ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received by the Purchasing Department for the Baldwin County Commission, Baldwin County, Alabama, in the offices located at 257 Hand Avenue, Bay Minette, Alabama, 36507, until 2:00 PM on June 14, 2023, and then publicly opened for furnishing all labor and materials and performing all work required by Baldwin County and described as follows: PROJECT NO. HW22027 BAYSHORE DRIVE BRIDGE REMOVAL - 30 Working Days are allowed for the construction of the project. Working Day (Daytime Work). Any Calendar Day from midnight to midnight, exclusive of Saturdays and Legal Holidays (as defined herein), on which the Contractor could proceed with construction operations for a period of six hours or more with the normal working forces engaged in performing work on the controlling item or items of work, which normally would be in progress at that time, will be classified as a working day. Saturdays and Legal Holidays on which the Contractor elects to work for a period of four hours or more will be classified as a working day. All bids must be on blank forms provided in the Specifications with the Contract booklet submitted in its entirety. A cashier's check drawn on an Alabama bank or a Bidder's Bond, payable to Baldwin County, Alabama, for an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid, but in no event more than fifty thousand dollars shall be filed with the proposal. The bidder's bond shall be prepared on the form specified and signed by a bonding company authorized to do business in the State of Alabama. A performance bond in the form and terms approved by the County in an amount not less than the contract price will be required at the signing of the contract. A labor and materials bond in the form and terms approved by the County in an amount not less than fifty percent (50%) of the contract price insuring payment for all labor and materials shall also be required at the signing of the contract. In addition, the Contractor must furnish to the County, at the time of the signing of the contract a certificate of insurance coverage as provided in the specifications. The right is reserved to reject any and/or all bids and to waive informalities or irregularities and to furnish any item of material or work, and to change the amount of said contract. Liquidated damages for non-completion of the work within the time limit agreed upon will be assessed in accordance with the terms of the contract. Specifications are on file and can be picked up from the office of the Baldwin County Highway Department, 22070 State Highway 59, Central Annex II, 3rd Floor. Please contact Christopher Williams at christopher.williams\baldwincountyal.gov with any questions. Alternatively, Plans and Specifications can be downloaded at https://open.baldwincountyal.gov/BidsVendor/V/Login.aspx No specifications will be issued to contractors later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time indicated above for receiving bids. If any addendums are issued, the A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on June 7, 2023 at 2:00 PM, in the Baldwin County Purchasing Conference Room located at 257 Hand Avenue, Bay Minette, Alabama, 36507. It would be in the best interest of the bidders to have a representative present at the pre-bid conference. This Project is 100% County funded. Davis Bacon Wage Rates do not apply. No bids will be considered unless the bidder, whether resident or non-resident of Alabama, is properly qualified to submit a proposal for this construction in accordance with all applicable laws of the State of Alabama. This shall include evidence of holding a current license from the State Licensing Board for General Contractors, Montgomery, Alabama, as required by Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Code of Alabama (1975). In addition, non-residents of the State, if a corporation or any other entity, shall show evidence of having qualified with the Secretary of State to do business in the State of Alabama, if required by law. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days subsequent to the opening of bids without the consent of the County Commission of Baldwin County, Alabama. The right to reject any or all bids and to disregard any minor irregularities is reserved by the owner. COUNTY COMMISSION OF BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA Charles F. (Skip) Gruber Chairman, Baldwin County Commission May 26; June 2-9, 2023