ITEM I ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS   Sealed bids will be received by the County Commission of Mobile County, Alabama, in the Mobile Government Plaza, Eighth Floor South Tower, Mobile, Alabama, until 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 7th, 2026, and then publicly opened for furnishing all labor and materials, and performing all work required by Mobile County and described as follows:   Project: Salt Aire Shoreline Restoration Project No.: NFWF-57972-SA02   Project Description: The Salt Aire Shoreline Restoration project consists of construction of shoreline protection and hydraulic dredging and placement for marsh creation. The shoreline protection includes optional excavation of flotation access channels, and the construction of graded rock riprap breakwaters. The marsh creation includes the construction of earthen containment dikes between the breakwater gaps, hydraulic dredging of an offshore borrow area, placement of dredged fill within the marsh creation areas, and excavation of tidal creeks.   225 calendar days are allowed for the construction of the project.   All bids must be on blank forms provided in the specifications and submitted in its entirety. A cashier’s check drawn on an Alabama bank or a bidder's bond, payable to Mobile County, Alabama, for an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid, but in no event more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), shall be filed with the bid, as a bid guaranty. The bidder's bond shall be prepared on the form specified and issued by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Alabama.   A performance bond in the form and terms approved by the County in an amount not less than the contract price will be required at the signing of the contract. A labor and materials bond in the form and terms approved by the County in an amount not less than the contract price, ensuring payment for all labor and materials, shall also be required at the signing of the contract. In addition, the contractor must furnish to the County at the time of the signing of the contract a certificate of insurance coverage as provided in the specifications. The right is reserved to reject any and/or all bids and to waive informalities and to furnish any item of material or work to change the amount of said contract.   This project is being bid EXCLUDING TAXES and requires the Contractor to comply with applicable provisions of Section 40-9-14.1, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended; applicable provisions of the Alabama Administrative Code; and applicable requirements of the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR).   Liquidated damages for non-completion of the work within the time limit agreed upon will be assessed in accordance with the terms of the contract.   Bidding Documents are on file and may be viewed at Mobile County Environmental Services, 7th Floor, South Tower, 205 Government Street, Mobile Alabama and at the office of Moffatt & Nichol, 11 N. Water Street, Suite 20220, Mobile, Alabama. Specifications are available and may be obtained by prime contractor bidders by emailing the Project Engineers at ncox@moffattnichol.com and pcaraway@moffattnichol.com. Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office with 24-hour notice (send notice to: ncox@moffattnichol.com and pcaraway@moffattnichol.com), during the hours indicated above, upon payment of a deposit of $150.00 for each set. Said cost represents the cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution, therefore no refund will be granted. Cashier’s checks for Bidding Documents shall be payable to “Moffatt & Nichol.” Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. No Specifications will be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours after the mandatory pre-bid conference listed below.   A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 10 am at 3175 Salt Aire Road, Theodore, AL 36582. All prospective bidders should have a representative present at the pre-bid conference and must provide the Engineer with their general contractor’s license number at this time.   No bids will be considered unless the bidder, whether resident or non-resident of Alabama, is properly licensed and qualified to perform the work described herein in accordance with all applicable laws of the State of Alabama. This shall include evidence of holding a current certificate to engage in general contracting in the State of Alabama, issued by the State of Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors, Montgomery, Alabama, as required by Section 34-8-2, Code of Alabama (1975). Any contractor that desires to bid as a prime contractor must have at least one of the following major classifications of license per Section 230-X-1-.27 of the State of Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors Administrative Code:   1.e) Heavy and Railroad Construction   Out of state corporations shall furnish a certificate of authority to transact business in Alabama. Out of state limited liability companies shall provide proof of registration to transact business in this state.   Prior to the award of a competitively bid contract to a contractor having one or more employees in the State of Alabama, Alabama law requires that the contractor provide the County proof of enrollment in E-Verify (see www.uscis.gov/everify).   All Bidders must be registered in www.SAM.gov for the purposes of confirming suspension status. Mobile County will verify that the contractor or its principles, does not appear on the federal government’s Federal Excluded Parties List prior to executing an agreement of contract with the entity.   No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days subsequent to the opening of bids without the consent of the County Commission of Mobile County, Alabama   COUNTY COMMISSION OF MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA  BY: MERCERIA LUDGOOD, COMMISSION PRESIDENT  PUBLISH: November 12, 19, 26, 2025 #11826792