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SECTION 00100

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

1. Sealed Bids: Sealed bids for construction of the project entitled ARPA Water System

Improvements (Black Hydrants) will be received until 1:00 PM, March 20, 2025 at the Eatonton- Putnam Water and Sewer Authority (EPWSA), 663 Godfrey Rd, Eatonton, GA 31024 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days.

2. Work To Be Done: The Work to be completed for the ARPA Water System Improvements (Black

Hydrants) is described briefly as follows:

In general, construction shall consist of installation of approximately 400 L.F. 8” watermain, fifteen

(15) 3-way fire hydrant assemblies, Four (4) 3-way fire hydrant replacements, and excavation around a hydrant perimeter. Also, the project includes removal of existing fire hydrants, installation curb and gutter removal/replacement, sidewalk removal/replacement, and asphalt removal/replacement for impacted areas and service transfers. New hydrants shall be AFC B84B with Storz connection on 5¼” pumper connection.

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 9547805 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. Any other questions can be directed to the issuing office, ESG Engineering, Inc. Margaret Hildebrand mhildebrand@esgengineering.com or 478-474-4996 ext. 239.

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

Instructions to Bidders 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 licensed 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 Rating 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 American Rescue Plan Act requiring compliance with applicable state and federal bid laws.

7. 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

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Bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the Owner.

EPWSA

Represented By: Brice Doolittle

Project Manager