Specs

Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC..
Invitation to Bid
Proceed and subsequently on the 1 st day of every month following the start of
construction reflecting the current and actual status of the progress of the work, i.e.,
adjusting line items, regardless of cause, those that are ahead of or behind schedule. In
addition, upon the start of construction, a Project Status Report MUST be emailed to
Forrest Wells and Brandy Story each and every Friday by 5:00 PM Central Standard
Time indicating what work scheduled during the next 3 weeks.
f. You must also provide your in-house breakdown/bid tabulation if requested by the
owner.
g. You must submit with your bid, the resumes of two Site Superintendents that will be
available to supervise the construction of the project. The Owner reserves the right to
interview each superintendent and select the one that we think will be the best person for
the project.
h. The project must have a full time project superintendent onsite on the job from the start
of construction through Contract Completion (Store Opening), which may be as much
as 30 days following Substantial Completion (Turnover for Fixture and
Merchandise). The superintendents proposed for this project must have a minimum of 5
years construction supervision experience within the last 7 years. Owner shall have the
right to approve the project superintendent prior to construction.
i. Alternates shall be itemized separately using the appropriate tab of the Bridgestone
Retail Operations LLC Bid Form and are NOT to be included in the Base Bid. The Base
Bid should be for the primary products specified on Plans and Specs. Owner reserves
the right to accept or reject any alternates proposed by the Bidder.
j. The Bid Documents include: On-site and Off-site improvements including drive
approaches to street paving, utility routing etc. Your bid shall in a cover letter summarize
and breakout the costs of the Building and the Site work separately.
k. Payment & Performance Bonds are are not required for this project.
l. Questions: Bidders shall notify the Architect and Owner in writing of any discrepancies,
ambiguities, omissions, or questions concerning the Drawings and Specifications.
Written requests and responses shall be made via e-mail using the Request for
Information form provided with this invitation. Replies will be issued to all prime
bidders of record as Addenda to the Drawings and Specifications, which will become part
of the Construction Contract. The Architect and Owner will not be responsible for oral
clarification. Questions received less than 48 hours before the bid opening cannot
be answered.
m. Owner/Developer reserves right to reject bids and to waive irregularities, technicalities,
and informalities.
n. You must submit with your bid a copy of your Certificate of Insurance and
Contractor’s License for the state and city in which the project will be built.
o. Examination: Bidders shall carefully examine the documents and the project site to
obtain firsthand knowledge of existing conditions. Contractors will not be given extra
payments for conditions, which can be determined by examining the site and documents.
p. Subcontractors: Owner/Developer reserves the right to recommend or reject
subcontractors.
July 5, 2012 Updated New Store Invitation to Bid Revised 07-05-2012 Page 4