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DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE

HERITAGE PARK GYMNASIUM GRIFFIN, GEORGIA

SPALDING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISIONERS PROJECT NO. 2572

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DIVISION 00 – CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDDERS

Sealed proposals will be received by the Spalding County Board of Commissioners, 119 E. Solomon Street, Room 108, Griffin, Georgia, 30223, until: 2:00 PM, local time, Tuesday, 14 October 2025 for the Project known as:

Demolition and Reconstruction of the Heritage Park Gymnasium for the

Spalding County Board of Commissioners Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia at which time and place the proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud. Proposals received after the designated time will not be considered. The OWNER of the project is the Spalding County Board of Commissioners. The ENGINEER for the project is Croy Engineering, and the Architect is Warren Epstein & Associates, Architects, Inc.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, 19 September 2025 at the Spalding County Courthouse Annex Building, 119 E. Solomon Street, Room 108, Griffin, Georgia, 30223. All attendees will be required to sign in, and the resultant list will denote those allowed to submit a Bid for the project. After an initial presentation by County Staff and the Engineer/Architect, a visit will be made to the project site at the corner of 3rd Street and Jefferson Street during which time Bidders will be allowed to tour the facility and become familiar with the existing conditions.

The approximate extent and character of the Work is generally described as follows:

The project consists of but is not limited to the demolition and reconstruction of the Heritage Park Gymnasium Building creating a 9,805 sq.ft. facility, along with related site work and improvements, in a site located in Heritage Park, in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia and includes building/site demolition, new utilities with connections to municipal services, new grading/drainage, new storm sewer systems, new concrete sidewalks, selective demolition of limited building components, new foundations, new slab on grade, new load bearing foundations/Structural Steel/Cold Formed Steel Roof Framing, new metal framed stairs, new masonry veneers, new exterior window/door systems, new roof/fascia/eave systems, new building insulation, new interior metal stud framed walls, new interior floor/base/wall/ceiling finishes, new interior architectural millwork, new interior doors, new interior accessories/equipment, new plumbing fixture/piping systems, new HVAC/ductwork systems, , new fire protection, new primary/secondary/general electrical distribution systems, new lighting systems and fire alarm devices/systems.

Bidding Documents/Project Manual must be obtained by prospective Bidders from the Georgia Procurement Registry.

In order to be on record as an Official Bidder, the Prospective Bidder shall provide a copy of current Commercial General Contractor’s License as issued by the State of Georgia. Bidder shall also provide a letter from the Surety Company verifying the Bidder has the bonding capacity as outlined for the project and that the Surety Company will bond projects for Contractor as outlined in the specifications. The OWNER is not obligated to consider a Bidder's proposal if Bidder is not on record with the Issuing Office as having received complete Bidding Documents/Project Manual from the Issuing Office.

Contractor questions regarding the bid should be directed to Kyle F. Epstein, A.I.A. via email at kepstein@epsteinandassoc.com . All questions must be submitted in writing. The last day for submission contractor questions is Tuesday, 7 October 2025 by 12:00 pm local time.

Bidding Documents/Project Manual may be reviewed at the Georgia Procurement Registry.

The time allowed for Substantial Completion is 360 days, and the time allowed for completion and readiness for final payment is 390 days from the date of commencement.

mailto:kepstein@epsteinandassoc.com

DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE

HERITAGE PARK GYMNASIUM GRIFFIN, GEORGIA

SPALDING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISIONERS PROJECT NO. 2572

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Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond completed on the attached Bid Bond Form with good and sufficient surety or sureties approved by the owner for faithful acceptance of the contract, payable to, in favor of, and for the protection of the OWNER in an amount equivalent to five (5%) of the total amount payable by the terms of the contract, in lieu thereof, in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or cash in equal amount.

Performance and Payment Bonds, each in an amount at least equal to 110 percent of the contract amount, and a Certification of Insurance will be required.

A Certification of Insurance will be required from the low bidder prior to award of the Contract.

All Bids will remain subject to acceptance for ninety days after the day of the Bid opening, but OWNER may, in its sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid security prior to that date.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive formalities and re-advertise.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS:

TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS APPLIED THROUGH THE CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT OF 1987 - The SPALDING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4, as amended by The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, hereby notifies all bidders that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and handicap/disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity conducted by the recipient regardless of whether those programs, services, and activities are federally-funded or not.

Further, it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 23 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, handicap/disabled in consideration for an award.

AVISO A LOS LICITANTES:

TÍTULO VI DE LA LEY DE DERECHOS CIVILES DE 1964, TAL COMO SE APLICA A TRAVÉS DE LA LEY DE RESTAURACIÓN DE LOS DERECHOS CIVILES DE 1987 - La SPALDING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, conforme título VI de la ley de derechos civiles de 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000D 2000 d-4, modificada por la ley de restauración de derechos civiles de 1987, por la presente notifica a todos los licitadores que ninguna persona será por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, edad y discapacidad/discapacidad, excluida de la participación en, ser negada los beneficios de , o de lo contrario sometidos a discriminación bajo cualquier programa o actividad llevada a cabo por el destinatario sin importar si aquellos programas, servicios y actividades son financiadas por el gobierno federal o no. Además, afirmativamente se asegurará que en cualquier contrato celebrado de conformidad con este anuncio, las empresas desfavorecidas como definido en 49 CFR parte 23 tendrán oportunidad de presentar ofertas en respuesta a esta invitación y que no se discrimine por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, edad, discapacidad/discapacitados en consideración para un premio.

SPALDING COUNTY MANAGER

DR. STEVE LEDBETTER.

Warren Epstein & Associates, Architects, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia

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