ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for "Elks Community Enrichment Center" will be received by the ORHA Development Corporation at 10 Van Hicks Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 until 2:00 p.m., local time, on January 22, 2026, and then at said time publicly opened and read aloud. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10 Van Hicks Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 at 10:00 a.m., local time, on January 8, 2026. All bidders are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting. The Instructions to Bidders, Form of Agreement, Drawings, Specifications, Forms of Bid Bond and of Performance Bonds, and other bidding instruments may be examined at the Architect's website: www.tac-45.com. Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained for bidding purposes by general contractors at the website of the Architect free of charge. Addenda will be issued only to those parties obtaining documents directly from the Architect. Bidders not obtaining documents directly from the Office of the Architect do so at their own risk and will be held to the requirements of the documents and addenda as issued by that office. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities and to reject any or all bids. All bidders must be licensed Contractors as required by the Contractors' Licensing Act of 1976 (TCA Title 62, Chapter 6) of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee. All bids must be made out on the Bid Form provided with the Contract Documents. With its bid, each Bidder must deposit security in the amount of Five Percent (5%) of the amount of the Bid, subject to the conditions stated in the Instructions to Bidders. Bidders should take particular note of the requirements concerning the conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract. Bidders must comply with the President's Executive Order Nos. 11246 and 11375, which prohibit discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex or national origin. Bidders must comply with 40 CFR 35.936-7, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Anti-Kickback Act, and the Contract Work Hours Standard Act. Bidders must certify that they do not, and will not, maintain or provide for their employees any facilities that are segregated on the basis of race, creed, color, or national origin. No bidder may withdraw his bid within Sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Maria Catron, Executive Director December 15 2025 LOKR0423402