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Inside Birmingham’s Newly-Opened Toasted Yolk Cafe: Great Food, Wonderful Vibes

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Colette Lewis and her brother, Charles, recently held the grand opening for The Toasted Yolk Cafe, a breakfast, brunch and lunch spot in downtown Birmingham on 20th Street South. (Provided)

By Chanda Temple | For The Birmingham Times

Colette Lewis remembers how excited she was to get her first Easy-Bake Oven.

It was Christmas morning, and she was about 7 years old. She pulled out packets of cake mix as her father plugged in the toy oven. After the first layer was done, Colette’s brother, Charles, who was about 3 years old, couldn’t wait to try it.

“That was our first time cooking,’’ Charles recalled. “It was good.’’

Now, decades later, the siblings, who grew up in Flint, Michigan, are excited to be cooking up something together again, but on a much larger scale. On Monday July 14, they hosted the grand opening for The Toasted Yolk Cafe, a breakfast, brunch and lunch spot in downtown Birmingham on 20th Street South, between Synovus Bank and Panda Express. Their franchise is part of the Houston-based Toasted Yolk brand. Birmingham is the company’s 51st store.

“We are offering good food, good portions and a good vibe,’’ said Charles. “It’s what Birmingham needs.’’

Another way Toasted Yolk is connecting to the city is by being a part of the 15th annual Birmingham Restaurant Week, where participating eateries, bars and caterers offer special deals and unique dishes.

Ahead of this week’s opening the two talked about their new business as the restaurant buzzed with activity.

Near the bar, an employee rolled up silverware in crisp, white linen napkins while the sound of a drill cut through the air as a group of men worked on the entrance. Meanwhile, teams huddled at tables, talking strategy and smiling. A crew in the kitchen plated some of the restaurant’s popular entrees.

“Never Too Early to Get Toasted”

The restaurant has seating for 132 in booths, tables, high top tables and at the bar. (Provided)

The energy made Colette smile because she imagined what this type of activity would be like seven days a week. “It puts me in the mind of happy clients bonding over great food and wonderful conversations. That’s my dream for The Toasted Yolk,’’ she said.

The restaurant, which has seating for 132 in booths, tables, high top tables and at the bar, features the company colors of soft cream, tan, yellow and green. But Charles and Colette wanted to pull Birmingham into their décor, too. They recruited Glen Iris artist Dewon Moton, 33, to paint two large murals in the restaurant.

One mural shows the Toasted Yolk egg and toast dish blended into the company logo. The other mural has the tagline, “It’s Never Too Early to Get Toasted in Birmingham,” along with a piping cup of coffee, a stack of buttered pancakes, fruit, a mimosa, a Bloody Mary and caramel drizzled down the side of a tower of churro doughnuts.

Moton said that he used a company image to inspire his work, while also adding his own flair to set the mood.

“From the moment you walk in, you feel like you are going to have a great warm meal,’’ said Moton, who has done about 10 murals around Birmingham, including the one featuring five women across from the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex at 19th Street North and 10th Avenue North. “It’s an honor to be a part of what people experience in a place.’’

Colette and Charles plan to have a third mural installed over the bar. That one will pay homage to the city’s rich history and popular landmarks.

“The heart of our café will be Birmingham,’’ Colette said. “It’s important to bring to life what makes Birmingham and show whom we are becoming.

Besides the food and décor, soft music playing in the background will also contribute to the vision the Lewis siblings have for their cafe.

“You may come in and hear Frank Sinatra, Usher or Beyonce. Or ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ could be playing,” Charles said. “It will be a nice vibe. It will be a nice vibrant place.’’

Positive Feedback

For the last three years, Charles, who lives in Hoover and Colette, who lives in Birmingham, have worked to make their Toasted Yolk location a reality. It took them nine months to solidify a location. When they finally did, they built the space from the ground up. “There was just gravel here at first,” said Charles.

But it was in the floor where they planted their faith. Underneath the floorboards of the café’s front door are three scriptures they wrote into the concrete foundation: Deuteronomy 8:18 {“But thou shall remember the Lord thy God; for it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which he sware unto the Fathers, as it is this day.” KJV]; Philippians 4:19 [“But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in Glory by Christ Jesus.” KJV; and Proverbs 10:22 [“The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich and He addeth no sorrow with it.” KJV]

“Every day, we walk over the scriptures, and it’s us agreeing for prosperity, community, development and expansion,’’ Colette said.

Even before they opened, they’d already received positive feedback from supporters. A soft opening they planned for July 11 and 12, booked up within two days of them announcing it. They were surprised at the quick response because they thought it would take longer to fill the reservations. But people sent them congratulations via social media, text messages and calls, thanking them for bringing another dining option to the Magic City.

The menu boasts sandwiches, pancakes, French toast, brunch bowls, salads and more. (Provided)

The Menu

The menu boasts sandwiches, pancakes, French toast, soups, shrimp and grits, omelets, egg specialties, five different types off Eggs Benedict, patty melts, churro doughnuts with a side of caramel dipping sauce, brunch bowls, cocktails, mimosas, coffee, espressos, cappuccinos, “Breakfast Shots,’’ and more.

There’s also cake-style blueberry doughnuts with blueberry compote; a hand-battered chicken breast paired with a tangy BBQ ranch dressing, fried onion strings and thinly cut dill pickle slices served on a soft, grilled pretzel bun with a side of seasoned fries; the Toasted Yolk, which consists of two slices of sourdough bread grilled with an egg in the middle and served with a choice of a breakfast meat; and a BLT made with two pieces of lightly grilled and buttered sourdough bread and slices of Toasted Yolk proprietary bacon, meaning that this kind of bacon can only be found at the restaurant.

Salads are available for those wanting lighter fare, including the grilled shrimp cilantro salad with a spring mix, cherry tomatoes, roasted corn, feta, seasoned in-house flour tortilla salad points and homemade lemon za’atar vinaigrette.

“I love that most of the sauces we make are fresh. We make our own honey mustard sauce, too,’’ said Colette.

Charles, who is a partner in a Birmingham-based engineering firm, said he believes it is God’s purpose to build, and that is why he feels that he and his sister were led to open The Toasted Yolk.

“It really hits different to see where we started and now, we will have a flourishing restaurant and business. We just want to do it in excellence and show other people that God’s purpose is for us to build,’’ he said. “The store was untouched soil. We planted a seed, and now it’s starting to grow into what God has a purpose for.’’

The Toasted Yolk is now open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and drinks. In the fall, they will start offering “Toasted Yolk After Dark,’’ which is when they will be open later hours on certain days and be available for private events. They will also do catering, have a rewards book club for children and special deals for adults.

Toasted Yolk is located at 231 – 20th Street South on the first floor of the 20 Midtown apartment building. Parking is available on the first and second floors. For more visit www.thetoastedyolk.com.

Updated at 8:30 a.m. on 7/16/2025 to add a line about Birmingham Restaurant Week

KultureCity Purchases Historic Birmingham Steam Plant for $11M; Plans to Transform it into a Sensory-Inclusive Hub

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KultureCity has purchased the historic Powell Avenue Steam Plant. (WVTM)

KultureCity, a Birmingham-born nonprofit, has purchased the historic Powell Avenue Steam Plant for $11 million, with plans to transform it into a sensory-inclusive hub by 2027.

Walking past the Powell Avenue Steam Plant today, one hears echoes rather than engines, with rusted steel beams stretching high and soot-stained brick walls whispering stories of smoke, power, and time.

“Just imagine the stories…in this building that the walls will tell. I mean, it quite literally powered the city for so many years and decades,” said Michele Kong, M.D., co-founder of KultureCity.

KultureCity, which has transformed more than 6,000 venues worldwide, including NFL stadiums and airports, aims to create a sensory-inclusive hub in Birmingham.

“I think this is a beautiful space that we just fell in love with when we saw it,” Kong said.

The Powell Avenue Steam Plant, built in 1895, was once the electric engine of Birmingham, lighting streetcars and fueling industry during the steel boom. After years of silence and failed redevelopment, new life begins.

“For Alabama Power to see the vision with us, be on this journey, and trust us enough to take it to the next step and chapter (there’s potential),” Kong said.

KultureCity plans to redefine the building with an exhibit hall telling the stories of individuals’ journeys, a sensory play area, a green space gathering area, and an amphitheater.

City of Birmingham, being at the forefront of the Civil Rights movement and cultural developments, is also recognized as the birthplace and birth year of leaders in the disability movement and accessibility, highlighting the connection between the two.

KultureCity aims to break ground by the end of this year, with plans to open in early 2027. Kong said, “It’s going to transform our city, our community, and the world.”

Every Candidate Who Qualified to Run for Birmingham Mayor, City Council in Aug. 26 Elections

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Voters in Birmingham head to the polls on Tuesday, October 7, in runoff elections for City Council and Birmingham Board of Education. (File)

By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times

Nearly 40 candidates officially qualified to run for Mayor and City Council seats in Birmingham’s municipal elections, set for Aug. 26, after qualifying ended at 5 p.m. Friday, July 11.

A total of 38 hopefuls filed papers at the Jefferson County Probate Court Office for the election, including nine for mayor and nine for the open District 8 seat.

Councilors Hunter Williams (District 2) and Darrell O’Quinn (District 5) qualified without challengers. Districts 3 (Valerie Abbott) and 8 (Carol Clark) are open seats after the incumbents decided not to run for re-election.

Here are the mayor and city council candidates who qualified for the Aug. 26 municipal elections:

MAYOR

  • Kamau “Marlon” Afrika
  • Juandalynn Givan
  • Marilyn James-Johnson
  • Jerimy Littlepage
  • Brian K. Rice
  • David Russell
  • Lashunda Scales
  • *Randall Woodfin
  • Frank Woodson

CITY COUNCIL

District 1

  • Tara Nix
  • *Clinton Woods
  • Willie C. Goldsmith
  • Priscilla Edwards

District 2

  • Hunter Williams

District 3

  • Josh Vasa
  • Ryan Jones

District 4

  • Darryl T. Williams
  • Brian Gunn
  • Joseph Jordan Holt
  • *J.T. Moore

District 5

  • Darrell O’Quinn

District 6

  • Keith O. Williams
  • *Crystal N. Smitherman

District 7

  • Lonnie Franklin Malone
  • *Wardine Towers Alexander

District 8

  • Eric Delk
  • David Rivers
  • Susan Palmer
  • April Myers Williams
  • Adlai M. Trone
  • Jonathan Hatten
  • Sonja Q. Smith
  • Justin M. Smith
  • Joe May

District 9

  • Richard E. Franklin Jr.
  • Beatrice Collins
  • *LaTonya Tate
  • John Hilliard

*Incumbent

Source: City of Birmingham City Clerk’s Office

 

Popular Vegan Eatery to Help Kick Off Birmingham Restaurant Week

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Fatimah Jackson's Solcial Veg will be featured during Birmingham Restaurant Week's Preview Party at Haven on Tuesday, July 15. (Barnett Wright, The Birmingham Times)

By Chanda Temple | For The Birmingham Times

One month after deciding to leave her banking job of 16 years to start a new career in information technology (IT), Fatimah Jackson was diagnosed with breast cancer.

