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Feds Pull $9M for Tornado-Stricken Alabama School District, Reading Program

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Tornado debris piled up on Broad St in downtown Selma, Ala., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Marvin Gentry, news@al.com)

By Rebecca Griesbach | rgriesbach@al.com

The federal government has cut nearly $9 million in funding for a rural Alabama school district and a program for struggling readers, state leaders said.

In late March, the Education Department abruptly rescinded previously approved COVID relief spending extensions, saying districts had “ample time” to spend the money.

Alabama education officials said the department pulled $4 million in unspent funds directed toward a tornado-stricken school district, Selma City Schools, as well as $5 million in additional funding for a statewide reading program.

The move is the latest in a series of efforts to minimize what the Trump administration has called “wasteful” government spending. Last week, more than a dozen states sued over the order, which they said could threaten hundreds of millions of dollars in funding meant for academic recovery.

Alabama State Superintendent Eric Mackey plans to submit an appeal to reconsider funding the two projects, but expects that request to take a while.

“When the letter came and said, ‘We’re freezing all the money,’ obviously there’s more panic,” he said at a work session April 10. “But there is a process to get the money – so we can reapply, basically appeal to get the money back, and we’re in that process now.”

Spending down COVID funds

During the pandemic, schools received a historic infusion of federal funds meant to help with safe reopening and academic recovery. The Biden administration administered the last batch of funds, called ESSER III, in the spring of 2021. Leaders had until September 2024 to allocate the money, which then had to be spent by the end of December 2024.

However, some districts were able to apply for late liquidation, Mackey said, meaning they had until March of 2026 to spend the money. He said Selma City Schools is the only local school district that still has money in its account, which will fund an ongoing construction project.

The money was part of a $22 million effort to revamp an old school that had long standing air quality issues, but officials had to delay the project due to supply chain issues. Making matters worse, in the middle of the remodel, a tornado that ripped through the community demolished a nearby school where students had been temporarily housed.

Rep. Terri Sewell

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell took to social media earlier this month, saying she would help the state with an appeal. The district did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.

“This would put Selma in a tough spot,” Sewell said, noting that nine out of 10 of the district’s schools are in economically disadvantaged areas. “This is particularly troubling when we’re talking about helping our children succeed and reach their God-given potential.”

Mackey said Selma still has about $4 million in their account that needs to be spent down.

The state department has another $5 million or so in unspent teacher training funds that it hopes to be able to use on a middle school reading program. Gov. Kay Ivey has budgeted $10 million for the program so far.

“I think we have really good justification, because it’s very clear that these middle school students were in primary grades the year that COVID hit,” he said. “And they continue to struggle, not just in Alabama but in the rest of the country, and we can show that they are struggling. That’s why we need to continue to invest in their reading skills.”

Nationwide, some states could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in money meant for schools. Mississippi has about $100 million that is still on the table, and Kentucky has about $300 million left over, Mackey said. He said he expects the department to see a lot of appeals, and he wants to make sure the state takes its time to bulletproof their application before he turns it in to the federal government.

“Kudos to our districts that spent their money down, but we are going to try to get the last little bit, and I believe we have really good projects that will qualify under the guidance that the Secretary has put out.”

Ensley Native Brings ‘Street Life’ Experience, Solutions to Birmingham’s Crime Woes

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Jacobie Williams is working with One Hood, a violence intervention organization that helped to dramatically reduce homicides in Newark, to help stop cycles of violence in Birmingham. (Alaina Bookman, AL.com)

By Alaina Bookman | abookman@al.com

AL.com’s “Beyond the Violence” project, in partnership with The Birmingham Times, examines whether Birmingham can grow beyond its crime problem and become safer, healthier and happier.

After once falling prey to the “street life,” Jacobie Williams, 36, is now helping Birmingham fight the violence he grew up around by bringing national solutions back home.

Williams works with One Hood, a violence intervention organization with the goal of stopping the cycles of violence in the Magic City. One Hood, which helped reduce homicides in Newark, NJ, employs “credible messengers,” people who are justice-impacted or have experienced violence.

The organization aims to heal communities through conflict resolution, trauma recovery and life skills development. To combat crime, advocates say community members from all walks of life have to do their part.

“I do this work because I come from it. I understand it…I wish somebody had done this for me when I was out here, I probably would have made better choices,” Williams told AL.com.

In 2022, there were 50 homicides and 187 non-fatal shooting incidents in Newark. In 2023, when One Hood was launched, there were 48 murders in Newark. That decreased to a historic low of 37 murders in 2024, a 23% decline, according to the Newark Department of Public Safety. Homicides in Newark have not been that low since the 1940s.

Newark officials credited partnerships with community agencies and social services groups in helping ward off crime.

“This year we made considerable investments in our community-based violence intervention partners which resulted in a 50% increase in mediations of conflicts, along with therapeutic services and crisis intervention,” Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said at the 2024 State of the City Address.

Birmingham ended 2024 with 152 homicides, the highest number of killings in the city in nearly a century.

In December, the city of Birmingham approved $700,000 to implement One Hood. City officials will measure One Hood’s effectiveness by tracking community engagement with the program.Members of One Hood said that while stopping the violence will not be easy, they believe Williams is the perfect person for the job.

Jacobie Williams’ story: ‘Give back to my community’

Williams grew up in the Ensley neighborhood with six siblings and a single mom. They lived in the former Tuxedo Court public housing community, known as “The Brickyard.”

He said he wanted to escape from the neighborhood where he saw drug dealing, poverty and violence.

After graduating from high school, Williams went on to play college basketball in California. He was determined not to return to his home city. But his plans didn’t work out.

In 2013, Williams moved back to Birmingham, where he spent the next 10 years selling drugs.

“Growing up in the projects, single mom, seven kids,” Williams said. “I was trying to provide for my family the only way I knew how.”

All the while, he was also giving back to his community. Williams was hosting back-to-school events, where he gave away school supplies, clothing, hygiene products and free haircuts, and putting on community events where he fed families and gifted toys to neighborhood kids during the holiday season.

In 2020, Williams founded Everybody WENS, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering underserved youth and families through resources and mentorship.

He was arrested twice for drug possession and stopped selling drugs in 2023.

“Everything I went through got me to this point. I’ve been doing this work even back when I was in the streets…I’m out here every day. Coming from the projects and growing up in public housing, they know me.” Williams said. “You got to have a heart for this work and meet people where they’re at. I’m working in the community I grew up at.”

Over the years, Williams said he did all he could on his own to help his community, but he needed help.

In January, Williams got a call from One Hood. He began working with the city of Birmingham and the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District’s Campus of Hope providing residents with workshops in financial literacy, career development and personal wellness.

“They heard my story. They felt like I would be perfect to do the One Hood program in Birmingham,” Williams said. “When I got the call, I just cried. I thanked God. I feel like all the hard work I was putting in and the things I was doing was finally coming to fruition. It was always something I wanted to do, give back to my people, give back to my neighborhood, give back to my community.”

Violence intervention strategies from Newark to Birmingham: ‘We are one’

One Hood’s credible messengers are people who are justice impacted or who have experienced violence.

Advocates say this model works because of their ability to relate with people who may cause harm to their communities.

Members are mediators and mentors to people with similar backgrounds to help intervene in and diffuse community violence before it happens.

Sometimes this looks like convincing a young man to think twice about his actions after a heated argument with a friend, working with gunshot victims in the hospital to ensure they don’t retaliate or mediating conflict between rival gangs.

One Hood recruits community members of all different backgrounds to remind them that they are all a part of one hood.

Earlier this year, Williams traveled to Newark to watch One Hood in action. He said the experience was like something out of a movie.

“It ran like a real ecosystem, from the mayor, to the chief of police, to the pastors, to the hospitals, all the way to the neighborhoods. To see former gang members from all parts of the city, blood has been shed in the past, but they came together, in one room, for the same purpose. They were part of the problem and are trying to become a part of the solution. I wish that we could do that in this city,” Williams said.

Last month, during a violence intervention certification training in Birmingham’s West End, Williams sat among community members, some who work for the mayor’s office, the housing authority, Impact Family Counseling, What About Us, the Offender Alumni Association, Renew Birmingham and C4 Mentoring.

They all had different backgrounds but one common trait: all are learning how to make Birmingham safer.

The training was hosted by Live Free USA, a national violence intervention organization, and the Offender Alumni Association, a local credible messengers program.

Community members listened intently to violence prevention experts from Chicago, Newark and New York, jotting down notes as they learned conflict mediation tactics and how to talk to and connect with at-risk youth and adults.

Sharod Caraway-Brown, a One Hood board member and member of the city of Newark Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery, said employing credible messengers is key to making a community safer. (Alaina Bookman, AL.com)

Sharod Caraway-Brown, a One Hood board member and member of Newark’s Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery, said the program really helped his city.

“We met Jacobie and he said, ‘I want to bring this to Birmingham,‘” Caraway-Brown told AL.com. “So we’ve been out here in Birmingham doing trainings, we’ve been out in the community, raising awareness…We’re here to try to assist them to not make the same stumbles that we made.”

Caraway-Brown said employing credible messengers from all walks of life was the key to bringing community members together to make Newark safer. He said he believes the same transformation can take place in Birmingham.

“One Hood is really about taking back our community, developing our own community, empowering our community,” Williams said. “It’s about bringing everybody together and letting them understand that we are one, changing their mindset, and just loving on our people.”

Magic City Diamond Classic Resumes with Alabama A&M facing Miles at Regions Field

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Alabama A&M Athletic Director Paul Bryant, left, with Miles College Athletic Director Fred Watson at the 2025 Magic City Diamond Classic. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr., Alabama News Center)

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. | Alabama NewsCenter

When Prentiss Hill launched the Magic City Diamond Classic, there were few restaurants and hotels near Regions Field.

