ITB_32701-13804_Amd_1.pdf

This is an amendment to an Invitation to Bid (ITB #32701-13804) issued by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for the Little White Oak Reclamation Project. The amendment updates the ITB schedule of events and revises several project attachments. The pre-response conference is scheduled for February 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET, with written questions and comments due by February 6, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. CT. Sealed bids are due on March 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CT. The project encompasses land reclamation services across 65.3 acres of abandoned strip mine areas at three sites in Campbell County, Tennessee, requiring 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 contract term is 24 months from the effective date with a potential state option to extend an additional 180 days. The amendment replaces the original Plans (dated 01-08-2026 with 01-26-2026), Specifications (12-08-2025 with 01-26-2026), Pre-Bid Map, and Mandatory Pre-Bid document, and adds a new License Requirements attachment.

Bidders 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, and comply with Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements and federal Build America Domestic Procurement Preference mandates requiring all materials and products be produced in the United States. Required insurance includes workers' compensation, commercial general liability, automobile liability, and pollution liability, along with performance and payment bonds totaling 125 percent of project liability. The expected maximum contract liability exceeds $1,500,000, with compensation on a firm and fixed basis covering all goods, services, deliverables, materials, equipment, overhead, and costs; bidding is conducted primarily on unit price with lump sum bids required for mobilization, stream restoration, and road restoration components. The project is federally funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, small businesses, or minority-owned firms are identified. Respondents must comply with the Iran Divestment Act and may not have outstanding violations with the Office of Surface Mining or appear on the Applicant Violator System.