In denial, thinking the doctors had gotten it wrong, she sought second, third, and fourth opinions. Six months later, she was in treatment. It was the summer of 2020.

For the next year and a half, Jackson underwent chemotherapy and radiation and later had a mastectomy. During treatment, she looked for things to keep her busy. Because she was vegan — a lifestyle that excludes the use and/or consumption of animal products — she started doing vegan meal prep for others to make money. As she posted photos of vegan lasagna, curry bowls, and salads to Facebook, she gained a following.

“People said the [food] looked good but they wanted to know where the meat was,” Jackson said of her meals. “I told them, ‘You don’t need meat.’”

A few friends decided to take Jackson up on her “no meat” comment and started using her meal prep plans, too. Then, those friends posted their own pictures of Jackson’s food. Her following continued to grow, and people booked her for pop-up events which led to her selling vegan food through her new company, Solcial Veg, in August 2022.

“I felt like I could actually make a business from it. That was going to be my hustle,” said Jackson, who lives in Birmingham’s West End neighborhood.

Then one day in 2022, a former George Washington Carver High School classmate of Jackson saw one of her food posts and inboxed her with: “Is this a hobby or is this a career?”

When Jackson told him it was a career, he offered an opportunity that changed her life.

“He wanted me to bring healthy food to Bessemer, [Alabama],” said Jackson. “[He] said I could make and sell the meals from his commissary kitchen,” a licensed commercial kitchen space where food-service operators can prepare and store their food.

She jumped at the chance because she had been wondering how she could expand her business and be in a commissary kitchen.

Fatima Jackson will present her vegan spinach artichoke dip with chips during the Birmingham Restaurant Week (BRW) Preview Party. (Provided)

Birmingham Restaurant Week

On Tuesday, July 15, Jackson will present her vegan spinach artichoke dip with chips during the Birmingham Restaurant Week (BRW) Preview Party at Haven in downtown Birmingham. The dish is made with vegan cheese, vegan mayonnaise, fresh spinach, chopped artichoke, vegan cream cheese, fresh garlic, and smoked paprika.

“It tastes like the real thing, [which includes dairy ingredients]. You can’t tell the difference,” said Jackson, 47. “If there is a potluck, I’m bringing spinach artichoke dip every time.”

The goal of BRW, which takes place July 17–26, is to promote special deals offered by Birmingham area restaurants, bars, food trucks, and caterers.

Jackson participated in BRW in 2024, but this is the first time she’ll be a presenter at the Preview Party, which will feature a variety of non-vegan, vegetable, savory, and sweet bites from culinary creators like Ivory Leshore, Corazon food truck, A’s Kitchen food truck, Sol Y Luna, Taj India, Michael’s Restaurant, 1918 Catering, Magnolia Point, Slutty Vegan and Adored Sweets.

BRW’s Ashley Gooden said, “We always kick things off with our Preview Party. It’s one of the best ways to get a taste of what [BRW] is all about. You get to sample dishes from more than a dozen of our incredible participating restaurants, and it’s the perfect night for foodies to explore what’s to come.”

Foodie With Goodies

By August 2022, Jackson was selling her vegan food through Solcial Veg, the name a nod to how much vegans want to be included in social settings where vegan food may not always be available. The “sol” in Solcial Veg is the Spanish word for sun, and Jackson added sol to her company name because she liked the sun character she already had from a previous lotion company she used to run.

“When I first went vegan in 2017, it changed my social life because there were no good [food] options when I went out with my friends,” said Jackson. “My options were fries and a salad, and that got boring to me. I ended up not going.”

“I love to eat. I’m a foodie,” she added. “But being limited to those two items was not fun to me. I wanted to be social.”

Because vegans or transitioning vegans can feel excluded during the holidays or at big family events where traditional foods are on the table, Jackson sells meals for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the Super Bowl. This year, she added the Fourth of July, for which she sold vegan burgers, vegan baked beans, vegan macaroni and cheese, vegan potato salad, vegan coleslaw, and even vegan ribs made with jackfruit and wheat gluten.

“The same things that I want as a vegan, other vegans want, too,” she said. “I want to cater to them and everybody else in between.”

For the Fourth of July Solcial Veg sold vegan burgers, vegan baked beans, vegan macaroni and cheese, vegan potato salad, vegan coleslaw, and even vegan ribs made with jackfruit and wheat gluten. (Provided)

An Open Mind

Today, Jackson offers a long list of vegan menu options to help vegans and non-vegans stay connected over good food and good conversation. She hopes the dip she serves at the upcoming BRW Preview Party will show people what’s possible from Solcial Veg.

On Fridays, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jackson serves lunch. On Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., she prepares a vegan brunch with a rotating menu that has included pancakes and vegan sausage, vegan chicken and waffles, loaded grits and/or loaded “fysh” and grits, vegan buffalo chicken wraps, jackfruit quesadillas, and vegan Reuben sandwiches.

Both events take place at her Bessemer location, 830 22nd Street, in a building with the sign EK Suites outside. On Mondays and Thursdays, from 4 to 7 p.m., she’s at the boxcar at Birmingham’s Railroad Park, where she has a rotating vegan menu that has featured vegan burgers, vegan hot dogs, loaded grits, and nachos. She also does catering, which has included her vegan lasagna and peach cobbler.

“I always tell people that you have to have an open mind with vegan food because you never know if you will like it or not until you try it,” she said. “You don’t want to judge a book by its cover. You have to open it up and read it.”

For Birmingham Restaurant Week, she will have meal deals on Friday, July 18; Sunday, July 20 and Friday July 25 at her Bessemer location.

The Sun Comes Out

As Jackson looks back, sharing her positivity in her lavender-colored company shirt that features a happy-looking sun behind two leaves, she reflects on everything she’s done since her breast cancer diagnosis in 2020.

Her voice starts to break because she sees what she calls a “silver lining” in her journey. She survived cancer, a divorce, and the pandemic, all of which could make anyone stop and reevaluate things. But she didn’t sit and sulk about what had happened to her — she stood up and took charge.

“I just wanted to live my dream. I wanted to be an entrepreneur,” said Jackson. “When an opportunity came, I went for it. And when I started, everything else just fell into place.”

“My message to people would be that you have to stay optimistic, even when things seem like they are at their lowest,” she added. “You’ve gotta know … rain won’t last forever. At some point the sun has got to come out. You’ve just got to get through it.”

In addition to the Preview Party at Haven in downtown Birmingham, BRW also feature a scavenger hunt (Saturday, July 19, from 2 to 8 p.m., at City Walk), a Sipology brunch (Sunday, July 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at City Walk), and a food truck and vendor market (Saturday, July 26, from 2 to 7 p.m., at City Walk).

To learn more about Solcial Veg, visit www.Solcialveg.com. For more information about Birmingham Restaurant Week, visit www.bhamrestaurantweek.com.

Negro Southern League Museum, City of Birmingham to Unveil New Exhibit on July 16 Honoring Willie Mays

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A new exhibit honoring the life and legacy of Alabama native and baseball legend Willie Mays will open on Wednesday, July 16. (File)

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The Negro Southern League Museum (NSLM), in partnership with the City of Birmingham and the Center for Negro League Baseball Research (CNLBR), proudly announces the unveiling of a new exhibit honoring the life and legacy of Alabama native and baseball legend Willie Mays. The exhibit unveiling will take place during a special ceremony at Noon, Wednesday, July 16, in the City Council Chambers at Birmingham City Hall.

The event is sponsored by Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson and curated by Dr. Layton Revel, Executive Director of the CNLBR whose ongoing advocacy has helped bring renewed attention to the legacy of one of America’s greatest athletes.

Timely Tribute to a National Icon

This exhibit comes at a time of renewed national interest in Willie Mays and the legacy of Black baseball in America. Most recently, it was announced that some of Willie Mays’s most treasured memorabilia—including items from his playing days and personal collection—will be auctioned off to collectors around the country, placing his story once again at the center of the national consciousness.

In June 2024, Major League Baseball returned to Rickwood Field — where Mays began his professional career as a teenage phenom with the Birmingham Black Barons — for a nationally televised tribute to the Negro Leagues. That historic moment ignited widespread appreciation for Mays’s roots and Birmingham’s pivotal role in baseball history.

Momentum continued this year with the East-West All-Star Classic at Rickwood Field on Juneteenth, reaffirming the cultural and historical significance of Birmingham and the Negro Leagues on a national stage.

In addition, Willie Mays Park in Fairfield—a long-standing symbol of both community pride and disrepair—has undergone a meaningful renovation. The effort, led in part by Michael Mays, Willie’s son, represents a renewed local commitment to honoring Mays’ legacy and creating vibrant spaces for youth and community development. Although travel constraints will prevent Michael Mays from attending the unveiling, he has sent a letter of support for the City’s efforts and reiterating his late father’s enduring message to him: “Take care of Fairfield.”

Part I: Birmingham-Born, Negro League Raised

Willie Howard Mays Jr. was born in 1931 in Westfield, Alabama, a mining town just outside Birmingham. Raised in the Fairfield community, Mays grew up during segregation, but baseball was already in his blood—his father played for on local semi-pro industrial league teams, and young Willie would often tag along. By the age of 16, he was suiting up on weekend to play minor Negro League baseball for the Chattanooga Choo-Choos of the Negro Southern League.  Soon after, he made his way up to play as a pro for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League.

As the Negro League’s young promising star, Mays dazzled crowds with his five-tool talent, drawing scouts’ attention with a maturity and skill far beyond his years. Jackie Robinson had just broken major league baseball’s color barrier opening the door for integrated pro sports in America — scouts clamored to be the first to sign the young baseball prodigy from Fairfield Industrial High School.

Part II: A Giant in Every Way

Mays signed with the New York Giants in 1950, breaking into the Major Leagues the following year. What followed was one of the most decorated careers in sports history:

  • 660 home runs
  • 24 All-Star selections
  • 12 Gold Gloves
  • 1954 World Series champion
  • Hall of Fame inductee in 1979

Mays’s impact transcended the game. He became the highest-paid athlete in America, a trailblazer not just on the field but in business. He was one of the first African American athletes to land national endorsement deals, representing brands like AlaGa Syrup, Coca-Cola, Wheaties, and Chevrolet. His smile and spirit became synonymous with charm, charisma and greatness shrouded with humility, and his influence stretched from Harlem to Hollywood.

Yet despite his growing legend and Hall of Fame Status, his relationship with his hometown remained complex.  No parades, no keys to the city, no formal recognition of one of the world’s biggest stars until decades later, when recognition finally arrived under the leadership of the city’s first Black mayor, Dr. Richard Arrington, Jr.  Arrington declared an official Willie Mays Day in Birmingham and made him Grand Marshall of the city’s Magic City Classic. Mays’s later years included the nation’s highest honors -the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal.

About the Negro Southern League Museum

Founded in 2015, the NSLM is a nationally recognized cultural institution dedicated to preserving the history of Black baseball in America, with a special emphasis on the Negro Southern League and Birmingham’s foundational role in that legacy. It houses one of the largest collections of Negro League memorabilia in the United States.

About Dr. Layton Revel

Dr. Layton Revel is the Executive Director of the Center for Negro League Baseball Research and co-founder of the Negro Southern League Museum. Over the last four decades, he has worked tirelessly to preserve the stories of Black baseball and reclaim forgotten chapters of American sports history.

