Demolition and Removal of Nuisances Bid Cover Checklist

Agency:	Calhoun County Alabama
State:	Alabama
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	238910 - Site Preparation Contractors
Posted Date:	Apr 14, 2026
Due Date:	May 5, 2026
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CALHOUN COUNTY COMMISSION

1702 NOBLE STREET, SUITE 103

ANNISTON, ALABAMA 36201

TELEPHONE (256) 241-2800

FAX (256) 231-1744

COMMISSIONERS

FRED WILSON

District 1

DANNY SHEARS

District 2

CAROYLN HENDERSON

District 3

TERRY HOWELL

District 4

LEE PATTERSON

District 5

April 14, 2026

INVITATION TO BID

Jonathan W. Gaddy

County Administrator

JULIE BORRELLI

County Attorney

1. A. The Calhoun County Commission (sometimes herein referred to as

"Commission") seeks bids for demolition, and/or clean-up, and disposal, as provided herein and

in the Scope of Work for Demolition/removal of Nuisances, which is attached hereto, and

incorporated herein by reference as if set forth herein in full, of the nuisances specified on the

attached Exhibit C, Nuisance Property Descriptions and Locations.

B. Please complete the Bid Cover Sheet for Nuisance Demolition/removal and put it

as the first page of your bid followed by your bid bond or certified check in lieu of a bid bond, as

herein provided. A copy of the Bid Cover Sheet for Nuisance Demolition/removal and Scope of

Work for Demolition/removal of Nuisances is attached to this Invitation to Bid.

2. The Calhoun County Commission will until MAY 13,2026 at 2:00 P.M., Central

Time, receive competitive sealed bids from qualified contractors for the demolition/removal of

specified items from properties that, by Resolution of the Calhoun County Commission, have

been declared a “Public Nuisance”. A mandatory pre-bid conference for all contractors

bidding shall take place on MAY 5, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. in the Calhoun County 4H

AUDITORIUM, located inside the Ken Joiner Calhoun County Administration Building,

1702 Noble Street, Anniston, Alabama 36201. Contractors who fail to attend the mandatory

pre-bid conference will not be allowed to bid on this contract.

3. Sealed bids with the words "Public Nuisance Demolition/removal" on the outside

must be submitted to the Calhoun County Commission, 1702 Noble Street, Suite 103, Anniston,

Alabama 36201 no later than MAY 13,2026, at 2:00 PM. Central Time, at which the bids will be

opened and read aloud in the Calhoun County Commission Meeting Room in the Ken Joiner

Calhoun County Administration Building, 1702 Noble Street, Anniston, Alabama 36201.

Questions and requests for additional information concerning this solicitation should be directed

to Mr. Kraig Mize, Calhoun County Environmental Enforcement Officer, 1702 Noble Street,

Ste.103, telephone number (256) 241-2943.

4. Bid prices must be submitted under the condition of irrevocability for a period of

ninety (90) days from when the bids are opened.

5. A bid bond, in an amount equal to 5% of the amount of the Total Bid, as shown on the

Bid Cover Sheet, not to exceed $10,000.00, is required of each bidder submitting a bid. A

certified check made payable to the Calhoun County Commission is acceptable in lieu of a bid

bond. The bid bond, or certified check as herein required, shall be submitted in the envelope

containing the bid. The bid bonds and certified checks will be returned to the bidders upon

award of the contract to each successful bidder and entry into a contract between each successful

bidder and the County, unless otherwise required by law.

FAILURE TO SUBMIT A BID BOND OR CERTIFIED CHECK IN LIEU OF A BID

BOND, AS HEREIN REQUIRED, WILL CAUSE YOUR BID TO BE REJECTED. IF A

BIDDER SUBMITS A BID BOND AND THE BID BOND IS NOT EXECUTED BY THE

PRINCIPAL AND THE SURETY THE BIDDER’S BID WILL BE REJECTED.

6. Bids sent, delivered or communicated by facsimile transmission, e-mail,

telephone or telegram will not be accepted.

7. Before commencing work the selected bidder (sometimes herein referred to as

"Contractor") will be required to submit a properly completed and executed Internal Revenue

Service Form W-9, and to have a properly prepared and executed purchase order for the work the

bidder is selected to perform.

8. The Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to consider,

judge, and, to the fullest extent allowed by law, select a bid other than based on price alone,

and to waive technical requirements if in the judgment of the Commission such best serves

the interests of Calhoun County and its citizens.

9. The selected bidder shall comply with all federal, state and local laws, rules and

regulations applicable to the work and services solicited in this invitation for bids. Further, the

enactment of any state or federal statute or the promulgation of regulations thereunder, after

execution of a contract between the County and the successful bidder, shall be reviewed by the

County and the successful bidder to determine whether compliance therewith is required.

