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Upcoming Bids for Alfa Builders

We at Alfa Builders are aggressively tracking the bid market in the central Alabama area.  In these tough economic times, we are making it a point to pursue every lead in order to generate business for our company.

Bid Opportunities

We will be bidding the following projects in the coming days.  If you are interesting in bidding on any of these projects as a subcontractor or material vendor, please contact us. Read the rest of this entry »

Alfa Builders is the Successful Bidder on the Marbury High School Football Stadium

Bids were submitted on Tuesday, March 23rd for the Marbury High School Football Stadium located in north Autauga County, Alabama.  Alfa Builders had the best competitive price out of the 9 GC bidders that submitted a proposal.

Currently, the architect is working through budgetary analysis of the proposal and additional value engineering options to ensure the project falls within the parameters of the county.  Once this exercise is complete, award of the project should be made.

Construction should begin within the next 30 days pending final receipt of a construction contract.

A complete list of subcontractors and suppliers had to be submitted to the architect within 24 hours of the bid.  If your company submitted pricing to Lee Waid on that project and you would like to know if you were competitive, please give him a call or send an email.

Alfa Builders is the Successful Bidder on Training Facility!

After all bids were submitted on March 12th, Alfa Builders had the best price out of 7 bidders. 

The new Structural Training Facility and Education Center for the Alabama Department of Agriculture project should begin construction in the next 30 to 60 days pending receipt of the construction contract.

Once construction begins, the duration of the project will be roughly 3.5 months.

If your company submitted a proposal to Alfa Builders on that project, please feel free to contact Lee Waid in the estimating department to gain additional details regarding the successful suppliers and subcontractors.  If you did not submit a proposal on this project, but would like to be included on future bids, please complete the required forms on the Subs and Vendors page!!

Green Building Legislation in Congress

In 2009 there were quite a few pieces of legislation that were proposed in the House and Senate related to Green Building.  Most of this legislation was proposed to provide incentives for owners, developers, and builders to “go green” with the construction of new facilities, neighborhoods, towns, and the like. Read the rest of this entry »

What is LEED Certification for Construction?

These days, we hear quite a bit of discussion on “sustainable construction”, “green building techniques”, and “environmentally friendly materials”.

All of these sound great, but what does it actually mean for our industry?

Well, LEED actually stands for “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design”.  Read the rest of this entry »

Unseasonably Low Temperatures Bring Unusual Construction Problems

With the South (and particularly Alabama) experiencing sustained freezing temperatures over the past 10 days, many clients are contacting us with unusual circumstances.

As you might imagine, any piping that contains water and is exposed to freezing temps for a prolonged period of time is at risk. 

However, one item that many facility owners and managers rarely consider is their fire sprinkler system. Read the rest of this entry »

Upcoming Bid on A New Organic Grocery in Montgomery, Alabama

In the first quarter of 2010, we will be on a select bidder list for a new 30,000 SF organic grocery store in Montgomery, Alabama.

Construction should start in late winter or early spring of 2010 and the proposed completion for the store will be late fall of 2010.

If you are a subcontractor or supplier who would be interested in quoting on various building systems on this project, please contact Lee Waid in our estimating department.

If you are a sub or supplier who has not worked with us in the past, please complete our questionnaire and attach any pertinent information about your company.  Thank you!

Renovation of the Historic Dr. David Abernathy House is Complete

We are pleased to announce that we finished the renovations to this historic residence on Thursday, November 18th.

The City of Montgomery is in the process of completing their inspections to issue a Certificate of Occupancy.  Once this is obtained, the Alabama State University will have access to this facility.  It is intended to be used as a tourist attraction for those who are visiting this area and have an interest in historic civil rights destinations.

Hiring Subcontractors and Suppliers to Stay Competitive

If you have been in the construction business in the same location for very long, it is easy to start a pattern of using the same subs and suppliers on a repetitive basis.  It is an easy and safe thing to do because we get comfortable with their prices and their quality of work.

But in today’s economic climate, we could all benefit from some balance in regard to our hiring practices.  It might mean the difference in landing the project or seeing it go to one of your competitors! Read the rest of this entry »

The Park at Homeplace is 100% Operational!!

As of November 3rd, the construction team of Alfa Builders and Multicon Construction have completed all interior punch list items for the Park at Homeplace multi-family project.  So at this point, Homecorp, the property manager, has the ability to rent 100% of the units to the general public in the Prattville, Alabama area. Read the rest of this entry »