Freedom Preparatory Academy Hosts Community Tour Beginning July 17

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Freedom Preparatory Academy will host an upcoming Freedom West Community Tour, Thursday, July 17 through Saturday, July 19. (Provided)

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Freedom Preparatory Academy, a public charter school located in Birmingham’s historic Titusville community will host an upcoming Freedom West Community Tour, Thursday, July 17 through Saturday, July 19.

This three-day initiative supports area businesses in the western section of Greater Birmingham, engages local families, and promotes the power of public education. The tour also provides an opportunity for parents of children in grades K–5 to learn more about Freedom Preparatory Academy, which is now accepting students for the upcoming academic year.

“We want to be more than a school — we want to be a partner to families and a pillar in the community,” said Dr. Genesis Player, Managing Director of Freedom Preparatory Academy Alabama. “This tour allows us to support area businesses, connect with families, and educate the community about the opportunities that Freedom Prep has to offer.”

FREEDOM WEST COMMUNITY TOUR SCHEDULE:

  • Thursday, July 17 – Applebee’s | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Friday, July 18 – J Wings at the CrossPlex | 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
  • Live broadcast by The Joe Lockett Show | 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, July 19 – Carver Jones Market | Noon – 3 p.m.

Each stop will feature appearances by on-air talent from V94.9, entertainment, giveaways, and enrollment support for families interested in joining the Freedom Preparatory Academy community. The Freedom West Community Tour is the first of four regional tours planned, with future community engagement events coming to the Southern, Eastern, and Northern parts of Birmingham later this year.

Rooted in the legacy of the civil rights movement, Freedom Preparatory Academy (FPA) is a tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades K-5 in Birmingham, Alabama. FPA is committed to preparing all students to excel in college and in life through a rigorous and nurturing academic environment grounded in excellence, integrity, responsibility, respect, and community.

For more information about The Freedom West Community Tour or to enroll your child at Freedom Preparatory Academy, please call 205-983-3174 or visit freedomprep.org.

The tour also provides an opportunity for parents of children in grades K–5 to learn more about Freedom Preparatory Academy. (Provided)

City Literacy Program for Up to Age 5 Improves Kindergarten Readiness

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Amber Martin, center, and her family celebrated their child's graduation from the Small Magic program in June. (Alaina Bookman, AL.com)

By Alaina Bookman | abookman@al.com

In a series of stories, AL.com will continue to explore big ideas for transforming Birmingham.

Every morning, Amber Martin sings to and prays over her 5-month-old son. The rest of the day is spent reading aloud, talking and explaining absolutely everything she sees and does.

It’s a routine she started after learning the importance of the number of words her baby hears.

Children’s brains grow the fastest from birth to age five and they should hear 21,000 words a day for optimal development, according to Small Magic, a local, free early literacy program working to help more people learn to read in Birmingham. As Alabama grapples with improving early literacy and the child care industry, Small Magic is focused on helping families. Their most recent literacy class began on July 8.

What’s important, Martin said, is “being able to start that learning at home and be the ones that set that foundation for him to say education doesn’t have to be difficult or hard. It doesn’t have to be something that scares you or you’re fearful of. It could absolutely be something that piques your curiosity, that you love, that you enjoy doing.”

The program combines weekly literacy coaching, with tech and data reports to get more children reading.

“We know that this is a critical window in children’s lives, especially when it comes to their development. And so we’re working really hard to capitalize and maximize on their potential early on,” Ruth Ann Moss, Small Magic’s executive director, said.

The City of Birmingham has said its support of Small Magic (formerly Birmingham Talks) is part of an overall engagement in multi-sector collaboration to focus on root causes of violence to enhance the continuance of care to better address prevention and re-entry.

What is Small Magic?

In 2018, Bloomberg Philanthropies created a grant to fund the literacy program in five cities across the U.S., including Birmingham.

Of the five cities, which include Detroit and Louisville, Birmingham has become the largest implementer of the program, according to Moss.

Starting with 150 children in 2019, Small Magic is on track to serve 1,600 children this year by working with families and child care providers across the city.

During the two-month-long program, participants use a wearable device that counts how many words their child hears and how many times they go back and forth with adults in conversation.

The device then creates a data report. Small Magic coaches use this report to work with parents and child care workers to identify opportunities to increase learning and engagement.

The program also provides families with free books and toys.

“All throughout the day, I’m talking to him,” Martin said. “It was beautiful to start seeing him coo back even at three months.

“It just reminds you of how important it is to shape and mold from the very beginning, and how important brain development is in those first three years.”

“It’s Rewarding, Satisfying”

After participating in the program, 58 percent of child care providers and 75 percent of families said they read to their children more, according to a recent Small Magic report.

Since starting the literacy program, D’Bria and Patrile Stallworth said their children have put down their iPads and picked up books.

Every week, the Stallworths count how many words their 3-year-old daughter hears, finding where they can increase communication.

They say the program has made their children more engaged and imaginative.

“I felt proud to see it happen right before our eyes. Watching them having an aha moment, or a light bulb going off, or them using words that you didn’t know they knew the definition of no matter how big or small the word is, it’s just fascinating,” Patrile Stallworth said.

“It’s just very rewarding as a parent to be able to have those small moments of validation. I’m doing something that can better my child…It’s rewarding, satisfying and I’m grateful.”

According to the report, 91 percent of providers said the program positively impacted their classroom and 84 percent of families said they enjoy spending time with their child more as a result of Small Magic.

“I deeply believe these are things that are important for the future of kids in our community,” Moss said.

“Invest in the First 5 Years”

Alabama has long struggled with a child care and literacy crisis.

Low pay for child care workers has left some facilities short-staffed with more employees feeling burnout.

According to a recent National Association for the Education of Young Children survey, 51% of Alabama respondents working in the child care industry said they are more burned out and 27 percent say their economic situation has worsened post pandemic.

Parents often struggle to find affordable and accessible child care options as a result.

In 2022, almost 85,000 Alabama families needed access to child care but had no affordable, quality options in their communities, according to the Women’s Foundation of Alabama.

Moss said these are issues Small Magic often has to work around to continue to support child care workers, families and children.

“Children don’t just appear at five years old when the government starts dedicating significant funding for them. And so as a community, we’ve got to figure out if we want kids to start kindergarten ready, we’ve got to invest in the first five years of their life in ways that are systemic,” Moss said.

Martin said she joined Small Magic because of its accessibility. As a working mom, she was given the option to take the literacy coaching classes online.

“They have been here for each one of these families, no matter what the circumstance is, low socioeconomic status, no transportation, no matter what it is, they have found a way to navigate through those things and still make it a resource that’s accessible to all these children in here,” Martin said during a Small Magic graduation ceremony in June.

And the program isn’t just supporting families.

“We deeply believe that child care providers across our community are building the future of our community in their classrooms every day…We know that those people are building the brains of our future entrepreneurs, doctors, civic servants,” Moss said.

Raven Johnson, a program director, said Small Magic is helping to break down barriers by providing training to child care workers.

In 2024, 120 early education teachers participated in Small Magic, serving about 1,000 children through the child care provider program.

“This is professional development for their staff. Our coaches are going into these child care centers for five weeks, and they’re coaching teachers on literacy strategies, tools, tips for increasing language in the classroom environment, talking about the reports, setting goals, applying the strategies,” Johnson said.

Small Magic recently launched the Magic Makers Collective, where community members can donate to keep the program free for families and providers.

“We’ve really seen that there’s this appetite for folks in our community to really give kids in their lives the best from the very beginning…Folks are pouring their time and energy into the babies in their life through this,” Moss said.

 

Birmingham Students Offered Lessons to Help Prevent Youth Violence in ‘Safe Summer Program’

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Alia Clark, chief operating officer for New Direction 360 and a facilitator for the Violence Interrupter Program course goes over the day's lesson with students in the Safe Summer Series. (Marika N. Johnson, For The Birmingham Times)

By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times

In his own words, 15-year-old *Leon says he used to be “real bad, doing crazy stuff” including some gang activity and ended up being shot at.  “I was in the house, in the living room … all you could hear was gunshots and one came through the window and hit me in the face … it was bad. I was in the hospital for a little while. There’s a new generation out here that goes where the gangs go. Whatever gang you in you are about what they are.”

Leon, who said he began to carry a gun for his own protection after people were picking on him, was eventually arrested with the weapon and was placed on house arrest. But now that is behind him as he plans to fulfill a dream he’s had since elementary school, he said.

“I want to be in the Air Force building airplanes,” he said. “I always wanted to do that since third grade. I used to make airplanes out of paper and watch them glide.”

He’ll return to high school in the fall where he may even join the ROTC program to get a head start on his dream, he said. “However I get there.”

Leon is one of about 50 students at Miles College this summer in a community-driven effort with the City of Birmingham to prevent youth violence through a multi-layered, youth-centered strategy built on investment, prevention that unites city leaders, national experts, and grassroots organizers.

The partnership also includes the Institute of Research for Social Justice in Action and New Direction 360, groups which have a long-standing track record of bridging higher education and community leadership.

*Angela, 16, got into an “altercation” with some girls at her Birmingham City School who were “bothering me and my friend at school and making social media posts” and sent to alternative school for 10 days.

But in the “Safe Summer Series” program at Miles, “I’m learning about myself as a person and I’m learning about staying committed,” she said. “My dream is to make it in life and be better than people expect me to be.”

Alia Clark, chief operating officer for New Direction 360 and a facilitator for Violence Interrupter Program Course, who works with the young ladies, said the day begins with morning affirmations to reassure students “you are great, you are awesome, today is going to be a great day and you are going to win in anything you do moving forward,” Clark said.

Students at the Safe Summer Series Program at Miles College go over lessons in rhe Empowerment Workbook. (Marika N. Johnson, For The Birmingham Times)

After the affirmations, students get a lesson plan which lasts about 90 minutes, about two lessons a day, “then we’ll be able to give them their homework [which] is nothing extensive,” Clark said. “It’s like ‘hey go home and see what’s different about your team members, that you are sitting next to’ … we need for you to get to know someone different that’s not in your neighborhood or from your community in your area.”

The challenge comes when students ‘clique up’ and don’t get to know those outside of their circle, said Clark. The goal is to get the students away from their comfort zones. “Whoever they sit with today, they will not be able to sit with tomorrow,” Clark said. “You’re going to be at different tables with people you don’t know.”

Khalil Tutt, co-founder of New Direction, and a former Newark gang member who spent 15 years in prison – “I had a lot of time to think” – said he knows first-hand what many of the students are facing.

“We have about 10 [students] who are really high risk. They experienced death. They’ve had people die in their arms,” he said. “They’ve opened up to us with certain stuff, that they can’t open with [others] … I ask them ‘do they want to die and go to jail’ and they say ‘no’ and I say we can help you with that.”

Some young men are opening up in front of each other for the first time “which is rare because sometimes kids be shy …” Tutt continued, “opening up and understanding things that you are struggling with, another person is struggling, y’all can bond together and build up together and relate and now push forward.”

Earlier this month, Tutt shared how the program changed his life. “I came from prison. I was part of the problem but now I’m part of the solution. This isn’t just saving lives. It’s saving futures.”

