Sealed bids for DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, to be constructed for PICKENS COUNTY COMMISSION will be received at the office of the PICKENS COUNTY COMMISSION and addressed to 20 Phoenix Ave, Room 102, Carrollton, AL 35447-2352, until 2:00 PM CST on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at which time the bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud.
An Optional Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:00 PM CST on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at the North Pickens Airport, 690 5th Avenue North East, Reform, AL 35481.
The Project consists of demolition, excavation, drainage structure installation, erosion control, and cement flume construction.
Bids will be received for a a single prime contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, as indicated in the Bid Form.
Digital copies of the bid documents are available at http://Planroom.GarverUSA.com for a fee of $22. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this Project from the “Plan Room” link, and by entering Quest Project Number 9133852 on the “Browse Projects” page. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at 952.233.1632 or info@questcdn.com. Documents can be examined at Garver’s office, 5125A Research Drive NW, Huntsville, AL 35805, or at the North Pickens Airport, at 690 5th Avenue North East, Reform, AL 35481. Addendums to the bid package will be issued through the Garver online Plan Holders List; therefore, all Bidders shall be responsible for downloading the bid documents from the Garver online plan room in order to be included in the Plan Holders List. Bidders must enter the addenda numbers in Article 3.01 of the Bid Form to verify receipt.
Bids shall be accompanied by a bid security in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The successful Bidder must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds in accordance with the Contract Documents.
All Bidders shall make good faith efforts, as defined by Appendix A of 49 CFR Part 26, Regulations of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, to subcontract a minimum of 6.37% of the dollar value of the prime contract to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (DBE).
Bidders must be licensed to perform work within the state of Alabama.
Federal Requirements for Federally Funded Projects. This Project is being partially funded under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Contractors must comply with specific federally required provisions as listed herein and contained in the contract documents. The following federal provisions are incorporated in this solicitation by reference:
• Buy American Preference (49 USC § 50101)
• Civil Rights – Title VI Assurances (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4)
• Davis-Bacon Requirements (2 CFR § 200, Appendix II(D), 29 CFR Part 5)
• Debarment and Suspension (2 CFR part 180 (Subpart C), 2 CFR part 1200, DOT Order 4200.5)
• Lobbying and Influencing Federal Employees (31 USC § 1352, 2 CFR part 200 Appendix II(J), 49 CFR part 20 Appendix A)
• Procurement of Recovered Materials (2 CFR § 200.322, 40 CFR part 247, Solid Waste Disposal Act)
Affirmative Action Requirement.
1. The Bidder’s attention is called to the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications” set forth herein.
2. The goals and timetables for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor’s aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:
Timetables
Goals for minority participation for each trade: 20.7%
Goals for female participation in each trade: 6.9%
These goals are applicable to all of the Contractor’s construction work (whether or not it is Federal or federally assisted) performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, it shall apply the goals established for such geographical area where the work is actually performed. With regard to this second area, the Contractor also is subject to the goals for both its federally involved and non-federally involved construction.
The Contractor’s compliance with the Executive Order and the regulations in 41 CFR Part 60-4 shall be based on its implementation of the Equal Opportunity Clause, specific affirmative action obligations required by the specifications set forth in 41 CFR 60-4.3(a) and its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade, and the Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor or from project to project for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor’s goals shall be a violation of the contract, the Executive Order and the regulations in 41 CFR Part 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.
3. The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) within 10 working days of award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor; employer identification number of the subcontractor; estimated dollar amount of the subcontract; estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and the geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.
4. As used in this notice and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is Alabama, Pickens County, City of Reform.
Civil Rights Title VI Assurance
The PICKENS COUNTY COMMISSION, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any Contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and no businesses will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), creed, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), age, or disability in consideration for an award.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Bid Information Submitted as a matter of responsiveness:
The Owner’s award of this contract is conditioned upon Bidder or Offeror satisfying the good faith effort requirements of 49 CFR § 26.53.
As a condition of responsiveness, the Bidder or Offeror must submit the following information with its proposal on the forms provided herein:
1) The names and addresses of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms
that will participate in the contract;
2) A description of the work that each DBE firm will perform;
3) The dollar amount of the participation of each DBE firm listed under (1);
4) Written statement from Bidder or Offeror that attests their commitment to use
the DBE firm(s) listed under (1) to meet the Owner’s project goal
5) Written confirmation from each listed DBE firm that it is participating in the
contract in the kind and amount of work provided in the prime contractor's commitment;
and
6) If Bidder or Offeror cannot meet the advertised project DBE goal, evidence of
good faith efforts undertaken by the Bidder or Offeror as described in appendix A to 49
CFR part 26. The documentation of good faith efforts must include copies of each DBE
and non-DBE subcontractor quote submitted to the bidder when a non-DBE
subcontractor was selected over a DBE for work on the contract.
