00100 _ Invitation to Bid.pdf

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INVITATION TO BID

City of Summerville C&S Project No. S9390.054

Raw Water Line Connection August 2025 at Raccoon Creek WTP

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PART 1. GENERAL

1.1 SEALED BIDS

Sealed bids for construction of Raw Water Line Connection at Raccoon Creek WTP will be received until September 19th, 2025, at 11:00 am, at the City of Summerville, 120

Georgia Avenue, Summerville, GA 30747, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. Any proposal 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 No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days.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 project consists of, but is not limited to, the following major elements:

Bidder agrees to install all materials provide by the Owner and furnish all other required materials, and furnish all equipment and perform all labor necessary to construct the proposed raw water line tie in at the water treatment plant as shown on the Drawings or as specified herein. More specifically, the work shall include, but not be limited to, installation of a meter vault, pressure sustaining valve vault, coring of the raw water pump station, and electrical and SCADA work. The work also includes earthwork, site work, ±800 LF of 16”

Class 350 ductile iron raw water main, yard piping, erosion and sediment control measures, grassing, construction staking, mobilization/demobilization, bonds, insurance, delivery of materials, take offs, and all other appurtenances and efforts required for completion of the work shown on the Drawings and as specified.

Time allotted for completion of work is 120 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.QuestCDN.com. You may view the digital documents for free by entering the Quest project number 9833969 on the website’s project search page. The fee to download the digital documents is $250 payable through the website. A bidder’s proposal will not be considered by the Owner unless the Bidder is on record with Carter & Sloope, Inc. as having purchased and received complete Bidding Documents. 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. Any other questions can be directed to the issuing office, Carter & Sloope, Inc., Canton, GA, 770-

479-8782.

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

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City of Summerville C&S Project No. S9390.054

Raw Water Line Connection August 2025 at Raccoon Creek WTP

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

City of Summerville

120 Georgia Avenue

Summerville, GA 30747

(706) 859-0900

Carter & Sloope, Inc.

115 Woodland Way, Suite 120

Canton, GA 30114

(770) 479-8782

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 preforming the work must provide proof of a valid license by the State of Georgia as a “Utility Contractor” and must employ a “Utility

Manager” certification holder who will have oversight on all the work. Therefore, the

Contractor submitting a bid must list the license number of the Contractor performing the utility contracting on the face of the bid envelope and on the bid form and provide proof of a valid license with the bid. No bid will be opened unless it contains the Contractor’s Utility License Number on the envelope. See Instruction to

Bidders for additional bidding requirements.

1.5 PREQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS

Prequalification may be required of Bidders prior to the award of contract. At the

Owner’s request, detailed written evidence such as financial data, bonding capacity, previous experience, present commitments, and other such data as may be necessary to assist Owner in determining Contractor’s qualifications shall be provided per the

Instructions to Bidders contained in the contract documents.

1.6 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.

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Raw Water Line Connection August 2025 at Raccoon Creek WTP

1.7 PERMITS

All anticipated federal, state, or local permits required for the project have been obtained or will be obtained prior to the start of construction.

1.8 GEORGIA SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT AFFIDAVIT

All qualifying Contractors and Subcontractors performing work with the City of

Summerville 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.

1.9 FUNDING SOURCES

Any contract awarded under this Advertisement will be funded by the Georgia

Environmental Finance Authority Georgia Fund.

1.10 RIGHT-OF-WAY AND EASEMENTS

All anticipated rights of way and easements required for the project have been obtained or will be obtained by Owner prior to issuing the Notice to Proceed.

1.11 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. Owner reserves the right to waive informalities, and to re-advertise.

CITY OF SUMMERVILLE

Represented by: Harry Harvey

Mayor, City of Summerville

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