Langan Lake Dredging

Minority and women's business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities and equipment, material and/or supply needs. All bidders must make positive efforts to use small and minority owned business and women business enterprises. Each bid shall be accompanied by a check or bid bond for the sum of five percent (5%) of the amount bid (maximum amount of bond $10,000), made payable to the CITY, and certified by a reputable banking institution. These monies shall serve as assurance that within ten (10) days of notice of contract award contemplated in the Proposal, the successful bidder will enter into such contract and file a bond for the execution of same. The performance bond required will be for the amount bid, and labor and material bond shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of contract, and shall be made by a Surety Company acceptable to the City of Mobile and upon the forms of bonds appended hereto. In addition, the Contractor must furnish to the City at the time of the signing of the Contract a certificate of insurance coverage as provided in the specification which will include Comprehensive General Liability insurance, Contractor's Automobile Liability Insurance, Owner's Protective Liability Insurance, or a Comprehensive General and Public Liability policy naming the City of Mobile, its agents (specifically Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., McCrory & Williams, Inc.) and employees as additionally insured, and where applicable, subcontractor's Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance. The right is reserved to reject any and/or all bids and to waive informalities and to furnish any item of material or work to change the amount of said Contract. Liquidated damages for non-completion of the work within the time limit agreed upon will be assessed according to Section 108.11 of Alabama Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Highway Construction 2018 Edition. Bidders for work costing in excess of $50,000 must be licensed Contractors in the State of Alabama pursuant to Sections 34-8-1 through 34-8-27 of the Code of Alabama of 1975 as amended. Bidders' license must include the Specialty Construction (H/RR-S)-Dredging, as listed in the State of Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors Administrative Code Chapter 230-X-1-.27 6.a.8. Bidders shall indicate State License Number on outside of bid envelope. All Bids of $50,000 or more must be accompanied by a copy of the bidder's Alabama General Contractor's License. The awarding of a contract will require the Contractor to pay the prevailing wage rates for this district that are applicable to the trades engaged in this project. As listed in the State of Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors Administrative Code Chapter 230-X-1.06, in cases of joint venture, all parties to the joint venture must be licensed at the time the bid is submitted and each must have the proper classification for the project. Bid limits can be added together. Bids must be sealed and have the following on the outside of the envelope: the bid date, the project name and number, bidder name, bidder address and State License number issued by the State of Alabama Board of General Contractors. The envelope containing bids must be addressed as follows, and delivered to Ms. Lisa Lambert, City Clerk; City of Mobile, P. O. Box 1827, Mobile, Alabama 36633; "Bid for completion of Langan Lake Dredging Project City of Mobile Project No. 2016-3005-34 in the City of Mobile, Alabama". The City of Mobile reserves the right to reject any and all bids and waive informalities in the bidding. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.

Division 31 -	Earthwork, Erosion and Sedimentation Controls.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities, Ponds and Reservoirs.
Division 35 -	Waterway and Marine Construction, Shoreline Protection, Waterway Construction and Equipment.