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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

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PART 1. GENERAL

1.1 COMPETITIVE COST SEALED BIDS

Sealed bids for construction of the Lift Station 18 Improvements will be received until

March 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM local time. Bids must be submitted electronically through

QuestCDN.com. No paper submissions will be accepted. Base Cost of all Bids shall be published to the QuestCDN website no later than 30 minutes after the closing time. Any bid received after said time and date will not be considered by the Owner. No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days except as specifically may be provided in the Instructions to Bidders and/or by State law.

1.2 SCOPE OF WORK

This project will include improvements of the City of Adel's Lift Station #18. This station is a three-pump (triplex) submersible sewage pumping station. To replace aging infrastructure and upsize the lift station capacity, a new wetwell complete with pump station components will be installed at the site of the existing pump station next to the existing equipment. The following major components will be installed: pour-in-place concrete wetwell and valve pad, three submersible pumps, guide rails, access hatches, station piping, electrical panel and controls, sanitary sewer manholes, fencing, new GAB site pad. Existing equipment will be relied upon for lift station operation during construction. Following turnover to new equipment, existing structures will be abandoned in place, and pipes will be cut, capped, and abandoned in place where indicated on the plans. Contractor will also make the appropriate connections and disconnections to and from the existing and proposed system. Bypass pumping will be required to make tie-ins to the existing force main.

Time allotted for completion of work is 300 consecutive calendar days. All Work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications. The Work will be awarded in one (1) Contract.

1.3 PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Complete digital specifications and contract documents are available at www.cartersloope.com/outforbid. Bidders may view the digital plan documents for free by creating a Quest account and entering the Quest project number 9983279 on the website’s project search page. Bidders can download the digital documents for a fee of $150.00 for

PDF file payable through the website. Bids must be submitted electronically at

QuestCDN.com. There will be an additional $42.00 submittal fee. 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. All http://www.cartersloope.com/outforbid mailto:info@questcdn.com

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other questions may be directed to the issuing office, Carter & Sloope, Inc., 6310 Peake

Road, Phone: (478) 477-3923.

1.4 PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on December 17th, 2025 at 11:00

AM at City of Adel City Hall, 112 N Parrish Ave, Adel, GA 31620. Bids will not be accepted from Bidders that do not attend the mandatory pre-bid conference.

1.5 CONTRACTOR LICENSE

The Scope of Work as described herein is defined as “utility contracting” in accordance with O.C.G.A 43-14-2(17) so the Contractor performing the work must provide proof of a valid license by the State of Georgia as a “Utility Contractor” and must also employ a

“Utility Manager” certification holder who will have oversight of all utility work. See

Instruction to Bidders for additional bidding requirements.

1.6 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.

1.7 PERMITS - NONE

1.8 EASEMENTS & RIGHTS-OF-WAY

All easements and rights-of-way for permanent installations have been obtained or will be obtained by the Owner prior to issuing the Notice to Proceed.

1.9 GEORGIA SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT AFFIDAVIT

All qualifying Contractors and Subcontractors performing work with the City of Adel must register and participate in the federal work authorization program commonly known as E-

Verify, or any subsequent replacement program, to verify the work eligibility information of new employees. In order for a Bid to be considered, it is mandatory that the Bidder’s

Affidavit of Compliance with O.C.G.A. §13-10-91 be completed and submitted with the

Bid.

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1.10 FUNDING SOURCES

This project is funded in part or whole by GEFA SRF monies. All Bidders must comply with 41 CFR 60-4, in regard to affirmative action, to ensure equal opportunity to females and minorities and will apply the timetables and goals set forth in 41 CFR 60-4, as applicable to the area of the project.

This agreement is for services related to a project that is subject to the Build America, Buy

America Act (BABAA) requirements under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and

Jobs Act (“IIJA”), Pub. L. 177-58. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured

FY 2023 CDBG Recipients’ Manual Page 73 products, and construction materials used in this project must be produced in the United States, as further outlined by the Office of

Management and Budget’s Memorandum M-22-11, Initial Implementation Guidance on

Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for

Infrastructure, April 18, 2022.

This project is funded in part or whole by American Rescue Plan Act Funds through the

Governor’s Office of Planning & Budget (OPB) State Fiscal Recovery Fund (SFRF) grant program. All Bidders must comply with 41 CFR 60-4, in regard to affirmative action, to ensure equal opportunity to females and minorities and will apply the timetables and goals set forth in 41 CFR 60-4, as applicable to the area of requirements, including those outlined in Appendix II of 2 CFR 200, as well as existing State public works construction requirements. Applicable Federal requirements are included in the contract documents.

Funds for ARPA expire in October of 2026.

1.11 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.

CITY OF ADEL

OWNER

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