Proposals will be received by Smith County (the Owner) until 12:00 pm CDT on Friday, August 25, 2023 (the Proposal Date), after which time said Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated for various aspects of landfill construction to be undertaken at the Smith County Landfill, located at 370 Landfill Road, Carthage, TN 37030 (hereinafter referred to as the Site). Landfill construction will be conducted as specified in the Technical Specifications and shown on the Contract Drawings set forth in Sections 6 and 7 of the Proposal and Contract Documents and as modified by Addenda, if any. The Scope of Work (as defined herein) for such construction includes providing all labor, materials (minus Owner-supplied materials), equipment, incidentals, and services necessary and required for constructing Tract I Overlay including but not limited to: mobilization, site preparation, dewatering, surveying services, furnishing and installing temporary erosion and sedimentation control structures, mass excavation, structural fill, subgrade preparation, compacted soil liner construction, geosynthetics installation, drainage layer installation, protective cover installation, excavation and backfilling of anchor trenches, construction of leachate collection sump and force main, temporary haul roads, demobilization, and all related work and incidentals pursuant to the Proposal and Contract Documents including, but not limited to, the Technical Specifications and Contract Drawings. This Scope of Work is further detailed in Sections 3, 6, and 7 of the Proposal and Contract Documents. Proposals may be submitted via email to the following email addresses: Mr. Johnny Lee (Director of Solid Waste) jlee@smithcountytn.gov Mr. C. Rob Witcher, PE (Engineer) rwitcher@promusengineering.com In addition to their response by email, Proposers shall also submit in a labeled binder two (2) original, signed proposal package and two (2) electronic copy of the proposal package (both compiled according to the instructions and requirements below) in a sealed envelope or package clearly labeled with the Proposal and Contract Documents title along with the name and address of the Proposer to the address below (if hand-delivered, response shall be delivered to 122 Turner High Circle, Carthage, TN 37030, no later than the time and date specific ed above for response. The electronic copy of the proposal shall be stored on a thumb drive that includes separate PDF fi le folders of each required Tab. Mr. Johnny Lee Director of Solid Waste 122 Turner High Circle Carthage, Tennessee 37030 Copies of the Proposal and Contract Documents for the purposes of submitting a Proposal may be obtained by emailing a request to the Engineer at the email address shown above. Questions concerning this Request for Proposals shall be submitted to both the Owner and Engineer at the email addresses listed above. The deadline for potential Proposers to submit questions related to the Request for Proposals shall be 5:00 pm CDT on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Proposers are required to use the provided proposal forms contained in Section 3 of the Proposal and Contract Documents. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals or portions of any or all Proposals and to waive informalities therein to determine the most qualifi ed Proposal. The Proposer agrees that such rejection shall be without liability or expense on the part of Owner for any claim brought by Proposer because of such rejection, nor shall the Proposer seek any recourse of any kind against Owner because of such rejection. The fi ling of the Proposal in response to this invitation shall constitute an agreement of the Proposer to the terms and conditions of the Proposal and Contract Documents. The Proposer may not withdraw its Proposal for a period of sixty (60) calendar days following the Proposal Date. Proposer and all subcontractors shall be properly licensed to perform the Work pursuant to all applicable state and local laws. An award to contract will not be made to a Proposer who is not so licensed. Neither the Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Proposal and Contract Documents, including any Addenda, obtained from any other source. Contractor shall furnish a performance bond and a payment bond, each in an amount at least equal to the Contract Price, as security for the faithful performance and payment of all of Contractors obligations under the Contract The Work will be substantially completed on or before November 15, 2023, and completed and ready for final payment in accordance with Paragraph 15.06 of the General Conditions on or before November 15, 2023.