ITB_32701-13804_Amd_1.pdf

This amendment to Invitation to Bid (ITB) #32701-13804 issued by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation updates the schedule and attachments for the Little White Oak Reclamation Project. The project encompasses land reclamation services across 65.3 acres of abandoned strip mine areas at three sites in Campbell County, Tennessee, with deliverables including clearing and grubbing, area grading and excavation, landslide remediation, installation of 11,100 linear feet of silt retention barriers, supply and placement of 3,765 tons of rip-rap and limestone, construction of 400 feet of stream restoration structures, road restoration, and vegetation establishment. The amended schedule establishes the event posting date as January 15, 2026, the pre-response conference on February 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET, written questions and comments due by February 6, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. CT, and sealed bids due by March 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CT. The contract term is 24 months from the effective date with a potential state option to extend an additional 180 days under identical terms and conditions. Work completion is required within approximately 300 days of receipt of order, subject to performance milestones requiring 25 percent, 50 percent, and 75 percent acreage completion by days 75, 150, and 225 respectively.

This amendment updates four project attachments—plans, specifications, pre-bid map, and mandatory pre-bid documentation—and adds a new license requirements attachment. The project is evaluated on a lowest-cost responsive and responsible bidder basis, with the expected maximum contract liability exceeding $1,500,000 and compensation on a firm and fixed basis covering all goods, services, deliverables, materials, equipment, overhead, and costs for the entire contract term. Qualified respondents must hold a valid Tennessee State Contractor License with applicable classifications, register with the Tennessee Supplier Portal and Tennessee Department of Revenue, obtain a DUNS number, comply with prevailing wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act, and provide required insurance coverage including workers' compensation, commercial general liability, automobile liability, and pollution liability, along with performance and payment bonds totaling 125 percent of the maximum project liability. The project is federally funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining and is subject to Build America Domestic Procurement Preference requirements mandating that all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials be produced in the United States. Contractors must comply with the Clean Air Act, Federal Water Pollution Control Act, federal procurement transparency requirements, and Iran Divestment Act compliance certification and may not have outstanding violations with the Office of Surface Mining.