PROJECT MANUAL

Dated: August 3rd, 2026

FOR THE PROJECT TITLED

ADA IMPROVEMENTS AT CANNONSBURGH

VILLAGE

312 FRONT STREET

MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE 37129

Proj. No. 1914.01

Architect:

Kline Swinney Associates

48 Lindsley Avenue Nashville, TN 37210

(615) 255-1854 Contact: Tim Piansay, AIA

Consultants :

Site Engineering Consultants 850 Middle Tennessee Blvd.

Murfreesboro, TN 37129 615.890.7901

TABLE OF CONTENTS 00 01 10 - 1

INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION

ADA IMPROVEMENTS AT CANNONSBURGH VILLAGE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION

00 01 10 Table of Contents 00 01 15 List of Drawings

DIVISION 00 - BID REQUIREMENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 11 00 Summary of Work 01 11 02 General Work 01 21 15 Allowances 01 22 13 Unit Prices 01 26 00 Contract Modification Procedures 01 26 20 Weather Delays 01 29 00 Applications & Certificates for Payment 01 30 10 Job & Site Administration 01 31 13 Construction Coordination 01 31 90 Administrative Logs 01 32 00 Construction Progress Documentation 01 32 16 Progress CPM Schedule 01 33 00 Submittals and Substitutions 01 40 00 Quality Requirements 01 52 01 Construction Facilities (Renovations) 01 52 21 Site Safety and Security 01 56 00 Temporary Barriers and Enclosures (Renovations)

00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids 00 21 00 Instructions to Bidders AIA 701 00 41 13 Bid Form and Liquidated Damages 00 45 01 Drug Free Workplace Affadavit 00 45 03 Iran Divestment Act and Non-Boycott of Israel 00 45 04 Form for Certificate of Compliance with Tennessee Licensing Law 00 50 00 AIA 101 Owner and Contractor Agreement 00 50 01 Exhibit A- Contractor’s Insurance and Bond Requirements 00 72 14 General Conditions of Contract for Construction AIA 201 00 72 15 AIA A201 Addenda A and B to General Conditions

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DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (continued) 01 73 29 Cutting and Patching 01 74 00 Cleaning 01 74 19 Construction Waste Management and Disposal 01 77 00 Contract Close-Out 01 78 20 Closeout Submittals

DIVISION 02 – EXISTING CONDITIONS

DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE

DIVISION 05 - METALS

05 50 00 Metal Fabrications

DIVISION 07 - THERMAL & MOISTURE PROTECTION

DIVISION 09 - FINISHES

09 91 00 Painting

DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK

31 10 00 Site Clearing

DIVISION 32 – EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 13 13 Concrete Paving 32 13 73 Concrete Paving Joint Sealants 32 17 23 Pavement Markings 32 17 26 Tactile Warning Surface

END OF SECTION

07 90 00 Caulking and Sealants

03 10 00 Concrete Formwork & Accessories 03 20 00 Concrete Reinforcing 03 30 00 Cast-In-Place Concrete aggregate 03 35 23 Exposed Aggregate Concrete Finishing

02 41 19 Selective Demolition

LIST OF DRAWINGS 00 01 15 - 1

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SECTION 00 01 15

LIST OF DRAWINGS

ADA IMPROVEMENTS AT CANNONSBURGH VILLAGE

G0.01 COVER & DATA SHEET

C0.1 GENERAL NOTES

C0.1 GENERAL NOTES

C1.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS & INITIAL EPSC PLAN

C2.0 SITE PLAN

C3.0 GRADING, DRAINAGE, & FINAL EPSC PLAN

A1.01 PLANS AND ELEVATIONS

END OF SECTION

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

ADA Improvements at Cannonsburgh Village

Kline Swinney Associates Project No. 1914.01

The City of Murfreesboro is accepting bids for the ADA Improvements at Cannonsburgh Village Project until 2:00 p.m. local time on November 10, 2026, at which time the Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud via Zoom.

A Zoom link will be provided to all proposers on file. Only electronic bids will be accepted. Bid documents are to be obtained online after registering with OpenGov at:

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/murfreesborotn.com Bids received after the above time and date will be rejected.

The project consists of establishing an accessible path to toilets in the visitors center from adjacent buildings which includes ramp modifications and hardscape improvements from the street to the new adjacent accessible parking spaces. Refer to Specification Section 01 11 00 - SUMMARY OF WORK, for a more complete description of the work.

The issuing office is the City of Murfreesboro located at 111 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130. Prospective Bidders shall be registered with the City of Murfreesboro through the Purchasing Department’s procurement portal, OpenGov.

Bidding Documents shall be obtained from the City of Murfreesboro Purchasing Department on OpenGov’s website.

All Bidders must be registered with the City of Murfreesboro through the Purchasing Department’s procurement portal, OpenGov.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted at Cannonsburgh Village, 312 Front Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37129, on November 3, 2026, at 9:00 AM local time. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is highly recommended but is not a requirement for bid submittal.

Bidders shall be licensed General Contractors by the State of Tennessee.

Each Proposal shall be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of 5% of the bid.

The security is required as a guarantee that, if the bid is accepted, a bidder will enter into a contract. A copy of Bid Security must be uploaded with Bid via the OpenGov Bid Post. Physical copy of Bid Security must be in hand to the City of Murfreesboro’s Purchasing Department prior to an award being made. Bid Security should be delivered to 111 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130, Attn: Purchasing Dept.

A performance bond and a labor and material payment bond in the amount of 100% of contract sum, issued by a bonding company licensed in the State of Tennessee and

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acceptable to Owner, will be required of successful bidder to guarantee faithful performance of work under the contract (see Supplement to General Conditions of the Contract). In the event the Bidder to whom the contract is awarded fails to execute a satisfactory contract and bond, they shall be eliminated and shall forfeit their bid bond and shall be liable for any loss occasioned to the Owner because of such failure.

BY: KLINE SWINNEY ASSOCIATES

FOR: CITY OF MURFREESBORO

111 WEST VINE STREET

MURFREESBORO, TN. 37130

CATHY SMITH, PURCHASING DIRECTOR

Document A701® – 2018 Instructions to Bidders

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ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS:

The author of this document has added information needed for its completion. The author may also have revised the text of the original AIA standard form. An Additions and Deletions Report that notes added information as well as revisions to the standard form text is available from the author and should be reviewed. A vertical line in the left margin of this document indicates where the author has added necessary information and where the author has added to or deleted from the original AIA text.

This document has important legal consequences. Consultation with an attorney is encouraged with respect to its completion or modification.

FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL

LAWS MAY IMPOSE

REQUIREMENTS ON PUBLIC

PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.

CONSULT LOCAL AUTHORITIES

OR AN ATTORNEY TO VERIFY

REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO

THIS PROCUREMENT BEFORE

COMPLETING THIS FORM.

It is intended that AIA Document G612™–2017, Owner’s Instructions to the Architect, Parts A and B will be completed prior to using this document.

for the following Project:

(Name, location, and detailed description)

ADA Improvements at Cannonsburgh Village Kline Swinney Associates Project No. 1914.01

ITB-10-2027

THE OWNER:

(Name, legal status, address, and other information)

City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee a municipality organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee 111 West Vine Street Murfreesboro, TN 37130

THE ARCHITECT:

(Name, legal status, address, and other information)

Kline Swinney Associates 48 Lindsley Avenue Nashville, TN 37210

TABLE OF ARTICLES

1 DEFINITIONS

2 BIDDER’S REPRESENTATIONS

3 BIDDING DOCUMENTS

4 BIDDING PROCEDURES

5 CONSIDERATION OF BIDS

6 POST-BID INFORMATION

7 PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND

8 ENUMERATION OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS

§ 1.1 Bidding Documents include the Bidding Requirements and the Proposed Contract Documents. The Bidding Requirements consist of the advertisement or invitation to bid, Instructions to Bidders, supplementary instructions to bidders, the bid form, and any other bidding forms. The Proposed Contract Documents consist of the unexecuted form of Agreement between the Owner and Contractor and that Agreement’s Exhibits, Conditions of the Contract (General, Supplementary and other Conditions), Drawings, Specifications, all Addenda, and all other documents enumerated in Article 8 of these Instructions.

§ 1.2 Definitions set forth in the General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, or in other Proposed Contract Documents apply to the Bidding Documents.

§ 1.3 Addenda are written or graphic instruments issued by the Architect, which, by additions, deletions, clarifications, or corrections, modify or interpret the Bidding Documents.

§ 1.4 A Bid is a complete and properly executed proposal to do the Work for the sums stipulated therein, submitted in accordance with the Bidding Documents.

§ 1.5 The Base Bid is the sum stated in the Bid for which the Bidder offers to perform the Work described in the Bidding Documents, to which Work may be added or deleted by sums stated in Alternate Bids.

§ 1.6 An Alternate Bid (or Alternate) is an amount stated in the Bid to be added to or deducted from, or that does not change, the Base Bid if the corresponding change in the Work, as described in the Bidding Documents, is accepted.

§ 1.7 A Unit Price is an amount stated in the Bid as a price per unit of measurement for materials, equipment, or services, or a portion of the Work, as described in the Bidding Documents.

