INVITATION TO BID
24001
Sealed bids for the construction of the
South 10th Street and Avenue C Infrastructure Improvement Project
shall be received at the Opelika City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room, 204 South Seventh Street, Opelika, Alabama, until 2:00 p.m., local time on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, 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 attention of all bidders is called to the provisions of State law governing “General Contractors” as set forth in the Ala. Code §34-8-1, et. seq. (1975) and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. Bidders must be licensed by the Licensing Board for General Contractors when bids are submitted.
Bidders are required to have a State of Alabama General Contractor’s License with a specialty of “Highways and Streets, Clearing and Grubbing, Earthwork, Erosion, Site Work, Grading or Municipal and Utility”. All bidders must submit with their proposal, contractor’s license number and a copy of the license. State law Ala. Code §34-8-8(b) requires all bids to be rejected which do not contain the contractor’s current license number. Evidence of this license shall be documented on the outside of the sealed bid.
All bidders shall possess all other licenses and/or permits required by applicable law, rule or regulation for the performance of the work.
Drawings and Specifications may be examined at the Office of the City Engineer located at 700 Fox Trail, Opelika, Alabama, and phone number: 334-705-5450. Bid documents may be obtained from the Office of the City Engineer at no charge as an electronic file if the bidder supplies a storage drive or as an email attachment or electronic drop box.
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.
A Bid Bond in the amount of five (5) percent of the bid amount 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: South 10th Street and Avenue C Infrastructure Improvement Project
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
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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE:The estate of Homer E. Speir, Jr. Deceased.
Case No.2023-418
TAKE NOTICE that Letters Administration having been granted to Ryan E. Speir as Administrator of the Estate of Homer E. Speir, Jr., deceased, on the 25th day of September, 2023.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the said Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same be barred
Ryan E. Speir, Administrator of the Estate of Homer E. Speir, Jr., Deceased
Marrell J. McNeal, Attorney at Law, PC
PO Box 308
Opelika, AL 36803
334-745-7033
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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BOBBIE RUTH MILLER, Deceased
Case No.: 2023-495
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Adam L. Pierce, Personal Representative on the 28th day of September, 2023, by Honorable Bill English, Judge of Probate Court of Lee County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Adam L. Pierce
Legal Run 10/5/2023, 10/12/2023 & 10/19/2023
INVITATION TO BID
24002
Sealed bids for the construction of the Intersection Improvements to Cunningham Drive and Frederick Road shall be received at the Opelika City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room, 204 South Seventh Street, Opelika, Alabama, until 2:00 p.m. local time on October 31, 2023, 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 attention of all bidders is called to the provisions of State law governing “General Contractors” as set forth in the Ala. Code §34-8-1, et.seq. (1975) and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. Bidders must be licensed by the Licensing Board for General Contractors when bids are submitted.
Bidders are required to have a State of Alabama General Contractor’s License with a specialty of “Highways and Streets, Clearing and Grubbing, Earthwork, Erosion, Site Work, Grading or Municipal and Utility”. All bidders must submit with their proposal, contractor’s license number and a copy of the license. State law Ala. Code §34-8-8(b) requires all bids to be rejected which do not contain the contractor’s current license number. Evidence of this license shall be documented on the outside of the sealed bid.
All bidders shall possess all other licenses and/or permits required by applicable law, rule or regulation for the performance of the work.
Drawings and Specifications may be examined at the Office of the City Engineer located at 700 Fox Trail, Opelika, Alabama, and phone number: 334-705-5450. Bid documents may be obtained from the office of CDG, Inc., 197 East University Drive, Suite #1, Auburn, AL 36832, (334) 466-9431 at no charge as an electronic file if the bidder supplies a storage drive or as an email attachment or electronic drop box.
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.
A Bid Bond in the amount of five (5) percent of the bid amount 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.
Contractor will be required to provide two (2) Owner’s Protective Liability Policies. Named
Insured shall be as follows:
- City of Opelika
- CDG, Inc.
