205 Badger Avenue Renovation Project

Sealed bids for the Oak Ridge Recreation & Parks Project shall be received as follows: OWNER:       City of Oak Ridge**The City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee shall be referred to as the “City” in all bid package documents LOCATION:  100 Woodbury LaneOak Ridge, TN 37830 MAILING ADDRESS: (same as above) TIME:              2:00 PM ET; Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud and the Contract awarded as soon thereafter as practicable. Bidders must use the bid envelope cover sheet provided in the project manual and include their Full Name, Address, and Tennessee Contractor’s License Number. The project’s completion date will be agreed upon by the parties in writing. The bids shall be submitted on or before the time set for the opening of bids. Bids received after the time set are late bids and will not be considered. Late bids, unmarked envelopes, and incorrectly marked envelopes will not be opened. Electronic bids are not accepted. Bidders must obtain Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents from the Lewis GroupArchitects, 6512 Deane Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919, Telephone +1 (555) 000-0000. All documents will be made available electronically by contacting Seth Schweitzer at document.write('sschweitzer'+'@'+'lewisgroup.net')For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address.  No bid deposit is required, however obtaining documents via the architect is mandatory in order to be on the official bidder’s list. A pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. local time. The meeting will be held at Building to be Renovated, 205 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. The pre-bid meeting is mandatory for bidders (General Contractors). All Bidders must be licensed Contractors as required by the “CONTRACTOR’S LICENSING ACT OF 1994,” and as passed by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee. Furthermore, the Contractor should have the necessary licensing classifications as listed in Rules of Tennessee Board for Licensing General Contractors-Chapter 0680-1. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee payable to the City in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. The form of the bid guarantee shall be a bid bond or other suitable instrument (i.e., casher’s check, certified check, or Letter of Credit). The bid guarantees of unsuccessful Bidders shall be returned to them by the City within fifteen (15) consecutive calendar days after execution of the Contract. The Contractor agrees to furnish a Completion and Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price (contract price per year, not total over life of contract) with good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the City in connection with the performance of the work under this Contract. The form and conditions of said Completion and Performance Bond shall be as prescribed by the City. The Contractor agrees to furnish a Labor and Material Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price (contract price per year, not total over life of contract) with good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the City, for the protection of persons furnishing labor and material in connection with the performance of the work under this Contract. The form and conditions of this bond shall be as prescribed by the City. City of Oak Ridge reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all bids and to accept the bid deemed most favorable to the interest of the City. Questions regarding this bid request shall be directed, in writing via e-mail, to Lewis Group Architects, while also copying Lyn Majeski, the City’s Finance Department Purchasing Manager, on all correspondence regarding questions. Should the Bidder find any discrepancies in, or omission from, the bid documents, or should the bidder be in doubt as to their meaning, the Bidder shall at once notify Seth Schweitzer  ( document.write('sschweitzer'+'@'+'lewisgroup.net')For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. ) and copy Lyn Majeski  document.write('lmajeski'+'@'+'oakridgetn.gov')For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address.  and obtain an interpretation or clarification prior to submitting a bid. Any interpretation or clarification given in accordance with this provision shall be in writing and will be distributed to all known Bidders. Only questions answered in writing will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect.