Middle Fork Bottoms State Park Modular Bath House - UPDATED

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is seeking bids for a one-time purchase of a modular bath house to be installed at Middle Fork Bottoms State Park in Madison County. The procurement involves furnishing and installing a prefabricated concrete flush toilet building with specific technical requirements, including the ability to withstand 250 psf snow loads, 400 psf floor loads, 150 mph wind exposure, and seismic group 1 category E earthquake forces. The modular facility must include 4 toilets (2 ADA-compliant) and 2 sinks, with a complete infrastructure package involving a water well system and septic system consisting of a 1000-gallon septic tank, pump tank, force main, and septic field trench. Bidders must be registered with the State of Tennessee Supplier Portal and possess a valid TN BC-B (sm) Contractor license or higher to submit bids. Key procurement dates include a pre-response conference on March 12, 2025, at 9:00 AM Central, with written questions due by March 17, 2025, and final bid submissions accepted until March 21, 2025, at 2:30 PM CDT. The contract will be awarded to the lowest cost responsive bidder meeting all requirements, with a project completion and certificate of occupancy deadline of July 1, 2025.

The solicitation incorporates specific diversity and compliance requirements, including Buy America provisions mandating that all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials be produced in the United States, with manufactured products requiring at least 55% domestic content by cost. Contractors must provide documentation of diversity business participation efforts and disclose any debarments, suspensions, criminal charges, or terminated public contracts from the past three years. Insurance requirements include workers' compensation, commercial general liability, and automobile liability insurance, with a payment bond of 25% of the Maximum Liability mandatory. The manufacturer of the modular building must be ISO 9001 certified, PCI certified, and licensed under Tennessee's Modular Building Program, with the basis of design being the "Montrose" modular restroom by CXT, Inc., though alternative approved manufacturers include Concrete Modular Systems, Inc. and Modular Connections, LLC. While no specific incumbent vendor is mentioned, the solicitation suggests bids over $100,000 will require additional bonding, and the project has specific technical specifications that limit potential bidders to those with specialized modular building and infrastructure installation capabilities.