened or considered. It is the duty and responsibility of the awarding person or entity who received the envelope containing the bid to verify only the completeness of the required licensure information prior to opening of the envelope. Prior to opening of the envelope, the names of all contractors listed thereon shall be read aloud at the official bid opening and incorporated into the bid." * The above is interpreted to apply to all bids by GENERAL CONTRACTORS which exceed $25,000. Any bid envelope which contains the listing of more than one contractor in each classification shall be considered in violation. Failure to observe this section constitutes a Class A misdemeanor. Bids shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the bidder that the bidder is in compliance with the requirements of TCA 50-9- 113 regarding the establishment of a drug-free workplace program as described in the Instructions to bidders, Paragraph 32. Drug-Free Workplace Program Requirements on page IB-11. The successful bidder or bidders shall be required to furnish both an acceptable performance bond and payment bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities, and to negotiate with the apparent qualified best bidder and bidders to such extent as may be necessary. No bidder may withdraw his bid for 60 days. CITY OF LEWISBURG, TENNESSEE /s/ ______________________________ Larry E. Jones, Superintendent Department of Water and Wastewater ********************