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Addition to the Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage 9/12/2025

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS

The Downtown Development Authority of the City of Tifton (DDA) publicly advertises its intention to contract for the construction of the Addition to the Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage, to be owned by the DDA and, based on present information, generally described as the project entitled “Addition to the Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage”.

This Notice further advertises a Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals (RFP) from qualified firms pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-91-20 et. Seq. for the “Addition to the Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage”, dated September 12, 2025. All interested persons desiring to contract with the DDA for the construction of said project shall submit sealed proposals, packaged and marked as indicated in the RFP, to Fran Moss, Interim Director of the Downtown Development Authority for the City of Tifton, at the DDA office located at 220 E. 2nd Street, Suite B, Tifton, GA 31794, no later than 2:00 P.M., E.S.T., on February 19, 2026. At this time and place all sealed proposals shall be opened so as to avoid disclosure of contents to competing offerors. No extensions of this period will be made. Any proposals received after the date and time listed above will not be considered. Faxed and emailed proposals will not be considered.

Offerors are hereby advised that a MANDATORY pre-proposal conference will be held on January 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., local prevailing time at the Tifton Museum, 255 Love Ave., Tifton, GA, 31794. Proposals submitted by General Contractors who do not attend the mandatory pre-proposal conference will not be considered.

Copies of Proposal Documents, including addenda, are available in printed form (whole complete sets only) from Print Life Printing, LLC, (PLP) 1006 Williams Street, Valdosta, Georgia, 31601, telephone No.: 229-244-5598, fax No.: 229-241-1410, email: info@printlifevaldosta.com, for a non-refundable cost of $300.00 per set including regular ground shipment. PLP will also issue addenda, by regular mail, to each entity receiving Proposal Documents from PLP.

A list of contractors and subcontractors who have purchased Proposal Documents from PLP as described above can be obtained by contacting PLP.

Offerors are cautioned that acquisition of Proposal Documents through any source other than as described above is not advisable. Acquisition of Proposal Documents from unauthorized sources places the offeror at risk of receiving incomplete or inaccurate information upon which to base a bid or proposal.

Proposal documents, including addenda, may also be obtained (as a courtesy only) by accessing the “Bid Info” link on the web site of the architect at www.mccallinc.com. Proposal documents are available in a PDF file format and may be downloaded and printed by offerors. Information contained in the RFP documents on the website of the architect should not be relied upon as accurate or complete for proposing purposes or as Construction Documents. Any claims made that incomplete documentation was posted on the website of the architect will NOT be considered as the offeror is responsible for obtaining an official set of Proposal Documents from Print Life Printing as indicated above.

Interested parties are directed to review the complete set of Proposal Documents for complete Project and proposal package requirements.

ALL offerors are responsible to check for any issued addenda to the Proposal Documents and to acknowledge ALL addenda in the Proposal Form.

mailto:info@printlifevaldosta.com http://www.mccallinc.com/

Addition to the Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage 9/12/2025

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RFP Responses will be evaluated by the Owner as described in the RFP and the project, if awarded, will be awarded to the Offeror whose Proposal is the most advantageous to Owner.

Bonds Proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount not less than 5% of the Base Bid. The Bid Bond shall be issued by a company authorized to do business in the State of Georgia.

The successful General Contactor will be required to provide both a Performance and Payment Bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price. Bonds shall be provided on forms included in the Project Manual.

All questions relating to the meaning or intent of the Proposal Documents must be emailed to the Project Architect, John “Mac” McCall, at johnm@mccallinc.com, not later than12:00 noon on February 9, 2026. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

RESTRICTED COMMUNICATION.

Offerors shall not contact and/or otherwise communicate with any employees of the Owner, the Board, or members of the Selection Committee with respect to this RFP or the Project during the Procurement period. For violation of this provision, the Owner reserves the right to reject the Proposal of the offending Offeror.

Affidavits All contractors must comply with the provisions of O.C.G.A. Sec. 13-10-91, and must register and participate in the federal work authorization program (E-Verify). Bidders must submit the required Contractor Affidavit with each copy of the bid package. The successful General Contractor will also be required to furnish a Subcontractor Affidavit for each subcontractor.

The Owner shall have the authority to reject all bids or any bid or proposal that is nonresponsive or not responsible and to waive technicalities and informalities.

Downtown Development Authority of the City of Tifton Owner mailto:johnm@mccallinc.com