SECTION 00020REQUEST FOR PROPOSALIn accordance with Act 97-225 (the Alabama Public Works Act), notice is hereby given that the Limestone County Water and Sewer Authority (Awarding Authority) will receive proposals, under seal, for completion of a LEAK DETECTION SURVEY. Proposal packages may be obtained at the office of the Limestone County Water and Sewer Authority located at 17218 Highway 72 West, Athens, Alabama 35612 or from Hethcoat & Davis, Inc., 278 Franklin Road, Suite 200, Brentwood, TN 37027.Sealed proposals will be received by the Limestone County Water and Sewer Authority at their office located at 17218 Highway 72 West, Athens, Alabama 35612 until 11:00 a.m., local time, on January 8, 2015. The proposals will be evaluated by the Engineer and LCWSA staff for administrative and technical completeness. The proposals will then be presented to the Limestone County Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors and General Manager for final consideration.Proposals should be addressed to Mr. Byron Cook, General Manager, in sealed packages with the words ÒLEAK DETECTION SURVEYÓ appearing on the outside of the envelope or package. Any disclosure in advance of the terms of a proposal in response to this invitation shall render the proceedings void and require advertisement and award anew.The award shall be made to the firm who best meets the requirements of the proposal, unless the Awarding Authority finds that all of the proposals are unreasonable or that it is not in the interest of the Awarding Authority to accept any of the proposals. A responsible proposal is one that has the qualities determined necessary for performance, is competent, experienced, and financially able to perform the Contract. A responsive proposal is one who submits a proposal that complies with the terms and conditions of this Request for Proposal. All applicable fees and taxes must be included in the request for costs. The Vendor who is awarded the Contract must comply with provisions of the Alabama Public Works Act.According to the Alabama Public Works Act, the Awarding Authority shall give preference to resident bidders. A nonresident bidder shall be awarded Alabama public contracts only on the same basis as the nonresident bidder's state awards contracts to Alabama bidders under similar circumstances. Nonresident bidders must accompany any written Proposal Documents with a written opinion of an attorney-at-law licensed to practice in such nonresident bidder 's state of domicile, as to the preferences, if any or none, granted by the law of that state to its own resident businesses in the letting of any or all public contracts.Proposals for the Work shall remain firm for a period of sixty (60) calendar days from the date of the receipt of Proposal. The Request for Proposal, which contains instructions for the submission of qualifications and costs proposal, a proposed Contract, and the Specifications for the LEAK DETECTION SURVEY, is on file for inspection at the Limestone County Water and Sewer Authority's main office, located at 17218 Highway 72 West, Athens, Alabama 35611.The Authority reserves the right to waive minor informalities, irregularities, and errors. Any item bid that is not in express conformance with the bid specifications but is offered as a substitute and comparable item, must be submitted in detail.Byron CookGeneral MangerLimestone County Water & Sewer Authority The News CourierDecember 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014
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