“It is family that is going to be created from this group and it’s going to be a good positive group of men and women to go out there and help reduce the crime and the violence,” he said last week.

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Southbound Food Festival Will Unite Birmingham, and Beyond, for Fellowship this Fall

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Birmingham is hosting the Southbound Food Festival this weekend. (Southbound Food Festival)

Special to The Times

Birmingham has transformed in recent decades from a gritty industrial town to a foodie paradise. Its vibrant restaurant scene has been praised by outlets like Fodor’s, Esquire, CNN Travel and The New York Times. Condé Nast Traveler called Birmingham “one of the South’s must-visit cities” for its award-winning eateries and cultural offerings.

The Magic City leveraged this reputation the last two years by hosting the Birmingham FOOD+Culture Festival, which featured acclaimed local and national chefs, pitmasters and mixologists. In 2024, the festival attracted guests from 19 states and Canada.

In 2025, the city will host the same great party with a new name – the Southbound Food Festival. The event now spans two weekends from Sept. 19-28 and will return to popular downtown venues like Pepper Place and the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. A nonprofit, Southbound is presented by Southern Living, the Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Alabama Department of Tourism.

The festival has hosted many James Beard Foundation nominees and winners and TV personalities from Bravo and the Food Network, with more acclaimed talents expected this year.

“Expanding to two weekends and adopting the Southbound Food Festival name allows the event to better reflect its broad mission—creating more space for discovery, collaboration and shared culinary experiences,” said Cathy Sloss Jones, the nonprofit’s board president.

“With a new name and an expanded mission, Southbound Food Festival will bring culinary fans from far and wide to experience the magic food culture of this city,” said Sid Evans, editor-in-chief of Southern Living magazine.

Southbound Food Festival features several signature events, climaxing with the Funk Brunch: Gospel Bird, on Sunday, Sept. 28, at Sloss Furnaces. Presented by Kroger Delivery, the Funk Brunch features great food, cocktails, and live music.

The Funk Brunch evokes the Southern tradition of communal Sunday dinners after church centered on fried chicken — the “gospel bird.”  The chefs at Funk Brunch will serve modern takes on fried chicken and other items, along with signature brunch cocktails.

A special dish that unites generations, fried chicken symbolizes community, celebration, gathering and the resilience of Black culinary traditions. The brunch promises to be joyful, soulful, and distinctly Southern in the best way.

Leigh Sloss-Corra, the nonprofit’s board vice-president, calls the Funk Brunch “the grand finale” of the festival and said it offers “direct access to incredible music in a gorgeous setting while sampling incredible food and sipping on yummy drinks.”

Here are other great events at Southbound Food Festival:

Heritage Dinner: Coastal Traditions. Fri., Sept. 19, Streets of Pepper Place.

The Heritage Dinner is a family-style meal served by local and regional chefs in a lovely outdoor setting. The dinner will honor Alabama’s Gulf oysters, seafood, and coastal food traditions, as well as this year’s recipients of the Frank Stitt Award for Industry Excellence, Beth and Bill Walton. The Waltons have made a lifelong commitment to sustainable aquaculture, community-centered seafood education and support for the next generation of oyster farmers in the Gulf.

Rooted: Women In Food. Sat., Sept. 20, The Market at Pepper Place.

Celebrating the deep roots women have in our food system, Rooted will feature chef demos, book signings and the work of female farmers, artisans, and makers during the Market at Pepper Place. Hosted by the authors of “When Southern Women Cook,” Toni Tipton-Martin and Morgan Bolling, the event will feature thoughtful conversation with regional chefs featured in the book, as well as local females in the food and beverage industry. At the Rooted meet & greet, guests can connect with the hosts, chefs, authors, and makers over brunch cocktails crafted by local female mixologists and bites from Hot and Hot Fish Club. The event is sponsored by Les Dames d’Escoffier, an organization of women in food, beverage, and hospitality.

Hosted: A Collaborative Series. All week long. Participating restaurants and venues.

Local restaurants and bars will host out-of-town chefs for one-night-only collaborative menus. Reservations are suggested, but the events are not ticketed, allowing the entire community to take part in Southbound. The schedule also includes panels and pop-up tastings.

Food & Fire. Sat., Sept. 27. Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark.

The festival’s cornerstone, Food & Fire is a daytime tasting event that celebrates the barbecue community, live-fire cooking, and Southern tailgate culture. Regional and national chefs and pitmasters will put an open-fire spin on signature bites and tailgate classics.

Food & Fire will feature the Southern Living Tailgate Stage presented by Hellmann’s and The Coca Cola Music Stage with musical acts The Heavy Heavy and Southern Avenue. The Avadian Credit Union Tailgate Lounge will feature a large screen for viewing SEC football games as well as the Hop City Craft Beer+Wine Garden, with dozens of Alabama breweries and wineries.

“I go to lots of festivals, and Food & Fire has become one of the best food events of its kind in the country,” Evans said. “It’s highly curated, it’s in a great location, and it has this wonderful mix of chefs, bands, cooking demos and football that you could only find on a fall Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama.”

“The shared experience of tasting new and unfamiliar foods with friends and strangers is fun and exciting.” Sloss-Corra said.

The festival is offering a handful of early bird tickets at discounted prices while they last beginning July 7. For information and tickets, visit southboundfoodfest.com or follow the festival on social media @southboundfoodfest

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EMPLOYMENT

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Event Coordinator – Protective Stadium

 

BJCC, is recruiting for a 1) Event Coordinator – Protective Stadium for information & to apply visit https://www.bjcc.org/jobs/ or send resume to careers@bjcc.org /fax resume 205-458-8530.

 

 

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Senior Maintenance Engineer

McCalla, AL. Req’d: Master’s deg. in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Electrical Eng. Mail resumes to: POSCO AAPC, LLC, 6500 Jefferson Metro Pkwy, McCalla, AL 35111

 

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ADVANCED ANALYTICS ENGINEER

UAB seeks Advanced Analytics Engineer. Develops and maintains solutions in machine learning, reporting, visualization, predictive modeling, and other analytics technology components, such as artificial intelligence, to support an analytics portfolio. Develops, deploys, and maintains data pipelines using tools such as Python and Airflow. Designs and develops customer analytics deliverables, including self-service reports, dashboards, and predictive models. Documents deliverables in the form of code repositories, internal white papers, cookbooks, design documents, and Jupyter notebooks. Provides training and guidance on analytics systems, predictive models, and deliverables, as needed. Performs other duties as assigned. Must have bachelor’s in information systems, Data Science, Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or related field covering data mining, statistical analysis, predictive analytics, machine learning, database systems. Must have 3 yrs related exp as Software Engineer/ Developer, Analytics Engineer, Data Scientist/Engineer/Analyst, or similar. Experience must include Python, SQL, R, PL/SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Linux, AirFlow, Banner, higher education. HOW TO APPLY: Visit www.uab.edu/careers and search for job ID T223335 LOCATION OF EMPLOYMENT: UAB, 701 20th St. S., AB 420, Birmingham, AL 35233 University of Alabama at Birmingham Talent Acquisition 1720 2nd Ave S. AB110 Birmingham, AL 35294 Phone: (205) 934-4030 Contact: Chasity Williams UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran’s status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB’s Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.

 

 

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University of Montevallo

Executive Director, Foundation
Foundation Accountant
Scholarship and Donor Records Coordinator
Visit https://jobs.montevallo.edu

UM is an EO Institution

 

 

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Set-Up Technician – Part-Time

 

BJCC, is recruiting for a 1) Set-Up Technician – Part-Time for information & to apply visit https://www.bjcc.org/jobs/ or send resume to careers@bjcc.org /fax resume 205-458-8530.

 

 

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Director of Convention Services

 

BJCC, is recruiting for a 1) Director of Convention Services, for information & to apply visit https://www.bjcc.org/jobs/ or send resume to careers@bjcc.org /fax resume 205-458-8530.

 

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IT Developer

 

IT Developer sought by Legacy Vulcan LLC – Subsidiary of Vulcan Materials Company in Birmingham, AL to design and develop front end applications using MVC, HTML5, CSS, Typescript, Bootstrap, and Angular 8 or higher. Design and develop back-end applications using ASP.NET, .Net Core, C#, and SQL Server. Maintain and migrate Windows Forms applications to the latest technologies as needed. Generate reports using tools like SSRS and Crystal Reports, including writing queries, views, and stored procedures for SQL Server, ensuring reports’ accuracy, and optimizing their performance when necessary. Translate business requirements into technical designs, creating the necessary technical design documents, deployment documents, and operational guides. Interested candidates should submit resumes to Sharonda Childs Fancher, 1200 Urban Center Drive, Birmingham, AL 35242. Reference code ITD306 in response

 

 

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Automation Specialist

 

Automation Specialist sought by Vulcan Materials Company in Birmingham, AL to program, maintain, and repair industrial devices such as level probes, belt scales, and analog and digital sensors. Verify that devises operate correctly in the field and with PLC systems. Travel to the field in order to troubleshoot field equipment, make repairs, install new devices as needed, view and modify PID’s, and train plant operators in the use and utilization of industrial systems. Interested candidates should email resumes to Britney Taylor at taylorbri@vmcmail.com. Reference code AS312 in response.

 

 

 

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LEGAL

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901067

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     VALERIE RENAY JOHNSON; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on March 19, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Lot Forty-One (41) in Sudduth Realty Company’s Subdivision of Block 666 of the Elyton Land Company’s Survey of the City of Birmingham, Ala., a map of which said subdivision is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Ala., in Birmingham, in Map Book 13, Page 75, the same being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:  Beginning at a point in the Westerly line of Reservoir Street 313.9 feet North of the intersection of said Westerly line with the Northerly line of 13th Avenue North, produced; thence continuing in a Northerly direction along said Westerly line 57.4 feet; thence at an angle to the left of 60 degrees 28 minutes go in a Westerly direction 105.1 feet, more or less, to the Easterly line of a street; thence at an angle to the left of 90 degrees go in a Southerly direction along said Easterly line 50 feet; and thence in an Easterly direction 133.4 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, situated in Jefferson County, Alabama.

