ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
SAVANNAH, TENNESSEE
Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of ARPA – SCADA System Improvements for the City of Savannah will be received at the City of Savannah at the Savannah Courtroom located at 140 Main Street, Savannah, Tennessee 38372 until 1:30 P.M. Central Time, Thursday, October 31, 2024. Bids being mailed should be sent to Greg Littlefield, Utility Director, City of Savannah, 140 Main Street, Savannah, Tennessee 38372, and the bidder shall be responsible for timely delivery.
The work involved is in one (1) contract and consists of the following generally described work:
CONTRACT 23-04
SCADA SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
- Removal and installation of new SCADA system for water and wastewater systems.
The allotted time for construction of Contract 23-04 is 90 calendar days; liquidated damages for non-completion are $500 per calendar day.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:
- City of Savannah, 140 Main Street, Savannah, Tennessee 38372
- J. R. Wauford & Company, Consulting Engineers, Inc., 60 Volunteer Blvd., Jackson, TN 38305
Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.com and/or www.jrwauford.com. Bidders may download the digital plan documents for $50.00 by inputting Quest project # 9353993 on the QuestCDN project search page. Please contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with the digital project information.
Inquiries should be directed to W. Scott Daniel, P.E., Vice President, scottd@jrwauford.com.
Each potential bidder shall include with his payment his contractor’s license number, bonding limit and license expiration date. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions for Bidders.
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.
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.
This project is being supported with Treasury, Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Fund grant funding. Therefore, certain restrictions and other federal requirements attach to this opportunity.
The City of Savannah hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. The City of Savannah is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Any contract that uses federal funds to pay for construction work is a “federally assisted construction contract” and must include the equal opportunity clause found in 2 C.F.R. Part 200, unless otherwise stated in 41 C.F.R. Part 60. We encourage all small and minority owned firms and women’s business enterprises to participate.
Bidders must agree to comply with the Federal Davis-Bacon Act.
The Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act is also applicable, which prohibits workers on construction contracts from giving up wages that they are owed. Contractor’s must not appear on Sam.gov disbarment list.
In compliance with TCA 12-4-126(a) and (b) the ENGINEER will not issue addenda less than forty-eight (48) hours before the bid opening date and time; further, any questions concerning the bid documents shall be received by the ENGINEER before ninety-six (96) hours prior to the bid opening date and time.
The successful bidder is 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 all bids, to waive informalities, and to negotiate with the apparent qualified best bidder or bidders to such extent as may be necessary.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for 60 days, while the Owner considers the bids. Mutually agreed upon time extensions may be made if necessary.