MANDATORY Pre-bid meeting to be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 10:00 am, at City Hall, on the 6th Floor in Training Room 624, located at 305 Fountain Circle, Huntsville, AL 35801. Bidders must attend this pre-bid meeting to be eligible to submit a bid.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
WANTED: Sealed bids in duplicate for the construction of: McDonald Creek Culvert Repair, more particularly known as Project No. 71-26-SP34.
Description of Project: Culvert repairs on Wynn Drive over McDonald Creek.
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 McDonald Creek Culvert Repair, more particularly known as Project No. 71-26-SP34, 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 22, 2026
