Project Name: Hilliard N. Fletcher Water Resource Recovery Facility Phase II Improvements File Number: OCA-23-1043 Engineering Project Number: 2024.702.001 The project includes but is not limited to facility-wide improvements at the Hilliard N. Fletcher WRRF consisting of: 1. Rehabilitation of the North Aeration Basins including a new above grade air header with pipe bridge, replacement of the existing fine-bubble diffuser systems, and repairs to existing air piping and valves within the aeration basins. 2. Rehabilitation of the Anaerobic Digestion facility including cleanout and miscellaneous repairs of the existing digester tanks, demolition of existing digester mixing systems and internal gas piping, installation of new digester mixing pump stations with interior suction/discharge piping and mixing nozzle assemblies, installation of gravity transfer piping from the digesters to the digested sludge holding tank, installation of a hydrogen sulfide removal system for biogas conditioning. 3. Miscellaneous improvements to the Digester Control Building including improvements to the existing electrical room, replacement of electrical gear, HVAC improvements, and replacement of the existing building roofing system. The project is being constructed for the City of Tuscaloosa, which is the awarding authority. The prequalification procedure is MANDATORY and will identify responsible and competent General Contractor bidders relative to the requirements of the Project. Prequalification project summary information will be made available to prospective bidders on October 16, 2023, by contacting Wes Cardwell, PE, Project Manager via email at RWCardwell@GarverUSA.com. Contractor Prequalification Submittals are to be submitted to Garver by prospective bidders no later than 5:00 pm CST on November 2, 2023, via electronic copy emailed RWCardwell@GarverUSA.com. No hard copies of the prequalification submittals are required. Notification of successful respondents will be issued no later than 5:00pm CST on November 10, 2023. Additional qualifications and requirements for General Contractor Bidders and Subcontractors are indicated in the Bid and Contract Documents. Only General Contractors who have successfully completed the prequalification process within the stated time limits, and which are properly licensed in accordance with criteria established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors under the Provision of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended, will be considered for the Work of this Project. Award of the contract will be made within forty-five (45) calendar days from the date of the bid opening. Electronic Bids can be submitted online. For any questions about the electronic bidding process, please contact Central Bidding at 225-810-4814 or support@centralbidding.com.