ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Official public notice is hereby given that the City of Bessemer will receive sealed bids for the bid of the BESSEMER STREET PATCHING 2026-2027. There will be a MANDATORY Pre-Bid meeting on August 4, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CST at EEFS Company, PC 1930 2nd Ave N, Suite 150, Bessemer, AL 35020. Bids will be opened and read aloud August 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST at the Bessemer City Hall Multipurpose Room – 1700 3rd Avenue North, Bessemer, Alabama 35020. Bids delivered prior to August 12, 2026, should be delivered to EEFS Company, PC 1930 2nd Ave N, Suite 150, Bessemer, AL 35020 Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. CST. Bids delivered on August 12, 2026, should be delivered to the Bessemer City Hall – Multipurpose Room, 1700 3rd Avenue North Bessemer, AL 35020. Each bid must be sealed and the following words, along with "BIDDER NAME", "BID PROPOSAL"; "GENERAL CONTRACTOR LICENSE NUMBER", and "BID DATE AND TIME" must appear on the outside of the sealed envelope: BESSEMER STREET PATCHING 2026-2027 Scope of Work: The BESSEMER STREET PATCHING 2026-2027 Project consists of an on-call as needed utility street patching project throughout the City of Bessemer and the Bessemer Water service area. Estimated annual quantities include 2,025 tons of ½" maximum aggregate size mix of hot-mix asphalt patching and 15,500 square yards of planing existing pavement 0"-2" thick. Project also includes crushed aggregate base course in undercut areas and utility adjustments as needed. Contractor shall adhere to Part 6, 7, & 8 – Temporary Traffic Control of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 11th Edition as applicable. A cashier's check or bid bond payable to City of Bessemer in an amount not less than five (5%) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000, must accompany the bidder's proposal along with Non-Collusion Affidavit. A One Hundred Percent (100%) Performance Bond and a One Hundred Percent (100%) Payment Bond and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract. To submit a bid, a complete set of bid documents MUST be obtained from EEFS Company, PC. Bid Documents may be obtained from EEFS Company, PC, the Engineer upon deposit of $50 per set which will be refunded in full on the first set issued to each general contract bidder submitting a bonafide bid, upon return of documents in good condition within ten days of the bid date. Other sets for general contractors, and sets for subcontractors and dealers, may be obtained with the same deposit, which will be refunded as above, less cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution. Bid Documents must be picked up no later than 24 hours prior to the bid opening. All general contractor bidders must be pre-qualified pursuant to pre-qualification procedures and criteria established by the Owner prior to picking up bid documents. Written pre-qualification procedures and criteria are available for review at the office of EEFS Company, PC. Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Engineer or copies thereof. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Engineer) the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner's judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted. Nonresident bidders must accompany any written bid documents with a written opinion of an attorney at law licensed to practice law in such nonresident bidder's state of domicile, as to the preferences, if any or none, granted by the law of that state to its own business entities whose principal places of business are in that state in the letting of any or all public contracts. City of Bessemer Mayor Kenneth E. Gulley 1700 3rd Avenue North Bessemer, AL 35020 EEFS Company, PC 1930 2nd Ave N. Ste 150 Bessemer, AL 35020 (205) 424-3737 (Engineer) Publication Dates LTUS0553130