ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS City of Pulaski, Tennessee Project No. Z-02-009140-00 Separate sealed bids for construction of Contract 2002-01, North Area Sewer Rehabilitation will be received by the City of Pulaski at City Hall, 203 South First Street, Pulaski, Tennessee until Tuesday, October 22, 2002, 2:00 PM Local Time and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. Mailed bids should be addressed to the Honorable Daniel M. Speer, Mayor, 203 South First Street, Pulaski, Tennessee 38478 and each bidder shall be responsible for their delivery byt he above noted time. The work involved is in one (1) contract and consists of the following generally described work: CONTRACT 2002-01 - North Area Sewer Rehabilitation 13,097 L.F. of renovation of 6,8, and 10-inch gravity sewer using pipe bursting methods. 7,078 L.F. of replacement of 6,8, and 10-inch gravity sewer with 8 and 10-inch gravity sewer utilizing open cut construction. 67 Manhole replacements or new installations. 285 Sewer service connections and associated sewer service pipe from the mainline connection to the customer's property line or easement line including the installation of new clean outs at the easement or property line. All the work shall be completed within 240 calendar days; liquidated damages for non-completion are $300 per calendar day. The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the following: J. R. Wauford & Company, Consulting Engineers, Inc., 2835 Lebanon Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37214; or 16 Brentshire Square, Jackson, Tennessee 38305; or 908 West Broadway, Maryville, Tennessee 37801. F. W. Dodge Corporation, 901 East Summit Hill Drive, Suite 300, Knoxville, Tennessee 37915 F. W. Dodge Corporation, Osborne Office Center, Suite 110, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37411 F. W. Dodge Corporation 1604 Elm Hill Pike, #200, Nashville, Tennessee 37210 Nashville Contractors Association, 1214 Pine Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37219 Knoxville Builders Exchange, 301 Clark Street, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921 Copies may be obtained at the office of J. R. Wauford and Company, Consulting Engineers, Inc., P. O. Box 140350, located at 2835 Lebanon Road upon receipt of a non-refundable payment of $100.00 for each set. Inquiries should be directed to the project manager, J. Greg Davenport, P.E., (615) 883-3243, Fax (615) 391-3710, gregd@jrwauford.com. All bidders must be licensed General Contractors as required by the Contractor's Licensing Act of 1976 of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, and qualified for the type of construction being bid upon. As required by law, 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. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. "(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 dollars ($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 informa tion 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. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed, minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract, Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109 and E.O. 11246. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. /s/ CITY OF PULASKI, TENNESSEE Daniel M. Speer, Mayor