Pre-bid meeting to be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 10:00 am, at City Hall, on the 6th Floor in Training Room 624 at 305 Fountain Circle, Huntsville, AL 35801.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
WANTED: Sealed bids in duplicate for the construction of: Road Improvements at Old Highway 20 and County Line Road, more particularly known as Project No. 71-26-SP21.
Description of Project: Approximately 1.5 miles of new 3-lane roadway off County Line Road to support new retail. The project includes approximately 20,000 cubic yards of borrow excavation, 2,200 linear feet of storm pipe, 40 storm drainage inlets, 7,000 linear feet of underground electric, 3,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer, 3,000 linear feet of water main, 3,500 tons of asphalt, 5,000 linear feet of curb and gutter, 3,000 square yards of concrete sidewalk, street lighting and landscaping.
The attention of all bidders is called to Code of Alabama §§ 34-8-1 and 34-8-2 (1975) and 34-8-1, 34-8-2, 34-8-4, 34-8-6, 34-8-7, 34-8-8 and 34-8-9 (amended 1996) setting forth the definition of general contractor and the licensing procedures and requirements for state licensing. A copy of the above Codes may be obtained from the OWNER (City of Huntsville). No one is entitled to bid and no contract may be awarded to anyone who does not possess a valid general contractor’s license and the required classification for the municipal type work to be performed. The general contractor’s license and classification must appear on the outside of the bid envelope along with the general contractor’s name and address, project name and number and date and time of bid opening. Section 39-3-5 Code of Alabama has been amended as follows:
“In awarding the Contract, preference will be given to Alabama resident contractors and a nonresident bidder domiciled in a state having laws granting preference to local contractors shall be awarded the Contract only on the same basis as the nonresident bidder’s state awards contracts to Alabama contractors bidding under similar circumstances.”
Published by Speakin’ Out News on Wednesday, April 1, 2026
