Pre-bid meeting to be held on Thursday, April 9, 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: Roadway Connecting Garth Road to Dotson Drive Extension, more particularly known as Project No. 71-25-RD05
Description of Project: Approximately 3,600 linear feet of 3-lane road that includes a bridge approximately 25,000 cubic yards of borrow excavation, 3,000 linear feet of storm pipe, 22 storm drainage inlets, 3,200 tons of asphalt, 6,500 linear feet of curb and gutter, 3,500 square yards of concrete sidewalk, 36 streetlights, underground electric, erosion control, sod, paving markings & legend and roadway signage.
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.”
This project Roadway Connecting Garth Road to Dotson Drive Extension, more particularly known as Project No. 71-25-RD05, requires the contractor to possess a State of Alabama Classification of (HS) Highways & Streets or (MU) Municipal & Utility.
After proposals are opened and read, they will be compared on the basis of the summation of the products or approximate quantities shown in Attachment “A”, multiplied by the unit bid prices. In the event of a discrepancy between unit bid prices and extensions, the unit bid price shall govern. A proposal will not be considered unless signed by the bidder or his authorized agent and accompanied by cashier’s check or properly signed bid bond, as required by law.
Published by Speakin’ Out News on Wednesday, April 1, 2026