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2017095425 as follows: LOT 41 SUDDUTH REALTY COS SUB OF BLK 666 BHAM

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-25-2-037-002.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 29, 2025, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901409

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     ESTATE OF SYLVESTER G. GLASS; ESTATE OF EULA MAE GLASS; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on April 11, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Lot Five (5) in Block Twenty-Seven (27) according to the plan and survey of East Birmingham, a map of which is recorded in Map Book 1 on Page 7 in the Office of the Probate Judge of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2016132660 as follows: LOT 5 BLK 27 EAST BHAM

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 23-00-19-4-008-011.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for August 15, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901492

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     YOUETTE BURKE AKA YVETTE BURKE; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on April 16, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Lot 9, in Block 2, according to the Survey of First Addition to Druid Hills, being the Sudduth Realty Company’s 7th Addition to the City of Birmingham, as recorded in Map Book 14, Page 53, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111493 as follows: LOT 9 BLK 2 1ST ADD TO DRUID HILLS

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-26-1-017-004.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for August 4, 2025, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901553

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     LEGION LAND COMPANY, INC.; M&R PROPERTIES, INC.; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on April 18, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Lot 8, according to the map or survey of Casey’s Addition to Druid Hills as recorded in Map Book 17, Page 48 in the Probate Office.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111375 as follows: LOT 8 CASEYS ADD TO DRUID HILLS

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-23-4-032-007.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for August 15, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901555

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     JONATHON D. KNUDSEN; AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on April 18, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Lot 29, Block 9, according to the map and survey of Druid Hills, being Suddeth (Sudduth) Realty Company’s 6th Addition to Birmingham, as recorded in Map Book 14, Page 3, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111592 as follows: LOT 29 BLK DRUID HILLS

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-26-1-003-012.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 29, 2025, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

BT07/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901689

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     ROBERT T FOWLER; LOLA M. FOWLER; ESTATE OF MARGARET D. WARREN; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on April 28, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Part of Lots 17 and 18 in Block 2 according to map of Sudduth Realty Company’s Fifth Addition to Birmingham as recorded in Map Book 13, Page 83 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama more particularly described as beginning on the East line of 21st Street North at a point 11.90 feet South of the Northwest corner of said Lot 18; thence South along the East line of said 21st Street North a distance of 50 feet to a point 11.87 feet South of the Northwest corner of said Lot 17; thence 91 degrees 03 minutes to the left and in an Easterly direction a distance of 202.23 feet, more or less, to the West line of the North and South alley running through said block at a point 16.82 feet South of the Northeast corner of said Lot 17; thence North along the West line of said alley, a distance of 50 feet; thence in a Westerly direction through the center of the double garage located on the rear of said Lot 18 and through the center line of the present joint driveway leading from 21st Street North to said double garage a distance of 198.53 feet to the Point of Beginning.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111395 as follows:P O B 111.9S FT S OF THE E INTER OF 15TH AVE N & 21ST ST N TH S 50S FT ALG ST TH E 202.2 FT TO 21ST PL N TH N 50S FT ALG PL TH W 198.5 FT TO P O B BEING PT OF LOTS 17 & 18 BLK 2 SUDDUTH RLTY CO 5TH ADD

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-26-1-009-004.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 29, 2025, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

BT07/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901690

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     REGINALD JOHNSON, SR.; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on April 28, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Lot 2, Block 10, according to the Survey of E. A. Westbrook, as recorded in Deed Volume 74, Page 356, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama, Birmingham Division.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111585 as follows: LOT 2 BLK 10 E A WESTBROOK

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-23-4-030-002.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for August 15, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

BT07/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901759

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     CRUSADER SERVICING CORPORATION AS CUSTODIAN FOR STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL INVESTMENTS, LLC; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on May 2, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Lot 20, Block 4, according to the map of G. D. Staton as recorded in Deed Book 78 Page 227 in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2023095604 as follows: LOT 20 BLK 4 G D STATON

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 23-00-20-1-025-019.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for August 15, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

BT07/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901761

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     PACIFIC CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C.; EQUIFUNDING INC.; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on May 2, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

The East 52 feet of Lot 2 in Block 18, according to the survey of Haskell and Muller, as recorded in Map Book 1, Page 357 in the Probate Records of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2017097383 as follows: E 52 FT LOT 2 BLK 18 HASKELL MULLERS

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-24-3-018-009.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 29, 2025, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complain

 

BT07/3/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901771

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     JUDDIE A. JAMES; MOORING TAX ASSET GROUP, LLC; TRAVELERS BANK & TRUST, FSB; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on May 5, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Lot 3, Block 11, according to the Survey of Druid Hills, as recorded in Map Book 14, Page 3, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111588 as follows:  LOT 3 BLK 11 DRUID HILLS

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-26-1-015-020.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 29, 2025, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

BT07/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901813

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     BOBBIE W. THOMAS, JR.; REPUBLIC FINANCE, LLC; ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on May 7, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Lot(s) 3 and 4, in Block 2, according to the survey of First Addition to Druid HIlls, being the Sudduth Realty Company’s 7th Addition to the City of Birmingham, as recorded in Map Book 14, Page 53, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2021001957 as follows: LOTS 3 & 4 BLK 2 1ST ADD TO DRUID HILLS 1ST ADD

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-26-1-017-006.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for August 15, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

BT07/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901845

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY OF ALABAMA, INC.; BEN HENDERSON; MORTGAGE REALTY, INC.; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on May 9, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

South 1/2 of Lot 2 according to the Survey of Copeland and Henry as recorded in Deed Volume 71, Page 303, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111494 as follows:  S 1/2 OF LOT 2 HENRY COPELAND

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-26-1-026-015.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 29, 2025, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

BT07/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901888

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     RAMONA KLINNER; MICHAEL KLINNER; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on May 12, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Lot 56, according to map of Sudduth Realty Company’s Subdivision of Block 666 of the Elyton Land Company’s Survey of Birmingham Alabama as recorded in Map Book 13, Page 75 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111386 as follows: LOT 56 SUDDUTH RTY COS SUB OF BLK 666 BHAM

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-25-2-036-006.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for August 15, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

BT07/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-902341.00

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:      JOE L. HAMM; HELEN COX a/k/a HELEN COX HAMM and unknown heirs of HELEN COX HAMM; PARTNERS MORTGAGE, INC.; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

TAKE NOTICE that on June 11, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address:       120 16th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204

 

Tax Parcel ID No.:      01-22-00-27-1-013-007.000

 

Legal Description:      Lot Three (3), Block Twelve (12) according to the survey of Melville Court, in Section 27, Township 17 South, Range 3 West, as recorded in Map Book 16 Page 28 in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama, situated in Jefferson County, Alabama (It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument No. 2017097436 as follows: LOT 3 BLK 12 MELVILLE COURT)

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 5, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 11:00 A.M. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Cherokee W. Wooley, Law Offices of Thomas J. Skinner, IV, LLC, at (205) 802-2545.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

BT07/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-902342.00

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:      SHAMY, L.L.C.; WB REAL ESTATE, L.L.C.; FLEET FINANCE, INC.; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

TAKE NOTICE that on June 11, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address:       1924 Stouts Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35234

 

Tax Parcel ID No.:      01-22-00-23-4-026-006.000

 

Legal Description:      Lots 4, 5, 6 and 7, Block 1, according to the Resurvey of J. D. Kirkpatrick’s Addition to North Birmingham, as recorded in Map Book 13, Page 90, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama, Birmingham Division, situated in Jefferson County, Alabama (It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument No. 2021001956 as follows: LOTS 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 BLK 1 J D KIRKPATRICK)

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 29, 2025, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:00 A.M. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Cherokee W. Wooley, Law Offices of Thomas J. Skinner, IV, LLC, at (205) 802-2545.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-902343.00

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:      WILLIE JAMES MILLER, JR.; DEBORAH MILLER a/k/a DEBORA MILLER; WILLIE JAMES MILLER, SR. and unknown heirs of WILLIE JAMES MILLER, SR.; ACIPCO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

TAKE NOTICE that on June11, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address:       2208 27th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35234

 

Tax Parcel ID No.:      01-22-00-24-2-008-009.000

 

Legal Description:      The North 35 feet of South 105 feet of East 65 feet of Lot 2, in Block 20, according to the survey of Haskell & Mueller’s Subdivision, as recorded in Map Book 1, Page 357, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama, situated in Jefferson County, Alabama (It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument No. 2016132685 as follows: N 35 FT OF S 105 FT OF E 65 FT OF LOT 2 BLK 20 HASKEL & MULLER SUB BEG AT PT 70 FT NW OF SW LINE OF 27TH ST & NW LINE OF N 22ND AV TH SW 65 FT TH NW 35 FT TH NE 65 FT TO W LINE OF 27TH ST TH SE 35 FT TO POB & BEING PT BLK 20 HASKELL & MULLERS PROP S OF VILLAGE CREEK)

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 5, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 11:00 A.M. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Cherokee W. Wooley, Law Offices of Thomas J. Skinner, IV, LLC, at (205) 802-2545.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

 

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901937

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     ESTATE OF VIOLA FIKES; ALABAMA MEDICAID AGENCY; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on May 14, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

The East 27 feet of Lot 2, according to the present plan and survey of A. G. ware as per map recorded in Map Book 4, Page 39, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama, situated in Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111485 as follows: E 27 FT OF LOT 2 A G WARE

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-23-4-005-012.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 5, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 11:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901936

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     LEGION LAND COMPANY, INC.; M & R PROPERTIES, INC.; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on May 14, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Begin 350 feet North of the Northeast intersection of Druid Hill Drive and 20th Street North; thence Northerly 56 feet; thence Easterly 130 feet; thence Southeasterly 13.9; thence Southeasterly 31 feet; thence Westerly 139.2 feet to the point of beginning; being a part of Lots 38, Block 9 of Druid Hills, as recorded in Map Book 14 Page 3 in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2022119830, as corrected and recorded in Instrument 2023035790 as follows:  BEG 350S NLY OF THE NE INTER OF DRUID HILL DRIVE & 20TH ST N THENCE N-56 E-130S S-13.9 SE-31 W-139.2 FT TO POB BEING PART OF LOT 38 BLK 9 DRUID HILLS

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-26-1-003-019.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for October 14, 2025, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 10:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-901932

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     ALFONSO OWENS; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on May 14, 2025, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

North 33 feet of the South-half of Lots 11 and 12, according to the survey of Copeland and Henry, as shown by map recorded in Deed Volume 71, Page 303, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama. Situated in Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111509 as follows: POB 47S FT N W OF THE N E INTER OF 14TH CT N & 19TH ST N TH N W 40S FT ALG ST TH E 148S FT TO ALLEY TH S 33 FT TH W 130S FT TO P O B BEING PT OF LOTS 11 & 12 COPELAND & HENRY

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-26-1-026-008.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 5, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 11:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

 

 

 

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ADVERTISEMENT OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that P & M Mechanical, Inc., Contractor, has completed the Trace Crossings Elementary Boiler Replacement project, for the Hoover City Schools on behalf of the State of Alabama Department of Education, Owner, located at 5454 Learning Lane, Hoover, AL 35244, and have made request for final settlement of said Contract.  All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise, in connection with this project, should immediately contact Dewberry Engineers, Inc, 2 Riverchase Office Plaza, Ste 205, Birmingham, AL 35244.

 

P & M Mechanical, Inc.

325 Carson Road North

Birmingham, AL  35215

 

 

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ADVERTISEMENT OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Jared Building Company Inc., Contractor, has completed the contract for Graysville Community Center Renovations at 171 2nd Street SW Graysville, Al for the owner, Jefferson County Commission and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify the architect, CCR Architecture of Birmingham, Al. Jared Building Company, Inc. 3232 Highway 28 Columbiana, AL 35051

 

 

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   NOTICE OF COMPLETION

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Syms Contractors Inc. has completed the contract for construction and renovation of the CenterPoint Community Center Men’s and Women’s Locker Rooms and Game Room for the City of CenterPoint and Jefferson County Commission, the Owner(s), and has made request for final settlement of said contract.

All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify:

CCR Architecture & Interiors
2920 First Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233

Syms Contractors Inc.
PO Box 12104
Birmingham, AL 35202

 

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ADVERTISEMENT OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that P & M Mechanical, Inc., Contractor, has completed the UAB NP ED Expansion Phase 0 project, UAB Project #H225027, for the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama on behalf of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Owner, located at 1802 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233, and have made request for final settlement of said Contract.  All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise, in connection with this project, should immediately contact Gresham Smith, 2222 Arlington Avenue South, Suite 202, Birmingham, AL 35205.

