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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 Exit 24 - Water System Extension project will be received until May 15th, 2026 at 1:30 PM at the Twiggs County Courthouse, 425

Railroad Street, Jeffersonville, Georgia 31044, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. 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 No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days except as specifically may be provided in the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

Work to be done shall include furnishing all products and equipment and performing all labor necessary to construct the following: installation of +/- 3,000 L.F. of 12" PVC

Water Main, +/- 20 L.F. of 6" Ductile Iron Hydrant Lead, 18" Jack and Bore Steel Casing in GDOT Right-of-Way, installation of new fire hydrants, valves, fittings, water main terminations, grassing, erosion control items, and all other appurtenances necessary to complete the project in accordance with the Technical Specifications and Construction

Drawings. This project will be awarded in one (1) Contract. Project must be completed by October 31, 2026.

Time allotted for completion of work is 100 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 10154942 on the website’s project search page. Bidders can download the digital documents for a fee of

$250.00 for PDF file payable through the website. 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 other questions may be directed to the issuing office, Carter & Sloope, Inc., 6310 Peake Road, Phone: 478-477-3923.

1.4 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

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

Instruction to Bidders for additional bidding requirements.

1.5 BONDS

Bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or certified cashier’s check in an amount not less than 10% 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.

1.6 PERMITS

The status of Federal, State, and /or Local permits for this project are as follows:

PERMITS/AGENCIES STATUS

A. Georgia Department of Transportation In Progress

B. Railroad – Norfolk Southern N/A

C. Land Disturbance Permit N/A

D. GA Environmental Protection Division Approved

E. Stormwater (GAR100001) N/A

1.7 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.

1.8 GEORGIA SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT AFFIDAVIT

All qualifying Contractors and Subcontractors performing work with the Twiggs County

Board of Commissioners 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.

1.9 FUNDING SOURCES

This project will be funded in whole or in part with American Rescue Plan funds administered by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) State Fiscal Recovery

Fund (SFRF) grant program and/or funds from the Georgia Environmental Finance

Authority’s (GEFA) Georgia Fund Program. This project will be required to comply with all applicable Federal requirements, including those outlined in Appendix II of 2 CFR 200, as well as existing State public works construction requirements. Applicable Federal

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Requirements are included in the Contract Documents.

1.10 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.

TWIGGS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

OWNER

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