“None of this was around here,” said Hill, promoter of that initial contest between the baseball teams of Alabama A&M and Alabama State universities. “Now, this is an entertainment district. You’ve got your hotels. You’ve got your restaurants. All of the amenities that you will want around the ballpark.

“They call these now ballpark villages, so why not take advantage of that?” Hill asked. “Why not create something that can grow HBCU baseball in the state of Alabama?”

Hill said that’s what he envisioned from day one, when he launched the Magic City Diamond Classic 10 years ago. That remains his vision as he relaunched the baseball event with the Division I A&M Bulldogs squaring off against the Division II Miles Golden Bears this week.

Alabama A&M won the game 8-6, holding off a Golden Bears rally in the top of the ninth inning. The game drew 1,787 fans.

“We didn’t see all of this happening, but now that it’s here, it definitely matches up with our vision,” the promoter said, “to create a situation where fans from all across the state and region are coming to Birmingham, staying in these hotels, going to these restaurants and coming in catching good HBCU baseball, whether it’s Division II or Division I.”

The initial Magic City Diamond Classic had a three-year run before taking “a hiatus,” Hill said, adding that he was determined to revive the event a decade after it began.

“We were going to get this done — hell or high water — to celebrate that 10-year anniversary,” he said. “We want to use this event on an annual basis to be a fundraiser for those youth baseball programs so that we can give our kids some exposure, give them something to do as opposed to the alternative.”

Promoter Prentiss Hill takes a ticket from a fan attending the 2025 Magic City Diamond Classic. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr., Alabama News Center)

Keith Mims, who has long been the announcer of sporting events in the Birmingham area, called the action of the game on Tuesday.

“He is legendary,” Hill said of Mims. “You have to always connect with people like Mims. They’ve done a lot in the community in this space. In order to have a great event, you’ve got to have a voice like that.”

Hill envisions someday making the Magic City Diamond Classic a three-day baseball festival with doubleheaders pitting Alabama A&M against Alabama State and Miles facing its Division II rival Tuskegee Golden Tigers.

“If we could get those four schools on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday here at Regions Field,” Hill said, “magic will happen in the Magic City.”

The promoter said the baseball series could be as big as the Magic City Classic football game in the fall between the Bulldogs and the ASU Hornets.

“It would just be in the spring, and it would feature baseball and involve more schools and more games,” Hill said. “With the Magic City Classic, you only get one game. This, baseball, can be a whole weekend of activities and festivities for the family in our community. We’ve got it back on track. That was the hard part.”

Miles President Bobbie Knight said the game was originally set to be played at historic Rickwood Field, where the Golden Bears play their home games.

“The promoter did reach out to our athletic director and our head baseball coach to ask if we could come and play this game against Alabama A&M here,” Knight said as she watched the game from a skybox. “We said, ‘Sure.’ Any time, any time (Miles baseball players) have the opportunity to play at this field is incredible and amazing for them. I love it for that fact. We’re excited to be here.”

Miles College President Bobbie Knight takes in the 2025 Magic City Diamond Classic at Regions Field. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr., Alabama News Center)

Alabama A&M Athletic Director Paul Bryant said the game is worthwhile as a means of growing interest in baseball among African Americans.

“We really need to have a good look and have a genuine interest in baseball, because I think it’s a dying sport in our community,” Bryant said. “But I think games like this will help uplift that and make it a priority in our community.”

Youth baseball players from Police Athletic Teams (PAT), Law Enforcement Athletic Partnership (LEAP), The Right Way baseball and several high school baseball squads were in the stands for the game, which was sponsored by CMC Steel of Alabama.

“This is a great event going against one of our in-state partners in Miles,” the Bulldogs athletic director said. “We knew that once Miles said that they were going to be in it, we definitely wanted to be a part of it, just because of our partnership with other things.”

Miles AD Fred Watson said he’s always looking for the opportunity to put the Golden Bears at the highest level.

“To give our student-athletes the opportunity to play in a venue of this magnitude, it was great for us,” he said. “It was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. I’m always looking for the opportunity to enhance our student-athlete experience. The guys were excited about it, so it was just my job to make it happen.”

Knight, the Miles president, said her athletic director would negotiate any future events, but she feels good about Miles being in future Diamond Classics.

“I don’t think we’d have any problem doing it,” she said. “I like the idea, again, of giving our young student-athletes an opportunity to play on a professional field like this, even though our home field (Rickwood) is a professional field. The Barons’ (Regions) Field is … impressive.”

Miles fan Donnie Hatcher of Center Point shares a moment with A&M fan Nathaniel Rutledge of Irondale. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr., Alabama News Center)

Rep. Terri Sewell: Trump Administration has “Blatant Disregard for Health of My Constituents” After Ending Environmental Justice Agreement

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Fetid water pools outside a mobile home in a small mobile home park in rural Hayneville, Ala., Lowndes County, Aug. 1, 2022. (Jay Reeves, AP File)

By  KIM CHANDLER and SAFIYAH RIDDLE | Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it is ending a settlement agreement regarding wastewater problems in a rural Alabama county where most residents are Black, closing an environmental justice probe launched by the Biden administration.

Justice Department officials said they were ending the agreement reached with the state regarding wastewater issues in Lowndes County. Federal officials said the decision follows President Donald Trump’s executive order forbidding federal agencies from pursuing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

“The DOJ will no longer push ‘environmental justice’ as viewed through a distorting, DEI lens,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement.

“President Trump made it clear: Americans deserve a government committed to serving every individual with dignity and respect, and to expending taxpayer resources in accordance with the national interest, not arbitrary criteria,” the statement said.

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, a Democrat whose district includes the county, criticized the decision to end the agreement.

“It was about addressing a public health crisis that has forced generations of children and families to endure the health hazards of living in proximity to raw sewage, as the DOJ itself documented,” Sewell said.

She said that the Trump administration “has put its blatant disregard for the health of my constituents on full display.”

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in February issued a memo rescinding a Biden-era directive to prioritize environmental justice cases.

Wastewater sanitation issues are well-documented in Lowndes County. Poverty, inadequate infrastructure and a type of soil that makes it difficult for traditional septic tanks to work have sometimes left some residents with sewage in their yards.

The Justice Department in 2023 said its probe found Alabama engaged in a pattern of inaction and neglect regarding the risks of raw sewage for county residents. The Alabama Department of Public Health agreed to take several steps as part of the settlement, including not fining people with inadequate home systems, creating a comprehensive plan for the region and other steps.

The agreement was the result of the Justice Department’s first environmental justice investigation under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama’s state health officer, said his department will continue its work in the region. But he noted that work and efforts to help install new septic systems at homes is dependent upon federal and state funding. American Rescue Plan funds helped provide money for new septic system installations.

“It doesn’t change our intent to help as many people as possible,” Harris said. “The real question is going to be what the funding situation looks like.”

Catherine Flowers, an activist who brought attention to the problem in the county, said wastewater sanitation is a problem in many rural areas.

“I pray that today’s action means that this administration will make sanitation a priority for all who are affected throughout rural America,” Flowers said.

SAFIYAH RIDDLE covers the Alabama statehouse with a focus on law enforcement. She is based in Montgomery, Alabama.

Tsigie White, Costume Designer Behind ‘Power Book III’s Iconic Looks, Visits Birmingham

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Tsigie White is the costume designer of STARZ television series, "Power Book III: Raising Kanan". (Barnett Wright, The Birmingham Times)

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times

Tsigie (pronounced suh-gay) White doesn’t just design costumes for hit television shows; she creates a new persona for the actors who wear them.

“That’s always my goal. To make my costumes feel natural and realistic and lived in and for actors to put on their costume and transform into that character,” said White, who was in the Magic City recently to visit her mother, Brenda Lewis, wife of Birmingham Times founder Jessie J. Lewis Sr.

White is costume designer of STARZ television series, “Power Book III: Raising Kanan”.

“This was my first opportunity to be a head designer,” White said. … “’Raising Kanan’ is a period piece. My design was heavily geared with research. In order to keep it super authentic and realistic it was important that I did research.

Working on costumes for “Raising Kanan”, currently in its fifth and final season, White brings a fresh blend of ’90s hip hop nostalgia with a refreshingly modern perspective because she is allowed to bring her own creativity to the show, she said.

“It helped that I lived [that time] too so I can remember those small cultural nuances that we know that also helped the audience remember,” she said. “I had a lot of creative freedom and that allowed me to bring my best because I didn’t have to worry. I could just be me as a creative.”

Working on costumes for “Raising Kanan,” currently in its fifth and final season, Tsigie White brings a fresh blend of ’90s hip hop nostalgia with a refreshingly modern perspective. (STARZ)

But White, 48, didn’t always have that freedom. Being a Black woman in the media industry meant challenges, she said.

“I feel like it’s took me a very long time to get to this point in my career and I believe that if I were not a Black woman, I would have gotten here a lot sooner,” she said. “With that I think that the road that I was on really prepared me to be able to execute at a super high level. I might not have been ready if I were younger to produce the kind of work that I do … When I was younger, I was so desperate to break in that I let a lot of micro aggressions go past. It wouldn’t happen today, but those were some challenges for me.”

If she had to talk to her younger self “I would probably do the same thing, but I would say, ‘you have to be strong and know who you are, you never lose your identity,’” she said.

“East Coast Girl”

Originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts, White attended Spelman College in Atlanta where she studied theater. “I thought I wanted to be a theater director,” she said.

