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1.1 SOLICITATION

A. Sealed proposals from General Contractors will be received by The Carroll County School System at

164 Independence Dr, Carrollton, GA 30116 until 2:00pm on September 17, 2026, for construction of:

New Classroom Addition For: Providence Elementary School

287 Rainey Rd, Temple, GA 30179

B. A mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held at Providence Elementary School at 10:00am on

September 03, 2026. Any person or entity that fails to attend the mandatory pre-proposal meeting will not be permitted to submit a Proposal for the Project and any Proposal submitted by a person or entity that did not attend the mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be returned unopened.

C. Competitive Sealed Proposals will be opened by the Review Committee and scored as outlined in the Instruc-tions to Proposers. Proposals will not be opened publicly. The Owner will notify the proposers, in writing, of the results.

1.2 BID DOCUMENTS

A. Proposal forms and construction documents may be examined at Southern A & E’s office at 7951 Troon Circle, Austell, Georgia 30168 or by calling 770-819-7777 to request a password and a link to Southern A & E’s online plan service to view the documents. Upon further request documents may be downloaded for printing or hard copies may be ordered through the online plan service. Only complete sets will be provided for downloading or as hardcopies.

B. No deposits are required and no refunds will be made.

C. Construction documents will not be sent to plan rooms.

1.3 QUESTIONS

A. Submit all questions concerning the Contract Documents to the Architect in writing. Replies will be issued to all proposers of record as Addenda to the Drawings and Specifications and will become part of the Contract for

Construction. All addenda may be examined at Southern A & E’s office, and all addenda will be issued on

Southern A & E’s online plan room. All prospective bidders will be notified via email when an addendum has been posted to the plan room. The Architect and the Owner will not be responsible for oral clarifications.

1.4 CONDITIONS

A. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after proposals are submitted.

B. Proposals shall include: a) the completed Competitive Sealed Proposal Form b) the signed Bid Form c) the

Bid Bond d) The “Contractor Affidavit and Agreement” demonstrating compliance with O.C.G.A. 13-10-91, Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act (https://www.audits2.ga.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Contractor_Affidavit_-_Updated_December_2018_-_Final.pdf) and e) affidavits demonstrating compliance with O.C.G.A. 50-36-1, Verification of Lawful Presence Within United states through the use of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program which are available on the Geor-gia Audits and Accounts website (https://www.audits2.ga.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SAVE-Affidavit-

July-21-2017.pdf)

C. Bid bond in the amount of five percent of the base bid is required and must be submitted with the bid. A bid bond is the only acceptable form of bid security. No personal checks, cashier’s checks, certified checks or cash will be accepted in lieu of the bid bond.

D. Performance and payment bonds in the amount of one-hundred percent (100%) of the contract sum will be re-quired prior to commencement of construction.

E. All bonds shall be written by a surety licensed to conduct business in Georgia, listed on the Federal Register and acceptable to the Owner.

F. Owner reserves the right to waive technicalities and irregularities and to reject any or all proposals.

1.5 SOLICITED BY:

Mike Beers, Director Facilities

Carroll County School System

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