The City of Bristol, Virginia (the City) is seeking bids from qualified bidders for the construction of the Equalization Tank System at the Bristol Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility (ISWMF) (the Facility) located in Bristol, Virginia described herein.
This invitation does not commit the City to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of bids, nor commits the City to select any bidders that respond.
Bids should be submitted to the City of Bristol for the Equalization Tank System. Five (5) complete sealed copies of bidding documents for the Equalization Tank System must be received at the City of Bristol, Virginia Procurement Department, Attn: Nikki Asher, at 300 Lee Street, Bristol, VA 24201, no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (per
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) on February 11, 2026, as listed on the invitation to bid. If proprietary information is included in the bid, then Bidders shall provide one (1) additional copy with all information considered proprietary redacted and suitable for public inspection in accordance with Section 2.2-4342 of the Code of Virginia. Each copy shall be complete and separately bound. Sections shall be identified to facilitate evaluation and to prevent evaluators from unnecessary search or arranging of materials for evaluation purposes. The City of Bristol requires five (5) complete sealed copies of bidding documents. Those wishing to submit electronically may do so via the eVA procurement platform while also submitting the required paper copies to the City by the due date. No FAXED nor emailed bids will be accepted.
The Bid package shall also include one (1) separate unbound copy of the Bid Form to facilitate opening and reading of the Bids. The Bid must be enclosed in a plainly marked package with the Project title, the name and address of the Bidder, and must be accompanied by the Bid Security and other required documents. The sealed envelope containing the Bid must be enclosed in a separate package plainly marked on the outside with the notation "BID ENCLOSED – Invitation to Bid # SW-26-002 for the Equalization Tank System" A mailed Bid must be addressed to the location designated in the Advertisement.
The public opening of the bids will take place at the Council Chambers at City Hall located at 300 Lee Street, Bristol VA 24201, immediately following the bid due deadline. Bids will be opened at the time and place indicated in the advertisement or invitation to bid and, unless obviously non-responsive, read aloud publicly. An abstract of the amounts of the base Bids and major alternates, if any, will be made available to Bidders after the opening of Bids. Bids received after the date and time prescribed for the opening of the bids or not submitted at the correct location or in the designated manner, will not be accepted and will be returned to the Bidder unopened. The City reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including, without limitation, nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids. The City also reserves the right to waive all minor Bid informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the Work.
SW-26-002 Equalization Tank System (PDF)
