INVITATION TO BID – Requests for Proposals (RFP) for “Jefferson County Schools (JCS) Entry-Way Canopy and Installation” for three schools: Jefferson Middle, Talbott Elementary, and New Market Elementary schools.

Invitation to Bid:

The Jefferson County Finance Department will be accepting Requests for Proposals (RFP) for “Jefferson County Schools (JCS) Entry-Way Canopy and Installation” for three schools: Jefferson Middle, Talbott Elementary, and New Market Elementary schools.

Sealed proposals must be 1) submitted in a sealed envelope; 2) envelope must be clearly marked “JCS Entry-Way Canopy and Installation.” Sealed proposals should be either mailed to the Jefferson County Finance Department to the attention to Purchasing Agent Julie Anglea at 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 Thursday, November 02, 2023, at which time proposals will be opened in the Finance Department conference room.

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

A Pre-bid meeting is set for October 17, 2023, at 1:00pm beginning at Jefferson Middle School (361 W. Broadway Blvd, Jefferson City, TN 37760). A Mandatory walk through is required before submitting a bid and to be considered.

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, and workers compensation liability policy.

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).