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Twiggs County, Georgia I&A Project No. 2023-041-01

Board of Commissioners March, 2025

Water Systems Improvements - Division A

Sealed Bids: Twiggs County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids for the project titled Water

System Improvements – Division A to serve Sgoda Road. Bids are accepted until, April 1, 2026, at 11:00 am at Twiggs County Board of Commission, Jeffersonville, Georgia. Bids shall be submitted at the Board of

Commissioners office, 425 Railroad Street, P.O. Box 202, Jeffersonville, Georgia, 31044 ATTN: Wilmarie

Liz. All Bids will be publicly opened and read. No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) calendar days.

Contractor License: Any contractor submitting a bid must be licensed by the State of Georgia. License numbers must be written on the face of the bid envelope. No bid will be opened unless it contains the

Contractor’s license number. See instructions to Bidders for additional bidding requirements.

Work To Be Done: The work to be done shall consist of furnishing materials and constructing the project titled Water System Improvements – Division A. The major items of construction include 9,000 linear feet of 10” water main; 300 linear feet of dry jack and bore under Interstate 16; gate valves; fire hydrants; water services; and miscellaneous appurtenances. The work is considered an expansion of the water distribution system. All work shall be done in accordance with the plans and specifications.

Plans and Contract Documents: Plans and Contract Documents are on file for review at the Twiggs

County Board of Commission Chambers, Twiggs County Courthouse, and the Dodge Plan Room. Copies for bidding purposes can be obtained from Ingram & Associates Consulting Engineers, L.L.C., 332 New Street, Macon, Georgia 31201, Phone: (478) 745-3996, Fax: (478) 742-4690, upon payment of $150.00 for each hard copy paper set (non-refundable) or $75.00 for each digital set (non-refundable). Attn. Ashley Chancey

(ashley@ingrameng.com).

Bonds: All bid forms must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the base bid. All bonds shall be by a surety company licensed in Georgia with an “A” minimum rating of performance and financial strength of at least five (5) times the contract price as listed in the most current publication of “Best’s Key Rating Guide Property Liability”. The successful bidder, if awarded the Contract, will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract amount. Each bond shall be accompanied by a “Power of Attorney” authorizing the attorney-in-fact to bind the surety and certified to include the date of the bond. All bonds must appear on the Treasury Department's most current Circular 570 Listing.

Funding: Any Contract or Contracts awarded under this Advertisement for Bids are expected to be funded through Local Funds and Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. This project must be completed by October 31, 2026, no exceptions.

The Owner: Reserves the right to reject any or all bids, including without limitation, the right to reject any and all non-conforming, non-responsive, unbalanced, or conditional bids and to reject the bid of any bidder whom the owner believes would not be in the best interest of the project to make an award to that bidder whether because the bid is not responsive, the bidder is unqualified, or of doubtful financial ability, or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the owner.

By: Ken Fowler, Chairman

Twiggs County Board of Commissioners

Ad Dates: GPR - March 2nd Continuously

County Website – March 2nd Continuously mailto:ashley@ingrameng.com