4400 - Margaret South AML Reclamation Project

The Alabama Department of Workforce is soliciting bids on the Margaret South Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Project in Shelby County under ITB 4400, with bids due August 19, 2026 and a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit on August 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Sanie Road (0.25 miles south of St. Clair County Road 6). Attendance and sign-in at the pre-bid conference are obligatory; failure to attend will result in bid rejection.

The scope encompasses reclamation and remediation of approximately 11 acres of abandoned mine land with hazardous features including highwall, slump, impoundment, and spoil area. Work includes clearing 14 acres, excavating 46,000 cubic yards of unclassified material, constructing detention ponds with outlet control structures, installing 18-inch and 30-inch diameter corrugated HDPE pipe, placing 3,670 tons of riprap and 925 tons of limestone, installing 5,200 linear feet of silt fence and erosion control blankets, seeding 14 acres with 45 tons of mulch and temporary seeding of 35 acres with 56 tons of temporary mulch, dam backfill and compaction of 12,500 cubic yards, and comprehensive erosion control management. The contractor must transfer the existing ADEM Small Mining General Permit (ALG890000) to their name prior to construction, maintain a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure plan, comply with the Alabama Handbook for Erosion Control, Sediment Control, and Stormwater Management, and implement Best Management Practices with regular inspections by a qualified construction professional. Contract time is eighty working days from full execution. The project is funded through federal Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program sources and is subject to Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements and Build America, Buy America provisions.

Bidders must hold an Alabama General Contractor's License (for bids exceeding $100,000), maintain current SAM.gov registration with a Unique Entity ID, and be bondable for the bid amount. Insurance requirements include general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate), professional liability ($2,000,000), automobile liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), workers' compensation ($1,000,000), pollution liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate), and umbrella coverage ($5,000,000). Bid security is five percent of the bid price. Performance and labor-and-materials bonds equal to 100 percent of contract amount are required and retained for one year after final payment. Award is made on an all-or-none basis to the lowest responsible bidder. Questions are due August 12, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time through the Alabamabuys portal. State of Alabama payment terms are net thirty days in arrears.