01/03/2018 NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR Huntsville Utilities Gas Department IFB 17-34

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Huntsville, a municipal corporation within the State of Alabama, d/b/a/ Huntsville Utilities, at the office of Jim Lawson, Buying Agent, 112 Spragins Street, Huntsville, Alabama, 35801, until 2:00pm, Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018 at which time the bids will be publicly opened.

The bids are being solicited for the installation of a rectifier for Huntsville Utilities Gas Department in Huntsville, Alabama.

The plans, specifications and Scope of Work are on file for examination in the offices of Jim Lawson Buying Agent, 112 Spragins St, Huntsville, Alabama, 35801. A copy of the plans, specifications and contract documents may be obtained electronically by emailing Jim Lawson at [email protected]. No paper plans will be issued. Prospective bidders are required to attend or call into a pre-bid meeting (e-mail [email protected] for teleconference number) on Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 @ 10:00am CST in the Training Room at the Huntsville Utilities Main Office Building, 112 Spragins St., Huntsville, AL 35801 and to complete the Bidder Qualification Form concerning capabilities to perform the work. Bids will be accepted only from qualified General Contractors licensed by the State of Alabama. Only bids of such Contractors who are licensed prior to the date of the bid opening will be considered.

The Scope of Work is to furnish all equipment and labor required to install and commission an impressed current cathodic protection rectifier and associated ground bed per the design drawings provided. This shall include all fixtures, wiring, conduit, excavation, and/or drilling required to accomplish this task including restoring all disturbed areas. Bid item does not include the following tasks, which shall be completed by Huntsville Utilities personnel: build the service pole for the rectifier unit, pull the service wire, and install rectifier unit on service pole. Contractor to install everything else as called for in design drawings and terminate all cables with enough length to attach them to the rectifier unit. Other line items as described in the Specifications and Contract Documents are an integral part of this Contract. Bid documents and Plans will be available on January 8th, 2018. No plans will be issued after Tuesday, January 16th, 2018.

A cashier's check or a bid bond payable to the City of Huntsville, Alabama, d/b/a/ Huntsville Utilities for an amount not less than 5% of the contractor's bid, but in no event more than $10,000.00, will be required to accompany each contractor's bid.

The right to reject any and all bids is reserved.

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Jim Lawson – Buying Agent City of Huntsville, d/b/a/ Huntsville Utilities