§ 1.8 A Bidder is a person or entity who submits a Bid and who meets the requirements set forth in the Bidding Documents.

§ 1.9 A Sub-bidder is a person or entity who submits a bid to a Bidder for materials, equipment, or labor for a portion of the Work.

ARTICLE 2 BIDDER’S REPRESENTATIONS

§ 2.1 By submitting a Bid, the Bidder represents that:

.1 the Bidder has read and understands the Bidding Documents;

.2 the Bidder understands how the Bidding Documents relate to other portions of the Project, if any, being bid concurrently or presently under construction;

.3 the Bid complies with the Bidding Documents;

.4 the Bidder has visited the site, become familiar with local conditions under which the Work is to be performed, and has correlated the Bidder’s observations with the requirements of the Proposed Contract Documents;

.5 the Bid is based upon the materials, equipment, and systems required by the Bidding Documents without exception; and

.6 the Bidder has read and understands the provisions for liquidated damages, if any, set forth in the form of Agreement between the Owner and Contractor.

ARTICLE 3 BIDDING DOCUMENTS

§ 3.1 Distribution § 3.1.1 Bidders shall obtain complete Bidding Documents, as indicated below, from the issuing office designated in the advertisement or invitation to bid, for the deposit sum, if any, stated therein.

(Paragraph deleted) Bidding Documents can be obtained through the City of Murfreesboro’s Procurement Portal, OpenGov, using the link:

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/murfreesborotn.

(Paragraph deleted) §3.1.2 [Intentionally Deleted]

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§ 3.1.3 Bidding Documents will not be issued directly to Sub-bidders unless specifically offered in the advertisement or invitation to bid, or in supplementary instructions to bidders.

§ 3.1.4 Bidders shall use complete Bidding Documents in preparing Bids. Neither the Owner nor Architect assumes responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete Bidding Documents.

§ 3.1.5 The Bidding Documents will be available for the sole purpose of obtaining Bids on the Work. No license or grant of use is conferred by distribution of the Bidding Documents.

§ 3.1.6 Bidders are required to register as a bidder with OpenGov. Bids from Contractors not registered with OpenGov as a plans holder will not be opened.

§ 3.2 Modification or Interpretation of Bidding Documents § 3.2.1 The Bidder shall carefully study the Bidding Documents, shall examine the site and local conditions, and shall notify the Architect of errors, inconsistencies, or ambiguities discovered and request clarification or interpretation pursuant to Section 3.2.2.

§ 3.2.2 Requests for clarification or interpretation of the Bidding Documents shall be submitted by the Bidder via the Question & Answer tab on the OpenGov bid posting at least five (5) days prior to bid Opening.

§ 3.2.3 Modifications and interpretations of the Bidding Documents shall be made by Addendum. Modifications and interpretations of the Bidding Documents made in any other manner shall not be binding, and Bidders shall not rely upon them.

§ 3.2.4 If discrepancies exist between or within the Drawings and Specifications and time does not permit preparation and delivery of Addenda, Bidders shall figure to furnish and install the item involving the higher quality and greater amount of labor and materials.

§ 3.3 Substitutions § 3.3.1 The materials, products, and equipment described in the Bidding Documents establish a standard of required function, dimension, appearance, and quality to be met by any proposed substitution.

§ 3.3.2 Substitution Process § 3.3.2.1 Written requests for substitutions shall be received by the Architect at least ten days prior to the date for receipt of Bids. Requests shall be submitted in the same manner as that established for submitting clarifications and interpretations in Section 3.2.2.

§ 3.3.2.2 Bidders shall submit substitution requests on a Substitution Request Form if one is provided in the Bidding Documents.

§ 3.3.2.3 If a Substitution Request Form is not provided, requests shall include (1) the name of the material or equipment specified in the Bidding Documents; (2) the reason for the requested substitution; (3) a complete description of the proposed substitution including the name of the material or equipment proposed as the substitute, performance and test data, and relevant drawings; and (4) any other information necessary for an evaluation. The request shall include a statement setting forth changes in other materials, equipment, or other portions of the Work, including changes in the work of other contracts or the impact on any Project Certifications (such as LEED), that will result from incorporation of the proposed substitution.

§ 3.3.3 The burden of proof of the merit of the proposed substitution is upon the proposer. The Architect’s decision of approval or disapproval of a proposed substitution shall be final.

§ 3.3.4 If the Architect approves a proposed substitution prior to receipt of Bids, such approval shall be set forth in an Addendum. Approvals made in any other manner shall not be binding, and Bidders shall not rely upon them.

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§ 3.3.5 No substitutions will be considered after the Contract award unless specifically provided for in the Contract Documents.

