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SECTION 00100

ADVERTISEMENT FOR PRICING

1. Sealed Pricing: Sealed bids for construction of the project entitled Elberta Street Sewer Main

Improvements will be received until Friday, April 24, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. – Location Fort Valley Utility Commission (500 Anthoine Street, Fort Valley, GA 31030). No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of estimates for a period of sixty (60) days.

2. Work To Be Done: The Work to be completed for the Elberta Street Sewer Improvements is described briefly as follows:

This project consists of the removal and replacement of approximately 341 linear feet of 8-inch sanitary sewer pipe utilizing the open-cut method, along with the installation of two (2) new precast manholes.

The work shall also include, but is not limited to, mobilization and demobilization, post-construction cleaning, post-construction CCTV inspection, installation and reconnection of service lines and cleanouts, implementation of bypass pumping operations, pavement patching and restoration, and traffic control measures.

3. Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents: Complete digital specifications and contract documents are available at www.QuestCDN.com. You may view the digital documents for free by entering the Quest project number 10134043 on the website’s project search page. The fee to download the digital documents is $200 (non-refundable) payable through the website. A bidder’s proposal will not be considered by the Owner unless the Bidder is on record with Quest/ESG Engineering, Inc. as having purchased and received complete Bidding Documents. Please contact QuestCDN customer support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading and working with digital project information. Copies of Bidding Documents may be obtained from ESG Engineering – contact Renee Keith at z-rkeith@inframark.com to procure Bidding Documents and to be added to the Bidder’s List (required to bid on project). Digital documents will be provided upon non-reimbursable payment of $200.00.

4. Contractor License: Any Contractor submitting a bid must be licensed by the State of Georgia. See

Instructions to Bidder for additional bidding requirements.

5. Bonds: Bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or certified cashier’s check in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. All bonds shall be by a surety company license in Georgia with an “A” minimum rating of performance and a financial strength of at least five (5) times the contract price as listed in the most current publication of “Best’s Key Raing Guide Property Liability”. Performance and Payment Bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price shall be required of the successful bidder if contract is awarded. 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.

6. Funding: This project is funded by the Fort Valley Utility Commission.

7. All permits required for the construction of this project are expected to be obtained before the estimate due date.

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8. Acquisition of property for easements, right of way, etc. are expected to be obtained before the award date.

9. Reservation of Rights: Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, the rights to reject any or all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids and to reject the Bid of any Bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the Bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the Owner.

Fort Valley Utility Commission Represented By: Clay Walker

General Manager