Sealed Bids for furnishing pavement replacement according to the Bid Specifications and Contract Documents will be received by The Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Anniston, Alabama (AWWSB), until 10:00 a.m. local time, on Tuesday, February15, 2022, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. No Bids will be accepted or opened after the date and time set forth herein.

The Bid Specifications and Contract Documents are open for public review and copies maybe obtained at the AWWSB Main Office, 931 Noble Street, Suite 200, Anniston, AL36201. The Specifications and Contract Documents are also available for review and download from the AWWSB website at www.awwsb.org. Please note that Bid Specifications and Documents will NOT be mailed to prospective bidders and prequalification is not required.

Answers to questions, clarifications, corrections, and additions to the Bid Specifications will be issued in the form of Addenda to the Specifications. Such Addenda will not be distributed by delivery or mail but, rather, shall only be posted on the AWWSB website and AWWSB Bulletin Board. It shall be the responsibility of the bidder to frequently visit the AWWSB website to view or download such Addenda, if any are issued.

This Invitation to Bid, the Bid Specifications, and the Bid/Proposal form(s) will comprise the total bid invitation package and should be read carefully. Bidders should submit all information requested on the Bid/Proposal forms provided with additional information attached as directed. Each proposal must be signed.  If the bid is not submitted as requested, it may be grounds for disqualification of the bid and/or bidder.

In the event a bidis received from a person, firm, or corporation deemed to be a responsible bidder, having a place of business within the local preference zone established and the bid is no more than five percent greater than the bid of the lowest responsible bidder, the awarding authority may award the contract to the resident responsible bidder. In the event only one bidder responds to the invitation to bid, AWWSB may reject the bid and negotiate the purchase or contract, providing the negotiated price is lower than the bid price. AWWSB reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any informality in any Bid, and to accept any Bid considered as being the most beneficial to AWWSB.

In compliance with the BEASON-HAMMON ALABAMATAXPAYER AND CITIZEN ACT, the successful bidder will be required to submit proof of Immigration Compliance as the law applies. The following language is required by § 31-13-9 (k) Code of Alabama 1975 to be placed in all contracts covered by the Act: “By signing this contract, the contracting parties affirm, for the duration of the agreement, that they will not violate federal immigration law or knowingly employ, hire for employment, or continue to employ an unauthorized alien within the state of Alabama. Furthermore, a contracting party found to be in violation of this provision shall be deemed in breach of the agreement and shall be responsible for all damages resulting therefrom.”