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City of Covington C & S Project No: C8370.025 Water Reclamation Facility Improvements August 2023

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INVITATION TO BID

PART 1. GENERAL

1.1 COMPETITIVE COST SEALED BIDS

Sealed Bids for construction of Water Reclamation Facility Improvements will be received until November 9, 2023 at 10:00 AM local time. Bids must be submitted electronically through QuestCDN.com. No paper submissions will be accepted. Any Bid received after said time and date will not be considered by the Owner. Base Cost of all Bids received will be published to the QuestCDN website approximately 30 minutes after the closing time.

No Bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of Bids for a period of sixty

(60) days except as specifically provided in the Instructions to Bidders and/or by State Law.

1.2 PREBID CONFERENCE

A non-mandatory Pre-bid conference will be held on _October 23, 2023_ at 9:30 AM_ local time at 10192 Covington Bypass, SE, Covington, GA 30014 at the Water Reclamation Facility. The purpose is to allow bidders access to the jobsite and discuss any other questions the bidder may have. Engineer will transmit to all prospective Bidders of Record such addenda as Engineer considers necessary in response to questions arising at the conference. Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.

1.3 SCOPE OF WORK

The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all materials and equipment and to perform all labor necessary to modify the existing headworks including concrete repair, miscellaneous metals replacement, installing a new mechanical bar screen, removing and replacing existing discharge conveyors and odor control system; constructing a new flow diversion concrete structure with dry pit pumps and weir gates, installing flow meters;

designing and constructing a new pre-stressed concrete flow equalization tank, designing and installing aggregate piers, tank mixing and blower system; removing existing floating aerators and installing new floating aerators, rehabbing existing aerator support structures;

new maintenance building and pump building; yard piping; valves; mechanical; electrical, process instrumentation, SCADA, addition of a new emergency backup generator; paving;

painting and coatings; earthwork; fencing; soil erosion and sediment control, NPDES stormwater monitoring; mobilization/demobilization; bonds; insurance; and all appurtenances necessary for completion of the work as shown on the Drawings and as specified in the Contract Documents.

Time allotted for completion of work is 548 calendar days. All work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications. The Work will be awarded in one (1) Contract.

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1.4 SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Complete digital specifications and contract documents are available at http://cartersloope.com/outforbid. Bidders may view the digital plan documents for free by entering the Quest project number __8709163__ on the website’s project search page.

Bidders may download the digital documents for a fee of $200.00 payable through the website. Bids must be submitted electronically at QuestCDN.com. There will be an additional $42.00 fee to submit the Bid. Please contact QuestCDN customer service at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance with membership registration, downloading and working with digital project information. All other questions may be directed to the issuing office, Carter & Sloope, Inc., Watkinsville, GA at 706-769-4119 or achinouth@cartersloope.com.

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 referenced 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 “Utility Contractor” and must also employ a “Utility Manager” certification holder who will have oversight of all the work. Therefore, the Contractor submitting a bid must list the license number of the Contractor performing the utility contracting on the Bid form and provide proof of a valid license. See Instruction to Bidders for additional 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:

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

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PERMITS/AGENCIES STATUS

A. Land Disturbance Permit Submitted B. NPDES GAR 100002 (Stormwater) To be submitted by Contractor C. GA Environmental Protection Division Submitted D. Building Permit N/A

1.9 GEORGIA SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT AFFIDAVIT

All qualifying Contractors and Subcontractors performing work with the City of Covington 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.

1.10 EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY

None Required.

1.11 FUNDING SOURCES

Funding is to be provided by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, administered by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) and/or the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) – State Fiscal Recovery Funds (SFRF), administered by the Office of Planning & Budget (OPB).

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 COVINGTON

OWNER

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