 

P & M Mechanical, Inc.

325 Carson Road North

Birmingham, AL  35215

 

 

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF ANNISTON ANNISTON, ALABAMA

WEST AIRFIELD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AT ANNISTON REGIONAL AIRPORT

General Notice

City of Anniston (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

WEST AIRFIELD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS

Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at Anniston City Hall located at 1129 Noble Street, Anniston, Alabama 36201 ATTN: David Arnett, Public Works Director, until July 15, 2025, at 11:00 am local time. At that time, the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. Sealed proposals to be mailed shall be mailed to the address of 1129 Noble Street, Anniston, Alabama 36201 ATTN: David Arnett, Public Works Director and must be received prior to the bid opening date and time.

This project consists of the removal of existing drainage pipes and structures under Runway 5-23 and Taxiway A pavements and installation of new drainage pipes, structures, and replacement of the pavement sections. The scope generally includes pavement removal, drainage removal and installation, earthwork, installation of full-depth pavement, pavement markings, temporary electrical and sodding.

Bids are requested for the following Contract: West Airfield Drainage Improvements Obtaining the Bidding Documents

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be obtained by requesting digital copies by e-

mail sent to katie.horrnik@kimley-horn.com. Bid documents will be made available starting June 25, 2025.

Bidders are urged to e-mail the e-mail address above to register as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The plan holders will be updated periodically with addenda, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered through e-mail to the registered plan holders. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated e-mail.

Pre-bid Conference

A pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on July 1, 2025, at 1:30 P.M. local time on Microsoft Teams via the link or call-in number below. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required.

 

 

States, Raleigh

 

 

 

Deadline for Contractor Questions

Any questions are to be submitted via email to katie.horrnik@kimley-horn.com no later than Thursday, July 8, 2025. Answers to questions received before the deadline will be released via addendum.

 

 

 

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ADVERTISEMENT for BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATION

And NOTICE of INTENT to RECEIVE BIDS

 from PREQUALIFIED BIDDERS

 

Pre-qualification submittals will be received by the Owner’s Representative/Project Manager, Chris Hodges on behalf of Office of the Chief Facilities Officer, UAB Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of Alabama Board of Trustees at UAB Hospital Facilities, 8th Floor Daniel Building, 15 20th Street S., Birmingham, Alabama 35233 until 4:00 PM Central Time, July 25, 2025.  The original and two (2) flash drives with duplicates of submittals are required for pre-qualification approval; however, email transmission copies may be transmitted to the UAB Project Manager Chris Hodges at cjhodges@uabmc.edu and cc’d to sheywood@ghafari.com and mfreeman@ghafari.com to expedite the review process with a hard-copy of the submittal and two flash drives to be delivered within 24 hours.

 

UAB General Services Building

5th Floor Toilet Room Renovation

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

Project No.:  H235002

 

  1. SCOPE OF WORK:

 

The project consists of the renovation of existing toilet rooms on the 5th floor of the UAB General Services Building. The scope of work includes architectural, electrical, and mechanical new work and associated demolition to facilitate the new construction. The construction budget is anticipated to be between $100,000 and $200,000.

 

The work will be performed under a single Prime General Contractor who will coordinate the work of this project. Particular and specific care will be required to coordinate complex shutdowns, limit disturbances and follow strict Infection Controls and Interim Life Safety Measures (ICRA/ILSM) requirements for the protection of patients, family, and staff. The Prime General Contractors seeking to be pre-qualified will require experience with similar size and type hospital projects performed in and adjacent to an operating hospital environment and with the implementation and maintenance of infection control measures, interim life safety measures, coordinating shutdowns, and maintaining a clean and organized job site in an operating hospital. The General Contractor must have experience with representative projects as a General Contractor (not as a Construction Manager, Program Manager, etc.)

 

 

  1. PRIME GENERAL CONTRACTOR BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Prime General Contractor bidders interested in submitting a proposal must apply for pre-qualification and must be licensed under the Provision of Title 34, Chapter 8, and Code of Alabama, 1975. A copy of current Alabama Contractors license is to be included in pre-qualification submittal.

 

 

Only bidders who have completed the pre-qualification process and that have been approved will be eligible to submit a bid for the Project. Prospective Bidder’s Pre-qualification Package must be received by the Owner’s Project Manager no later than 4:00 PM Central Time, July 25, 2025, after which no further requests will be considered.

 

Pre-qualification Requirements Information Package may be obtained from the Architect upon letterhead request sent by email or scanned into an email to sheywood@ghafari.com, copy mfreeman@ghafari.com and cjhodges@uabmc.edu. Any addenda to the pre-qualification requirements will be issued to documented prime contractors only.

 

The pre-qualification procedure is intended to identify responsible and competent prime contractor bidders relative to the requirements of the Project. Each prospective prime contractor bidder will be notified of the results of the pre-qualification, on or about August 01, 2025.

 

The Owner reserves the right to waive technical errors in applications, extend or abandon the pre-qualification process, should the interests of the Owner appear to be promoted thereby.

 

Progress Design and Construction Documents:

Prior to the pre-qualification deadline, project progress plans and specifications may be examined at the following location beginning August 01, 2025:

 

Architect:

                        Ghafari Associates

2170 Highland Ave S

Suite 220

Birmingham, AL 35205

Phone:  205-203-4611

Contact: Scott Heywood

Email: sheywood@ghafari.com

 

  1. BIDS BY PRE-QUALIFIED PRIME GENERAL CONTRACTOR BIDDERS

 

Documents: 

Bid documents will be available at the following locations after notice to pre-qualified bidders is given. Drawings and specifications may be examined at; ALGX Digital Plan Room, http://www.algraphics.com, 2801 5th Ave, South, Birmingham, AL 35233: Dodge Data & Analytics, http://www.construction.com, 2860 S State Hwy 161, Ste 160 #501, Grand Prairie, TX  75052-7361; at the AGC Internet Plan Room, 5000 Grantswood Road Suite 100, Irondale, AL 35210; at the Birmingham Construction Industry Authority, http://www.bcia1.org, 601 37th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35222; and at the Construction Market Data, http://www.cmdgroup.com, 30 Technology Pkwy, South, Suite 500, Norcross, GA 30092-2912.

 

 

 

                  Bonds:

A certified check or bid bond payable to the University of Alabama at Birmingham in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000 must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Statutory Labor and Material Payment Bonds will be required at the signing of the Contract.

 

Bids:

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms or copies thereof furnished by the Architect. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of ninety (90) days. The Owner reserves the right to reject bids if such action is determined to be in the best interest of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to revoke pre-qualification of any bidder in accordance with Section 39-2-12, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended in 1997 (by Act 97-225). The Bid Date is August 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM Central Time at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Hospital Facilities, 8th Floor Daniel Building, 15 20th Street S., Birmingham, Alabama 35233. Bids shall be clearly identified on the exterior of the package with the bidder’s name, address, State license number, the name of the project being bid, time and place of the bid opening. Sealed bids shall be properly identified.

 

On the date of the bid opening, bids may be hand delivered or received by Express Service mail to the Office of Chris Hodges, Project Manager Facilities and Capital Projects, 8th Floor Daniel Building, 15 20th Street S., Birmingham, Alabama 35233, until 12:00 noon. After 12:00 noon of the date of the bid opening, proposals must be hand delivered and presented at the bid opening. Sealed proposals shall be submitted in triplicate and shall be properly identified. All proposals received after 2:00 p.m. on June 10, 2025 (the date and time set for the receipt of bids) will be returned unopened.

 

Nonresident Prime Contractor Bidders:

Under Section 39-3-5, Code of Alabama, 1975, nonresident prime contractor bidders must accompany any written bid documents with a written opinion of an attorney licensed to practice law in such nonresident prime contractor bidder’s state of domicile as to the preferences, if any or none, granted by the law of the state to its own business entities whose principal place of business are in that state in the letting of any or all public contracts.  Resident prime contractors in Alabama, as defined in Section 39-2-12, are granted preference over nonresident prime contractors in awarding of contracts in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the nonresident.

 

Fire Alarm Work:

In accordance with Title 34, Chapter 33A (the ACT), of the Code of Alabama 1975, bidders for fire alarm work of this project, if any, must include with their bid evidence of licensure as required by the ACT by including with the bid submittal a valid State Fire Marshal’s permit.

 

 

 

  1. PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference is currently scheduled to be held at 1:00 PM CST on August 06, 2025 at UAB Hospital Facilities, 8th Floor Daniel Building, 15 20th Street S., Birmingham, Alabama 35233. It is mandatory that all pre-qualified prime contractor bidders attend the Pre-Bid Conference.

 

 

 

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HOUSING AUTHORITY BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

 

 

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) No. P25025

Group Health insurance

 

AGENCY CONTACT PERSON Darryl Grayson, Procurement Analyst

Telephone: (205)521-0611

E-mail: dgrayson@habd.net

TDD/TTY: 800-548-2546

HOW TO OBTAIN THE RFP DOCUMENTS ON THE EPROCUREMENT MARKETPLACE 1.  Access ha.internationaleprocurement.com (no “www”).

2.  Click on the “Login” button in the upper left side.

3.  Follow the listed directions.

4.  If you have any problems in accessing or registering on the Marketplace, please call customer support at (866)526-9266.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE NONE
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS Tuesday July 15, 2025 2:00 PM CT
BID SUBMITTAL RETURN DEADLINE Friday July 25, 2025, 2:00 PM CT

1826 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, Al 35233

 

[Section 3, Minority- and/or women-owned businesses are encouraged to respond]

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

 

Sealed Bid Proposals will be received by the Environmental Services Department, Jefferson County, Alabama, online at QuestCDN (eBidDoc #9754133), until 2:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, and then publicly opened and read via virtual video conference using Microsoft Teams for the ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM – CONTRACT NO. 2026 AMP04 – 2026 ON-CALL SEWER SERVICES. Microsoft Teams can be accessed using a direct invitation link sent via email (request this link from Tad Powell, Hazen and Sawyer, at email tpowell@hazenandsawyer.com).

 

The scope of work includes, but is not limited to:

 

•    Providing all labor, equipment, materials, supplies, tools, and supervision necessary to perform on-call and as-needed priority sewer replacement and rehabilitation work in accordance with JCESD’s standards and guidelines.

•    Being on call and capable of responding to immediate replacement situations, generally involving bypass pumping and segmental replacements.

•    Being available to perform as-needed priority replacements, generally involving segmental replacements, manholes, and service laterals in accordance with JCESD’s standards for construction and service connections.

•    Being a pre-qualified Class B contractor by JCESD with more than one capable crew to self-perform sewer line projects.

•    Being capable of subcontracting on an as-needed basis with pre-qualified Class C, D, and F contractors for priority large diameter sewer, pump station, and wastewater treatment plant projects.

