4400 - Margaret South AML Reclamation Project

The Margaret South Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Project is a full‑service, state‑funded mine‑reclamation contract located in St. Clair County, Alabama. The award will go to the lowest‑responsible bidder who can deliver all labor, materials, and equipment required to clear, grade, and stabilize a former mine site, construct detention ponds, install extensive erosion‑control measures, and complete final site restoration in accordance with detailed construction drawings and environmental permit requirements. The work is performed under an 80‑work‑day schedule, requires a mandatory pre‑bid site‑visit, and is bound by extensive insurance, licensing, and bonding requirements. • Scope includes mass clearing (14 acres), unclassified excavation (≈ 46,000 cu yd), dam backfill (12,500 cu yd), installation of silt fences, wattles, terraces, riprap, HDPE pipe, pond structures, seeding, mulching, and final landscaping. • Contractor must hold an Alabama General Contractor’s License (for bids > $100 k), provide 100 % performance and labor‑materials bonds, and maintain comprehensive liability, pollution, and workers‑comp insurance. • Mandatory pre‑bid conference/site‑visit on 8 May 2026; questions due 8 December 2026; the contract ceiling is $745,000 with liquidated‑damage penalties for schedule overruns.