INVITATION TO BID – Jefferson County Finance Department and Jefferson County Schools will be accepting Requests for Proposals (RFP) for JCS PAVING SERVICES

Invitation to Bid:

The Jefferson County Finance Department and Jefferson County Schools will be accepting Requests for Proposals (RFP) for JCS PAVING SERVICES at multiple school locations in the county. Services will include but are not limited to paving, curbing, painting/striping, grade work, removal, and cleaning of job site according to counties needs and following all State laws and regulations.

Mandatory walk through and visit to each school will be held on August 31, 2023, at 9am beginning at Rush Strong School’s Old Gymnasium.

Please contact Austin Bridgewater, Maintenance Supervisor for Jefferson County Schools, at 865-397-3436 or by email at abridgewater@jcboe.net for questions and more details. Additional information, scope, and specifications can be obtained on the county website at www.jeffersoncountytn.gov/finance-department.

Sealed proposals must be 1) submitted in a sealed envelope; 2) envelope must be clearly marked “JCS PAVING SERVICES.” 3) Attention to Julie Anglea Purchasing Agent. Sealed proposals should be either mailed to the Jefferson County Finance Department P.O. Box 1749, Dandridge, TN, 37725, or dropped off at 1244 Gay St., Dandridge, TN, 37725. RFPs will be accepted until 2:00 PM Friday, September 8, 2023, at which time proposals will be opened in the Finance Department conference room.

If awarded, successful vendor is required to provide Affidavit of Compliance with Tennessee Criminal History Records Check, Affidavit of Compliance with Drug Free Workplace, general liability insurance policy, workers compensation liability policy, and copies of licenses and permits.

Jefferson County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals and to waive and all irregularities in the receipt/handling of RFPs. The awarded bidder must be in good standing with the County of Jefferson.

Jefferson County assures that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and as amended, and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (P.I. 100.259) be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal Financial Assistance from the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).