Legal Notice: Advertisement for Bids

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received from General Contractors by (Owner) Athens State University, located at Founder’s Hall, 300 N. Beaty Street, Athens, Alabama 35611; until 2:00 PM Local Time, Tuesday, July 20, 2023, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read for:
RENOVATIONS TO BROWN HALL FOR ATHENS STATE UNIVERSITY ATHENS, ALABAMA
(LOCALLY FUNDED)
A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to (Owner) Athens State University in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and statutory Labor and Material Payment Bonds, and insurance in compliance with requirements, and verification of E-Verify enrollment will be required at the signing of the Contract.
Drawings and Specifications may be examined at the Office of the Architect; Dodge Data & Analytics; Data Fax and ConstructConnect.
Bid documents (Plan, Specifications, and Addenda) will be sent to General Contractors only, from the Architect electronically with no deposit. Subcontractors should contact a General Contractor or plan room for documents. General Contractors should contact Robert M. Littleton via phone (256) 539-3431 or email robert.littleton@gmcnetwork.com to request electronic documents. No bid documents will be distributed later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled opening of bids. For the list of plan holders on this project visit www.gmcnetwork.com/bids/.
Only General Contractors which are properly licensed in accordance with criteria established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the Provision of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, will be considered for the work of this project.
PRE-BID CONFERENCE: [was schedueld to be] held at the same location as the bids are to be opened, at 10:00 AM local time July 10, 2023, for the purpose of reviewing the project and answering Bidder’s questions. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference IS NOT REQUIRED but highly recommended FOR ALL GENERAL CONTRACTOR BIDDERS intending to submit a Proposal, and is highly recommended for Subcontractors.
Per the Owner and the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR), Act 2013-205, the project will be bid EXCLUDING TAXES and will require the General Contractor to complete DCM Form C-3A Accounting of Sales Tax Attachment to DCM Form C-3 Proposal Form (August 2020) which will be submitted with the Contractor’s Proposal at the time of the Bid. If awarded the bid, both tax exempt entity and contractor shall apply for certificates of exemption. ADOR shall issue certificates of exemption from sales and use tax for each tax exempt project. Certificates shall only be issued to contractors licensed by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors or any subcontractor working under the same contract. Items eligible for exemption are building materials, construction materials, and supplies and other tangibles that become part of the structure. ADOR will handle the administration of the certificates and the accounting of exempt purchases.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive technical errors and/or abandon the bid process if, in their judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.
(Owner) Athens State University
Founder’s Hall, 300 N. Beaty Street
Athens, Alabama 35611
GOODWYN MILLS CAWOOD, LLC. (GMC)
MEMBERS, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
117 Jefferson Street North
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
Phone: (256) 539-3431