“My then boyfriend who became my husband, finished college and asked where we wanted to move. I was debating between New York and California because that’s where you sort of move to if you were to break into business. I’m an East Coast girl … I chose New York because I’m from Boston. I’ll know how to maneuver, how to get around … we moved to New York, and once I got there, I realize New York is like no other place on the planet. You can be from the North, but once you’re from New York, you don’t understand.”

A week before White moved to the Big Apple, she ran into a family friend at her going away party.

“My aunt had a party for me, and I met this woman named Anissa Carter. She worked in the [entertainment] business more on the production side. She did music videos and commercials.

“I was telling her how I wanted to get into the business, but I had no idea what I wanted, and she gave me some names of some Black female producers that lived in New York and told me to give them a call. I get to New York; I give myself two weeks to kind of get acclimated. I make the phone calls, and no one calls me back.”

White, 48, said she struggled to find work. “I didn’t know how to look for a job.”

White said she even started second guessing her decision to move.

“I’m like, what have I done? This is the biggest mistake. I was in tears. I was crying and my phone rang. It was a Thursday; I’ll never forget it. It was Anissa Carter, and she said that she was going to be in town that Monday to do a music video and asked if I would like to do a music video?”

White recalled what that first day on set.

“It was the middle of the summer, I had on flip flops, and I had on a tank top and jeans because I was used to living in Atlanta. I show up and she’s like, ‘are you sure you want to wear sandals’ and I’m like ‘yeah, these are comfortable. I’m going to be fine.’ I worked for 24 hours straight, and the bottoms of my feet were black, and I loved every minute of it.”

“Put In The Work”

That one job set the pace for White’s career. She continued to connect and embrace the entertainment industry.

“On that job, I met a woman named Susan Lynn and she was the set director and production designer, and I just start chatting her up. I liked what she did. It felt more creative. She was responsible for shopping on the set. The next project she got she called me up and she hired me, and I did that for a couple of months. It was like I would meet this person and then they introduce me to another person.”

Her connections led her to work with renowned movie director, Spike Lee, she said.

“I was working on a Spike Lee movie called “She Hate Me”, in the costume department and I learned that styling and costume design are different … When you’re styling, you’re styling for a real person but when you’re a costume designer you’re creating people,” she said.

White said she’s done every job to do within the costume department, “and it’s only made me a better costume designer,” she said. “Even on the worst jobs that I’ve had I try to walk away with something positive because I just want to be the best designer and the best boss.”

If she could offer advice to anyone in the industry it would be, “You have to be willing to shovel [poop]. You have to be willing to put in the time. You can’t think that just because [you] have a sense of style and know how to dress [and that] makes you a great designer. Be willing to sit, observe, learn, and humble yourself. Check your ego … be super dedicated, be available and be open to constructive criticism whether you think that you’re right or not and just put in the work.”

City of Birmingham to Host Spring Festival on April 13 at Railroad Park

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The City of Birmingham’s Spring Festival will be held on Sunday, April 13 at Railroad Park. (Adobe Stock)

City of Birmingham

The City of Birmingham’s Spring Festival presented by Shipt will be held on Sunday, April 13 at Railroad Park from 1 to 4 p.m.

The event will feature Easter Eggs, a DJ, food trucks, face painting, a balloon artist, free samples provided by Coca-Cola, photos with Buddy the Bunny and more. The Birmingham Squadron mascot and the Birmingham Stallions mascot will also make appearances.

This will be a free event. Families should bring Easter baskets and lawn chairs.

Upon entering the park, families may check in at the welcome table near the park office and pick up a Spring Festival Scavenger Hunt card. Then, families may visit different stations, get their card stamped and collect a prize. All children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult.

First Avenue South between 14th Street South and 18th Street South will be closed, starting at 11 p.m. on Saturday, April 12 through the evening of Sunday, April 13.

“The Easter season is a time to reflect, to come together and to celebrate new beginnings,” said Mayor Randall L. Woodfin. “We’re inviting families from across Birmingham to join us at Railroad Park for a day of fun, community and connection.”

The following food vendors are slated to attend:

  1. 1918 Catering
  2. Dirty Red
  3. Travis
  4. Mi Pueblo
  5. Aww, Shucks
  6. Eugene’s Hot Chicken
  7. Nawlins Po Boys
  8. A-Train
  9. Good Ole Dawgs
  10. Ry Ry’s Wings and Fries
  11. Lil Bougie
  12. Cheezin’
  13. O’ My Turkey Leg
  14. Terrific Treats
  15. Treats So Sweet
  16. Jolly Cakes
  17. Naughty But Nice
  18. Yummy Ice
  19. Luvin Lemonade
  20. Berries By Crystal
  21. Deb’s Italian Ices

Birmingham Retirees Could See First Pension Raise in Over 20 Years Under New Proposal

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A proposed $400 monthly increase for Birmingham retirees would cost the city an additional $22 million and now awaits approval from the city council. (File)

By James Giles | WBRC

Retired City of Birmingham employees may be getting a long-awaited boost to their monthly pension—potentially their first increase in more than two decades.

On Wednesday, the city’s pension board voted to recommend a $400 per month raise for all retired municipal workers. It’s a proposal that still needs final approval from the Birmingham City Council, but for many who’ve spent their careers in public service, it’s a hopeful step forward.

If passed, the city’s contribution to the pension fund would increase by more than $22 million in the next fiscal year. That’s in addition to the nearly $38 million already budgeted to maintain the pension system.

Pension board trustee Dexter Cunningham said the increase is modest compared to the value retirees bring to the city.

“We’re going to lobby the council and hopefully they will hopefully try and find a way to maybe not give some money to outside interest, outside of the state or outside of the city to look after the people who’ve served. So we’re talking about less than a percent increase in compensation. That’s not too much to ask,” Cunningham said.

Randall Woodfin. (File)

Mayor Randall Woodfin, who serves as chair of the pension board, provided the following statement following the board’s vote to approve the recommendation:

“The city is committed to strengthening our pension and supporting our current and retired employees.This administration inherited a pension system more than seven years ago that was severely underfunded. Every year we have increased our contributions to the system and even secured legislation in Montgomery to ensure the pension fund would be adequately funded for the future.Today’s recommendation by the board would increase the city’s contribution by more than $22 million in the next fiscal year. That would be in addition to a minimum $38 million contribution from the city to maintain the pension in the upcoming budget.This comes as the city continues to work to project revenue for the upcoming operating budget. The security of the pension fund is our absolute priority for our employees and retirees. We will take a close look at what impact this recommendation will have on the pension and the budget.”

While the vote marks progress, city leaders emphasized that this increase would only apply to the upcoming fiscal year. A long-term solution for pension adjustments would still need further discussion and action.The proposal will now head to the city council for debate and a potential vote in the coming weeks.

April 10, 2025

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By multiple measures, the Birmingham area has seen dramatic declines in unemployment since the pandemic. (Adobe Stock)

 

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NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO:     STATE OF ALABAMA, ELLA FREEMAN BOWDEN AND HER HEIRS AND DEVISEES, (DECEASED), HERBERT E. PAGEL AND HIS HEIRS AND DEVISEES, IF DECEASED, J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA AND ANY AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN HEIRS, CLAIMANTS OR INTERESTED PARTIES CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTAGE, LEIN, OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED HEREIN,

 

The  Birmingham Land Bank Authority (the “Land Bank”), a public corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama, filed a Petition to Quiet Title and Foreclosure (the “Petition”) on the property described herein on February 12, 2025, in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County and recorded a Notice of Pending Quiet Title and Foreclosure Action (the “Lis Pendens”) on March 11, 2025, in the Probate Court of Jefferson County Alabama. Notice is hereby given that a final hearing was set to be heard on May 5, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. at the Jefferson County Courthouse, Courtroom 340, 716 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard, North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. The property that is the subject of this hearing is described as follows:

Property Address: 2626 17th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35208

Tax Parcel ID No.:  22-00-32-4-017-004.000 a/k/a 0122003240170040000000

Legal Description:  Lot 5, Block A, according to the Survey of Shadyside Park Addition to Birmingham as recorded in Map Book 13, Page 31, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama, a/k/a LOT 5 BLK A SHADY SIDE PARK ADD TO BIHAM LYING S OF I-59.

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 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 §§ 40-10-83 (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 FIVE-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.  The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 20th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203 and may be contacted care of the City of Birmingham Law Department at 205-254-2117.

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-900534

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, BAMA LTD, INC., RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORTATION, J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR, 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,

 

The  Birmingham Land Bank Authority (the “Land Bank”), a public corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama, filed a Petition to Quiet Title and Foreclosure (the “Petition”) on the property described herein on February 10, 2025, in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County and recorded a Notice of Pending Quiet Title and Foreclosure Action (the “Lis Pendens”) on March 11, 2025, in the Probate Court of Jefferson County Alabama. Notice is hereby given that a final hearing was set to be heard on April 17, 2025 at 11:15 A.M. at the Jefferson County Courthouse, Courtroom 340, 716 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard, North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. The property that is the subject of this hearing is described as follows:

Property Address: 1936 Clover Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35214

Tax Parcel ID No.:  22-00-21-2-002-030.000 a/k/a 012200212002030000000

Legal Description:  Lots 27, Block 4, according to the Survey of Shadyside Park Addition to Birmingham as recorded in Map Book 163, Page 11, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama, a/k/a LOT 27 BLK 4 PHASE 1 4TH SECT HUNTINGTON HILLS 1ST ADD 163/81

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 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 §§ 40-10-83 (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 FIVE-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.  The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 20th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203 and may be contacted care of the City of Birmingham Law Department at 205-254-2117.