See Section 00700 – General Conditions for full details
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, Ope¬li¬ka, Alabama, 36803-0390. Attn: Intersection Improvements to Cunningham Drive and Frederick Road
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
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLINTON OMEGA ADAMS SR A.K.A. CLINTON OMEGA ADAMS, Deceased
PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NO. 2023-209
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Take Notice that LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of the Estate of CLINTON OMEGA ADAMS SR. a.k.a CLINTON OMEGA ADAMS deceased having been granted to DEBORA ANITA NICHOLS on the 20th day of June, 2023, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the said Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
DEBORA ANITA NICHOLS
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Legal Notice – Notice of Service By Publication: Publish the following notice for four (4) consecutive weeks in The Observer and return the proof of publication to Joshua K. Chesser, attorney for the Plaintiff, at the address shown below upon the final publication of the notice.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION
United States Fire Insurance Company, Plaintiff, vs. Provision Contracting Services, LLC and Nicholas D. Dowdell, Defendants
Civil Action No.: 3:23‐cv‐00133‐ECM‐CWB
NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
TO: PROVISION CONTRACTING SERVICES, LLC c/o Nicholas Dowdell, Registered Agent and NICHOLAS D. DOWDELL, whose whereabouts are unknown, are being sued civilly by UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY for breach of indemnity agreement-indemnity; common law/equitable indemnity, reimbursement and exoneration; specific performance of obligations of indemnitors; and collateralization/quia timet. The complaint requests injunctive relief, compensatory damages and other relief against Defendants, jointly and severally. The publication shall be circulated on a weekly basis for four (4) successive weeks in accordance with Rule 4.3 of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. Defendants are required by law to answer this complaint within thirty (30) days of the last publication of this notice. Service shall be deemed complete at the date of last publication. Defendants answers should be filed with the Clerk of Court at The United States District Court For The Middle District Of Alabama Eastern Division, Frank M. Johnson Jr. U.S. Courthouse Complex, One Church Street, Montgomery, AL 36104 and a copy should be mailed to Plaintiff’s attorney, Joshua K. Chesser at Krebs Farley, PLLC, 2204 Whitesburg Drive, Suite 302, Huntsville, AL 35801. Done this the 9th day of October, 2023.
Joshua K. Chesser
KREBS FARLEY, PLLC
2204 Whitesburg Drive, Suite 302
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
The Observer, Dates of Publication: 10/12/23, 10/19/23 10/26/23 and 11/02/23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF PARA LEE TRIMBLE, DECEASED
PROBATE COURT LEE COUNTY,
CASE NO. 2022-354
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Take Notice that LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of the Estate of PARA LEE TRIMBLE are hereby granted to Carissa Williams on the 21st day of June, 2022, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama.
Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Carissa Williams
Legal Run 10/12/2023, 10/19/2023 & 10/26/2023
ADVERTISEMENT FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS
AND FOR BIDS FROM BIDDERS WHO ARE PREQUALIFIED
Prequalification Proposals (Letters of Interest (LOI) and Statements of Qualifications (SOQ)) from General Contractors (Construction Service Firms) shall be submitted and will be received by the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama (“Board”), at the Wesley A. James Operations Center, 4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL 36618-0249; UNTIL 2:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, October 31, 2023, for the following project: CWSRF Contract No. CS010281-19, ESLAVA CREEK FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT SLIPLINING OF EXISTING 48 INCH FORCE MAIN – PHASE 3(S): BAKER STREET TO WILLIAMS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, PHASE 2(S): AMPAC FACILITY TO BROAD STREET, PHASE 1(S): I-10 CROSSING, McCrory & Williams, Inc Project No. M5712-2650 for consideration of approval to bid this project. Prequalified Bidders will be notified in writing on or about November 2, 2023, at which time Bid and Construction Documents will be made available to bidders.
Instructions for SOQ packages may be inspected at the Board’s offices at 4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL, or requested at the offices of McCrory & Williams, Inc, 3207 International Drive, Suite G, Mobile, Alabama 36606.
As one of the conditions of submitting a SOQ, it must be understood that knowledge and experience is extremely important. Therefore, the construction firm will have to submit evidence and proof acceptable to the Board of their ability, knowledge, experience, training of supervisory personnel and labor, and will be required to submit evidence and proof that construction firm has performed work of a similar nature within the last twenty-four (24) months and that such work was satisfactorily and safely completed.
