AMBIENT AIR MONITORING SHELTER

The Procurement Division of Knox County, Tennessee will receive sealed bids for the provision of Ambient Air Monitoring Shelter as specified herein.

The intent of these specifications is to obtain a licensed Contractor for the turn-key solution of purchase, delivery, dismantling, removal and construction of an Ambient Air Monitoring Shelter to replace an existing shelter as required by Knox County and Knox County Air Quality Management Department. Award will be based on Best Value. Best Value means more than low cost. It includes initial cost, service quality and other factors detailed herein.

Knox County intends to issue a one-time award for the dismantling, removal and construction of the Ambient Air Monitoring Shelter. The contract will expire upon completion of the project and acceptance by Knox County.

Only authorized employees of the successful Contractor and their subcontractors are allowed on the premises of 4711 Mildred Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914.

The successful Contractor shall be fully responsible for all personal property located within the area of the current ambient air monitoring shelter.

The successful contractor shall have a crew supervisor on site at all times when work is performed.

Contractor will be responsible for obtaining any and all required permits.

Bidders must include all destination and delivery charges in their price. Delivery must be "free on board" to the County department.

This procurement is subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) provisions (Attachment D) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58) and the implementing regulations set forth at 2 CFR Part 184.

**Bids must be received by 2:00 P.M. local time on December 9, 2026.** Late bids will be neither considered nor returned.

**Deliver Bids To:** Bid Number 3773, Knox County Procurement Division, Suite 100, 1000 North Central Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917. The Bid Envelope must show the Company Name, Bid Number, Bid Name and Bid Opening Date. Facsimile and email submission are strictly prohibited.

Knox County requires that proposals be submitted as one (1) marked as original and one (1) exact copy. Proposers must submit with their written response an exact electronic version of their proposal in a single file on a flash drive format.

**Required:** The bid envelope cover sheet (*Attachment C*) must be filled out completely and attached to the outside of your bid.

Contractor must be properly licensed by the State of Tennessee Licensing Board for General Contractors for the type of work requested and must submit a copy of the license with their bid.

The following criteria will be the basis for award.

- Cost: 100 Points

The successful Bidder may be required to execute an acceptable performance and payment bonds in the amount equal to 100 percent of the Contract price before a Notice to Proceed is issued.

The successful Contractor must carry the insurance as indicated on the Insurance Attachment (*Attachment F*) hereto.

Vendors shall hold their price firm and subject to acceptance by Knox County for a period of ninety (90) business days from the date of the bid opening, unless otherwise indicated in their bid.