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-900880.00

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:      ALISON LEA KETCHAM and LISA LYNN LARGE, as heirs of E. RAY LARGE; PAMELA J. PARSONS, as heir of STANFORD J. SKINNER; STANFORD J. SKINNER and unknown heirs of STANFORD J. SKINNER; E. RAY LARGE; DALE CORLEY and unknown heirs of DALE CORLEY; JAMES M. COOKE and unknown heirs of JAMES M. COOKE; ROSEMARY COOKE and unknown heirs of ROSEMARY COOKE; JAMES M. COOKE, JR.; MYRA LEIGH GERONTAKIS; JOHN MORGAN COOKE; JAMES W. CONRAD, III, as Trustee; 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 March 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:

 

Property Address:       2104 18th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35234

 

Tax Parcel ID No.:      01-22-00-23-4-031-002.000

 

Legal Description:      Lot 2, in Block 11, according to the map and survey of E. A. Westbrook as recorded in Map Book 74, Page 356, 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. 2019111476 as follows: LOT 2 BLK 11 E A WESTBROOK 74/356)

 

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 May 30, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:30 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.

 

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-900876.00

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:      HENRY D. MARTIN and unknown heirs of HENRY D. MARTIN; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ROSCOE WHISENANT; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ROOSEVELT WHISENANT; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ETHEL WHISENANT; ROOSEVELT WHISENANT, III and unknown heirs of ROOSEVELT WHISENANT, III; PATRICIA WHISENANT BOWEN and unknown heirs of PATRICIA WHISENANT BOWEN; REPUBLIC FINANCE; 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 March 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:

 

Property Address:       3401 33rd Terrace North, Birmingham, Alabama 35207

 

Tax Parcel ID No.:      01-22-00-13-4-001-007.000

 

Legal Description:      Lots 11 and 12, Block 1, according to the Survey of Douglasville, as recorded in Map Book 5, Page 119, 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. 2022101000 as follows: LOTS 11+12 BLK 1 DOUGLASVILLE)

 

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 July 21, 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.

 

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2025-900875.00

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:      ANGELA WELLS, individually and as heir of GWENDOLYN ADAMS; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF GWENDOLYN ADAMS; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF LAWRENCE ADAMS; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF EVELYN ADAMS; HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY FOR MEDICAL WEST, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM; 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 March 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:

 

Property Address:       4762 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35222

 

Tax Parcel ID No.:      01-23-00-28-2-038-008.000

 

Legal Description:      SW ½ of Lot 29, in Block 4, in the survey of F.M. Wood, as recorded in Deed Book 71, Page 367, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama, situated in the City of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama (It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument No. 2017023617 as follows: SW ½ LOT 29 BLK 4 F M WOOD)

 

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 May 30, 2025, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:30 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.

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-900062

 

SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     HEIRS OF ALPHONSO RIGGS, DECEASED; JOHNNIE LEVERT, DECEASED; JACKIE MCSWAIN, DECEASED; ESTELLA RIGGS; VANESSA DEDRICK; FREDDIE MEISTER; CALVIN RIGGS, DECEASED; ALHONSO RIGGS JR. DECEASED; JANEL MAYER; PORTIA COLEMAN BROWN; LARRY A. RIGGS, JR. DECEASED; ALABAMA MEDICAID AGENCY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY-IRS; ROYAL FURNITURE COMPANY, INC; J.T. SMALLWOOD; JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; LATONYA RIGGS JONES; TARA LASHONE RIGGS; SHAWNDA MICMILLAN; LILIAN DECENA RIGGS; ANTHONY LEVERT; ANTONIO LANIER LEVERT; JOYCELYN DIONE LEVERT STARR; 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 January 5, 2024, 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:

 

That part of Lot 3, in Block 3, according to the survey of the property of J.M. Ware, as recorded in Deed Record Volume 158, page 131, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama, more particularly  described as follows: Begin on the  westerly line of 12th Street as shown by the said plat at most southerly and easterly comer of said Lot 3: run thence southwesterly along the southeasterly lines of said Lot 3 for a distance of 100 feet; run thence northwesterly and parallel with the westerly line of 12th Street for a distance of 50 feet; run thence northeasterly and parallel with the southeasterly line of said Lot 3 for a distance of 100 feet to a point on the westerly line of 12th Street; run thence southeasterly along 12th Street for a distance of 50 feet to the Point of Beginning a/k/a SE 50 FT of NE 100 FT of LOT 3 BLK 3 JM WARE

 

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 May 16, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., in Room 340, 716 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard North, Jefferson County Courthouse, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. 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 Greer B. Mallette, Christian & Small, LLP 505 20th Street North, Suite 1800 Financial Center, Birmingham, AL 35203 at (205) 795-6588.

 

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.

 

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-904172

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

TO:     DAVID M. KILLINGSWORTH; CRAIG T. DOUGHTY; CASTLE DEMOLITION & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.; MILTON SHARPE; LINDA YOUNG-SHARPE; 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 October 18, 2024, 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:

 

Lots 4, 5 and 6, in Block C, Mary E. Gallaghers Map of West Highland Addition to Pratt City as platted in Plat Book 4 Page 374.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2024057631 as follows: LOTS 4 THROUGH 6 BLK C MARY E GALLAGHERS MAP OF WESTHIGHLAND ADD TO PRATT CITY PB 4 PAGE 374

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-19-3-001-099.000

 

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 July 21, 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.

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT

OF JEFFERSON COUNTY ALABAMA

 

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for the CIM TRUST 2023-NR1 Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2023-NR1 )

)

  
Plaintiff, ) CASE NO. 01-CV-2024-904809.00
vs. )  
Demeatrius Jones )

)

  
Defendant )  
  )  

PUBLICATION NOTICE

 

To: Demeatrius Jones
Last Known Address 3020 33RD WAY NORTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35207

 

You are hereby notified that U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for the CIM TRUST 2023-NR1 Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2023-NR1 filed a Complaint for Ejectment on November 25, 2024 in the Jefferson County Circuit Court against Demeatrius Jones (“Defendant”). Numerous attempts to locate the Defendant for service of process have been unsuccessful.

This notice is to run for four consecutive weeks.  You are hereby notified that you must answer the complaint by the ________ day of _________, 2025, which is 30 days from the last date of publication or default judgment may be entered against you for not answering.

 

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, ALABAMA

 

IN THE MATTER OF                                 )

the adoption of:                                             )

)           Case No:                                     

LAYLA GRACE ALVESHIRE,                  )

)

A Minor (DOB: 1/16/23).                              )

 

NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS

 

Notice to: Mother and Father of L.G.A. Address Unknown

 

Please take notice that a Petition for Adoption in the above-styled matter has been filed in said Court by Miguel and Jennifer Flores, Petitioners, and that the 11th day of June, 2025, at 10 o’clock a.m. has been set for hearing on the same at the Escambia County Courthouse in Brewton, Alabama. Please be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days hereof with counsel for said Petitioners, whose name and address are as shown below and with the Clerk of the said Probate Court.

DONE this 7th day of April, 2025.

 

 

/s/ Jeremy L. Hawsey Jeremy L. Hawsey Attorney at Law

P.O. Box 883 Brewton, AL 36427

 

 

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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Notice of Completion

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended notice is hereby given that Willoughby Contracting Co., Inc., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of Titusville Community Project P.04134, 2nd St S, 3rd Ave S,3rd St S, Kappa Ave S, 1st Ave/Way S, 4th Ave S, Omega St S, Delta St S, Gamma St S, and Alpha St S for the State of Alabama and Jefferson County, City of Birmingham and the Birmingham Water Works, owner, and have made request for the final settlement of said contract.  All persons having any claim for labor, material, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Birmingham Water Works board (Architect/Engineer)

Willoughby Contracting Co., Inc.

Contractor

2550 Cone Drive

Birmingham, Al 35217

 

BT4/?/2025

 

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Notice of Completion

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given

that Ingle Demolition & Salvage, Inc. Contractor, has completed the Contract for Alteration of 900 13th St South, Birmingham, AL 35294 for the State of Alabama and the (County) (City) of Birmingham. Owner(s), 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 Associated Space Design Inc. at 5404 S Seventh Court, Birmingham, AL 35212.

 

 

            Ingle Demolition & Salvage, Inc

(Contractor)

 

 

                                                                                   3700 Old Jasper Hwy, Adamsville, AL 35005

(Business Address)

 

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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Notice of Completion

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given

that       Williford Orman Construction LLC            , Contractor, has completed the Contract for (Construction) of New Canopies for Oak Mountain HS, Vincent HS and Career Technical Education Center at Shelby County for the State of Alabama and the (County) of Shelby, Owner(s), 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

Lathan Associates Architects PC

 

            Williford Orman Construction LLC            

(Contractor)

 

 

______PO Box 1985, Pelham, AL 35124     

(Business Address)

 

 

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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Notice of Completion

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended notice is hereby given that Shelby Company, LLC, Contractor, has completed the Contract for Renovation of Fine Arts Addition and Renovation to Oak Mountain High School Package B: Athletic Renovations at 5476 Caldwell Mill Road, Birmingham, AL 35242 for the State of Alabama and  County, City of Shelby County, Owner(s), and have made request for the final settlement of said contract.  All persons having any claim for labor, material, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Lathan Associates Architects, P.C. 300 Chase Park South #200, Hoover, AL 35244.

