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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received by the Cherokee County Water & Sewerage Authority, herein referred to as the Owner, at the Authority Board Room office of the Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority located at 110 Railroad Street, Canton, Georgia, 30114 until:

Thursday, March 20, 2025, 10:00 AM, Local Time for the furnishing of all materials, labor, tools, skills, equipment and incidentals necessary for the construction of:

CHEROKEE COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY

WATER AND SANITARY SEWER RELOCATION

FOR THE BELLS FERRY ROAD WIDENING

VICTORY DRIVE TO PORT VICTORIA

at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the designated time will not be considered.

The principal items of construction are the following:

750 LF 24” DIP Water Main 9,700 LF 16” DIP Water Main 3,100 LF 8” DIP Water Main 785 LF 10” PVC Sanitary Sewer Main

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

Plans, specifications and contract documents are open to public inspection at both the main office of the Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority located at 140 West Main Street, Canton, Georgia, 30114, and the office of ATKINSRÉALIS USA located at 188 Anderson Street, Suite 125, Marietta, Georgia, 30060. One contract will be awarded covering all the work. Work shall be coordinated with road contractor, and maximum time for final completion shall not exceed 1,125 consecutive calendar days, meant to coincide with completion of road work plus 30 days for project close-out work.

Maximum time for substantial completion shall be 420 calendar days, which shall include material procurement and the complete installation of all proposed water mains, water services and the abandonment/removal of all existing water mains where required, plus the complete installation and testing of all proposed sanitary sewer mains, manholes and services, plus the initial record drawing survey. See Section 00100.7 of the specifications for further time period information including the three separate sections of the project and their individual time constraints.

Plans and contract documents may be obtained by bidders from AtkinsRéalis USA, 188 Anderson Street, Suite 125, Marietta, Georgia 30060, upon payment of $400.00. No Refund. The check or money order shall be made payable to AtkinsRéalis USA. Only

00010-2 bids submitted by Contractors on record with the Engineer of Record as having received plans and specifications from the Engineer of Record will be opened.

Each bid must be accompanied by a cashier's check or certified check on a duly organized bank made payable to Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority or a bidding bond executed by the bidder, and a surety company authorized to transact business in the State of Georgia, in the sum of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid.

All bids must be made out on the bid form furnished with the contract documents, in accordance with the instructions in the information for bidders. No interlineations, additions or deletions shall be made in the bid form by the Bidder. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receiving bids for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days.

These bid documents include a Contractor Qualification Statement and Questionnaire.

Contractors must meet minimum qualifications for this construction project. In addition, any subcontractor performing more than 20 percent of the work must also meet minimum qualifications for this project. The Contractor’s Qualification Statement and Questionnaire and the Subcontractor’s Qualification Statement and Questionnaire, all of which must be fully completed and submitted with the bid, will be used by the Owner and the Engineer to evaluate the apparent low bidder’s submittal.

Certain minimum requirements on the part of the Contractor are detailed in the contract and must be met, and failure to demonstrate the ability to meet the minimum requirements will result in disqualification and rejection of said bid with next lowest bid selected for evaluation. The disqualified Contractor may discuss with the Owner the reasons for the disqualification, but the decision of the Owner is final.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive formalities, re-advertise, and to reduce or add to the contract from time to time.

Any questions or comments concerning this Request for Bids should be addressed in writing to Robert Bartlett, PE, AtkinsRéalis USA, 188 Anderson Street, Suite 125, Marietta, GA, 30060, robert.bartlett@atkinsrealis.com. All questions must be submitted by Thursday, March 13, 2025, by 12:00 Noon.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds with the executed Agreement meeting the requirements of the Contract Documents and executed on the forms included in these specifications.

CHEROKEE COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY

Dwayne Fowler, General Manager