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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SECTION 00100

PART 1. GENERAL

1.1 COMPETITIVE COST SEALED BIDS

Sealed bids for construction of the Chason Park Embankment Slide will be received until July 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM local time. Bids must be electronically through

QuestCDN.com. No paper submissions will accepted. Base Bid amounts should be published to the QuestCDN website no than 30 minutes after 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 No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days except as specifically may be provided in the Instructions to Bidders and/or by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

The work shall generally consist of the site preparation and site improvements for a

Timberform embankment slide adjacent to an existing park, Chason Park. The project will incude concrete flat work, concrete curbing, cast-in-place concrete retaining walls, unit paver installation, rubberized fall surface installation, grading, tree demolition, planting and irrigation installation, and limited site drainage work.

Time allotted for completion of work is 90 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 10238128 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. 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 other questions may be directed to the issuing office, Carter & Sloope, Inc., 24 1st Avenue N.E. Moultrie, GA 31768, Phone: 229.668.0663.

Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents may be examined for public viewing at the following location:

City of Bainbridge Purchasing Office 1501 Pierce St. Bainbridge, Ga. 39817.

http://www.cartersloope.com/outforbid mailto:info@questcdn.com

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1.4 PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on July 6th, 2026 at 11:00

AM at City of Bainbridge Purchasing Office, 1501 Pierce St. Bainbridge, Ga. 39817.

1.5 CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

Bidders must complete the Qualifications of Bidder (Section 00470) in order to be evaluated for award of the Contract. Refer to the specific requirements outlined in the reference

Section.

1.6 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 “General Contractor” or a “Utility

Contractor”. See Instruction to Bidders for additional bidding requirements.

1.7 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.

1.8 PERMITS

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

PERMITS/AGENCIES STATUS

A. Land Disturbance Permit N/A

B. NPDES GAR 100001 (Stand Alone) N/A

C. GA Environmental Protection Division N/A

D. Georgia Department of Transportation N/A

E. USACE Wetlands Permit N/A

1.9 EASEMENTS & RIGHTS-OF-WAY

None required.

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1.10 GEORGIA SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT AFFIDAVIT

All qualifying Contractors and Subcontractors performing work with the City of

Bainbridge 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.

1.11 FUNDING SOURCES

This project is funded in part or whole by local funding sources.

1.12 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 BAINBRIDGE

OWNER

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