NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids for the construction of

OAK BOWERY ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT (B15-003)

shall be received In the Purchasing Department at Opelika City Hall Conference Room, 204 South Seventh Street, Opelika, Alabama, until 2:00 p.m., local time on Thursday, November 13, 2014, and then publicly opened and read aloud.  All interested parties are invited to attend.  Only bids from competent general contractors will be considered.  At the time of contract award, the successful bidder must be a properly licensed general contractor.

The work includes the replacement of an existing two-lane bridge and approach work with shoulder widening as shown in the proposal documents.

Drawings and Specifications may be examined at the Office of the City Engineer at 700 Fox Trail, Opelika, Alabama 36801

Bid documents may be purchased from the Office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per printed set, or at no charge as an electronic file via email or if the bidder supplies a storage drive.

The bidder’s proposal must be submitted on the complete original proposal furnished to him/her by the City of Opelika.  All information in the proposal must be completed by the bidder for the proposal to be accepted. Bids must be submitted upon the standard forms furnished by the City of Opelika, Alabama.  The right is reserved, as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in bids received.

A Bid Bond in the amount of five (5) percent of the bid amount (maximum amount:  $10,000) made payable to the City of Opelika must accompany each bid.  Performance and Payment Bonds for the full contract sum will be required of the successful bidder.  The right is reserved by the Owner to reject all Bids and to waive irregularities.

Envelopes containing bids must be sealed, marked, addressed as follows, and delivered to: Lillie Finley, Purchasing-Revenue Manager, City of Opelika, 204 South 7th Street, P.O. Box 390, Opelika, Alabama, 36803-0390. Attn: OAK BOWERY ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

LILLIE FINLEY, PURCHASING-REVENUE MANAGER

CITY OF OPELIKA

204 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET (36801)

POST OFFICE BOX 390 (36803-0390)

OPELIKA, ALABAMA

PH:  (334) 705-5120

Legal run 10/31/14