The required form: Application for Contractor Pre-Qualification must be requested from the Architect by email. All communications, questions, and the completed Prequalification Proposals must be sent to Philip Black phil@bgrouparch.com at the office of the Architect. The Owner intends to award a single contract for this work to a single pre-qualified General Contractor The Owner will accept proposals only from firms which demonstrate their experience and ability to perform the work necessary for this Project. Minimum qualifications to be certified by prospective bidders Include: 1) statutory licensors requirements; 2) proof, in the form of a letter from a licensed bonding agent, of an A+ bond rating and of current bonding capacity in excess of 10 million dollars; 3) minimum of 10 years in operation as a General Contractor; 4) Contractor is to have successfully completed a minimum of 3 related projects in the past five years of similar cost, scope, duration, and complexity. Contractor is to provide a brief description of 3 recently completed relevant projects; 5) The value of this project must be less than or equal to 66% of the Contractor's average volume of work over the past 3 years (or branch of the Contractor if that branch will be performing the work); 6) Contractor shall have a successful safety record as indicated by its Worker's Compensation Modifier Rate (or Experience Modifier Rate) equal to or less than 1.00; 7) Contractor shall not be currently and directly involved in a lawsuit, arbitration, or alternative resolution with Hoover City Schools. Bidders who bid in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the provision of Title 34, Chapter 8. Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the architect; the bidder must show such evidence by clearly displaying its current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. . The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner's judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. Budget is $5.5 - 6 million