CITY OF SPRING HILL, TENNESSEE
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
&
SPECIFICATIONS
FOR
ANNUAL ASPHALT PAVING
April 20, 2026
INVITATION TO BID
For Annual Asphalt Paving
City of Spring Hill, Tennessee
Sealed Bids will be received by the City of Spring Hill, Tennessee, for Annual Asphalt Paving at City Hall, 199
Town Center Parkway (for hand delivery or courier service), P.O. Box 789 (for regular mail service) Spring
Hill, Tennessee 37174, on or before May 5, 2026 at 2:00pm. The envelope containing the Bid must be sealed
and plainly marked "Bid for Annual Asphalt Paving for the City of Spring Hill".
Bids must be made on the Bid Form and in accordance with Instructions to Bidders furnished by the City of
Spring Hill.
The defined terms appearing in the General Specifications apply to all Contract Documents.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all Bids regarding the services, to waive irregularities and/or
informalities in any Bid, and to make an award in any manner, consistent with law, deemed in the best
interest of the City.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
ANNUAL ASPHALT PAVING FOR THE CITY OF SPRING HILL
1. RECEIPT AND OPENING OF BIDS
The City of Spring Hill invites and will receive Bids on the forms attached hereto, all information on which
must be appropriately completed. Bids will be received at City Hall until 2:00 p.m. on May 5, 2026, and
publicly opened and read aloud on the aforesaid date. The envelopes containing the Bids must be sealed and
addressed to Kyle Therriault, Purchasing Agent, 199 Town Center Parkway (for hand delivery or courier
service), P.O. Box 789 (for regular mail service), Spring Hill, TN 37174 and plainly marked “Annual Asphalt
Paving for the City of Spring Hill".
2. PREPARATION OF THE BID
All Bids shall be made on the Bid Form attached hereto and shall give the amount of bids and must be signed by
the Bidders.
If a unit price or a lump sum already entered by the Bidder on the Bid Form is to be altered, it shall be crossed
out with ink and the new unit price or lump sum bid entered above or below it, and initialed by the Bidder in
ink.
Each Bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the Bidder, its address, and
plainly marked "Annual Asphalt Paving for the City of Spring Hill “. If forwarding by mail, the sealed envelope
containing the Bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed as specified in the Invitation to Bid. The
City may consider as irregular any Bid not prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions hereof and
may waive any informalities or reject any and all Bids.
Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the above-scheduled time for the opening of Bids or authorized
postponement thereof.
Any Bid received after the time and date specified above shall not be considered.
3. AWARD OF THE BID
The Bid shall be deemed as having been awarded when formal notice of award shall have been mailed by the
City to the Bidder.
The Bidder to whom the Bid shall have been awarded will be required to execute 3 copies of the Contract on the
form attached. In case of the Bidder's refusal or failure to do so within ten (10) days after its receipt of formal
notice of award, Bidder will be considered to have abandoned all rights and interests in the award and the award
may then be made to the next best qualified Bidder or the work readvertised for Bids as the City may elect.
4. CONDITIONS
Each Bidder shall fully acquaint itself with conditions relating to the scope and restrictions attending the
execution of the Bid. Bidders shall thoroughly examine and be familiar with the Specifications.
The failure or omission of any Bidder to receive or examine any form, instrument, addendum or other document
shall in no way relieve it of any obligations with respect to his Bid or to the Contract. The City shall make all
such documents available to the Bidder.
5. ADDENDA AND EXPLANATIONS
Explanations desired by a prospective Bidder shall be requested of the City in writing, and if explanations are
necessary, a reply shall be made in the form of an Addendum, a copy of which will be posted on the City’s
website. Every request for such explanation shall be in writing (email) addressed to Kyle Therriault, Purchasing
Agent at ktherriault@springhilltn.org). Any verbal statements regarding same by any person prior to the award
shall be unauthoritative and not binding.
Addenda issued to Bidders prior to date of receipt of Bids shall become a part of the Bid Documents.
No inquiry received within seven (7) days of the date fixed for the submission and opening of Bids will be
given consideration.