 

Bidding Documents are on file for inspection, by appointment only, at the following location:

 

Jefferson County Alabama Environmental Services Department

716 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North, Suite A-300

Birmingham, Alabama 35203

Contact for Appointment: John Willett at (205)325-3060

 

Complete sets of electronic Bidding Documents (Specifications and Drawings) are available https://www.jeffcoes.org (navigate to “Bids/Contracts” to “Notice to Bidders” to “Asset Management Program – Project Bid Information” for a listing of projects.) Prior to downloading the Bidding Documents, Bidders will be required to set up a QuestCDN.com account and pay a $64.00 fee ($22.00 fee for download only). Hard copies of the Bidding Documents are the responsibility of the Bidders. Contact QuestCDN at (952)233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance with navigating the website and digital project information.

 

Bids will only be accepted from pre-qualified contractors who are listed on the Plan Holders List, signifying that they have purchased a set of documents from the Engineer, and who attend the MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference.

 

 

NO BID PROPOSAL SHALL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE TIME STATED FOR RECEIVING BID PROPOSALS IN THIS NOTICE. A FORM CONTAINING THE CONTRACTOR’S NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE FIRM AND THE CONTRACTOR’S ALABAMA LICENSE NUMBER, WITH THE DATE OF EXPIRATION, IS REQUIRED WITH THE SUBMISSION OF THE BID. THESE REQUIREMENTS SHALL NOT BE WAIVED.

 

The Contract Time for this project is three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive calendar days from the effective date of the written Notice to Proceed to achieve Final Acceptance.

 

The Contractor is hereby advised that a Pre-Bid Conference will be held via a virtual video conference on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. This Pre-Bid Conference is MANDATORY for all contractors planning to submit a Bid Proposal on this project. The conference call will be held using Microsoft Teams and can be accessed using a direct invitation link sent via email (request this link from Tad Powell, Hazen and Sawyer, at email tpowell@hazenandsawyer.com). If you are unable to join the call due to technical difficulties, call Tad Powell (Hazen and Sawyer) at (205)957-4151 or John Willett (Jefferson County) at (205)325-3060 for assistance.

 

Questions concerning meaning or intent of Bidding Documents shall be submitted to Tad Powell, PE, Associate, Hazen and Sawyer, at email tpowell@hazenandsawyer.com no later than 5:00 p.m. local time, Friday, July 25, 2025. All questions must be in writing on Bidder’s company’s letterhead or email.

 

THE ATTENTION OF ALL BIDDERS IS CALLED TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE LAW GOVERNING GENERAL CONTRACTORS, AS SET FORTH IN ALABAMA CODE SECTIONS 34-8-1 THROUGH SECTION 34-8-28 (1975), AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 65 TO 82 (INCLUSIVE) OF TITLE 46 OF THE CODE OF ALABAMA OF 1940, AS AMENDED; AND BIDDERS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SAID LAW INSOFAR AS IT IS APPLICABLE. THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PROVISIONS OF THE CODE MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR THE OWNER TO CONSIDER A BID PROPOSAL FROM ANYONE WHO IS NOT PROPERLY LICENSED UNDER SUCH CODE PROVISIONS.

 

THE ATTENTION OF BIDDERS IS CALLED TO THE PROVISIONS OF ALABAMA CODE SECTION 39-2-14 (1975) AS AMENDED, REQUIRING A NONRESIDENT CONTRACTOR TO REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A CONTRACT IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

THE ATTENTION OF BIDDERS IS CALLED TO THE PROVISIONS OF ALABAMA CODE SECTION 39-3-5 (1975) AS AMENDED, REGARDING PREFERENCE TO RESIDENT CONTRACTORS.

THE ATTENTION OF BIDDERS IS CALLED TO THE PROVISIONS OF ALABAMA ACT 2016-312 AS AMENDED, REGARDING NOT ENGAGING IN THE BOYCOTT OF A PERSON OR ENTITY BASED IN OR DOING BUSINESS WITH A JURISDICTION WITH WHICH THIS STATE ENJOYS OPEN TRADE.

THIS PROJECT IS CLASSIFIED AS A CLASS “B” (8” thru 36” Diameter) SEWER LINE PROJECT. ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS MUST BE PRE-QUALIFIED WITH THE JEFFERSON COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO BID CLASS “B” SEWER LINE PROJECTS IN ORDER TO BID ON THIS PROJECT. To pre-qualify with the department to construct class “B” SEWER LINE PROJECTS, each prospective bidder must furnish written evidence of competency and evidence of financial responsibility to the county.

 

ACCORDINGLY, THE COUNTY WILL NOT ACCEPT PRE-QUALIFICATIONS APPLICATIONS AFTER JULY 18, 2025. BID PROPOSAL FORMS WILL NOT BE ISSUED TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS WHO DO NOT PRE-QUALIFY.

 

CONTRACTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE JEFFERSON COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, 716 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR. BOULEVARD NORTH, SUITE A300, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, IN ADVANCE OF THE DEADLINE TO DETERMINE IF THE CONTRACTOR IS PRE-QUALIFIED TO CONSTRUCT CLASS “B” SEWER LINE PROJECTS, OR FOR OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION.

 

 

BY:                                                                             

David Denard

Director of Environmental Services

Jefferson County, Alabama

 

                                         

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INVITATION TO BID

The City of Birmingham will accept sealed bids for the project East Lake Safe Streets – ROW Improvements; Project # ENG 2025-004. Bids will be received by the City Engineer in Suite 220 of City Hall, Birmingham, Alabama until Wednesday, August 6th, 2025, at 2:00 pm (CST). Sealed bids will be time-stamped at the time of arrival. Bids will then be publicly opened and read in Suite 220 Conference Room beginning at 2:00 pm. It is the bidder’s responsibility to make sure that the bid is in the possession of the City Engineer on or before time set for opening. Bids received after this time will not be considered. Bids can be dropped into the bid box located in Room 220 City Hall, hand-delivered to the City Engineer in Room 220 of City Hall or brought to the bid opening.

 

This is a roadway improvement project in the East Lake neighborhood. It is primarily permanent road closures by installing concrete bump outs, bollards, trees, and guardrails. The primary items and quantities are approximately:

18” Concrete Curb & Gutter – 1,050 LF, 6” Concrete Paving – 100 SY, Metal Bollards – 56 Each, Trees – 28 Each, Guardrail – 50 LF

 

A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025, at 3:00 pm (CST) in Conference Room 220 City Hall.

 

Bid documents are open to public inspection at the Office of the City Engineer in the Department of Capital Projects — Suite 220 of City Hall, 710 20th Street North, Birmingham, AL 35203. Bid documents may be viewed and purchased through the City of Birmingham online plans room site at https://www.birminghamplanroom.com/ under the project name 40th St N Street Improvements. Any cost for reproduction shall be the responsibility of bidders. Prospective bidders are advised to check their source of bid documents frequently for any addenda to the bid documents. It is the bidder’s responsibility to bid on the correct set of bid documents.

 

Bids shall be accompanied by a cashier’s check drawn on an Alabama bank, or a bid bond executed by a surety company duly authorized and qualified to make such bonds in the State of Alabama, in an amount equal to 5% of the bid (subject to maximum of $10,000) and payable to the City of Birmingham. Bid bonds of the three (3) lowest bidders will be held for a period of ninety (90) days unless bidders agree, in writing, to a longer period of time. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of the bids for a period of ninety (90) days.

 

A performance bond equal to 100% of the contract amount and a payment bond equal to 100% of the contract amount will be required of the successful bidder during the award process. Said bonds shall be executed by a surety company duly authorized and qualified to make such bonds in the State of Alabama.

 

Liability insurance certificates shall be required of the successful bidder during the award process and such certificates shall list the City of Birmingham, its officials, agents, and employees as additional named insured.

 

Only bids submitted by General Contractors licensed in the State of Alabama in accordance with Alabama Code Chapter 8, Title 34 (inclusive) will be considered.

 

Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “East Lake Safe Streets – ROW Improvements” on the outside of each envelope. Contractors shall also write on the outside of the sealed bid envelope his or her State of Alabama general contractor’s license number as well as the name of the company submitting the bid.

 

The sealed bid envelope shall contain the following documents: (1) the Form of Proposal, (2) Sales Tax Attachment form, (3) the Authorization to Execute form, (4) fully executed bid bond or certified check, (5) MBE/DBE Forms A, C, and D, (6) a copy of the contractor’s current State of Alabama General Contractor’s License, (7) a current City of Birmingham Business License, (8) E-verify documentation, (9) Transparency in City Government form, and (10) List of Subcontractors.

 

This project is subject to the requirements of the Birmingham Plan-Construction Industry Program, which is designed to encourage the utilization of Minority Business Enterprises and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (“MBE/DBE”) in City of Birmingham construction projects. The program is administered by the Birmingham Construction Industry Authority (BCIA) which establishes a system of floating MBE/DBE goals which may differ from year to year and project to project. Overall, these goals shall not be less than the historical participation of MBE/DBE’s in construction projects of the City and its agencies.

 

Special attention is called to the requirement of all bidders to identify trades and activities for which it will solicit and accept bids from potential MBE/DBE subcontractors. Potential bidders are encouraged to contact the Birmingham Construction Industry Authority (BCIA) to request a list of potential subcontractors and submit the required MBE/DBE forms by contacting the Executive Director, Birmingham Construction Industry Authority at 601 37th Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35222; telephone (205) 324-6202 or info@bcia1.org.

 

As a matter of public policy, the City of Birmingham agrees to make opportunities available to the maximum extent possible, to actively include Historically Underutilized Business Enterprises (HUBE’s) such as architectural firms, engineering firms, investment banking firms, other professional consultant services providers, and construction contractors as part of business, economic and community revitalization programs.

 

The City of Birmingham reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in any bid.

 

Jesse Miller, PE

City Engineer

 

                                         

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HOUSING AUTHORITY BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

 

 

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) No. P25026

Employee Training & Development Center

 

AGENCY CONTACT PERSON Darryl Grayson, Procurement Analyst

Telephone: (205)521-0611

E-mail: dgrayson@habd.net

TDD/TTY: 800-548-2546

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PRE-BID CONFERENCE NONE
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS Friday July 18, 2025 2:00 PM CT
BID SUBMITTAL RETURN DEADLINE Wednesday July 30, 2025, 2:00 PM CT

1826 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, Al 35233

 

[Section 3, Minority- and/or women-owned businesses are encouraged to respond]

 

 

 

                 

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         ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

 

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by The Birmingham City Board of Education at the Office of Edward McMullen, Director of Purchasing, on Tuesday, 22 July 2025 until 12:00 p.m., CST at 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, for  the Restriping of the parking lot at Huffman Academy Project, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

 

The Project consists of the restriping of the parking lot at Huffman Academy for the Birmingham Board of Education, Birmingham, Alabama

 

A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to The Birmingham City Board of Education in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than

$10,000.00, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Payment Bonds

and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract.

 

BID DOCUMENTS may be obtained from the Architect by digital access/file sharing access for a one time administrative fee of $150.00 (non-refundable; separate check), and/or deposit of $250.00 per set, which will be refunded in full on the first two (2) sets issued to each bidder submitting a bona fide bid, upon return of documents in good condition and reusable condition within ten (10) days of bid date. Other sets to general contractors, and sets for subcontractors and dealers, may be obtained with the same deposit, which will be refunded as above less cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution, which is estimated to be the same as the deposit amount. Partial sets will not be available. To expedite distribution of bid documents, deposit check(s) should be emailed and mailed to EXFORD ARCHITECTS, Attn: Fredrick Woods, Project Manager; 3928 Jefferson Avenue, SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35221, (fredrickwoods@exfordllc.com).

