Section 00 11 13 Advertisement for Bid
OWNER: City of Cookeville Government, Mr. James Mills – City Manager, Cookeville, Tennessee.
Sealed bids for City of Cookeville Gateway Signs, Cookeville, Tennessee will be received by the Owner at the City Hall 45 E. Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501 until Monday, June 3, 2024 at 10:00 AM CT and at this time all bids will be opened and read aloud.
The information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Performance and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the following:
Upland Design Group, Inc. Crossville, Tennessee
Builders Exchange of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee
Associated General Contractors Nashville, Tennessee
Prospective Bidders / Contractors may obtain electronic access to the Bid Documents upon request from the Architect, at 362 Industrial Blvd., Crossville, TN 38555; phone (931) 484-7541.
A non-mandatory Pre-Bid meeting will be held Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 8:30 AM CT. Meet in the Cracker Barrel parking lot adjacent the Jefferson Ave. site. The purpose of this meeting is to explain the scope of work and to provide an opportunity for bidders to ask questions about the project.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check of bidder's bond executed by the bidder and a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Tennessee, for the sum of five percent (5%) of the amount bid. The successful bidder will be required to execute an AIA A312 Performance Bond in the amount of One Hundred (100%) of the contract price. Bonds must be accompanied by Power of Attorney.
No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty days (30) after the date set for the opening of bid.
All bidders must be licensed contractors as required by Chapter 135 Public Acts of 1945 of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, Section 1. Bidder's name and license number must be placed on the envelope containing his bid and bond.
The Contractor shall be responsible for verifying and maintaining documentation that all construction forces that are on all construction sites have met the State of Tennessee Background Check.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive informalities therein.
The Bid Envelope Cover Sheet must be completely filled out. Any bids received with Bid Envelope Cover Sheet omissions will be returned to the bidder unopened.
Any Bids received after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids will be returned unopened.
TIME FOR COMPLETION:
It is hereby understood and mutually agreed by and between the Contractor and the Owner that the date of beginning and the time for completion of the work to be done hereunder are essential conditions of the contract; and it is further mutually understood and agreed that the work embraced in this contract shall be commenced immediately upon a notice to proceed being issued no later than 150 days.
The Contractor agrees that said work shall be executed regularly, diligently, and uninterruptedly at such rate of progress as will ensure full completion thereof within the time specified. It is expressly understood and agreed by and between the Contractor and the Owner that the time for completion of the work described herein is a reasonable time for completion of the same, taking into consideration the average climatic range and usual industrial conditions prevailing in this locality.
If the Contractor shall neglect, fail or refuse to complete the total work within the contract time or any proper extension thereof granted by the Owner pursuant to AIA Document A201, the Contractor shall be liable for all such actual damages sustained by the Owner as the result of each delay, except that when such actual damages may be difficult to ascertain, the Contractor shall pay the Owner the sum of $200 per day as liquidated damages of each and every calendar day that the Contractor shall be in default after the time stipulated for completion of the work. In no event shall such payment be construed as a penalty but shall be considered as reimbursement for the Owner's additional expense and loss occasioned by unexpected Contractor's delay.
Delays occasioned by strike occurring on the job during the performance of the work, riots, civil commotions, change orders, and such other justifiable delay as may be approved by the Owner and the Architect pursuant to the provisions of the General Conditions, shall be the only exceptions for which a request for excusable cause shall be made in writing to the Owner no more than 21 days after the delay begins. Otherwise such claim shall be waived, and the work shall be completed without extension for such delay.
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