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HEADWORKS IMPROVEMENTS

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CHEROKEE COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY

FITZGERALD CREEK WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT

FITZGERALD CREEK WPCP HEADWORKS IMPROVEMENTS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PROJECT: FITZGERALD CREEK WPCP HEADWORKS IMPROVEMENTS

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT: 110 RAILROAD STREET, CANTON, GA

30114

UNTIL: JANUARY 10, 2024 AT 2:00 PM

COREY GHORLEY, CHEROKEE COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY

Sealed Bids for the construction of the indicated project will be received by the Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read at that time and location. Bids received after the designated time will not be considered. Unsealed Bids, including facsimile Bids or Bids sent by e-mail, will not be considered. The Engineer for the project is Hazen and Sawyer.

Bid opening time is subject to extension pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 36-91-20(d).

Bidders shall inform themselves concerning Georgia Laws and comply with same.

The Work is located at the Fitzgerald Creek Water Pollution Control Plant located at 260 Colemans Bluff Drive, Woodstock, GA 30188. The Work includes, but is not limited to, furnishing of the labor, materials, and equipment for the construction and start-up of the following:

Installation of a bypass tie in to facilitate bypassing of the Headworks facility.

Temporary screening and piping for bypassing of the Headworks facility.

Concrete repair and coating replacement in the Headworks channels.

Modifications to odor control ductwork in the Headworks facility.

Modifications to grating and grating support in the Headworks facility.

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Painting of interior walls and ceiling in the Headworks facility.

The time allowed for Substantial Completion is 240 consecutive calendar days, and the time allowed for final completion and readiness for final payment is 270 consecutive calendar days from the date of commencement. Additional interim milestones are identified in the Agreement.

The Work will be awarded in one Contract.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held for all Bidders beginning at 9:00 a.m., local prevailing time, on December 13, 2023 at the Fitzgerald Creek WPCP Maintenance Shop, 260 Colemans Bluff Drive, Woodstock, GA 30188. A Bid submitted by a Bidder not having attended the entire Pre-Bid Conference will not be opened.

In addition, non-mandatory Plant Visitation Day will be held immediately after the Pre-Bid Conference for potential Bidders to better acquaint themselves with the Fitzgerald Creek WPCP. The purpose of the Plant Visitation Day will NOT be to respond to specific questions related to the Project. Additional visits to the site may be allowed and will be by appointment only; requests for additional visits should be sent to Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority, Jamie Veley, at least three working days in advance of the requested visit (jamie.veley@ccwsa.com or via telephone at 770-367-2322).

The Instructions to Bidders, Bid, Contract Agreement, Drawings, Specifications, and forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Payment Bond, and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following, via appointment only:

Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority Hazen and Sawyer 110 Railroad Street 1300 Altmore Avenue Canton, Georgia 30114 Suite 520 Attn: Corey Ghorley Atlanta, Georgia 30342

The Instructions to Bidders contains technical experience requirements associated with determining a Bidder is being responsible. To obtain a copy of such experience requirements free of charge prior to purchasing the Contract Documents, one may contact Gardner Johnson at 404-459-6363.

All questions related to the Project shall be submitted by email no later than 5:00 p.m., local time, on December 27, 2023 to Gardner Johnson at gjohnson@hazenandsawyer.com. Questions, if answered, will be addressed by addendum to the Contract Documents. Receipt of any amendment to this Advertisement for Bids shall be acknowledged, in writing, and shall be submitted with the Bid.

Parties interested in this Invitation for Bids must obtain a copy of the full bid package or their bids will be considered nonresponsive. Bid packages are available at QuestCDN.com. This contract is QuestCDN eBidDoc™ number 8841083. To be

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considered a Planholder for bids, a contractor must register with QuestCDN.com and purchase the contract documents in digital form at a cost of $22.00. Hard copies of bid documents will not be provided.

By purchasing the Contract Documents, purchaser agrees to allow company information (company name, address, phone and fax numbers) to be published as a planholder. The Owner is not obligated to consider a Bidder's proposal if Bidder is not on record with the Issuing Office as having received a complete set of Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office.

A list of planholders may be maintained by contacting Gardner Johnson at gjohnson@hazenandsawyer.com.

All Bids must be made out on the bid form to be obtained from the Engineer with the contract documents, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. No interlineations, additions or deletions shall be made in the bid form by the Bidder.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond 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 percent of the total amount payable by the terms of the contract or, in lieu thereof, a certified check, cashier's check, or cash in equal amount. The Bid Bond shall be prepared on the Bid Bond form attached to the Contract Documents or a Surety Company's Standard Bid Bond, duly executed by the Bidder as principal and having as Surety thereon a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Georgia and listed in the latest issue of U.S. Treasury Circular 570.

Each Bid must also be accompanied by a notarized Non-Collusion Affidavit of Bidder, Contractor’s License Certification, Statement of Bidder’s Qualifications, and Security and Immigration Compliance Act Certification. Out-of-state corporations and other entities must submit evidence of authority to conduct business in Georgia as an out-of-state entity.

Each Bidder must be a State of Georgia licensed Utility Contractor at the time of the Bid.

The successful Bidder must employ and assign to the Project supervisory personnel trained and state certified at Level 1A - Fundamentals of the Georgia Erosion and Sediment Control training program.

The Owner will in no way be liable for any costs incurred by any Bidder in the preparation of its Bid in response to this Advertisement for Bids.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Certification of Contractor’s Attorney, and Contractor’s Agreement with the executed Agreement meeting the requirements of the Contract Documents and executed on the forms attached to the Agreement. The successful Bidder will also be required to furnish

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the Pre-Construction Oath pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 36-91-21 from every person who procures the Agreement. The successful Bidder shall also provide an executed Subcontractor Affidavit for each subcontractor working on the Project, using the form attached to the Agreement; Subcontractor Affidavits shall be submitted to the Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority as each subcontractor is brought under contract during execution of the Project. The terms and time for payment are set forth in the Agreement.

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 all Bids, to waive informalities and re-advertise.

Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority

Corey Ghorley

Capital Improvement Coordinator

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