00100 _ Invitation to Bid.pdf
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- PE-76500-NONST-2026-000000022
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This is an Invitation to Bid issued by the City of Calhoun, Georgia for a labor-only horizontal directional drilling project. The project involves the installation of approximately 675 linear feet of 12-inch ductile iron pipe (DIP) through four separate segments: 220 linear feet under Salacoa Creek, 90 linear feet under wetland 02, 100 linear feet under wetland 03, and 265 linear feet under wetland 03 along State Route 156. Sealed bids must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2026 at the City of Calhoun office located at 700 West Line Street, Calhoun, Georgia 30701. Bidders must be licensed by the State of Georgia as a Utility Contractor. The contract specifications and documents are available for public review at the City Utilities Engineering Department, with copies obtainable through Andrea L. Everett, Purchasing Director, at (706) 602-5682 or aeverett@calhounga.gov.
Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond or cashier's check equal to at least 10 percent of the base bid amount. If awarded, the contractor must provide a performance bond in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price, issued by a surety company licensed in Georgia with a minimum "A" performance rating and financial strength of at least five times the contract price. The City of Calhoun will furnish all materials required for installation; the contractor is responsible only for labor. Prequalification of bidders may be required, and the Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to reject any bid from a bidder deemed unqualified or of doubtful financial ability. No bid may be withdrawn for sixty days following the bid closure date.
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City of Calhoun City Project No. 299
Horizontal Directional Drills June 2026 at Salacoa Creek Along S.R. 156
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INVITATION TO BID
PART 1. GENERAL
1.1 SEALED BIDS:
City of Calhoun will openly accept sealed bids for Horizontal Directional Drills until 2:00 pm on Thursday, July 9th, 2026 at 700 West Line Street Calhoun, Georgia 30701, 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 No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days.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:
Approximately 675 L.F. of 12” DIP Horizontal Directional Drills. The total length consists of four different segments. 220 L.F. under Salacoa Creek, 90 L.F. under wetland 02, 100
L.F. under wetland 03 and 265 L.F. under wetland 03 (exhibit A drawings attached). A licensed utility contractor is required for furnishing all labor involved in the scope of work.
All materials required for installation will be furnished by The City of Calhoun.
1.3 SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS:
Specifications and Contract Documents are on file for public viewing at the City Utilities
Engineering Department office located at 700 West Line Street Calhoun, Georgia 30701.
Copies may be obtained through the City of Calhoun Purchasing Department, Andrea L.
Everett, Phone (706) 602-5682 or aeverett@calhounga.gov.
1.4 CONTRACTOR LICENSE:
Bidders must be licensed by the State of Georgia as a Utility Contractor. License numbers are requested to be written on the face of the bid envelope, but not required. See
Instructions 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, insurance coverage, and other such data as may be necessary to assist Owner in determining Contractor’s qualifications.
1.6 BONDS:
Bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or cashier’s check in an amount not less than
10% of the base bid. A Performance Bond in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price will be required if contract is awarded.. All bonds shall be issued by a surety company licensed in Georgia with an “A” minimum performance rating 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”. Each bond shall be accompanied by a Power of Attorney authorizing the attorney-in-fact to bind the surety.
City of Calhoun City Project No. 299
Horizontal Directional Drills June 2026 at Salacoa Creek Along S.R. 156
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1.7 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 CALHOUN
Represented By: Mrs. Andrea L. Everett
Purchasing Director
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