§ 3.4 Addenda § 3.4.1 Addenda will be transmitted to Bidders known by the issuing office to have received complete Bidding Documents via OpenGov.

§ 3.4.2 Addenda will be available where Bidding Documents are on file.

§ 3.4.3 Addenda will be issued no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to bid opening except an Addendum withdrawing the request for Bids or one which includes postponement of the date for receipt of Bids.

§ 3.4.4 Prior to submitting a Bid, each Bidder shall ascertain that the Bidder has received all Addenda issued, and the Bidder shall acknowledge their receipt in the Bid.

ARTICLE 4 BIDDING PROCEDURES

§ 4.1 Preparation of Bids § 4.1.1 Bids shall be submitted on Bid Forms located in the specifications (see Section 00 41 13). Bid form is available on the OpenGov website and must be uploaded on or before the bid deadline. Bid Form, Bid Bond, Form for Certificate of Compliance with Tennessee Licensing Law, Contractor Responsibility Questionnaire, Drug-Free Workplace Program Certification, Certificate of Compliance with the Iran Divestment Act, and Certificate of Compliance with Non-Boycott of Israel, shall be submitted with the bid.

§ 4.1.2 All blanks on the bid form shall be legibly executed.

§ 4.1.3 Sums shall be expressed in both words and numbers, unless noted otherwise on the bid form. In case of discrepancy, the amount entered in words shall govern.

§ 4.1.4 Edits to entries on bid forms must be initialed by the signer of the Bid..

§ 4.1.5 All requested Alternates shall be bid. If no change in the Base Bid is required, enter "No Change" or as required by the bid form.

§ 4.1.6 Where two or more Bids for designated portions of the Work have been requested, the Bidder may, without forfeiture of the bid security, state the Bidder’s refusal to accept award of less than the combination of Bids stipulated by the Bidder. The Bidder shall neither make additional stipulations on the bid form nor qualify the Bid in any other manner.

§ 4.1.7 Each copy of the Bid shall state the legal name and legal status of the Bidder. As part of the documentation submitted with the Bid, the Bidder shall provide evidence of its legal authority to perform the Work in the jurisdiction where the Project is located. Each copy of the Bid shall be signed by the person or persons legally authorized to bind the Bidder to a contract. A Bid by a corporation shall further name the state of incorporation and have the corporate seal affixed. A Bid submitted by an agent shall have a current power of attorney attached, certifying the agent’s authority to bind the Bidder.

§ 4.1.8 A Bidder shall incur all costs associated with the preparation of its Bid.

§ 4.2 Bid Security § 4.2.1 Each Bid shall be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of 5% of the bid amount. Scans of the bid bond must be uploaded with Bid via OpenGov. Physical copy of the bid bond to be in hand to the City’s Purchasing Department prior to an award being made. Security may be either a Bid Bond accompanied by a Power of Attorney, or a certified check payable to City of Murfreesboro. If the certified check method is chosen, the check shall be delivered to City of Murfreesboro Purchasing Department, 111 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, prior to award..

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§ 4.2.2 The Bidder pledges to enter into a Contract with the Owner on the terms stated in the Bid and shall, if required, furnish bonds covering the faithful performance of the Contract and payment of all obligations arising thereunder. Should the Bidder refuse to enter into such Contract or fail to furnish such bonds if required, the amount of the bid security shall be forfeited to the Owner as liquidated damages, not as a penalty. In the event the Owner fails to comply with Section 6.2, the amount of the bid security shall not be forfeited to the Owner.

§ 4.2.3 If a surety bond is required as bid security, it shall be written on AIA Document A310™, Bid Bond, unless otherwise provided in the Bidding Documents. The attorney-in-fact who executes the bond on behalf of the surety shall affix to the bond a certified and current copy of an acceptable power of attorney. The Bidder shall provide surety bonds from a company or companies lawfully authorized to issue surety bonds in the jurisdiction where the Project is located.

§ 4.2.4 The Owner will have the right to retain the bid security of Bidders to whom an award is being considered until (a) the Contract has been executed and bonds, if required, have been furnished; (b) the specified time has elapsed so that Bids may be withdrawn; or (c) all Bids have been rejected. However, if no Contract has been awarded or a Bidder has not been notified of the acceptance of its Bid, a Bidder may, beginning 90 days after the opening of Bids, withdraw its Bid and request the return of its bid security.

§ 4.3 Submission of Bids § 4.3.1 A Bidder shall submit its Bid as indicated below:

Bids are to be submitted through the City of Murfreesboro Purchasing Department’s vendor registry system, OpenGov, at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/murfreesborotn

§ 4.3.2 Only electronic Bids will be accepted.