 

Shelby Company, LLC

Contractor

3120 4th Ave S, Birmingham, Al 35233

Business Address

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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Notice of Completion

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended notice is hereby given that Shelby Company, LLC, Contractor, has completed the Contract for Renovation of UAB North Pavilion 6th Floor Heart and Vascular Center Administration Demolition and Renovation at 1802 6th Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35233 for the State of Alabama and Jefferson County, City of Birmingham, Owner(s), and have made request for the final settlement of said contract.  All persons having any claim for labor, material, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Birchfield Penuel Architects 2805 Cresent Avenue Birmingham, AL 35209.

Shelby Company, LLC

Contractor

3120 4th Ave S, Birmingham, Al 35233

Business Address

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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Invitation to Bid

 

The Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) in Birmingham, AL, is accepting sealed bids for the above referenced item. Sealed bids should be plainly marked and will be received at:

Ed Seoane

Birmingham Airport Authority

5900 Messer Airport Highway

Birmingham, AL 35212

Until 2:00 PM CST, Thursday, April 17th, 2025, at which time bids will be opened at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and read aloud.  All bids received after that time will be returned unopened.  The BAA highly recommends hand or courier delivery of bids to the BAA front office located at the southern end of the terminal building on the lower level.  Please visit https://www.flybirmingham.com/procurement/ to obtain a copy of the Invitation to Bid, which contains additional critical information.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

  • A Base Bid which includes the relocation of a 2,000-foot-long section of Taxiway H, with all associated electrical, grading, and drainage improvements along with new pavement markings and final site restoration;

 

  • A Bid Alternate #1 which includes the milling and asphalt strengthening overlay of the remaining 3,200-feet of Taxiway H, with all associated grading, drainage, and electrical improvements along with new pavement markings and final site restoration;

 

  • A Bid Alternate #2 which includes the replacement of the Taxiway H Edge Lighting system with new LED light fixtures and associated components.

 

 

 

BT4/10/2025

 

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

 

Sealed proposals will be received by the Bessemer City Schools Board of Education at their office in the

main board room, 1621 5th Ave. North Bessemer, AL 35021, until 10:00 AM, CDT Monday, April 21,

2025, Attn: Crystal Briggs, CSFO for

 

PROJECT: CHARLES F. HARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – ROOFTOP MECHANICAL UNIT REPLACEMENT

BESSEMER CITY SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

 

 

at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. General Contractor’s License number and type must be on the envelope.

 

A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to the Bessemer City Schools 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.

 

The Owner intends to award the contract for this work to a pre-qualified General/Roofing Contractor.  The Owner will accept proposals only from firms which demonstrate their experience and ability to perform the work necessary for this project.  Interested General/Roofing Contractors must submit a Contractor’s Qualification Certificate.  Minimum Qualifications to be certified by prospective bidders include: 1) statutory licensure requirements, 2) bonding capacity in excess of $1,000,000 dollars, 3) minimum of five (5) years successful history as an approved, authorized or licensed General/Roofing Contractor, 4) minimum annual income of $750,000 dollars in construction value for the past three (3) years, and 5) successful current and recent experience in work for commercial construction with scope similar to this Project within the specified schedule.  Joint venture arrangements must qualify solely on the strength of the principal firm’s qualifications.  Notarized Contractor’s Qualifications Certificates must be submitted to the Architect by a General Contractor by Friday, April 11, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. CDT.  The required Form of Certificate is AIA Document A305 Contractor’s Qualification Statement 2020 Edition and Application with Attachments available from the Architect.

 

Bid Drawings and Specifications will be available and can be requested digitally or examined at the office of the Architect on and after March 24. 2025.

 

Name of Architect:  John Brennan / Cliff Watkins

Name of Company:  Davis Architects, Inc.

Address:  120 Twenty Third Street South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233

Phone No.: (205) 322-7482

 

Bid Documents can also be reviewed at F.W. Dodge Plan Rooms, Birmingham Construction Industry Authority Plan Room, Construction Market Data Plan Room and obtained from Alabama Graphic Digital Plan Room. Cost of printing plans and specifications are non-refundable.

 

General Contractor Bidders may obtain a digital copy of the documents from Davis Architects, Cliff Watkins– cwatkins@dadot.com.  Hard copy sets of drawings and specifications will be available to General Contractors bidders and others for the cost of printing and handling directly from the documents printer:  Alabama Graphics (2801 Fifth Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233; phone 205/252-8505).  Addenda and other bidding information will be issued only to holders of drawings and specifications distributed by the Architect.  Release of the Bid Documents to the bidder does not imply acceptance of the bidder’s qualifications by the Owner or Architect.

 

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 judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

 

Alabama law (section 41-4-116, code of Alabama 1975) provides that every bid submitted and contract executed shall contain a certification that the vendor, contractor, and all of its affiliates that make sales for delivery into Alabama or leases for use in Alabama are registered, collecting, and remitting Alabama state and local sales, use, and/or lease tax on all taxable sales and leases in Alabama. By submitting a response to this solicitation, the bidder is hereby certifying that they are in full compliance with Act No. 2006-557; they are not barred from bidding or entering into a contract pursuant to 41-4-116, and acknowledges that the Owner may declare the contract void if the certification is false.

 

Nonresident bidders must accompany any written Bid Documents with a written opinion of an attorney at law licensed to practice law in such nonresident bidder’s state or domicile, as to the preferences, if any or none, granted by the law of that state to its own business entities whose principal places of business are in that state in the letting of any or all public contracts.

 

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at Charles F. Hard Elementary School, 2801 Arlington Ave. Bessemer, AL 35020 on Monday, April 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM CST. The project site will be visited. Attendance by General Contractor, Bid Conference and the site visit is mandatory. 

 

Awarding Authority:

Bessemer City Schools Board of Education

Reginal Mitchell, Director of Support Operations

Dr. Dana Nicole Arreola, Superintendent

 

Architect:

Davis Architects, Inc.

John Brennan, Principal

Cliff Watkins, Project Coordinator

 

 

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

 

Sealed proposals will be received by the Bessemer City Schools Board of Education at their office in the

main board room, 1621 5th Ave. North Bessemer, AL 35021, until 11:00 AM, CDT Monday, April 21,

2025, Attn: Crystal Briggs, CSFO for

 

PROJECT:  WEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND J.S. ABRAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENTS

BESSEMER CITY SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

 

 

at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. General Contractor’s License number and type must be on the envelope.

 

A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to the Bessemer City Schools 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.

 

The Owner intends to award the contract for this work to a pre-qualified General/Roofing Contractor.  The Owner will accept proposals only from firms which demonstrate their experience and ability to perform the work necessary for this project.  Interested General/Roofing Contractors must submit a Contractor’s Qualification Certificate.  Minimum Qualifications to be certified by prospective bidders include: 1) statutory licensure requirements, 2) bonding capacity in excess of $1,000,000 dollars, 3) minimum of five (5) years successful history as an approved, authorized or licensed General/Roofing Contractor, 4) minimum annual income of $750,000 dollars in construction value for the past three (3) years, and 5) successful current and recent experience in work for commercial construction with scope similar to this Project within the specified schedule.  Joint venture arrangements must qualify solely on the strength of the principal firm’s qualifications.  Notarized Contractor’s Qualifications Certificates must be submitted to the Architect by a General Contractor by Friday, April 11, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. CDT.  The required Form of Certificate is AIA Document A305 Contractor’s Qualification Statement 2020 Edition and Application with Attachments available from the Architect.

 

Bid Drawings and Specifications will be available and can be requested digitally or examined at the office of the Architect on and after March 24. 2025.

 

Name of Architect:  John Brennan / Cliff Watkins

Name of Company:  Davis Architects, Inc.

Address:  120 Twenty Third Street South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233

Phone No.: (205) 322-7482

 

Bid Documents can also be reviewed at F.W. Dodge Plan Rooms, Birmingham Construction Industry Authority Plan Room, Construction Market Data Plan Room and obtained from Alabama Graphic Digital Plan Room. Cost of printing plans and specifications are non-refundable.

 

General Contractor Bidders may obtain a digital copy of the documents from Davis Architects, Cliff Watkins– cwatkins@dadot.com.  Hard copy sets of drawings and specifications will be available to General Contractors bidders and others for the cost of printing and handling directly from the documents printer:  Alabama Graphics (2801 Fifth Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233; phone 205/252-8505).  Addenda and other bidding information will be issued only to holders of drawings and specifications distributed by the Architect.  Release of the Bid Documents to the bidder does not imply acceptance of the bidder’s qualifications by the Owner or Architect.

 

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 judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

 

Alabama law (section 41-4-116, code of Alabama 1975) provides that every bid submitted and contract executed shall contain a certification that the vendor, contractor, and all of its affiliates that make sales for delivery into Alabama or leases for use in Alabama are registered, collecting, and remitting Alabama state and local sales, use, and/or lease tax on all taxable sales and leases in Alabama. By submitting a response to this solicitation, the bidder is hereby certifying that they are in full compliance with Act No. 2006-557; they are not barred from bidding or entering into a contract pursuant to 41-4-116, and acknowledges that the Owner may declare the contract void if the certification is false.

 

Nonresident bidders must accompany any written Bid Documents with a written opinion of an attorney at law licensed to practice law in such nonresident bidder’s state or domicile, as to the preferences, if any or none, granted by the law of that state to its own business entities whose principal places of business are in that state in the letting of any or all public contracts.

 

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at starting at J.S. Abrams Elementary School 1200 23rd St. N. Bessemer, AL with West Hills Elementary 710 Glenn Rd Bessemer, AL to follow on Monday, April 14, 2025 at 1:30  PM CST. The project site will be visited. Attendance by General Contractor, Bid Conference and the site visit is mandatory. 

 

Awarding Authority:

Bessemer City Schools Board of Education

Reginal Mitchell, Director of Support Operations

Dr. Dana Nicole Arreola, Superintendent

 

Architect:

Davis Architects, Inc.

