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City of Sardis – 2025 Sardis CDBG

Technical Specifications

Parker Engineering, Inc. 00100-1 Proj. No. PE25110

SECTION 00100

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PART 1. GENERAL

1.1 SEALED BIDS

Sealed bids for construction of 2025 Sardis CDBG will be received until September 17th, 2026, 2:00 PM at the City of Sardis Public Annex at 1209 Ellison Bridge Road, Sardis, GA 30456 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

Bids may also be mailed to 713 Charles Perry Avenue, Sardis, GA 30456. 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 No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days.

1.2 SCOPE OF WORK

The work shall consist of furnishing all products and equipment and performing all labor necessary to perform the following:

Water improvements including installation of approximately 5,800 LF of 6” C900 PVC water main. The project will also consist of new valves, fire hydrants, water laterals, pavement replacement, sediment control, and grassing.

Time allotted for completion of work is one hundred twenty (120) calendar days. All

Work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications.

1.3 PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents are on file at Parker Engineering, LLC.

Copies may be obtained from Parker Engineering, LLC., 36 Courtland Street, Suite B, Statesboro, Georgia 30458, Phone: (912) 764-7722, Email: lindsey@parker-engineering.com, upon payment of $150.00 for each full-size set (non-refundable).

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 “Utility Manager” certification holder who will have oversight of all the 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

City of Sardis – 2025 Sardis CDBG

Technical Specifications

Parker Engineering, Inc. 00100-2 Proj. No. PE25110 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 FUNDING SOURCES

Funding is to be provided by the Community Development Block Grant Program which is administered by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Funding also provided by the City of Sardis. 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 project is a Section 3 covered contract. Section 3 Business Concerns are encouraged to apply.

1.7 BUILD AMERICA, BUY AMERICA BID REQUIREMENTS

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 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.

1.8 RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive informalities, including without limitation, the rights to reject any or all nonconforming, non-responsive, 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.

1.9 E-VERIFY

Contractor shall comply with E-Verify regulations.

CITY OF SARDIS

OWNER

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