Highway Department Offices and Warehouse

Base Bid consists of all labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, permits, and all related items necessary for construction of the Bedford County Highway Department Administrative Offices & Warehouse building, located in Shelbyville, TN. All Work shall be performed in strict accordance with the Contract Documents.

Construction includes construction of an approximate 6,000 sq. ft. building. Construction includes the construction of a pre-engineered metal building shell including the exterior doors and windows associated with it. The exterior walls, the foundations, CMU block walls, and the concrete slab on grade will be a part of this bid package. The design of the structural system for the pre-engineered metal building shall be by the PEMB manufacturer. Exterior sitework as indicated on the project documents shall also be included. The mass grading work is being self-performed by the owner on the site and it is expected that final grading adjustments will be required by the bidding contractor. The roof structure shall be corrugated steel roofing over the PEMB steel roof purlins. Site utilities, utility stub-ups, and all internal HVAC, electrical and plumbing work shall be a part of this project. This work shall be coordinated with the owner who will be self-performing work simultaneously with the bidding contractor.

Bids will be received by the Bedford County Department of Finance (Attn: Robert Daniel, Director of Finance) at: 200 Dover Street, Suite 102, Shelbyville, TN 37160 until: **2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2026** at which time and place bids will be publicly opened.

Interested Contractors must include inside the sealed bid envelope the following list of completed documents:

• Contractor's Qualification Statement (AIA Form A305, 1986 Edition)
• Signed & Completed Bid form
• Certification of Compliance with Tennessee Licensing Law
• Certification of Compliance with the Iran Divestment Act
• Drug Free Workplace Program Certification
• Criminal Background Check Affidavit
• Bid bond or Certified Cashier's Check, made payable to Bedford County, in the amount of **5% of the total bid**.
• Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification W-9
• Completed Vendor Packet, that includes some of the aforementioned required documents.

Contracts for this project will be awarded to the lowest and/or best, and most responsive bid that reasonably meet specifications and qualifications.

The successful bidder must provide within fifteen (15) consecutive calendar days from the date of Bedford County award notice a fully executed AIA contract and a Payment, Performance, Labor and Materials (PPLM) Bond in the amount of **100% of the contract sum**. Bedford County must be named as an additional insured on Contractor's policy, with a Certificate of Liability with a minimum insured amount of **$2,000,000**.

Digital copies of Plans, specifications, and other documents shall be obtained by Prime Bidders only from the office of Kline Swinney Associates, 48 Lindsley Avenue, Nashville, TN 37210, Attn: Cullen Andersen (615) 255-1854.