CITY OF TUSCALOOSA 
ADVERTISEMENT FOR PREQUALIFICATION AND BIDS FOR: 
 
Project Name:  Hilliard N. Fletcher Water Resource Recovery Facility Phase II Improvements 
File Number: OCA-23-1043     Engineering Project Number: 2024.702.001 
 
The project includes but is not limited to facility-wide improvements at the Hilliard N. Fletcher WRRF 
consisting of: 1. Rehabilitation of the North Aeration Basins including a new above grade air header 
with pipe bridge, replacement of the existing fine-bubble diffuser systems, and repairs to existing air 
piping and valves within the aeration basins. 2. Rehabilitation of the Anaerobic Digestion facility 
including cleanout and miscellaneous repairs of the existing digester tanks, demolition of existing 
digester mixing systems and internal gas piping, installation of new digester mixing pump stations 
with interior suction/discharge piping and mixing nozzle assemblies, installation of gravity transfer 
piping from the digesters to the digested sludge holding tank, installation of a hydrogen sulfide 
removal system for biogas conditioning. 3. Miscellaneous improvements to the Digester Control 
Building including improvements to the existing electrical room, replacement of electrical gear, HVAC 
improvements, and replacement of the existing building roofing system. The project is being 
constructed for the City of Tuscaloosa, which is the awarding authority.  
 
PREQUALIFICATION: The prequalification procedure is MANDATORY and will identify responsible and 
competent General Contractor bidders relative to the requirements of the Project. Prequalification 
project summary information will be made available to prospective bidders on October 16, 2023, by 
contacting Wes Cardwell, PE, Project Manager via email at [email protected]. 
 
Contractor Prequalification Submittals are to be submitted to Garver by prospective bidders no later 
than 5:00 pm CST on November 2, 2023, via electronic copy emailed [email protected]. 
No hard copies of the prequalification submittals are required. Notification of successful respondents 
will be issued no later than 5:00pm CST on November 10, 2023. 
 
Additional qualifications and requirements for General Contractor Bidders and Subcontractors are 
indicated in the Bid and Contract Documents. Only General Contractors who have successfully com-pleted
the prequalification process within the stated time limits, and which are properly licensed 
in accordance with criteria established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors under 
the Provision of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended, will be considered for the 
Work of this Project. 
 
BID OPENING: Sealed Bid Proposals will be received by the City of Tuscaloosa, at the Council Chamber 
of City Hall, 2201 University Boulevard, on December 7, 2023, at 10:00 am local time for this project, 
at which time bids will be opened and read. 
 
PRE-BID CONFERENCE: Attendance at the MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference is required in order for a 
General Contractor to submit a bid on this Project. The Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the Council 
Chamber of City Hall, 2201 University Boulevard, on November 16, 2023, at 2:00 pm local time. 

Award of the contract will be made within forty-five (45) calendar days from the date of the bid 
opening. 
 
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS:  Plans and specifications and all related Contract Documents are open 
for public inspection at the Hilliard N. Fletcher WRRF, located at 4010 Reese Phifer Avenue, Tusca-loosa,
Alabama. The contact person for the project is Wes Cardwell, PE, Project Manager. They can 
be reached at [email protected] or (205) 443-3080. 
 
Plans, specifications, and all related Contract Documents are available at www.centralbidding.com. 
Hard copy bid documents will not be distributed. Electronic Bids can be submitted at 
www.centralbidding.com. For any questions about the electronic bidding process, please contact 
Central Bidding at 225-810-4814 or [email protected].