Sealed bids are being accepted for athletic field construction, renovation, and maintenance. The bid opening is on June 25th at 2:00 PM. Services include turf management, irrigation system design and installation, and golf course irrigation. A bid bond of 5% is required for bids of $10,000 or more. Contractors must be licensed and provide proof of insurance. The contract period is one year with options for two additional years. The city reserves the right to modify or award to multiple vendors. An electronic version of the bid is available on the city's website.
Bids must be received by the Purchasing Department no later than the date and time specified. The bid opening will be held on June 25th at 2:00 PM.
Discounts offered in payment terms will be considered in the bid evaluation. Prices quoted shall be total delivered price. Prices valid for acceptance within days not to be less than 30 days.
The work included under this contract shall be guaranteed by the contractor against all defects and malfunctions due to faulty workmanship for a period of one year from the date of final acceptance or grassing by the owner. The contractor shall be obligated to repair any settling of backfilled trenches which may occur during the guarantee period.
Contractor shall possess the experience, ability, personnel, equipment and facilities to perform the indicated scope of work. The contractor shall have demonstrated such qualifications by having completed design, construction, and irrigation on a minimum of five high quality athletic fields within the past five years. The contractor shall be currently engaged full time in maintaining high quality athletic fields on a day to day basis. The contractor shall also have demonstrated such qualifications by having completed design and construction of at least five golf course irrigation systems within the past three years. The contractor shall be licensed by the Alabama State Licensing Board for General Contractors with specific classifications and certified by the Irrigation Association and Rain Bird Corporation.
No bidder may withdraw a bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
A bid response may be rejected if bids are improperly submitted or identified, bid is not signed or not original signature, requested information or documentation is not submitted with bid, failure to acknowledge receipt of addendum with bid, material alteration of the master document, invitation to bid number not on face of envelope, received late, no bid bond, bid response not on original form, bid not in ink or typed, or proper licensing not included as required by law.