ADVERTISEMENT FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS
AND FOR BIDS FROM BIDDERS WHO ARE PREQUALIFIED
Prequalification Proposals (Letters of Interest (LOI) and Statements of Qualifications (SOQ)) from General
Contractors (Construction Service Firms) shall be submitted and will be received by the Board of Water and Sewer
Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama (“Board”), at the Wesley A. James Operations Center, 4725 Moffett
Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL 36618-0249; UNTIL 2:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, January 16, 2026, for the following project:
Stickney Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Filter and SCADA Upgrades, Project No. 10391316 for consideration of
approval to bid this project. Prequalified Bidders will be notified in writing on or about January 28, 2026.
Preliminary Bid and Construction Documents will be made available for review on January 11, 2026, and final Bid
Documents will be issued to pre-qualified bidders upon notification of qualification.
Prospective Bidders may obtain the prequalification documents on the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners
of the City of Mobile’s website (www.mawss.com/bids/project-bids-announcements/ ) or by contacting Heath
Hardy at HDR Engineering (heath.hardy@hdrinc.com). Preliminary bid documents will be made available for review
on January 11, 2026, and a digital copy may be requested.
As one of the conditions of submitting a SOQ, it must be understood that knowledge and experience is extremely
important. Therefore, the construction firm will have to submit evidence and proof acceptable to the Board of their
ability, knowledge, experience, training of supervisory personnel and labor, and will be required to submit evidence
and proof that construction firm has performed work of a similar nature per the requirements of the
prequalification package.
Qualifications of any sub-contractor(s) that are anticipated to be used to obtain prequalification status are to be
included in the firm's statement of qualifications. Sub-contractors proposed for use, including qualification details
for the relevant work they are to perform, shall be provided with the SOQ packages.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive technical errors, and/or abandon this process if,
in their judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.
All General contractors seeking prequalification status are required to submit the prequalification documents
enclosed and clearly marked on the outside of the package as follows: “CONFIDENTIAL – STATEMENT OF
QUALIFICATIONS – Stickney Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Filter and SCADA Upgrades,” Board of Water and
Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama, 4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL 36618-0249.
Sealed bid proposals will be received only from Prequalified General Contractor Bidders by the Board of Water and
Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama (“Board”), at the Wesley A. James Operations Center, 4725 Moffett
Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL 36618-0249 until 12:00 p.m., Local Time, March 2, 2026, and then publicly opened and read at 1:00
P.M., for furnishing all labor, materials, and performing all work for the following project: Contract No.: 10391316, Project
Name: Stickney Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Filter and SCADA Upgrades.
Upon completion of prequalification process, Plans and Specifications may be inspected at the Board’s office at
4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile AL; or at the offices of HDR Engineering, Inc., 25 West Cedar Street, Suite 200,
Pensacola, FL 32502. Questions regarding the Contract Documents must be submitted electronically to HDR (via
Heath.Hardy@hdrinc.com) no later than February 20, 2026.
Copies of the Plans, Specifications, and other Contract Documents may be obtained from Consulting Engineer,
upon a non-refundable payment of $20.00 for digital plans or $150.00 for each printed set and provided a FedEx
account number is provided for the shipping charges. Bid documents will be mailed upon receipt of deposit. No
Contract Documents will be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to bid submission time. Requests for
plan should be directed to Heath Hardy, heath.hardy@hdrinc.com; 850-429-8900.
HDR Project 10391316
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A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the MAWSS Wesley A. James Operations Center Board Room, 4725
Moffett Road, Mobile, AL 36618 on February 11, 2026, at 9:00 A.M., Local Time, to discuss bidding and project
requirements. Prospective bidders and subcontractors should attend. Attendees representing the prospective
contractor must be an employee of the company with experience in bidding jobs.
The project is funded by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan
Program. The selected bidder shall comply with all conditions and requirements of the program as they pertain to
this Project, and must provide DBE documentation no later than 10 days after notice of selection.
Bids must be submitted on the standard forms included with the Contract Documents. The following contract bid
documents, Bid Proposal, Bid Bond, Subcontracting Plan, SSO and Unpermitted Discharge Prevention notification, and
Addendum Acknowledgment Form shall be printed on yellow color paper and tabbed. The Contractor shall be
responsible for preparing its bid package in accordance with this guideline.
Envelopes containing bids must be sealed and delivered to the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of
Mobile, Alabama, 4725A Moffett Road, Mobile, Alabama 36618-0249: “Bid for constructing Project No. 10391316,
Stickney Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Filter and SCADA Upgrade, to be opened at 1:00 p.m., Local Time, March 2,
2026”. The Bidder's Alabama State Contractor's License Number and discipline shall be on the envelope.
Bid guarantee in the form of certified check, bid bond, or Irrevocable Letter of Credit acceptable to the Board will be
required for at least 5% of the bid amount, not to exceed $10,000.
The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in bids received.
THIS INVITATION FOR BIDS IS CONDENSED FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION/REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDDERS CAN BE FOUND IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
THE BOARD OF WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF MOBILE, ALABAMA
HDR Project 10391316
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