Bid Information submitted as a matter of responsibility:
The Owner’s award of this contract is conditioned upon Bidder or Offeror satisfying the good faith effort requirements of 49 CFR § 26.53.
As a condition of responsibility, every Bidder or Offeror must submit the following information on the forms provided herein within five days after bid opening.
1) The names and addresses of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms
that will participate in the contract;
2) A description of the work that each DBE firm will perform;
3) The dollar amount of the participation of each DBE firm listed under (1);
4) Written statement from Bidder or Offeror that attests their commitment to use
the DBE firm(s) listed under (1) to meet the Owner’s project goal;
5) Written confirmation from each listed DBE firm that it is participating in the
contract in the kind and amount of work provided in the prime contractor's commitment;
and
6) If Bidder or Offeror cannot meet the advertised project DBE goal, evidence of
good faith efforts undertaken by the Bidder or Offeror as described in appendix A to 49
CFR part 26. The documentation of good faith efforts must include copies of each DBE
and non-DBE subcontractor quote submitted to the bidder when a non-DBE
subcontractor was selected over a DBE for work on the contract.
Federal Fair Labor Standards Act
All contracts and subcontracts that result from this solicitation incorporate by reference the provisions of 29 CFR part 201, et seq, the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), with the same force and effect as if given in full text. The FLSA sets minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards for full and part-time workers.
The Contractor has full responsibility to monitor compliance to the referenced statute or regulation. The Contractor must address any claims or disputes that arise from this requirement directly with the U.S. Department of Labor – Wage and Hour Division.
Trade Restriction Certification
By submission of an offer, the Offeror certifies that with respect to this solicitation and any resultant contract, the Offeror –
1) is not owned or controlled by one or more citizens of a foreign country included
in the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms as published by the Office of
the United States Trade Representative (USTR);
2) has not knowingly entered into any contract or subcontract for this project with
a person that is a citizen or national of a foreign country included on the list of
countries that discriminate against U.S. firms as published by the USTR; and
3) has not entered into any subcontract for any product to be used on the Federal
project that is produced in a foreign country included on the list of countries that
discriminate against U.S. firms published by the USTR.
This certification concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States of America and the making of a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the maker subject to prosecution under Title 18 USC § 1001.
The Offeror/Contractor must provide immediate written notice to the Owner if the Offeror/Contractor learns that its certification or that of a subcontractor was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances. The Contractor must require subcontractors provide immediate written notice to the Contractor if at any time it learns that its certification was erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
Unless the restrictions of this clause are waived by the Secretary of Transportation in accordance with 49 CFR § 30.17, no contract shall be awarded to an Offeror or subcontractor:
1) who is owned or controlled by one or more citizens or nationals of a foreign
country included on the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms published
by the USTR; or
2) whose subcontractors are owned or controlled by one or more citizens or
nationals of a foreign country on such USTR list; or
3) who incorporates in the public works project any product of a foreign country on
such USTR list.
Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by this provision. The knowledge and information of a contractor is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.
The Offeror agrees that, if awarded a contract resulting from this solicitation, it will incorporate this provision for certification without modification in all lower tier subcontracts. The Contractor may rely on the certification of a prospective subcontractor that it is not a firm from a foreign country included on the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms as published by USTR, unless the Offeror has knowledge that the certification is erroneous.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making an award. If it is later determined that the Contractor or subcontractor knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may direct through the Owner cancellation of the contract or subcontract for default at no cost to the Owner or the FAA.
Bids must remain in effect for [90] days after the bid opening date. Within [90] days from the bid date, the Owner may award the contract to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder or reject any or all Bids for the Project.
The PICKENS COUNTY COMMISSION reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive irregularities in the Bids and bidding deemed to be in the best interests of the PICKENS COUNTY COMMISSION, and to reject nonconforming, nonresponsive, or conditional bids.
Owner: PICKENS COUNTY COMMISSION
By: Ms. Cheryl Bowles
Title: County Administrator
Date: June 05, 2024
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