John Brennan, Principal

Cliff Watkins, Project Coordinator

 

 

 

 

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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, Jeff Orr 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 Planning, 2020 University Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35249 until 4:00 PM Central Time, April 15, 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 Project Manager at jeorr@uabmc.edu and copied to rachelh@bparchitects.com to expedite the review process with a hard-copy of the submittal and two flash drives to be delivered within 24 hours.

 

North Pavilion 5th Floor – Equipment Replacement for OR 520

For The

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

UAB Project No.: H245011

 

  1. SCOPE OF WORK:

 

This project involves equipment replacement in an existing operating room. Replacement will include a new C-arm, table, and ceiling air delivery system. There will be emphasis on structural, electrical, and mechanical disciplines. Coordination with equipment vendors will be necessary. The budget is anticipated to be between $1,000,000 and $1,200,000.

 

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 Control 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 CONTRACTOR BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Prime 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 prime contractor bidders who have completed the pre-qualification process and that have been approved will be eligible to submit a bid/perform work 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, April 15, 2025 after which no further requests will be considered. 

 

Pre-qualification Requirements Information Package may be obtained from the Architect upon letterhead request. Any addendums to the prequalification 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 April 18, 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:

 

Architect:

Birchfield Penuel Architects

2805 Crescent Avenue, Suite 200

Birmingham, Alabama  35209

Ms. Stacy Williams

205-870-1876

stacyw@bparchitects.com

 

  1. BIDS BY PRE-QUALIFIED PRIME GENERAL CONTRACTOR BIDDERS

 

Documents: 

After notice to pre-qualified bidders is given, the pre-qualified prime contractor bidders may obtain bid documents from the Architect (see address above) upon deposit of $100.00 per set.  The deposit is refundable in full on the first two (2) sets issued to each prime general contractor bidder upon return of documents in reusable condition within ten (10) days after bid opening.  Additional sets for pre-qualified prime contractor bidders, subcontractors, vendors, or dealers may be obtained upon payment of the same deposit.  The deposit for additional sets shall be refunded less the cost of printing, reproduction, handling and distribution, upon return of the documents in reusable condition within ten (10) days after bid opening.

 

Bid documents will be available at the following locations after notice to pre-qualified bidders is given.  Drawings and specifications may be examined at the Office of the Architect; and electronically at ConstructConnect and Dodge Data & Analytics.

                 

                  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 May 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM Central Time at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Hospital Planning, 2020 University Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama 35294. 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.

 

Proposals may be hand delivered or received by mail on the date of the bid opening at the Office of Jeffry Orr, Project Manager Facilities and Capital Projects, 2020 Building, 2020 University Blvd, 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 May 6, 2025 will be returned unopened.

 

Fire Alarm Work

In accordance with Title 34, Chapter 33A, 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 will be April 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM at UAB Hospital Facilities, 2020 University Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama 35233. It is mandatory that all pre-qualified prime contractor bidders attend the Pre-Bid Conference.

 

 

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

 

REBID OF uss DRUM TANK CLEANOUT – PHASE II

 

Sealed bids will be received by the USS Alabama Battleship Commission at the Battleship Memorial Park Commission Room located at 2703 Battleship Parkway in Mobile, AL 36602, until 3:00 p.m., Local Time, Thursday, April 17, 2025, and then publicly opened and read for furnishing all labor and materials and performing all work for the following project:  Rebid of USS DRUM Tank Cleanout – Phase II (Proj. No. 1165005).

 

Specifications may be inspected at Volkert, Inc., 1110 Montlimar Drive, Suite 1050, Mobile, AL.  Electronic Specifications may be obtained via email for review only from Volkert, Inc. (Email: keturah.doherty@volkert.com).  All bids must be submitted on a numbered set of Specifications obtained from Volkert, Inc. as described in the Instructions to Bidders.

 

Copies of the Specifications for bidding purposes may be obtained from Volkert, Inc. upon a non-refundable payment of $40.00 per set.  No Specifications will be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to bid submission time.

 

A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., Local Time, Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Battleship Memorial Park. Specific items related to this project will be discussed and the USS Drum will be open to contractors for inspection during this time.

 

Bids must be submitted on the standard forms included with the Contract Documents.

 

A Guarantee will be required with each bid for at least 5% of the amount of bid not to exceed $10,000 filed in the form of a certified check or Bid Bond payable to the USS Alabama Battleship Commission. Bid Bonds shall include certification that the bonding company is listed in Circular 570 of the U.S. Treasury Department. The name, address, telephone number and contact person for the bonding company shall also be included.

 

The Contractor shall also furnish both a Contract Bond and a Labor and Material Bond.  All bonds shall be for 100% of the Contract price.

 

The right is reserved, as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities in bids received.

 

Envelope containing bids must be sealed, marked, addressed as follows, and delivered to the Executive Director, USS Alabama Battleship Commission, Battleship Memorial Park, Gift Shop Ticket Office, 2703 Battleship Parkway, Mobile, Alabama 36602:  “Bid for Rebid of USS DRUM Tank Cleanout – Phase II (Proj. No. 1165005)”, to be opened 3:00 p.m., Local Time, Thursday, April 17, 2025. The Bidder’s Alabama State Contractor’s License Number shall be included on the envelope containing the submitted proposal.

 

Attention of Bidders is also called to the license required by Title 34, Chapter 8, of the code of Alabama, 1975, and amendments thereto, relating to the licensing of General Contractors. Only bids from pre-qualified contractors licensed by the Alabama State Licensing Board for General Contractors will be accepted.

 

THIS INVITATION FOR BIDS IS CONDENSED FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDDERS CAN BE FOUND IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

 

USS ALABAMA BATTLESHIP COMMISSION

 

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

 

The Jefferson County Commission will receive bids for the Jefferson County Housing Authority Park Improvement Project (CD22-03F-CW-JCH) at Room A-420 meeting room of the Jefferson County Courthouse until 10:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

 

Any bid to be delivered by hand or mail prior to the above time or at a different place shall be at the full risk of the bidder. Such bids may be delivered or mailed to the Jefferson County Department of Community Services, at 716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd N, Suite A-430, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. If for any reason such bid does not reach Room A-420 meeting room of the Jefferson County Courthouse prior to the opening, it may be rejected. No bids shall be accepted after the time stated for receipt of bids. This requirement shall not be waived.

 

All bids must be submitted on bid forms furnished, or copy thereof, and must be in a sealed envelope. The outside of the envelope should contain the following:

(1) “SEALED BID”; (2) “DO NOT OPEN”; (3) PROJECT NAME AND NUMBER; (4) PROJECT OFFICER: “Alfonso Holt”; (5) CONTRACTOR’S NAME AND ADDRESS; (6) ALABAMA GENERAL CONTRACTORS LICENSE NUMBER (7) DUNS #.

 

Bids are invited upon the following work, but not limited to, as follows:

 

Installation of Little Tykes Playground equipment supplied by Jefferson County Housing Authority. Installation to include some demolition of existing equipment, replacement of existing equipment and installation of new equipment. The installations will be at four locations:101 Hickory Grove Drive, Birmingham AL 35212; 100 Village Circle, Brookside AL 35036; 4010 Ruff Road, Pinson AL 35126; and 601 Pecan Street, Warrior 35180.

 

Bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bank draft payable to the order of Jefferson County, Alabama negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (at par value) or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the bidder and an acceptable surety, in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total of the bid amount but not to exceed $10,000.00, for the construction of Jefferson County Housing Authority Park Improvement Project (CD22-03F-CW-JCH)

 

The bid security is to become the property of the owner in the event that: (1) the bidder fails to meet any of the qualifications required in the bid specifications stated herein; (2) the bidder misrepresents or falsifies any information required to be provided by the owner; (3) for any reason that the bidder fails to qualify, causing his bid to be withdrawn or rejected and such withdrawal or rejection results in delay or substantial additional expense to the owner; (4) the contract and bond are not executed within the time set forth, as liquidated damages for the delay and additional expense of the owner caused thereby.

 

Bid documents are on file and will be available for examination at the JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, 716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd N, Suite A-430, Birmingham, Alabama 35203; at the BIRMINGHAM CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AUTHORITY, 601 37th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35222; at the Office of Sentell Engineering.

 

General Contractor Bidders may obtain two (2) sets of hard copy drawings for each project and specifications from the Engineer upon receipt of deposit check in the amount of $40.00 per set made payable to Tuscaloosa Blueprint at (205) 752-9825. General Contractors will then be placed on Official Bidders List. Additional sets of drawings/ specifications and digital copies will be available to General Contractors for purchase directly from Tuscaloosa Blueprint. Addenda and other proposal information will be issued only to holders of drawings and specifications distributed by Sentell Engineering and on the Official Bidders List. Release of contract documents to the bidder does not imply acceptance of the bidder’s qualifications by the Owner or Engineer.

 

Bids received from General Contractors who are not on the Official Bidders List may not be accepted or opened. Sentell Engineering makes no guarantee for plans and specifications obtained by Contractors and Vendors from sources other than the printed contract documents provided by their firm. Contractors and Vendors who base their pricing from contract documents obtained from other electronic sources, either in part or whole, do so at their own risk.

 

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Engineer or copies thereof, issued either with the original contract documents or by addendum. General Contractors shall not use Proposal Forms other than those provided in the contract documents.

 

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. The Bidder must display current General Contractor’s License Number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered or it will not be considered by the Engineer or Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

 

Bidders are advised that submitted bids bind the bidders to the “Bid Conditions Setting Forth Affirmative Action Requirements for all Non‑Exempt Federal and Federally‑assisted Construction Contracts to be awarded in Jefferson, Shelby and Walker Counties, Alabama, “also known as the Birmingham Hometown Plan.