10. Bidders shall include in their bid a copy of bidder’s, City and/or County

business license.

11. A. Further, each selected bidder, agrees that, in consideration of a contract

and as part of its obligations pursuant to a contract, the Contractor will have in full force and

effect, a policy or policies of insurance, at his/her/its own expense, of the following types, which

provide at least the following amounts of coverage. Each selected Contractor shall deliver to

County certificates of insurance from a duly qualified insurance agent qualified to do business in

the State of Alabama, issued by an insurance company or companies qualified to do business in

the State of Alabama, showing insurance of the following types, which provide at least the

following minimum amounts of coverage:

1. Workers' Compensation Insurance -

As prescribed by the Workers' Compensation Laws of the State of Alabama.

2. General Liability Insurance -

(A) Bodily injury liability: $500,000 each person, $1,000,000 each occurrence;

and

(B) Property damage liability $100,000 each occurrence, or, in lieu of (A) and

(B);

3. Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance-

The higher of the minimum limits of coverage required by law, and the

following:

(A) Bodily injury liability: $500,000 each person, $1,000,000 each occurrence;

and

(B) Property damage liability $100,000 each occurrence, or in lieu of (A) and

(B);

B. Prior to commencement of work hereunder, each selected Contractor will have Calhoun

County and the Calhoun County Commission and Calhoun County’s officers, employees,

servants, and agents and each of the Commission’s, Commissioners, officers, employees,

servants, and agents named as additional named insureds under the policy or policies providing

the above required general liability insurance and motor vehicle liability insurance, and furnish a

certificate or certificates of insurance to that effect as to the above-required insurance and the

additional named insureds as herein provided. The policies evidencing required insurance shall

contain an endorsement that cancellation or any material change in the policies adversely

affecting the interests of Calhoun County (herein sometimes referred to as “County”) and/or the

County Commission’s, Commissioners, officers, employees, servants and/or agents, and/or any or

all of the County’s officers, employees, servants, and agents in such insurance shall not be

effective until thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is delivered to the Calhoun County

Commission. The policy or, if more than one, policies of insurance shall provide primary

coverage for the County, the Commission, and the County’s officers, employees, servants and

agents of County and/or the Commission, and shall provide coverage for any and all claims made

for or concerning any occurrence or event during performance by the Contractor of the contract

awarded.

12. Each Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the County, the Commission,

and the County’s officers, employees, servants and agents of County and/or the Commission,

from any and all claims, actions, proceedings, expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable

attorneys' fees, damages, and liabilities, arising in connection with the award, or in any way

connected with or arising out of providing the services and/or work as specified in the contract

awarded.

13. Bidders should carefully examine the specifications, and fully inform themselves

as to all the conditions and matters, which can in any way affect the work or cost thereof. Should

a bidder find discrepancies in or omissions from specifications or documents or should there be

any doubt as to the meaning, the bidder should at once notify the Calhoun County Environmental

Enforcement Officer and obtain clarification prior to submitting a bid.

14. Any entity who or which chooses to submit a “No Bid” is requested to

complete “Part A” of the Bid Cover Sheet for Nuisance Demolition/removal and submit the

Bid Cover Sheet with the box at the bottom of the Bid Cover Sheet checked “Our company

chooses not to submit a bid”.

15. Alabama Immigration Law Compliance: Each selected bidder shall agree that it

will fully comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended by

Immigration Act of 1990 and the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection

Act, as amended, which makes it unlawful for an employer in Alabama to knowingly hire or

continue to employ an alien, who is or has become an unauthorized alien, who is employed to

work in the State of Alabama. Without limiting the foregoing, the selected bidder shall not

knowingly employ, hire for employment, or continue to employ an unauthorized alien, and shall

have an officer or other managerial employee who is personally familiar with the selected

bidder’s hiring practices to execute an affidavit to this effect on the form supplied by the County

and return the same to the County. Each selected bidder shall also enroll in the E-Verify Program

prior to performing work and shall remain enrolled throughout the entire course of this

performance hereunder and shall attach to its affidavit the E-Verify Program for Employment

Verification and Memorandum of Understanding and such other documentation as the County

may require to confirm the selected bidder’s enrollment in the E-Verify Program. The selected

bidder agrees not to knowingly allow any of its subcontractors, or any other party with whom it

has a contract to perform any work in connection with the services, work, labor and supplies

provided with this bid award, to employ in the State of Alabama any illegal or undocumented

aliens to perform any work in connection with the services, work, labor and supplies provided

with the bid award, and shall include in all of its contracts a provision substantially similar to this

paragraph. If the selected bidder receives actual knowledge of the unauthorized status of one of

its employees in the State of Alabama, it will remove that employee from the project, jobsite or

premises of the County and shall comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986,

as amended by the Immigration Act of 1990 and the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and