§ 4.3.3 Bids shall be submitted by the date and time and at the place indicated in the invitation to bid. Bids submitted after the date and time for receipt of Bids, or at an incorrect place, will not be accepted.

§ 4.3.4 The Bidder shall assume full responsibility for timely submission of Bids. The City of Murfreesboro is not responsible for technical errors or omissions made by prospective bidders during the bid submission process that may result in a bid not being submitted, being submitted incompletely, or being submitted incorrectly. In the case of technical issues that are verified to be a City error, the Purchasing Department will take reasonable steps to resolve the issue so that the process remains fair to all bidders.

§ 4.3.5 A Bid submitted by any method other than as provided in this Section 4.3 will not be accepted.

§ 4.4 Modification or Withdrawal of Bid § 4.4.1 Prior to the date and time designated for receipt of Bids, a Bidder may submit a new Bid to replace a Bid previously submitted, or withdraw its Bid entirely, via OpenGov, at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/murfreesborotn § 4.4.2 Withdrawn Bids may be resubmitted up to the date and time designated for the receipt of Bids in the same format as that established in Section 4.3, provided they fully conform with these Instructions to Bidders. Bid security shall be in an amount sufficient for the Bid as resubmitted.

§ 4.4.3 After the date and time designated for receipt of Bids, a Bidder who discovers that it made a clerical error in its Bid shall notify the Owner of such error within two days, or pursuant to a timeframe specified by the law of the jurisdiction where the Project is located, requesting withdrawal of its Bid. Upon providing evidence of such error to the reasonable satisfaction of the Architect, the Bid shall be withdrawn and not resubmitted. If a Bid is withdrawn pursuant to Section 4.4.3, the bid security will be attended to as follows:

Bid security will be returned to the Bidder.

ARTICLE 5 CONSIDERATION OF BIDS

§ 5.1 Opening of Bids If stipulated in an advertisement or invitation to bid, or when otherwise required by law, Bids properly identified and received within the specified time limits will be publicly opened and read aloud via Zoom. A summary of the Bids may be made available to Bidders.

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§ 5.2 Rejection of Bids Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Owner shall have the right to reject any or all Bids.

§ 5.3 Acceptance of Bid (Award) § 5.3.1 It is the intent of the Owner to award a Contract to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder, provided the Bid has been submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Bidding Documents. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Owner shall have the right to waive informalities and irregularities in a Bid received and to accept the Bid which, in the Owner’s judgment, is in the Owner’s best interests.

§ 5.3.2 Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Owner shall have the right to accept Alternates in any order or combination, unless otherwise specifically provided in the Bidding Documents, and to determine the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder on the basis of the sum of the Base Bid and Alternates accepted.

§ 5.3.3 A "Qualified" bidder is one who meets the minimum standards of experience, financial ability, reputation, and work history for past projects for the owner.

5.3.4 The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities in a bid, to make awards to more than one bidder, to accept any part or all of a bid, or to accept the bid (or bids) which, in the judgment of the governing body, is in the best interest of the City. The City also reserves the right to make revisions to any quantity shown on the bid form dependent upon bid prices and available funding. Prices bid on each item shall be firm regardless of the actual quantity of item(s) purchased.

ARTICLE 6 POST-BID INFORMATION

§ 6.1 Contractor’s Qualification Statement Bidders to whom award of a Contract is under consideration shall submit to the Architect, upon request and within the timeframe specified by the Architect, a properly executed AIA Document A305™, Contractor’s Qualification Statement, unless such a Statement has been previously required and submitted for this Bid.

§ 6.2 Owner’s Financial Capability A Bidder to whom award of a Contract is under consideration may request in writing, fourteen days prior to the expiration of the time for withdrawal of Bids, that the Owner furnish to the Bidder reasonable evidence that financial arrangements have been made to fulfill the Owner’s obligations under the Contract. The Owner shall then furnish such reasonable evidence to the Bidder no later than seven days prior to the expiration of the time for withdrawal of Bids. Unless such reasonable evidence is furnished within the allotted time, the Bidder will not be required to execute the Agreement between the Owner and Contractor.

§ 6.3 Submittals § 6.3.1 After notification of selection for the award of the Contract, the Bidder shall, as soon as practicable or as stipulated in the Bidding Documents, submit in writing to the Owner through the Architect:

.1 a designation of the Work to be performed with the Bidder’s own forces;

.2 names of the principal products and systems proposed for the Work and the manufacturers and suppliers of each; and

.3 names of persons or entities (including those who are to furnish materials or equipment fabricated to a special design) proposed for the principal portions of the Work.

§ 6.3.2 The Bidder will be required to establish to the satisfaction of the Architect and Owner the reliability and responsibility of the persons or entities proposed to furnish and perform the Work described in the Bidding Documents.

