INVITATION TO BIDDERS
Project: McBath at Topside Road - New Traffic Signal & Roadway Improvements
City of Alcoa Development Services Department
Project No. 23-009
Engineer: Alan Childers, P.E.
Cannon & Cannon, Inc.
8550 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
Owner: City of Alcoa
725 Universal Street
Alcoa, TN 37701
SEPARATE sealed BIDS for the McBath at Topside Road – New Traffic Signal & Roadway Improvements project will be received by the Development Services Department of the City of Alcoa, Tennessee at the City of Alcoa Service Center,725 Universal Street, Alcoa, Tennessee until 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on the Tuesday the 30th day of May, 2023 and then at said place publicly opened and read aloud.
The work of this contract generally consists of the following:
A new traffic signal installation and roadway improvements at McBath Road and Topside Road in Alcoa, TN.
No bids will be received or accepted after the above specified time for the opening of Bids. Bids submitted after the designated hour will be deemed invalid and returned unopened to the Bidder.
The BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:
City of Alcoa - Development Services Department
725 Universal Street
Alcoa, TN 37701
BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be obtained from the Development Services Department of the City of Alcoa after completing the Bid Document Request Form available on the City of Alcoa bids website at https://www.cityofalcoa-tn.gov/Bids.aspx for the subject project. Completed Bid Document Request Forms shall be emailed to . You will then receive a response email containing a link to download PDF files of the project Plans, Proposal Contract, and Bid Package.
In addition, Maryville Alcoa Central Traffic Operations (MACTO) Specifications may be obtained online at the City of Alcoa website: https://www.cityofalcoa-tn.gov/309/Specifications-Ordinances.
BIDS shall be accompanied by a cashier's or bank check or BID Guarantee BOND in the amount not less than five percent (5%) of the BID made payable to the City of Alcoa, Tennessee, OWNER, and subject to the conditions provided in the INSTRUCTION FOR BIDDERS. Bidders shall submit with their bid a Drug-Free Workplace Affidavit of Prime Bidder as required by TCA §50-9-113. A Voluntary Title VI Disclosure should also be included with the bid to assist with the City of Alcoa’s compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish an acceptable Performance and Payment Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, each bond.
The project herein described is to be completed within three hundred sixty-five (365) calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed. Liquidated damages for delay of completion of contract will be in accordance with the Agreement (Contract).
Bidders may withdraw their bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the bid opening providing certification of an error in their submittal is forwarded to the Owner. Thereafter, no Bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual bid date of the opening thereof.
All bidders must be licensed contractors to perform the type construction herein described by Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 6, Amended by Chapter 9 and Chapter 406 of the Public Works Act of 1977. The project is funded by local funds.
The CONTRACTOR shall comply with all State, Federal, and Local laws and/or regulations.
The City of Alcoa reserves the right to waive any irregularities or reject any or all bids. The City of Alcoa shall not discriminate against any contractor regardless of race, religion, creed, color, sex, national origin, age, or physical handicap.
The proposed project has been developed in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which provides that the no person shall, on the grounds of race, sex, age, national origin, or disabling condition, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
Mark Johnson, City Manager
City of Alcoa
223 Associates Boulevard
Alcoa, TN 37701