BID_FORM-_ITB-36-2026_-_Bradley_Academy_Ceiling_Renovations.pdf

This is a bid form document for the City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, related to the Bradley Academy Ceiling Renovations project (ITB-36-2026). The solicitation requests sealed bids for comprehensive ceiling renovation work at Bradley Academy Elementary School, including demolition of existing suspended acoustical tile and plaster ceiling systems, abatement of approximately 250 linear feet of asbestos-containing water pipe insulation, installation of new suspended acoustical tile ceiling systems with updated light fixtures and HVAC diffusers on both floors, and all related finishing and restoration work. Prospective bidders must be licensed General Contractors by the State of Tennessee and must register through the City's OpenGov procurement portal to submit electronic bids. A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 10:00 AM at Bradley Academy (511 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN 37130), with sealed bids due no later than Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 2:00 pm CST. Public bid opening will occur via Zoom following the March 31 deadline. The contract requires completion within fifty-eight consecutive calendar days from the anticipated Notice to Proceed date of May 29, 2026.

The contract is structured as a lump sum with a fifty-thousand-dollar ($50,000.00) contingency allowance available at the owner's discretion, plus unit prices to be submitted by bidders for asbestos abatement and water pipe insulation replacement work. Each proposal must include bid security equal to five percent of the bid amount, along with performance and labor and material payment bonds of one hundred percent of the contract sum. Comprehensive insurance requirements mandate minimum general liability coverage of $2,000,000 with specific asbestos-related provisions. Liquidated damages are assessed at two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per calendar day for delays beyond the fifty-eight-day completion deadline. The procurement does not specify set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. The contract utilizes AIA standard documents (A101-2017, A201-2017, A701-2018) with significant local modifications and incorporates Tennessee regulatory requirements and codes in effect as of the bid date.