§ 6.3.3 Prior to the execution of the Contract, the Architect will notify the Bidder if either the Owner or Architect, after due investigation, has reasonable objection to a person or entity proposed by the Bidder. If the Owner or Architect has reasonable objection to a proposed person or entity, the Bidder may, at the Bidder’s option, withdraw the Bid or submit an acceptable substitute person or entity. The Bidder may also submit any required adjustment in the Base Bid or Alternate Bid to account for the difference in cost occasioned by such substitution. The Owner may accept the adjusted bid price or disqualify the Bidder. In the event of either withdrawal or disqualification, bid security will not be forfeited.

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§ 6.3.4 Persons and entities proposed by the Bidder and to whom the Owner and Architect have made no reasonable objection must be used on the Work for which they were proposed and shall not be changed except with the written consent of the Owner and Architect.

ARTICLE 7 PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND

§ 7.1 Bond Requirements § 7.1.1 If stipulated in the Bidding Documents, the Bidder shall furnish bonds covering the faithful performance of the Contract and payment of all obligations arising thereunder.

§ 7.1.2 If the furnishing of such bonds is stipulated in the Bidding Documents, the cost shall be included in the Bid. If the furnishing of such bonds is required after receipt of bids and before execution of the Contract, the cost of such bonds shall be added to the Bid in determining the Contract Sum.

§ 7.1.3 The Bidder shall provide surety bonds from a company or companies lawfully authorized to issue surety bonds in the jurisdiction where the Project is located.

§ 7.1.4 Unless otherwise indicated below, the Penal Sum of the Payment and Performance Bonds shall be the amount of the Contract Sum.

§ 7.2 Time of Delivery and Form of Bonds § 7.2.1 The Bidder shall deliver the required bonds to the Owner not later than three days following the date of City Council approval of the Contract. If the Work is to commence sooner in response to a letter of intent, the Bidder shall, prior to commencement of the Work, submit evidence satisfactory to the Owner that such bonds will be furnished and delivered in accordance with this Section 7.2.1.

§ 7.2.2 Unless otherwise provided, the bonds shall be written on AIA Document A312, Performance Bond and Payment Bond.

§ 7.2.3 The bonds shall be dated on or after the date of the Contract.

§ 7.2.4 The Bidder shall require the attorney-in-fact who executes the required bonds on behalf of the surety to affix to the bond a certified and current copy of the power of attorney.

ARTICLE 8 ENUMERATION OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

§ 8.1 Copies of the proposed Contract Documents have been made available to the Bidder and consist of the following documents:

.1 AIA Document A101™–2017, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor, unless otherwise stated below.

.2 AIA Document A101™–2017, Exhibit A, Insurance and Bonds, unless otherwise stated below.

.3 AIA Document A201™–2017, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction including Addendum A, Contractor’s Standard Form Subcontract, and Addendum B, Dispute Resolution Procedures, unless otherwise stated below.

.4 AIA Document E203™–2013, Building Information Modeling and Digital Data Exhibit, dated as indicated below:

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.5 Drawings

Number Title Date

.6 Specifications

Section Title Date Pages

.7 Addenda:

Number Date Pages

.8 Other Exhibits:

(Check all boxes that apply and include appropriate information identifying the exhibit where required.)

[ ] AIA Document E204™–2017, Sustainable Projects Exhibit, dated as indicated below:

(Insert the date of the E204-2017.)

[ ] The Sustainability Plan:

Title Date Pages

[ ] Supplementary and other Conditions of the Contract:

Document Title Date Pages

.9 Other documents listed below:

(List here any additional documents that are intended to form part of the Proposed Contract Documents.)

Section 00 11 13, Advertisement for Bids (Date and Pages) Section 00 21 13, Instructions to Bidders (Date and Pages Section 00 31 13, Bid Form (Date and Pages) Contractors Bid Response (Date)

Additions and Deletions Report for AIA® Document A701® – 2018

This Additions and Deletions Report, as defined on page 1 of the associated document, reproduces below all text the author has added to the standard form AIA document in order to complete it, as well as any text the author may have added to or deleted from the original AIA text. Added text is shown underlined. Deleted text is indicated with a horizontal line through the original AIA text.

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ADA Improvements at Cannonsburgh Village Kline Swinney Associates Project No. 1914.01

ITB-10-2027

City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee a municipality organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee 111 West Vine Street Murfreesboro, TN 37130

Kline Swinney Associates 48 Lindsley Avenue Nashville, TN 37210

(Indicate how, such as by email, website, host site/platform, paper copy, or other method Bidders shall obtain Bidding Documents.)