Qualifications of any sub-contractor(s) used to obtain prequalification status are to be included in the firm’s statement of qualifications. Contractors should pay special attention to the Board’s Supplier Diversity Program requirements to ensure prequalification packages include the required documentation as to participation of diverse sub-contractor(s) and suppliers to meet the Board’s goals of the Contractor’s good faith efforts to secure such participation.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive technical errors, and/or abandon this process if, in their judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.
All General contractors seeking prequalification status are required to submit the prequalification documents enclosed and clearly marked on the outside of the package as follows: “CONFIDENTIAL – STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS – ESLAVA CREEK FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT SLIPLINING OF EXISTING 48 INCH FORCE MAIN – PHASE 3(S): BAKER STREET TO WILLIAMS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, PHASE 2(S): AMPAC FACILITY TO BROAD STREET, PHASE 1(S): I-10 CROSSING” Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama ATTN: Douglas L. Cote, PE, Assistant Director of Operations, 4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL 36618-0249.
Sealed bid proposals will be received only from Prequalified General Contractor Bidders by the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama (“Board”), at Wesley A. James Operations Center, 4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL 36618-0249; UNTIL 12:00 PM LOCAL TIME; ON MONDAY, December 4, 2023, and then publicly opened and read at 1:00 p.m.
The Work of the project includes, but is not limited to the following:
Sliplining of approximately 10,000 LF of 36” HDPE sanitary sewer forcemain pipe into existing 48” PCCP pipe and approximately 400 LF of 32” HDPE into existing 36” PCCP pipe.
Numerous connections utilizing ductile iron fitting and PVC pipe will be required as the existing PCCP pipe contains bends and interconnections.
Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Consulting Engineer, upon payment of $200.00 for each (printed) set. Said cost represents the cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution, therefore no refund will be granted. Checks shall be made payable to “McCrory & Williams, Inc.” Bid documents will be mailed only upon receipt of deposit. No Contract Documents will be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to bid submission time.
Refer to MAWSS Policy No. DBE 16-01 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Policy for Public Works Act Contracts, which states that contractors shall make a demonstrated good faith effort to award fifteen percent (15%) of the contract amount to certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises as subcontractors and/or suppliers performing commercially useful functions which are consistent with contract requirements. Further information for requirements during the bidding and contract performance phases are provided in Policy No. DBE 16-01 and should be considered by prospective bidders. Also, bidders must list all DBE subcontractors and suppliers on the provided Subcontracting Plan form to be submitted with the package.
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the MAWSS Main Training Room at the Park Forest Facility, 4725A Moffett Road, Mobile, AL 36618 on November 8, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. Local Time, to discuss bidding and project requirements. Prospective prequalified bidders and subcontractors are required to attend.
Bids must be submitted on the standard forms included with the Contract Documents. The following contract bid documents, Bid Proposal, Bid Bond, Subcontracting Plan, SSO and Unpermitted Discharge Prevention Notification, and any addendum attachments shall be printed on yellow color paper and tabbed. The Contractor shall be responsible for preparing its bid package in accordance with this guideline.
The Owner’s intent is to use funding through the Clean Water State Revolving Loan for this project. Additional requirements beyond those of the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama and the State of Alabama bid law are included in this project and are outlined in Supplemental General Conditions for SRF Assisted Wastewater Facilities Construction Contracts of the project specifications.
Envelopes containing bids must be sealed and delivered to the Director, Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama, Wesley A. James Operations Center, 4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL 36618-0249: “Bid for Constructing CWSRF Contract No. CS010281-19, ESLAVA CREEK FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT SLIPLINING OF EXISTING 48 INCH FORCE MAIN – PHASE 3(S): BAKER STREET TO WILLIAMS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, PHASE 2(S): AMPAC FACILITY TO BROAD STREET, PHASE 1(S): I-10 CROSSING McCrory & Williams, Inc Project No. M5712-2650, to be opened at 1:00 p.m., Local Time, December 4, 2023 ”. The Bidder’s Alabama State Contractor’s License Number and discipline shall be on the envelope.
Bid guarantee in the form of certified check, bid bond, or Irrevocable Letter of Credit acceptable to the Board will be required for at least 5% of the bid amount, not to exceed $10,000.
The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in bids received.
