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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SECTION 00100

PART 1. GENERAL

1.1 COMPETITIVE COST SEALED BIDS

Sealed bids for construction of the Man O' War Trail Phase VII will be received until Tuesday, November 10th at 10:00am 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 No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days except as specifically may be provided in the Instructions to Bidders and/or by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

Under this project, the Contractor must furnish the labor, tools, materials, equipment, etc.

necessary to install an asphalt paved multi-use path and site amenities as shown on the construction plans. More specifically, the work shall consist of grading and asphalt paving for a 10' wide multi-use path, roughly eight (8) miles in length along an abandoned railroad bed. Other project components include wooden guard railing, crosswalks, driveway replacement, and signage, all in accordance with the specifications and construction drawings.

Time allotted for completion of work is 180 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 10297916 on the website’s project search page. Bidders can download the digital documents for a fee of $300.00 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 other questions may be directed to the issuing office, Carter & Sloope, Inc., 115 Woodland Way, Suite 120, Canton, GA 30114, Phone: (770) 479-8782.

1.4 CONTRACTOR LICENSE

The Scope of Work as described herein is defined as “general contracting” in accordance with O.C.G.A 43-14-2(17) so the Contractor performing the work must provide proof of a http://www.cartersloope.com/outforbid mailto:info@questcdn.com

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valid license by the State of Georgia as a “General Contractor”. 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. Land Disturbance Permit Not Applicable B. NPDES GAR 100002 (Stormwater) Not Applicable C. GA Environmental Protection Division Not Applicable D. Georgia Department of Transportation Submitted E. USACE Wetlands Permit Not Applicable

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 Harris 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 is funded by the Georgia Department of Transportation, Transportation Investment Act of 2010.

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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.

HARRIS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

OWNER

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