00020_Invitation to Bid_01_26_AWTP_2 1000 Hp .pdf

00020-1

Invitation to Bid

Rev. 01/26 10/2/2026 AWTP-(2) 1000 Hp Reservoir Vertical Turbine

SECTION 00020

INVITATION TO BID

THE MACON WATER AUTHORITY

MACON, GEORGIA

Sealed Bids for furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment and appurtenances necessary for the installation of AWTP-(2) 1000 Hp Reservoir Vertical Turbine (the “Project”) will be received by the

Macon Water Authority (the “Owner”), at the Macon Water Authority, 537 Hemlock Street, Dorothy

Black Training Room, Macon, Georgia 31201 until 2:00 P. M., local time, November 17, 2026, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. All bidders must attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting at 703 River Bend Road, Amerson Water Treatment Plant, Administration Building Lobby, Macon, GA at 10:00 A.M. on November 3, 2026. All bid questions must be submitted to the Owner by 10:00 A.M. on November 9, 2026. The Bidder should attend the pre-bid meeting in its entirety.

The Project consists of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, tools and incidentals required for the installation (replacement) of two (2) 1000 HP motors at the Amerson Water Treatment

Plant (AWTP) Reservoir Pump Station. Winning bidder must provide, install and laser-align the motors. Installation will include providing a crane, removing and replacing the pump house roof, existing motor removal and transport to on-site storage location, providing provisions for vibration detectors 90 degrees apart with ¼-28 UNF tapped hole to mount our sensors, providing

(and laser aligning shafts) a new coupling for each unit, making all electrical disconnections and reconnections, installing a vibration system (and ensuring proper operation), performing vibration analysis before and after new motor installation, and all other tasks, requirements, and specifications outlined in the contract documents.

The contract time will be one hundred and eighty (180) consecutive calendar days beginning from the effective date shown in the Agreement for Services-Section 00500, contained in the contract documents.

The Project will be awarded in one Contract. Fifty-one percent (51%) of the Work under the

Contract Documents must be self-performed by the Contractor. The Project will be awarded by base bid [or “by base bid plus selected alternates”] on a lump sum basis for the performance and completion of all Work required by the Contract Documents.

The Contract Documents include, but may not be limited to, the Instructions to Bidders, the

Contract Agreement, the General Conditions, the Drawings, the Specifications (Divisions 01 through 46, inclusive, where applicable), and the forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond, and

Payment Bond. These and any other Contract Documents may be examined at the following location:

Engineering Department

Macon Water Authority

537 Hemlock Street

Macon, GA 31201

00020-2

Invitation to Bid

Rev. 01/26 10/2/2026 AWTP-(2) 1000 Hp Reservoir Vertical Turbine

Copies of Contract Documents may be obtained at the Engineering Department, Macon Water

Authority, 537 Hemlock Street, Macon, GA 31201, by contacting Jay Payne, Telephone: 478-738-

6521 upon a non-refundable payment of $150.00 for each set. A street address must be provided to ensure prompt delivery. No partial sets of bidding documents shall be issued. Bidders must purchase the Contract Documents in order to be eligible to submit a bid. Bid documents on the MWA website are for informational purposes only.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the Bid, prepared on the form of Bid Bond that is part of the Contract Documents, 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.

Bidders must comply with the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation Requirements specified in the Instructions to Bidders.

The successful Bidder for this Project shall be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Payment

Bond, satisfactory to the Owner, each in the amount of 100 % of the Contract Price.

Employment of Local Businesses and Contractors: It is the desire of the Owner that local businesses be given the opportunity to participate on the various parts of the Work.

The Owner’s encouragement of participation of locally owned businesses and contractors is not intended to restrict or limit competitive bidding or to increase the cost of the Work. The Owner supports a healthy, free market system that seeks to include responsible local businesses and provide ample opportunities for local business growth and development.

In an effort to assist minority-owned businesses, Georgia law permits an income tax adjustment on the state tax return of any company that subcontracts with a certified minority-owned firm to furnish goods, property or services to the State of Georgia pursuant to O.C.G.A. §48-7-38. Suppliers should consult with their tax advisors to find out how to take advantage of these tax credits.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids. The Owner reserves the right to waive informalities and technicalities.

The Macon Water Authority

Michel Wanna

Executive Director & President

END OF SECTION