Project Advertisement

Invitation for Bids� Sealed Bids for the construction of the Town of Chilhowie Emergency Sanitary Sewer Repair will be received by the Town of Chilhowie at Town Hall located at 325 East Lee Highway, Chilhowie, VA 24319, until 2:00 PM local time on July 16, 2025, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.� The Project consists of�

replacing three aerial river crossings, gravity sewer lines, manholes, and related appurtenances as shown on the� Plans and as described in the Contract Documents.�

All local public bodies shall provide an option to submit bids or proposals through eVA or other electronic means.� � In cases where bids or proposals are submitted electronically, the local public body may also require a certain number of paper submissions for review purposes.� The Town of Chilhowie is requiring paper submissions for this bid.�

Prospective bidders must comply with the President’s Executive Order 11246 prohibiting discrimination in� employment on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, or national origin.�

Prospective bidders must certify that they do not or will not maintain or provide for their employees any facilities� that are segregated on the basis of race, color, creed, or national origin.�

VA 24060.� Drawings and specifications are available for inspection at the issuing office and at the following� locations:�

Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of Hurt & Proffitt, Inc. located at 1861� Pratt Drive Suite 1100, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060 upon payment of $200 for each 22 x 34 set or downloaded free of charge at https://www.handp.com/contact/bids/.�

A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM local time on June 26, 2025, at Town Hall located at 325 East Lee� Highway, Chilhowie, VA 24319.� Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.�

The procedure for withdrawal of bids shall be in accordance with procedure (i) of Section 2.2 - 4330 of the Code of� Virginia.�

BIDDER’S attention is invited to the requirements of Section 54.1 of the Code of Virginia pertaining to registration� which specifies the following with regard to contractor licensure and registration by definition: “Class A contractors” perform or manage construction, removal, repair, or improvements when (i) the total value referred to in a single contract or project is $120,000 or more, or (ii) the total value of all such construction, removal, repair, or improvements undertaken by such person within any 12-month period is $750,000 or more. “Class B contractors” perform or manage construction, removal, repair, or improvements when (i) the total�

value referred to in a single contract or project is $7,500 or more, but less than $120,000, or (ii) the total� value of all such construction, removal, repair or improvements undertaken by such person within any 12-monthperiod is $150,000 or more, but less than $750,000.�

The bidder shall place on the outside of the envelope containing the bid and shall place in the bid over his signature� whichever of the following notations is appropriate:