Little_White_Oak_Pre-Bid_Map_02-10-2026.pdf

This is a pre-bid site map document for the Little White Oak Reclamation Project, a land reclamation initiative administered by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The project encompasses comprehensive reclamation services across 65.3 acres of abandoned strip mine areas at three sites in Campbell County, Tennessee, near Duff. Services include mobilization, 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 on all disturbed areas. The mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for February 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST at the project site located at 1090 Little White Oak Road, Duff, TN 37729 (coordinates N 36.52115, W -84.0571). 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, with work completion 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.

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. The project is evaluated on a lowest-cost responsive and responsible bidder basis. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, small businesses, or minority-owned firms are identified in the solicitation documents. 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. 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 evidence of 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.