Citizen Protection Act, as amended. Each selected bidder shall require each of its subcontractors,

or other parties with whom it has a contract to perform any work in connection with the services,

work, labor and supplies provided with the bid award to act in a similar fashion. If a selected

bidder violates any term of this provision, the agreement awarded to the selected bidder will be

subject to immediate termination by the County. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the

selected bidder shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the County and the County

Commission from any and all losses, consequential damages expenses (including, but not limited

to, attorneys’ fees), claims suits, liabilities, fines, penalties, and any other costs arising out of or in

any way related to a selected bidder’s failure to fulfill its obligations contained in this paragraph.

The Contract or agreement with and each selected bidder shall contain the following: By

signing this contract, the contracting parties affirm, for the duration of the agreement, that they

will not violate federal immigration law or knowingly employ, hire for employment, or continue

to employ an unauthorized alien within the state of Alabama. Furthermore, a contracting party

found to be in violation of this provision shall be deemed in breach of the agreement and shall be

responsible for all damages resulting therefrom.

By signing this Contract, the contracting parties affirm, for the duration of this

agreement to remain in compliance with Act 2016-312, the Parties hereby agree that they are not

currently engaged in, and will not engage in, the boycott of a person or an entity based in or doing

business with a jurisdiction with which this state can enjoy open trade.

SCOPE OF WORK

FOR

DEMOLITION/REMOVAL OF NUISANCES

1. Contractors shall mobilize and begin work on their awarded property or

properties no later than (14) calendar days after the date of the Notice to Proceed/Purchase Order

and completed, inspected, and accepted by the Calhoun County Commission or its authorized

agent no later than ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed/Purchase

Order. County will not pay for any work done prior to the date of a Notice to Proceed/Purchase

Order. All demolition permits must be obtained prior to the start of work, if applicable.

Safeguards, during demolition, shall be in accordance with the International Existing Building

Code, 2005 edition, published by the International Code Congress. Contactor shall comply with

all Governmental agencies’ rules and regulations applicable to demolition, handling, transporting

and disposal of debris.

2. Contractor shall remove all man-made items indicated as Public Nuisances,

which are documented by resolution of the Calhoun County Commission and through

coordination with the Environmental Enforcement Officer. These items include, but are not

limited to the following:

A. Weeds on the property that have attained such large growth as to become a fire

menace when dry, or which are otherwise noxious or dangerous:

The Contractor shall clear and grub all high weeds on the site to approximate depth of four

(4) inches below finish grade except for vegetation flagged to remain. The definition of clear and

grub is the demolition/removal of all vegetation and root systems to a depth of approximately

four (4) inches below finish grade, that has a trunk size too large to be mowed and maintained by

hand propelled lawn mowers. Generally, this is any vegetation trunk with a diameter greater than

one-quarter (1/4) inch.

Contractor shall evenly spread fine grade topsoil to be free of all debris with a dimension

greater than three- quarter (3/4) inch in any direction and shall seed with grasses that will

maintain a quick cover growth and spread hay or other approved ground cover over all the

disturbed site to completely cover the topsoil.

Contractor shall bring in clean suitable fill dirt as required to sculpture and blend in finish

grade contours so that the site connects to adjacent property lines with a smooth transition. The

finish grade topsoil shall be a minimum of approximately two (2) inches of good quality soil to

sustain commercial grade grass seed. The site once cleared of high weeds shall be sowed with

commercial grade grass seed that will promote a growth that can be easily maintained by a push

or riding lawn mower.

Onsite soil shall not be removed in areas of possible environmental contamination as

determined by local, state, and federal authorities. Coordination shall be effected with the

following organizations before demolition/removal of any onsite soils, United States

Environmental Protection Agency, Alabama Department of Environmental Management,

Environmental Enforcement Officer, Calhoun County, Alabama, and the Calhoun County

Landfill.

An accumulation of trash, rubbish, junk, or debris:

The contactor shall remove any accumulated trash/rubbish as defined in §22-27-1 et. seq.,

Code of Alabama 1975 and dispose of the trash, rubbish, or debris at a legally permitted landfill.

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

Bid Description	Open	Buyer Contact
Demolition and Removal of Nuisances Bid Cover Checklist	05-05-2026	Kraig Mize 256-241-2943

Demolition and Removal of Nuisances Bid Cover Checklist

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