 

Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the contract documents must be paid on this project, and that the contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

 

All bidders be advised that this contract is subject to Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development act of 1968, as amended, (12 USC l701U) which if it is in excess of $100,000, requires that to the “greatest extent feasible”, opportunities for training and employment be given lower income residents of the project area and contracts for work in connection with the project be awarded to business concerns which are: (1) 51 percent or more owned by section 3 residents; or (2) Whose permanent, full-time employees include persons, at least 30 percent of whom are currently section 3 residents, or within three years of the date of first employment with the business concern were section 3 residents; or (3) That provides evidence of commitment to subcontract in excess of 25 percent of the dollar award of all subcontracts to be awarded to business concerns that meet the qualifications set forth in paragraphs (1) or (2) in this definition of “section 3 business concern.”

 

 

The Jefferson County Commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.

 

This project will be funded in its entirety (100%) with Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds.

No Bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids to allow the Jefferson County Commission to review the bids and investigate the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding the contract.

 

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Request For Proposal

 

The Birmingham Airport Authority (“BAA” or “Authority”) is requesting proposals (RFP) from highly experienced and professional firms to operate a Valet Parking Concession at the Birmingham Shuttleworth International Airport. Copies of the RFP can be obtained by visiting the Airports Website at http://www.flybhm.com or via email request sent to eseoane@flybhm.com. We will be having a pre-submittal meeting on April 16, 2025, located at 5900 Messer Airport Highway, Birmingham, AL 35212 at 2:00PM in Meeting Room A. The deadline for proposals is April 30, 2025 @2:00PM.

 

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

ITB# 45-25 “PERIMETER FENCING” JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL

 

Bids will be received by the Jefferson County Commission Purchasing Agent Michael D. Matthews, Ph.D., C.P.M., until 4:00 (CST) p.m. on   04/15/25, for “PERIMETER FENCING”.

 

All solicitation information including forms, and specifications are available for download free at https://jeffcobids.jccal.org/Search.aspx . Interested parties must meet bidder requirements and qualifications as specified in the bid documents on or before the date that the bids are due.

 

All questions must be submitted in writing to procurementservices@jccal.org attention: Joy McDowell.

 

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held Monday, April 3 at 10:00 AM (CST) in Suite 830 of the Jefferson County Main Courthouse or by Microsoft TEAMS. The meeting information is contained in the bid.

 

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HOUSING AUTHORITY BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT NOTICE OF

INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) No. B25019 ROOFING REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON Kozette Todd, Procurement Analyst Telephone: (205)521-0762

E-mail: ktodd@habd.net

TDD/TTY: 800-548-2546
HOW TO OBTAIN THE RFP DOCUMENTS ON THE E-PROCUREMENT 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 Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 3:00 PM CT
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 3:00 PM CT
BID SUBMITTAL RETURN DEADLINE Friday, April 25, 2025, 3:00 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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HOUSING AUTHORITY BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

 

 

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) No. P25020

Project-Based Voucher Program

 

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.
Existing Projects Proposal Due Dates (A) April 28, 2025

(B) June 23, 2025

(C) August 18, 2025

 
Pre-Selection Inspection 14-21 Days After Proposal Due Date

 
Substantial Rehabilitation/New Construction Projects Proposal Due Date (A) April 28, 2025

(B) June 23, 2025

(C) August 18, 2025
 

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

 

 

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INVITATION TO BID

BIRMINGHAM-SHUTTLESWORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

RFP: Runway Intersection Drainage Improvements

 

The Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) in Birmingham, AL, is accepting sealed bids for the above referenced item. Sealed bids should be plainly marked and will be received at:

 

Ed Seoane

Birmingham Airport Authority

5900 Messer Airport Highway

Birmingham, AL 35212

 

Until 2:00 PM CST, Tuesday, April 29th, 2025, at which time bids will be opened at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and read aloud. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The BAA highly recommends hand or courier delivery of bids to the BAA front office located at the southern end of the terminal building on the lower level. Please visit https://www.flybirmingham.com/procurement/ to obtain a copy of the Invitation to Bid, which contains additional critical information.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

  • The replacement of two stormwater inlets
  • The installation of a new aircraft rated stormwater inlet
  • Turf grading modifications in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of both Runways (Runway 18-36 and Runway 6-24)
  • The grout stabilization and remediation of a subsurface void in the northeast quadrant of the runway intersection

 

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INVITATION TO BID

 

Sealed bids for City Hall South Parking Deck Structural Repairs at 710 N 20TH Street Birmingham, AL 35215 will be received by the City Architect in Room 220 Birmingham City Hall, Birmingham, Alabama until 2:00 PM, Thursday May 6, 2025.  Sealed bids will receive a time and date label to indicate timely receipt. All sealed bids received upon or prior to the stipulated time and date will then be publicly opened and read aloud in Room 220 City Hall at approximately 10:10 AM.

 

All bids must be on a lump sum basis.  Bids are to be submitted in duplicate on the Proposal Form provided with specifications.  No pre-qualification of bidders will be conducted prior to receiving bids.

 

Under the Alabama State Code, Section 39-2-4, as amended by Act #97-225, it is required for any contract exceeding $50,000 that the Bidder submit with his bid, either a cashier’s check, drawn on an Alabama bank, or a bid bond, executed by a surety authorized and qualified to make bonds in Alabama, payable to the City of Birmingham, in an amount (subject to a maximum of $50,000.00) equal to five percent (5%) of the bid.  In order for a bid to be considered, it must be accompanied by an acceptable bid bond or cashier’s check.

 

Any bid submitted for an amount of $50,000 or more, the bidder must be a licensed general contractor in the State of Alabama in accordance with Section 34-8, of the Alabama State Code.  Contractor’s license number shall appear on the outside of the envelope used to submit bid.

 

A Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the contract amount and a Statutory Labor and Material Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the contract amount will be required from the successful bidder at the signing of the contract.  Also, proof of insurance will be required when the contract is signed.  The City will review bonds and insurance and execute the contract within twenty (20) days unless the successful contractor agrees to an extension in writing.

 

A Pre-bid Conference to review and discuss the project will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday April 22, 2025 in Conference Room 220-Birmingham City Hall 710 20th Street, North Birmingham, AL 35203.  Attendance at the Pre-bid Conference is MANDATORY and shall be deemed a consideration of a bidder’s responsiveness, in addition to any other stipulations.

 

Bid documents may be viewed and purchased through the City of Birmingham online plans room site at https://www.birminghamplanroom.com/.  Any cost for reproduction shall be the responsibility of bidders.

 

Since award may not be made within thirty (30) days, no bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date of the bid opening.

 

The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted, and to waive any informalities.

 

IMPORTANT BIDDER INFORMATION

 

Bidders are expected to prepare their bid to include all necessary material, labor, bonds, permits, overhead, profit, taxes, insurance, etc. costs.  It is not the City’s obligation to bring mistakes/omissions in bid to bidder’s attention.  If after bid opening, a bidder determines he has a mistake in bid, he may seek withdrawal of his bid without forfeiting his bond, if the request is in writing within three (3) work days after the bid opening, and is accompanied by clear and convincing evidence of the mistake.

 

All cashier’s checks or bid bonds will be returned immediately after bids are checked and tabulated to all except the three (3) lowest bona fide bidders.  Bid bonds shall be returned to the three (3) lowest bona fide bidders when the contract is signed, and performance and payment bonds and insurance are furnished by the successful bidder.  If award is not made within fifteen (15) days after bid opening, all bid guarantees will be returned except for those of the potentially successful bidders.  If after sixty (60) days, no award has been made, all bids shall be rejected, and the potentially successful bidder’s guarantee will be returned unless the bidder agrees in writing to a time extension.  If a time extension is effected, bidder may substitute any cashier’s check for a satisfactory bid bond.

 

Any contract resulting from this Invitation to Bid shall not be assignable without prior written consent of the City.  Under no conditions shall the contract be assigned to an unsuccessful bidder whose bid was rejected as non-responsive and/or non-responsible.

 

Special attention is called to the applicability of the Birmingham Plan-Construction Industry Program to the project.  Under this Program, the utilization of Minority Business Enterprises and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (MBE/DBE) is encouraged on a voluntary basis.  The Construction Industry Authority established a system of floating MBD/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 MBD/DBE’s in construction projects of the City and its agencies.  Additional information about this Program is contained in the Project Manual and may be obtained from the Executive Director, Birmingham Construction Industry Authority at 3600 4th Avenue, South, Birmingham, Alabama 35222 (Telephone:  205-324-6202).  For federally funded contracts, the provisions of the President’s Executive Order 11246 and federal agency regulations requiring affirmative action to achieve employment and utilization of minority persons and business will apply.

 

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.

 

Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: City Hall South Parking Deck Structural Repairs.  Bids may be hand-delivered to Room 220 City Hall, Birmingham, Alabama, or mailed to: City of Birmingham Department of Capital Projects, Architectural Division, Room 220 City Hall, 710 North 20th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35203.  Bids sent by any express carrier (Federal Express, UPS, Airborne, etc.) must specify delivery to Room 220 City Hall.

 

It is the bidder’s responsibility to make sure that his bid is in the possession of the City Architect on or before 2:00 PM, May 6, 2025.   Bids received after this time will not be considered.