Bidding Documents can be obtained through the City of Murfreesboro’s Procurement Portal, OpenGov, using the link:

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/murfreesborotn.

§ 3.1.2 Any required deposit shall be refunded to Bidders who submit a bona fide Bid and return the paper Bidding Documents in good condition within ten days after receipt of Bids. The cost to replace missing or damaged paper documents will be deducted from the deposit. A Bidder receiving a Contract award may retain the paper Bidding Documents, and the Bidder’s deposit will be refunded.

§3.1.2 [Intentionally Deleted]

§ 3.1.6 Bidders are required to register as a bidder with OpenGov. Bids from Contractors not registered with OpenGov as a plans holder will not be opened.

§ 3.2.2 Requests for clarification or interpretation of the Bidding Documents shall be submitted by the Bidder in writing and shall be received by the Architect at least seven days prior to the date for receipt of Bids.

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(Indicate how, such as by email, website, host site/platform, paper copy, or other method Bidders shall submit requests for clarification and interpretation.)via the Question & Answer tab on the OpenGov bid posting at least five (5) days prior to bid Opening.

§ 3.2.4 If discrepancies exist between or within the Drawings and Specifications and time does not permit preparation and delivery of Addenda, Bidders shall figure to furnish and install the item involving the higher quality and greater amount of labor and materials.

§ 3.4.1 Addenda will be transmitted to Bidders known by the issuing office to have received complete Bidding Documents.

(Indicate how, such as by email, website, host site/platform, paper copy, or other method Addenda will be transmitted.)Documents via OpenGov.

§ 3.4.3 Addenda will be issued no later than four days prior to the date for receipt of Bids, except an Addendum forty-eight (48) hours prior to bid opening except an Addendum

§ 4.1.1 Bids shall be submitted on the forms included with or identified in the Bidding Documents.Bid Forms located in the specifications (see Section 00 41 13). Bid form is available on the OpenGov website and must be uploaded on or before the bid deadline. Bid Form, Bid Bond, Form for Certificate of Compliance with Tennessee Licensing Law, Contractor Responsibility Questionnaire, Drug-Free Workplace Program Certification, Certificate of Compliance with the Iran Divestment Act, and Certificate of Compliance with Non-Boycott of Israel, shall be submitted with the bid.

§ 4.1.2 All blanks on the bid form shall be legibly executed. Paper bid forms shall be executed in a non-erasable medium.

§ 4.1.4 Edits to entries made on paper bid forms must be initialed by the signer of the Bid.Bid..

§ 4.2.1 Each Bid shall be accompanied by the following bid security:

(Insert the form and amount of bid security.)a bid security in the amount of 5% of the bid amount. Scans of the bid bond must be uploaded with Bid via OpenGov. Physical copy of the bid bond to be in hand to the City’s Purchasing Department prior to an award being made. Security may be either a Bid Bond accompanied by a Power of Attorney, or a certified check payable to City of Murfreesboro. If the certified check method is chosen, the check shall be delivered to City of Murfreesboro Purchasing Department, 111 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, prior to award..

§ 4.2.4 The Owner will have the right to retain the bid security of Bidders to whom an award is being considered until

(a) the Contract has been executed and bonds, if required, have been furnished; (b) the specified time has elapsed so that Bids may be withdrawn; or (c) all Bids have been rejected. However, if no Contract has been awarded or a Bidder has not been notified of the acceptance of its Bid, a Bidder may, beginning 90 days after the opening of Bids, withdraw its Bid and request the return of its bid security.

(Indicate how, such as by website, host site/platform, paper copy, or other method Bidders shall submit their Bid.)

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Bids are to be submitted through the City of Murfreesboro Purchasing Department’s vendor registry system, OpenGov, at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/murfreesborotn

§ 4.3.2 Paper copies of the Bid, the bid security, and any other documents required to be submitted with the Bid shall be enclosed in a sealed opaque envelope. The envelope shall be addressed to the party receiving the Bids and shall be identified with the Project name, the Bidder’s name and address, and, if applicable, the designated portion of the Work for which the Bid is submitted. If the Bid is sent by mail, the sealed envelope shall be enclosed in a separate mailing envelope with the notation "SEALED BID ENCLOSED" on the face thereof.Only electronic Bids will be accepted.

§ 4.3.4 The Bidder shall assume full responsibility for timely delivery at the location designated for receipt of Bids.submission of Bids. The City of Murfreesboro is not responsible for technical errors or omissions made by prospective bidders during the bid submission process that may result in a bid not being submitted, being submitted incompletely, or being submitted incorrectly. In the case of technical issues that are verified to be a City error, the Purchasing Department will take reasonable steps to resolve the issue so that the process remains fair to all bidders.

