ITB_32701-13826_Amd_3.pdf

This is Amendment #3 to an Invitation to Bid (ITB #32701-13826) issued by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for the Little White Oak Reclamation Project. The amendment updates the project schedule and modifies documentation requirements. The ITB requests qualified contractors to perform comprehensive land reclamation services across 65.3 acres of abandoned strip mine areas at three sites in Campbell County near Duff, Tennessee. Deliverables include clearing and grubbing, area grading and excavation (536,000 cubic yards cut and 527,000 cubic yards fill), 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, culvert replacement, anoxic limestone drain construction, fencing installation (3,500 linear feet), and vegetation establishment on all disturbed areas. The pre-response conference is scheduled for February 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST at the project site. Written questions and comments are due by February 17, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. CT, and sealed bids must be submitted by March 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CT through the Tennessee EDISON Supplier Portal. 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, with performance milestones requiring 25 percent, 50 percent, and 75 percent acreage completion by days 75, 150, and 225 respectively.

The expected maximum contract liability exceeds $1,500,000 with firm and fixed compensation covering all goods, services, deliverables, materials, equipment, overhead, and costs for the entire contract term. Bidding is conducted on a lowest-cost responsive and responsible bidder basis with unit pricing for most items and lump sum bids required for mobilization, stream restoration, and road restoration components. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, small businesses, or minority-owned firms are identified in the solicitation. Contractors 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 prevailing wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act. Insurance requirements include workers' compensation, commercial general liability, automobile liability, and pollution liability coverage, 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, which imposes 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. Respondents may not have outstanding violations with the Office of Surface Mining or appear on the Applicant Violator System.