Any and all such interpretations and any supplemental instructions will be in the form of written Addenda,
which, if issued, shall be emailed to all prospective Bidders, not later than five (5) days prior to the date fixed
for the opening of Bids.
6. NAME, ADDRESS, AND LEGAL STATUS OF THE BIDDER
The Bid must be properly signed in ink and the address of the Bidder given. The legal status of the Bidder
whether corporation, partnership, or individual, shall also be stated in the Bid.
A corporation shall execute the Bid by its duly authorized officers in accordance with its corporate by-laws and
shall also list the state in which it is incorporated. A partnership Bidder shall give full names of all partners.
Partnership and individual Bidders will be required to state in the Bid the names of all persons interested
therein.
The place of residence of each Bidder, or the office address in the case of a firm or company, with county and
state and telephone number, must be given after his signature.
If the Bidder is a joint venture consisting of a combination of any or all of the above entities, each joint venturer
shall execute the Bid.
Anyone signing a Bid as an agent of another or others must submit with his Bid, legal evidence of his authority
to do so.
7. COMPETENCY OF BIDDER
The opening and reading of the Bid shall not be construed as an acceptance of the Bidder as a qualified,
responsible Bidder. The City reserves the right to determine the competence and responsibility of a Bidder
from its knowledge of the Bidder's qualifications or from other sources.
The City shall require submission with the Bid of the following supporting data regarding the qualifications of
the Bidder in order to determine whether it is a qualified, responsible Bidder. The Bidder will be required to
furnish the following information:
Evidence that the Bidder is in good standing under the laws of the State of Tennessee, and, in the case of
corporations organized under the laws of any other State, evidence that the Bidder is licensed to do
business (copy of city and county business license) and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Tennessee. A copy of a valid contractor license is required. A certificate of insurance with the City listed
as a certificate holder will be required once the contract is awarded.
In the event that the City shall require additional certified supporting data regarding the qualifications of the
Bidder in order to determine whether he is a qualified responsible bidder, the Bidder may be required to furnish
any or all of the following information sworn to under oath:
(a) Evidence that the Bidder is capable of commencing performance as required in the Bid Documents.
(b) Such additional information as will satisfy the City that the Bidder is adequately prepared to fulfill the
Contract.
(c) Drug-Free Workplace Affidavit
(d) Certificate of Non-Discrimination
(e) Title VI Compliance Survey
(f) Certificate of Non- Illegal Immigrant Use
(g) Certification of non-collusion
The Bidder may satisfy any or all of the experience and qualification requirements by submitting the experience
and qualifications of its parent organization and subsidiaries or affiliates of the parent. All forms shall be
completed and included as an integral part of each bidder’s Bid.
8. DISQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS
Although not intended to be an exhaustive list of causes for disqualification, any one or more of the following
causes, among others, may be considered sufficient for the disqualification of a Bidder and the rejection if it’s
Bid:
(a) Evidence of collusion among Bidders.
(b) Lack of competency as revealed by either financial statements, experience or equipment statements as
submitted or other factors.
(c) Default on a previous municipal bid for failure to perform.
9. METHOD OF AWARD
Award shall be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder meeting the requirements of this Invitation
to Bid. In particular, any alteration, erasure or interlineations of the Contract Documents and of the Bid shall
render the accompanying Bid irregular and subject to (but not requiring) rejection by the City.
10. TITLE VI POLICY
The City of Spring Hill will not discriminate in the purchase of all goods and services on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or any other lawfully protected classification.
Verbal quotations or quotations received after the closing date will not be accepted. The City of Spring Hill
reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive technicalities or informalities and to accept any Bid
deemed in the best interest of the City of Spring Hill.
“Please note that any and all documents submitted to the City of Spring Hill that are associated with this project
are subject to the Tennessee Public Records Act. Access to the record is governed by the Tennessee Public
Records Act and the policies of the City of Spring Hill and the Office of Open Records Counsel.”
Compliance with Public Chapter 775-TCA, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 1
In accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 1, the Contractor cannot be currently
engaged in, and will not for the duration of the contract, engage in a boycott of Israel.
This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.