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Etowah River WTP Intake Modifications ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Issued for Bid – July 2026 00 11 00-1

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CHEROKEE COUNTY WATER & SEWERAGE AUTHORITY

ETOWAH RIVER WATER TREATMENT PLANT

INTAKE MODIFICATIONS

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PROJECT: ETOWAH RIVER WTP INTAKE MODIFICATIONS

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT: 110 RAILROAD STREET, CANTON, GA 30114

UNTIL: AUGUST 6, 2026 AT 2:00 PM

COREY GHORLEY, CHEROKEE COUNTY WATER & SEWERAGE AUTHORITY

Sealed Bids for the construction of the indicated project will be received by the Cherokee County Water & 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 Etowah River Water Treatment Plant located at 583 Cokers Chapel Road, Ball Ground, GA 30107. The Work includes, but is not limited to, furnishing of all the labor, materials, and equipment for the construction and start-up of the following:

• Extension of the existing raw water intake piping further into the Etowah River.

• Installation of new passive intake screens in the Etowah River.

• Associated structural work for in-river pipe and screens foundational support.

• Replacement of air burst piping, valves and compressors.

• Associated electrical and process integration work.

• Stabilization of the riverbank and restoration of the work area.

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The time allowed for Substantial Completion is 250 consecutive calendar days, and the time allowed for final completion and readiness for final payment is 280 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 2:00 p.m., local prevailing time, on July 16, 2026, at the Etowah River Water Treatment Plant located at 583 Cokers Chapel Road, Ball Ground, GA 30107. A Bid submitted by a Bidder not having attended the entire Pre-Bid Conference will not be opened.

In addition, a mandatory site visit will be held immediately after the Pre-Bid Conference for potential Bidders to better acquaint themselves with the Etowah River WTP Raw Water Intake.

The purpose of the site visit 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 & Sewerage Authority, Clint Blackwell, at least three working days in advance of the requested visit (clint@cherokeewaterga.gov or via telephone at 770-479-2911).

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 & Sewerage Authority Hazen and Sawyer 110 Railroad Street 211 Perimeter Center Parkway Canton, Georgia 30114 Suite 300 Attn: Corey Ghorley Atlanta, Georgia 30346

The Instructions to Bidders contains technical experience requirements associated with determining a Bidder is qualified. To obtain a copy of such experience requirements free of charge prior to purchasing the Contract Documents, potential bidders may contact Gardner Johnson with Hazen and Sawyer at gjohnson@hazenandsawyer.com.

All questions related to the Project shall be submitted by email no later than 5:00 p.m., local time, on July 27, 2026, 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.

Digital copies of Contract Documents are available for purchase via QuestCDN at a cost of $22.00. All bidders are required to purchase a set of the Contract Documents. Bids will only be opened from Bidders who have purchased a complete set of the Bidding Documents.

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

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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 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 & 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.

mailto:gjohnson@hazenandsawyer.com

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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 & Sewerage Authority

Corey Ghorley

Capital Improvement Coordinator

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