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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed proposals will be received by Athens State University at the Founders Hall, 300 N. Beaty St. Athens, AL 35611, until 2:00 PM, CDT Thursday, June 25, 2026 for
PROJECT: NEW VETERANS PLAZA
ATHENS STATE UNIVERSITY
DCM #TBD
at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. General Contractor's License number and type must be on the envelope.
A cashier's check or bid bond payable to Athens State University in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000.00, must accompany the bidder's proposal. Performance and Payment Bonds and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract.
The Owner intends to award the contract for this work to a pre-qualified General Contractor. The Owner will accept proposals only from firms which demonstrate their experience and ability to perform the work necessary for this project. Interested General Contractors must submit a Contractor's Qualification Certificate. Minimum Qualifications to be certified by prospective bidders include: 1) statutory licensure requirements, 2) bonding capacity in excess of $1,000,000 dollars, 3) minimum of five (5) years successful history as an approved, authorized or licensed General Contractor, 4) minimum annual income of $750,000 dollars in construction value for the past three (3) years, and 5) successful current and recent experience in work for commercial construction with scope similar to this Project within the specified schedule. Joint venture arrangements must qualify solely on the strength of the principal firm's qualifications.
Bid Drawings and Specifications will be available and can be requested digitally or examined at the office of the Architect on and after June 1, 2026.
Name of Architect: Jim Hartsell
Name of Company:
Davis Architects, Inc.
Address: 120 Twenty Third Street South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233
Phone No.: (205) 322-7482
Bid Documents can also be reviewed at F.W. Dodge Plan Rooms, Construction Market Data Plan Room and obtained from Alabama Graphic Digital Plan Room. Cost of printing plans and specifications are non-refundable.
General Contractor Bidders may obtain a digital copy of the documents from Davis Architects, Kevin Bryant- kbryant@dadot.com. Hard copy sets of drawings and specifications will be available to General Contractors bidders and others for the cost of printing and handling directly from the documents printer: Alabama Graphics (2801 Fifth Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233; phone 205/252-8505). Addenda and other bidding information will be issued only to holders of drawings and specifications distributed by the Architect. Release of the Bid Documents to the bidder does not imply acceptance of the bidder's qualifications by the Owner or Architect.
Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect 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 Architect; 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.
Alabama law (section 41-4-116, code of Alabama 1975) provides that every bid submitted and contract executed shall contain a certification that the vendor, contractor, and all of its affiliates that make sales for delivery into Alabama or leases for use in Alabama are registered, collecting, and remitting Alabama state and local sales, use, and/or lease tax on all taxable sales and leases in Alabama. By submitting a response to this solicitation, the bidder is hereby certifying that they are in full compliance with Act No. 2006-557; they are not barred from bidding or entering into a contract pursuant to 41-4-116, and acknowledges that the Owner may declare the contract void if the certification is false.
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 or 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.
A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at Athens State University at the Founders Hall, 300 N. Beaty St. Athens, AL 35611 on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM CST. The project site will be visited. Attendance by General Contractor at the Pre-Bid Conference and site visit is mandatory.
Awarding Authority:
Athens State University
Johnathan Craft, Assistant Vice President for Finance/Business Manager
Architect:
Davis Architects, Inc.
Jim Hartsell, Principal in Charge
Kevin Bryant, Project Manager
Athens News Courier
Publication Dates:
June 6, 2026
June 13, 2026
June 20, 2026
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed proposals will be received by Athens State University at the Founders Hall, 300 N. Beaty St. Athens, AL 35611, until 2:00 PM, CDT Thursday, June 25, 2026 for
PROJECT: NEW VETERANS PLAZA
ATHENS STATE UNIVERSITY
DCM #TBD
at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. General Contractor's License number and type must be on the envelope.
A cashier's check or bid bond payable to Athens State University in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000.00, must accompany the bidder's proposal. Performance and Payment Bonds and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract.
The Owner intends to award the contract for this work to a pre-qualified General Contractor. The Owner will accept proposals only from firms which demonstrate their experience and ability to perform the work necessary for this project. Interested General Contractors must submit a Contractor's Qualification Certificate. Minimum Qualifications to be certified by prospective bidders include: 1) statutory licensure requirements, 2) bonding capacity in excess of $1,000,000 dollars, 3) minimum of five (5) years successful history as an approved, authorized or licensed General Contractor, 4) minimum annual income of $750,000 dollars in construction value for the past three (3) years, and 5) successful current and recent experience in work for commercial construction with scope similar to this Project within the specified schedule. Joint venture arrangements must qualify solely on the strength of the principal firm's qualifications.
Bid Drawings and Specifications will be available and can be requested digitally or examined at the office of the Architect on and after June 1, 2026.
Name of Architect: Jim Hartsell
Name of Company:
Davis Architects, Inc.
Address: 120 Twenty Third Street South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233
Phone No.: (205) 322-7482
Bid Documents can also be reviewed at F.W. Dodge Plan Rooms, Construction Market Data Plan Room and obtained from Alabama Graphic Digital Plan Room. Cost of printing plans and specifications are non-refundable.
General Contractor Bidders may obtain a digital copy of the documents from Davis Architects, Kevin Bryant- kbryant@dadot.com. Hard copy sets of drawings and specifications will be available to General Contractors bidders and others for the cost of printing and handling directly from the documents printer: Alabama Graphics (2801 Fifth Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233; phone 205/252-8505). Addenda and other bidding information will be issued only to holders of drawings and specifications distributed by the Architect. Release of the Bid Documents to the bidder does not imply acceptance of the bidder's qualifications by the Owner or Architect.
Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect 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 Architect; 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.
Alabama law (section 41-4-116, code of Alabama 1975) provides that every bid submitted and contract executed shall contain a certification that the vendor, contractor, and all of its affiliates that make sales for delivery into Alabama or leases for use in Alabama are registered, collecting, and remitting Alabama state and local sales, use, and/or lease tax on all taxable sales and leases in Alabama. By submitting a response to this solicitation, the bidder is hereby certifying that they are in full compliance with Act No. 2006-557; they are not barred from bidding or entering into a contract pursuant to 41-4-116, and acknowledges that the Owner may declare the contract void if the certification is false.
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 or 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.
A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at Athens State University at the Founders Hall, 300 N. Beaty St. Athens, AL 35611 on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM CST. The project site will be visited. Attendance by General Contractor at the Pre-Bid Conference and site visit is mandatory.
Awarding Authority:
Athens State University
Johnathan Craft, Assistant Vice President for Finance/Business Manager
Architect:
Davis Architects, Inc.
Jim Hartsell, Principal in Charge
Kevin Bryant, Project Manager
Athens News Courier
Publication Dates:
June 6, 2026
June 13, 2026
June 20, 2026
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