§ 4.4.1 Prior to the date and time designated for receipt of Bids, a Bidder may submit a new Bid to replace a Bid previously submitted, or withdraw its Bid entirely, by notice to the party designated to receive the Bids. Such notice shall be received and duly recorded by the receiving party on or before the date and time set for receipt of Bids. The receiving party shall verify that replaced or withdrawn Bids are removed from the other submitted Bids and not considered. Notice of submission of a replacement Bid or withdrawal of a Bid shall be worded so as not to reveal the amount of the original Bid.

via OpenGov, at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/murfreesborotn

§ 4.4.3 After the date and time designated for receipt of Bids, a Bidder who discovers that it made a clerical error in its Bid shall notify the Architect Owner of such error within two days, or pursuant to a timeframe specified by the law of the jurisdiction where the Project is located, requesting withdrawal of its Bid. Upon providing evidence of such error to the reasonable satisfaction of the Architect, the Bid shall be withdrawn and not resubmitted. If a Bid is withdrawn pursuant to this Section 4.4.3, the bid security will be attended to as follows:

(State the terms and conditions, such as Bid rank, for returning or retaining the bid security.)

Bid security will be returned to the Bidder.

If stipulated in an advertisement or invitation to bid, or when otherwise required by law, Bids properly identified and received within the specified time limits will be publicly opened and read aloud. aloud via Zoom. A summary of the Bids may be made available to Bidders.

§ 5.3.3 A "Qualified" bidder is one who meets the minimum standards of experience, financial ability, reputation, and work history for past projects for the owner.

5.3.4 The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities in a bid, to make awards to more than one bidder, to accept any part or all of a bid, or to accept the bid (or bids) which, in the judgment of the governing body, is in the best interest of the City. The City also reserves the right to make revisions to any quantity shown on the bid form dependent upon bid prices and available funding. Prices bid on each item shall be firm regardless of the actual quantity of item(s) purchased.

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(If Payment or Performance Bonds are to be in an amount other than 100% of the Contract Sum, indicate the dollar amount or percentage of the Contract Sum.)

§ 7.2.1 The Bidder shall deliver the required bonds to the Owner not later than three days following the date of execution City Council approval of the Contract. If the Work is to commence sooner in response to a letter of intent, the Bidder shall, prior to commencement of the Work, submit evidence satisfactory to the Owner that such bonds will be furnished and delivered in accordance with this Section 7.2.1.

(Insert the complete AIA Document number, including year, and Document title.)

(Insert the complete AIA Document number, including year, and Document title.)

.3 AIA Document A201™–2017, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, Construction including Addendum A, Contractor’s Standard Form Subcontract, and Addendum B, Dispute Resolution Procedures, unless otherwise stated below.

(Insert the complete AIA Document number, including year, and Document title.)

.4 Building Information Modeling Exhibit, if completed:.4 AIA Document E203™–2013, Building Information Modeling and Digital Data Exhibit, dated as indicated below:

Section 00 11 13, Advertisement for Bids (Date and Pages) Section 00 21 13, Instructions to Bidders (Date and Pages Section 00 31 13, Bid Form (Date and Pages) Contractors Bid Response (Date)

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Certification of Document’s Authenticity AIA® Document D401™ – 2003

I, Bart Kline, hereby certify, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, that I created the attached final document simultaneously with its associated Additions and Deletions Report and this certification at 07:47:45 CT on 08/27/2026 under Order No. 4104246744 from AIA Contract Documents software and that in preparing the attached final document I made no changes to the original text of AIA® Document A701™ – 2018, Instructions to Bidders, other than those additions and deletions shown in the associated Additions and Deletions Report.

(Signed)

(Title)

(Dated)

DIVISION 00 - BID REQUIREMENTS

ADA IMPROVEMENTS AT CANNONSBURGH VILLAGE

MURFREESBORO, TN

BID FORM 00 41 13 - 1

SECTION 00 41 13

BID FORM

TO: City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee

111 West Vine Street

Murfreesboro, TN 37130

PROJECT: ADA IMPROVEMENTS AT CANNONSBURGH VILLAGE

A. The Bidder acknowledges in submitting this bid that:

1. This Bidder has received, read, and understands the Contract Documents, has visited the site and become familiar with the local conditions under which the Work is to be performed, and has correlated all observations with the requirements of the Contract Documents, and makes this Bid in accordance therewith.

2. Information Available to Bidders, identified in Section 00-31-32 was prepared solely for Designer’s use in design of this Work and has not been relied upon in the preparation of this bid. The use and interpretation of such information for any purpose is entirely the responsibility of the using party.

3. The required Bid Security, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid is…