 

DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS may also be examined at appropriate plan rooms, i.e., Associated General Contractors, F.W. Dodge, Builders exchange, Construction Market Data, iSqFt.com, Building Construction Industry Authority , (BCIA), ARC Document Solutions Public Plan room, etc.

 

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at the Birmingham City Board of Education, 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, on Monday, 14 July 2025 at 10:00 a.m., CST. After the meeting, bidders will be allowed to visit the Huffman Academy School site located at 1212 Cheyene Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama 35215.

 

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Architect; the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals  and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgement, the best interest of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

 

Birmingham City Board of Education, Awarding Authority Exford LLC, Architect

 

     

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

 

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by The Birmingham City Board of Education at the Office of Edward McMullen, Director of Purchasing, Thursday, 31 July 2025 until 12:00 p.m. , CST at 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, for the replacement of the existing toilet plumbing faucets and flush valves and toilet accessories. The Project also includes the installation of new acoustical wall panels in auditorium, painting and other work indicated in the contract documents at Huffman High School, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

 

The Project consists of the replacement of the existing toilet plumbing faucets and flush valves and toilet accessories. The project also includes the installation of new acoustic wall panels in auditorium, painting and other work indicated in the contract documents at Huffman High School for the Birmingham Board of Education, Birmingham, Alabama.

 

A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to The Birmingham City Board of Education in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid , but in no event more than $10,000.00, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Payment Bonds and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract.

 

BID DOCUMENTS may be obtained from the Architect by digital access/file sharing access for a one time administrative fee of $150.00 (non-refundable; separate check), and/or deposit of $250.00 per set, which will be refunded in full on the first two (2) sets issued to each bidder submitting a bona fide bid, upon return of documents in good condition and reusable condition within ten (10) days of bid date. Other sets to general contractors, and sets for subcontractors and dealers, may be obtained with the same deposit, which will be refunded as above less cost of printing, reproduction , handling, and distribution , which is estimated to be the same as the deposit amount. Partial sets will not be available. To expedite distribution of bid documents, deposit check(s) should be emailed and mailed to EXFORD ARCHITECTS, Attn: Fredrick Woods, Project Manager; 3928 Jefferson Avenue, SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35221, (fredrickwoods@exfordllc.com).

 

DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS may also be examined at appropriate plan rooms, i.e., Associated General Contractors, F.W. Dodge , Builders exchange, Construction Market Data, iSqFt.com, Building Construction Industry Authority, (BCIA), ARC Document Solutions Public Plan room, etc.

 

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at the Birmingham City Board of Education, 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, on Monday, 21 July 2025 at 10:00 p.m., CST. After the meeting, bidders will be allowed to visit the Huffman High School site located at 900 Springville Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35215.

 

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Architect; the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgement , the best interest of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

 

Birmingham City Board of Education, Awarding Authority Exford LLC, Architect

                                           

                                         

     

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

 

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by The Birmingham City Board of Education at the Office of Edward McMullen, Director of Purchasing, on Tuesday, 22 July 2025 until 1:00 p.m., CST at 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, for  the Resurfacing and restriping of the parking lot at Martha Gaskins School,  at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

 

The Project consists of the resurfacing and restriping of the parking lot at Martha Gaskins School for the Birmingham Board of Education, Birmingham, Alabama.

 

A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to The Birmingham City Board of Education in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than

$10,000.00, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Payment Bonds

and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract.

 

BID DOCUMENTS may be obtained from the Architect by digital access/file sharing access for a one time administrative fee of $150.00 (non-refundable; separate check), and/or deposit of $250.00 per set, which will be refunded in full on the first two (2) sets issued to each bidder submitting a bona fide bid, upon return of documents in good condition and reusable condition within ten (10) days of bid date. Other sets to general contractors, and sets for subcontractors and dealers, may be obtained with the same deposit, which will be refunded as above less cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution, which is estimated to be the same as the deposit amount. Partial sets will not be available. To expedite distribution of bid documents, deposit check(s) should be emailed and mailed to EXFORD ARCHITECTS, Attn: Fredrick Woods, Project Manager; 3928 Jefferson Avenue, SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35221, (fredrickwoods@exfordllc.com).

 

DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS may also be examined at appropriate plan rooms, i.e., Associated General Contractors, F.W. Dodge, Builders exchange, Construction Market Data, iSqFt.com, Building Construction Industry Authority, (BCIA), ARC Document Solutions Public Plan room, etc.

 

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at the Birmingham City Board of Education, 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, on Monday, 14 July 2025 at 12:00 p.m., CST. After the meeting, bidders will be allowed to visit the Martha Gaskins School site located at 200 Dalton Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35215.

 

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Architect; the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or  all proposals  and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgement, the best interest of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

 

Birmingham City Board of Education, Awarding Authority Exford LLC, Architect

                                         

     

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

 

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by The Birmingham City Board of Education at the Office of Edward McMullen, Director of Purchasing, on Tuesday, 22 July 2025 until 12:00 p.m., CST at 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, for  the Restriping of the parking lot at Huffman Academy Project, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

 

The Project consists of the restriping of the parking lot at Huffman Academy for the Birmingham Board of Education, Birmingham, Alabama

 

A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to The Birmingham City Board of Education in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than

$10,000.00, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Payment Bonds

and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract.

 

BID DOCUMENTS may be obtained from the Architect by digital access/file sharing access for a one time administrative fee of $150.00 (non-refundable; separate check), and/or deposit of $250.00 per set, which will be refunded in full on the first two (2) sets issued to each bidder submitting a bona fide bid, upon return of documents in good condition and reusable condition within ten (10) days of bid date. Other sets to general contractors, and sets for subcontractors and dealers, may be obtained with the same deposit, which will be refunded as above less cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution, which is estimated to be the same as the deposit amount. Partial sets will not be available. To expedite distribution of bid documents, deposit check(s) should be emailed and mailed to EXFORD ARCHITECTS, Attn: Fredrick Woods, Project Manager; 3928 Jefferson Avenue, SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35221, (fredrickwoods@exfordllc.com).

 

DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS may also be examined at appropriate plan rooms, i.e., Associated General Contractors, F.W. Dodge, Builders exchange, Construction Market Data, iSqFt.com, Building Construction Industry Authority , (BCIA), ARC Document Solutions Public Plan room, etc.

 

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at the Birmingham City Board of Education, 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, on Monday, 14 July 2025 at 10:00 a.m., CST. After the meeting, bidders will be allowed to visit the Huffman Academy School site located at 1212 Cheyene Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama 35215.

 

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Architect; the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals  and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgement, the best interest of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

 

Birmingham City Board of Education, Awarding Authority Exford LLC, Architect

 

 

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

 

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by The Birmingham City Board of Education at the Office of Edward McMullen, Director of Purchasing, on Tuesday, 22 July 2025 until 2:00 p.m., CST at 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, for the installation of new playground equipment at two playgrounds at Sun Valley Elementary School , at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

 

The Project consists of the purchase and installation of new Playground Equipment at two playgrounds at Sun Valley Elementary School for the Birmingham Board of Education, Birmingham, Alabama.

 

A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to The Birmingham City Board of Education in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than

$10,000.00, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Payment Bonds and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract.

 

BID DOCUMENTS may be obtained from the Architect by digital access/file sharing access for a one time administrative fee of $150.00 (non-refundable; separate check), and/or deposit of $250.00 per set, which will be refunded in full on the first two (2) sets issued to each bidder submitting a bona fide bid, upon return of documents in good condition and reusable condition within ten (10) days of bid date. Other sets to general contractors, and sets for subcontractors and dealers, may be obtained with the same deposit, which will be refunded as above less cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution, which is estimated to be the same as the deposit amount. Partial sets will not be available. To expedite distribution of bid documents, deposit check(s) should be emailed and mailed to EXFORD ARCHITECTS, Attn: Fredrick Woods, Project Manager; 3928 Jefferson Avenue, SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35221, (fredrickwoods@exfordllc.com).

 

DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS may also be examined at appropriate plan rooms, i.e., Associated General Contractors, F.W. Dodge, Builders exchange, Construction Market Data, iSqFt.com, Building Construction Industry Authority, (BCIA), ARC Document Solutions Public Plan room, etc.

 

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at the Birmingham City Board of Education, 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, on Monday, 14 July 2025 at 2:00 p.m., CST. After the meeting, bidders will be allowed to visit the Sun Valley Elementary School site located at 1010- 18th  Avenue Northwest, Birmingham, Alabama 35215.

 

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Architect; the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals  and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgement, the best interest of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

 

Birmingham City Board of Education, Awarding Authority Exford LLC, Architect

 

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

 

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by The Birmingham City Board of Education at the Office of Edward McMullen, Director of Purchasing, on Thursday, 31 July 2025 until 2:00 p.m., CST at 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, for the New LED Interior light fixtures and replacement of exterior doors at Putnam Middle School, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

 

The Project consists of the installation of new LED light fixtures and replacement of exterior doors at Putnam Middle School for the Birmingham Board of Education, Birmingham, Alabama.

 

A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to The Birmingham City Board of Education in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than

$10,000.00, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Payment Bonds and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract.

 

BID DOCUMENTS may be obtained from the Architect by digital access/file sharing access for a one time administrative fee of $150.00 (non-refundable; separate check), and/or deposit of $250.00 per set, which will be refunded in full on the first two (2) sets issued to each bidder submitting a bona fide bid, upon return of documents in good condition and reusable condition within ten (10) days of bid date. Other sets to general contractors, and sets for subcontractors and dealers, may be obtained with the same deposit, which will be refunded as above less cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution, which is estimated to be the same as the deposit amount. Partial sets will not be available. To expedite distribution of bid documents, deposit check(s) should be emailed and mailed to EXFORD ARCHITECTS, Attn: Fredrick Woods, Project Manager; 3928 Jefferson Avenue, SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35221, (fredrickwoods@exfordllc.com).

 

DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS may also be examined at appropriate plan rooms, i.e., Associated General Contractors, F.W. Dodge, Builders exchange, Construction Market Data, iSqFt.com, Building Construction Industry Authority, (BCIA), ARC Document Solutions Public Plan room, etc.

 

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at the Birmingham City Board of Education, 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, on Monday, 21 July 2025 at 2:00 p.m., CST. After the meeting, bidders will be allowed to visit the Putnam Middle School site located at 1757 Montclair Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35210.

 

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Architect; the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals  and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgement, the best interest of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

 

Birmingham City Board of Education, Awarding Authority Exford LLC, Architect

 

 

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HOUSING AUTHORITY BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

 

 

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) No. P26002

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Services

 

AGENCY CONTACT PERSON Darryl Grayson, Procurement Analyst

Telephone: (205)521-0611

E-mail: dgrayson@habd.net

TDD/TTY: 800-548-2546

HOW TO OBTAIN THE RFP DOCUMENTS ON THE EPROCUREMENT MARKETPLACE 1.  Access ha.internationaleprocurement.com (no “www”).

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PRE-BID CONFERENCE Monday July 14, 2025 11:00 AM
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