THIS INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS AND FOR BIDS FROM BIDDERS WHO
ARE PREQUALIFIED IS CONDENSED FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION/REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDDERS CAN BE FOUND IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
THE BOARD OF WATER AND SEWER
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
MOBILE, ALABAMA
Legal Run 10/19/2023
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama (“Board”), at the Wesley A. James Operations Center, 4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL 36618-0249 until 12:00 p.m., Local Time, November 13, 2023, and then publicly opened and read at 1:00 p.m. for furnishing all labor, materials, and performing all work for the following project: Contract No:M5712-2775, Project Name: 2024 Annual Contract for Cured-In-Place Pipe Rehabilitation of Large Diameter Sanitary Sewer Mains.
Plans and Specifications may be inspected at the Board’s offices at 4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL, or at the office of McCrory & Williams, Inc, Consulting Engineers, 3207 International Drive, Suite G, Mobile, AL. Electronic Plans and Specifications may be obtained via e-mail for review only from McCrory & Williams, Inc, Telephone: (251)476-4720.
Copies of the Plans, Specifications, and other Contract Documents may be obtained from McCrory & Williams, Inc at 3207 International Drive, Suite G, upon a non-refundable payment of $75.00 per set. No Contract Documents will be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to bid submission time.
A mandatory Pre-bid Conference will be held at MAWSS, 4725 Moffett Road, Mobile, AL 36618 on October 31, 2023 at 11:45 A.M. Local Time, to discuss bidding and project requirements. Prospective bidders and subcontractors should attend.
Bids must be submitted on the standard forms included with the Contract Documents.
Envelopes containing bids must be sealed and delivered to the Director, Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama, 4725A Moffett Road, Mobile, Alabama 36618-0249: “Bid for constructing (Contract No.) M5712-2775 2024 Annual Contract for Cured-In-Place Pipe Rehabilitation of Large Diameter Sanitary Sewer Mains to be opened at 1:00 p.m., Local Time, November 13, 2023”. The Bidder’s Alabama State Contractor’s License Number and discipline shall be on the envelope.
Bid guarantee in the form of certified check, bid bond, or irrevocable Letter of Credit acceptable to the Board will be required for at least 5% of the bid amount, not to exceed $10,000.
The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in bids received.
THIS INVITATION FOR BIDS IS CONDENSED FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDDERS CAN BE FOUND IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
THE BOARD OF WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF MOBILE, ALABAMA
Legal Run 10/19/2023
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF NORMA HOWARD BROWN, DECEASED
PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY
CASE NO. 2023-487
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Take Notice that LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of the Estate of NORMA HOWARD BROWN are hereby granted to Richard Earl Howard and Perry Wayne Brown as Co-Personal Representatives on the 27th day of September 2023, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama.
Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Richard Earl Howard
Perry Wayne Brown
Legal Run 10/19/2023, 10/26/2023 & 11/02/2023
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: THE Estate of MICHAEL KEITH HOOD, Deceased
CASE NO. 2023-524
NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: ANY KNOWN ORUNKNOWN heirs of MICHAEL KEITH HOOD, deceased
Notice is hereby given that a Petition to Probate the Last Will and Testament of the Estate of MICHAEL KEITH HOOD, deceased has been filed in the Lee County Probate Office. A hearing has been scheduled for December 4th, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. central time, electronically via “ZOOM”. Please contact the Lee County Probate Court at 334-737-3670 for access to the electronic hearing should you intend to take part in the hearing of the Petition to Probate the Last Will and Testament of the Estate of MICHAEL KEITH HOOD, deceased.
BILL ENGLIHS, Judge of Probate, Lee County, Alabama.
Legal Run 10/19/23, 10/26/23 & 11/2/2023
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF WILLIAM RUSSELL MOORE, DECEASED
PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, CASE NO. 2023-140
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Take Notice that LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of the Estate of WILLIAM RUSSELL MOORE, are hereby granted to Mark Russell Moore, on the13th day of September, 2023, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama.
Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Mark Russell Moore
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF WILLIAM RUSSELL MOORE, DECEASED
PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, CASE NO. 2023-140
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Take Notice that LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of the Estate of WILLIAM RUSSELL MOORE, are hereby granted to Mark Russell Moore, on the13th day of September, 2023, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama.
Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Mark Russell Moore
Legal Run 10/19/23, 10/26/23 & 11/2/23