Ongoing Invitation to Bid Process

Bid Room/Contractor Info

Knoxville Habitat for Humanity is currently soliciting contractors to submit bids or Request for Qualifications (RFQs) for new home construction projects in Knoxville and Knox County. Knoxville Habitat accepts bids for new home construction on an ongoing basis. For more information about working with Knoxville Habitat, please click on the Items for Bid button at the bottom of this page.

Habitat utilizes private and public funding – which may include New Markets Tax Credits, TN Housing Development Agency, HUD, State of TN ARPA grant, Knox County ARPA grant, CDBG and ARPA grants, the Federal Home Loan of Cincinnati, the East Tennessee Foundation and other funding sources – for some of these projects and will abide by all federal, state and local procurement guidelines set forth.

 

New Home Construction – Ongoing Invitation to Bid

Knoxville Habitat for Humanity extends this invitation to bid on certain items and services for our new home construction program in Knox County.

All bids must include the following completed documents as well as a demonstrated commitment to applicable labor laws and requirements established by the Department of Labor, primarily the Davis-Bacon Act. 

To be considered, you must do the following:

  1. You must complete and email your bid sheets to bterry@khfh.com.  
  2. You must mail completed and signed copies of all bid-related documents to:
    Knoxville Habitat for Humanity
    ATTN: Bill Terry
    PO Box 27478, Knoxville TN 37927

The following list of documents must be completed, then emailed and mailed:

  1. Company Profile Form
  2. Click here to e-sign Habitat for Humanity Comprehensive Subcontractor Agreement
  3. Copy of your General Liability Insurance and Workers’ Comp. Insurance
  4. W-9 with instructions
  5. Copy of TN Contractor or Home Improvement License
  6. Bid Sheet(s) – please click here for a list of items and services up for bid. 

Don’t forget to email your bids to bterry@khfh.com. Your prompt attention to this matter is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Bill Terry, Director of Construction
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity

Items for Bid

Strawberry Plains Construction Bid

This is a federally funded project that will be funded with <HOME, CDBG, SHOP> funds and must comply with all HUD requirements. The Contractor and Subcontractors on this project must comply with federal contract provisions, including, but not limited to: HUD contract provisions 24CFR part 85.36 (I) the Davis-Bacon Act, Nondiscrimination, Suspension and Debarment;  Equal Employment Opportunity; Minority Business Enterprise; Women Business Enterprise; Section 3 Economic Opportunities Requirements; and Drug Free Workplace as set forth in the Contract Bid Documents. Separate sealed bids titled Strawberry Plains Construction Bid will be received via US mail: Knoxville Habitat for Humanity, PO Box 27478, Knoxville, TN 37927. Knoxville Habitat for Humanity is an equal opportunity employer and, as such, businesses owned by women or minorities are strongly encouraged to bid. The owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.  

 

To be considered, you must complete the following steps:

  1. Review Addendum 1
  2. Review the Plat for additional information
  3. Review and complete the Project Manual 
  4. Review and complete Bid Form
  5. Mail to Knoxville Habitat for Humanity, PO Box 27478, Knoxville, TN 37927 or hand deliver to 1501 Washington Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917

Sidewalks, Curb and Gutter Paving and Pavement Marking/Signage (Please use Plat above)

  1. Review Project Manual
  2. Review and complete Bid Form

We have physical copies of these documents at our office. Please visit 1501 Washington Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917 if you’d like printed copies of the Plat and Project Manual.

Aging in Place – Ongoing Invitation to Bid

Knoxville Habitat for Humanity extends this invitation to bid on certain items or services. Our projects include new construction and revitalization projects around Knox County. Habitat will utilize both private and public funding – which may include CRA, TIF Funds, NMTC, THDA, HOME and City of Knoxville Grants – for some of these projects, including our Aging In Place program*, and will abide by all federal state and local procurement guidelines set forth. Knoxville Habitat accepts bids on an ongoing basis.

Applicable city, state, and federal regulations such as but not limited to Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109, and E.O. 11246 are required. 

To be considered, you must complete the following steps. 

  1. View Bid Sheet(s) and prepare quote – please click here for a list of items and services up for bid
  2. Click here to e-sign Habitat for Humanity Comprehensive Subcontractor Agreement
  3. Complete the Company Profile Form (please attach copy of bid, General Liability Insurance and Workers’ Comp. Insurance to this form before submitting)

If you’d rather not submit your bid electronically, click here to download all bid documents. Please print these and deliver to our office at 1501 Washington Ave Knoxville, TN 37917 or email to rgarner@khfh.com

 

*The funding for this project was provided through a grant awarded by the Davidson County Chancery Court, Part III from the SeniorTrust/ElderTrust settlement (Case No. 11-1548-III) and through a contract administered by the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability.

Knoxville Habitat for Humanity is pledged to a policy of equal opportunity. All decisions regarding the provision of program services are made without regard to the race, color, sex, religion, national origin, familial status or disability of an applicant, their household members or surrounding community. Decisions regarding awards of repair or subcontract work are made without regard to the race, color, sex, religion, national origin, familial status or disability of the owners or employees of the business. Bid opportunities for repair and subcontract work under the AIP program are being affirmatively advertised and marketed to local, female-owned and minority-owned businesses. Habitat for Humanity is an equal opportunity employer.