 

Gary C. Ohlman, City Architect

 

 

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

 

Sealed proposals will be received by the Bessemer City Schools Board of Education at their office in the

main board room, 1621 5th Ave. North Bessemer, AL 35021, until 10:00 AM, CDT Monday, May 19,

2025, Attn: Crystal Briggs, CSFO for

 

PROJECT: DEMOLITION OF NEW HORIZON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL

BESSEMER CITY SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION

DCM # TBD

 

 

 

at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. General Contractor’s License number and type must be on the envelope.

 

A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to the Bessemer City Schools 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.

 

The Owner intends to award the contract for this work to a pre-qualified General Contractor.  The Owner will accept proposals only from firms which demonstrate their experience and ability to perform the work necessary for this project.  Interested General/Roofing Contractors must submit a Contractor’s Qualification Certificate.  Minimum Qualifications to be certified by prospective bidders include: 1) statutory licensure requirements, 2) bonding capacity in excess of $1,000,000 dollars, 3) minimum of five (5) years successful history as an approved, authorized or licensed General/Roofing Contractor, 4) minimum annual income of $750,000 dollars in construction value for the past three (3) years, and 5) successful current and recent experience in work for commercial construction with scope similar to this Project within the specified schedule.  Joint venture arrangements must qualify solely on the strength of the principal firm’s qualifications.  Notarized Contractor’s Qualifications Certificates must be submitted to the Architect by a General Contractor by Friday, May 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. CDT.  The required Form of Certificate is AIA Document A305 Contractor’s Qualification Statement 2020 Edition and Application with Attachments available from the Architect.

 

Bid Drawings and Specifications will be available and can be requested digitally or examined at the office of the Architect on and after March 31. 2025.

 

Name of Architect:  John Brennan / Cliff Watkins

Name of Company:  Davis Architects, Inc.

Address:  120 Twenty Third Street South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233

Phone No.: (205) 322-7482

 

Bid Documents can also be reviewed at F.W. Dodge Plan Rooms, Birmingham Construction Industry Authority Plan Room, Construction Market Data Plan Room and obtained from Alabama Graphic Digital Plan Room. Cost of printing plans and specifications are non-refundable.

 

General Contractor Bidders may obtain a digital copy of the documents from Davis Architects, Cliff Watkins– cwatkins@dadot.com.  Hard copy sets of drawings and specifications will be available to General Contractors bidders and others for the cost of printing and handling directly from the documents printer:  Alabama Graphics (2801 Fifth Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233; phone 205/252-8505).  Addenda and other bidding information will be issued only to holders of drawings and specifications distributed by the Architect.  Release of the Bid Documents to the bidder does not imply acceptance of the bidder’s qualifications by the Owner or Architect.

 

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 judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

 

Alabama law (section 41-4-116, code of Alabama 1975) provides that every bid submitted and contract executed shall contain a certification that the vendor, contractor, and all of its affiliates that make sales for delivery into Alabama or leases for use in Alabama are registered, collecting, and remitting Alabama state and local sales, use, and/or lease tax on all taxable sales and leases in Alabama. By submitting a response to this solicitation, the bidder is hereby certifying that they are in full compliance with Act No. 2006-557; they are not barred from bidding or entering into a contract pursuant to 41-4-116, and acknowledges that the Owner may declare the contract void if the certification is false.

 

Nonresident bidders must accompany any written Bid Documents with a written opinion of an attorney at law licensed to practice law in such nonresident bidder’s state or domicile, as to the preferences, if any or none, granted by the law of that state to its own business entities whose principal places of business are in that state in the letting of any or all public contracts.

 

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at starting at New Horizon Alternative School 1701 6th Ave N. Bessemer, AL on Monday, May 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM CST. The project site will be visited. Attendance by General Contractor, Bid Conference and the site visit is mandatory. 

 

Awarding Authority:

Bessemer City Schools Board of Education

Reginal Mitchell, Director of Support Operations

Dr. Dana Nicole Arreola, Superintendent

 

Architect:

Davis Architects, Inc.

John Brennan, Principal

Cliff Watkins, Project Coordinator

 

 

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INVITATION TO BID

The City of Birmingham will accept sealed bids for an IDIQ Work Order Agreement for Storm Sewer Repairs; Project # ENG 2025-010.  Bids will be received by the City Engineer in Suite 220 of City Hall, Birmingham, Alabama until Wednesday, May 7, 2025, by 2:00 p.m. 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 Contract is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract to perform an undetermined number of storm sewer repairs at various undetermined locations, as needed, for smaller projects or to meet emergency needs.  A master agreement will be awarded to the Contractor and separate works order will be issued to the Contractor for each specific assigned location on an as-needed basis. These work orders will reflect minor storm system repair work including pipe point repairs, inlet rebuilds, structure replacements, and roadway restoration, that typically need to be responded to and completed quickly.

 

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

 

The bidder will base its bid amount on the unit prices and the estimated quantities set forth in the Form of Proposal, which will only be used for the purpose of the comparison and evaluation of bids. The contract term will be for one (1) year.  The contract value is anticipated to have a maximum value of $500,000.

 

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 STORM SEWER CLEANING AND CCTV INSPECTION WORK ORDER IDIQ CONTRACT. 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 “Storm Sewer Repairs Work Order Contract 2025” 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 (3) the Authorization to execute the Form of proposal, (4) fully executed bid bond or certified check, (5) MBE/DBE Forms A, C, and D and (6) a copy of the Contractor’s State of Alabama General Contractor’s License, (7) a current City of Birmingham Business License and (8) E-verify documentation.

 

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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Birmingham City Leaders Release Details on How $141 Million in Federal Relief Funds Were Used  

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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and members of the Birmingham City Council gathered at City Hall on Thursday to discuss how the money was allocated. (City of Birmingham)

Barnett Wright |The Birmingham Times

On Thursday, Birmingham City officials announced that $141 million in federal relief funds were used for nearly 200 local projects from creating a comprehensive response to violent crime to helping families and small businesses thrive.

The funds came from American Rescue Plan Act the city received after the Covid pandemic of 2020 to help cities and states get through the crisis of a near-shutdown of the U.S. economy through mandated lockdowns.

“This is an unprecedented investment in Birmingham’s future,” Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said. “We are committed to using every dollar to make our city stronger, fairer, and more prepared for tomorrow.”

Woodfin and members of the Birmingham City Council gathered at City Hall on Thursday to discuss how the money was allocated.

“It’s really remarkable to think about where we were just five short years ago, the entire world gripped by uncertainty, isolation and fear of what’s to come,” said Birmingham City Council President Darrell O’Quinn. “No one knew what to expect … We were able to maximize the impact across the city on a really localized level.”

Key investments include:

  • Transportation projects: $25.7 million (includes Birmingham Xpress, street improvements)
  • Affordable Housing: $13.8 million (examples include Veranda at Graymont, Belview Heights housing development)
  • Safe and Healthier Neighborhoods: $11.6 million
  • Blight Removal: $9.6 million
  • Job Training and Unemployment Reduction: $8.5 million
  • Small Business and Non-Profit Support: $8.5 million (examples include forgivable loans)
  • Community Violence Prevention: $5.5 million
  • Retention Pay: $5 million
  • Storm Water Management Upgrades: $2.8 million
  • Education: $4 million

All available funds have been allocated to projects. The city must finish spending all those funds by Dec. 31, 2026.

The city released a 23-page report detailing expenditures and funding partners. A full project list of Birmingham’s ARPA projects and funding is available on the city’s website: www.birminghamal.gov/ARPA.

The Negro Southern League Museum Hosts Jackie Robinson Festival 2025 on Saturday

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The Negro Southern League Museum is set to host Jackie Robinson Day 2025 on Saturday, April 12, in downtown Birmingham. (City of Birmingham)

City of Birmingham

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke Baseball’s color barrier when he made his historic Major League Baseball debut. Every year, baseball honors Jackie’s legacy by celebrating his life, values and accomplishments.

Jackie Robinson was the first Black baseball player in the major leagues.

The Negro Southern League Museum is set to host Jackie Robinson Day 2025 on Saturday, April 12, in downtown Birmingham.

“Breaking Barriers and Honoring Heroes,” is the theme of this year’s celebration, and will mark the past, present, and future of baseball in America.

The family-friendly event promises a day filled with live music, poetry, line dancing, food trucks, boutique vendors, and activities for all ages. Attendees can also look forward to giveaways from Major League Baseball.

Families with children ages 4 to 10 years old can sign up for the Nike RBI Skills Camp at neighboring Regions Field led by former MLB player and Boston Red Sox World Series winning coach Ron Papa Jack Jackson, a graduate of Wenonah High school. All participants will receive exclusive access to MLB giveaways and programming including a yearly subscription to MLB TV as well as discounts on MLB merchandise.

The event will also offer a rare chance to meet legendary players from the Negro Leagues, allowing attendees to celebrate their achievements and hear their stories firsthand. Exclusive Jackie Robinson Day merchandise, designed by Voltron Printing, will be available at this event.

Visitors are encouraged to explore the Jackie Robinson Day Marketplace, curated by The Modern Green Book, which will feature local businesses and creators.

All Activities:

  • Live music
  • DJs
  • Line dancing
  • Poetry
  • Food trucks
  • Kid friendly games
  • Arts and crafts
  • Baseball activities
  • Shopping with local vendors at the Modern Green Book Vendor Marketplace
  • Luncheon for former players
  • Meet former players of the Negro and industrial Leagues.

Nationwide, the extensive and unified League-wide show of support has included retiring Jackie’s number throughout the Majors in 1997; dedicating April 15 as Jackie Robinson Day each year since 2004; and requesting that every player and all on-field personnel wear his No. 42 during games scheduled on Jackie Robinson Day since 2009.

More information about Jackie Robinson Day 2025, or contact the Negro Southern League Museum at (205) 581-3040.

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