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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

BLANKETS CREEK PS ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS

for

CHEROKEE COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY

CHEROKEE COUNTY, GEORGIA

Separate, sealed bids for furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and incidentals necessary for construction of the Blankets Creek PS Electrical Improvements project will be received by Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority, herein referred to as "Owner", at the Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority located at 110 Railroad Street, P.O. Box 5000, Canton, GA 30114, until 2:00 PM (local time) on January 15, 2026. The project name must be shown on the outside of the bid envelope. No bids will be accepted after the 2:00 PM deadline. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 PM (local time) on the Bid Date, in the Board Room, at 110 Railroad Street, Canton, GA 30114.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the project site, located at 161 West Ridge Drive, Canton, GA 30114, at 2:00 PM on December 11, 2025. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is mandatory and any bid from a bidder not attending the conference may be rejected at the sole discretion of the Owner.

In general, the project will consist of the following major work items:

1. Upgrade existing electrical equipment.

2. Remove existing interior generator and install new exterior generator.

3. Modify existing electrical building and install new HVAC equipment.

4. Temporary generator to keep existing pump station in service during modifications.

5. Miscellaneous site work.

All qualified contractors are invited to bid on this project; however, the Owner will adjudge qualification based on the “Bidder’s Statement of Qualifications” submitted with the bid. Bidders are required to have a State of Georgia Utility Contractor License.

Bidding Documents are available for viewing at the Issuing Office of Engineering Strategies, Inc. (ESI), 3855 Shallowford Road, Suite 525, Marietta, Georgia 30062 and at the Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority. Bid Documents (PDF format) may be purchased for a non-refundable fee of $50.00, payable to Engineering Strategies, Inc. To purchase a set of bid documents or to obtain a Plan Holders List, call (770) 429-0001.

Bids will only be accepted from Bidders who are listed on the Plan Holders List, signifying that they have purchased a set of documents from Engineering Strategies, Inc. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond prepared on accepted form, duly executed by the bidder, in the amount of five per cent (5%) of the bid.

Owner reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any or all bids, to evaluate bids, and to accept any bid which in its opinion may be for the best interest of Owner. Owner has the right to add to and delete from the contract once it has been awarded. Award, if award is made, will be to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.

The successful bidder for this contract will be required to furnish a satisfactory performance bond and labor and material payment bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the bid.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority Advertisement for Bids Blankets Creek PS Electrical Improvements 00 11 13-2

Site visits, other than the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting site visit, may be scheduled with Eric Wright, Collection System Manager, via email at ericwright@ccwsa.com.

Sincerely, Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority