0015391 Jackson 2023_11_22 Bid Advertisement.pdf

Jackson County Town of Braselton Town Hall

4982 Highway 53 Braselton, Georgia 30517

(770) 345-5536

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR INVITATION TO BID / PROPOSAL

Sealed bids or proposals will be received by the Town of Braselton located at 4982 Highway 53, Braselton, Georgia, 301517 until 4:00 p.m. local time, January 11th, 2024. At 4:15 p.m. local time on the same day, January 11th, 2024, the bids will be publicly opened.

The work to be bid shall consist of furnishing all materials, labor and equipment for:

CS 751/CR 1317/Davis St @ 1 LOC & CS 753/Pinecrest Ln @ 1 LOC GDOT Project P.I. # 0015391

The Town of Braselton Sidewalk Improvement Project consists of the shoulder improvements to construct a 5-foot sidewalk along Davis Street and Pinecrest Lane including storm drain improvements and lighting.

Bidding documents are available for viewing by appointment at the Town of Braselton Town Hall offices located at 4982 Highway 53, Braselton, Georgia, 30517. Copies of the bid documents (construction plans and bid documents) may be obtained from Lisa Ashcraft at lisa@bmandkinc.com or call 706-824-0514.

Questions regarding Bidding documents, Drawings and Specifications should be directed to BM&K Construction & Engineering (Attention: John Jenkins, P.E.) at telephone (706) 824-0514 or jjenkins@bmandkinc.com no later than Friday January 4th, 2024. The last date an addendum will be issued will be by January 8th, 2024.

The written bid documents supersede any verbal or written communications between the parties. A pre-bid conference will not be required for this project.

Instructions for preparation and submission of a bid or proposal are contained in this Invitation for Bid/Proposal package. Please note that specific forms for submission of a bid/proposal are required. Bids must be printed in ink. Bidder must show unit prices and extensions for each item, subtotal for each group, and total amount.

All proposals shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in favor of the Town of Braselton, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid for the complete work; such Bid Bond representing that the Bidder, if awarded a contract, will promptly enter into a contract and furnish Performance Bond and Payment Bond as provided by law and approved by the attorney for the Town. The Performance and Payment bond shall meet the requirements in GDOT section 103.05. The Bid Bond shall be forfeited to the Town of Braselton as liquidated damages if the Bidder fails to execute the Contract and Performance and Payment Bonds within ten (10) days after being notified that he has been awarded the Contract. The Town of Braselton reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The Contract will be awarded, if at all, within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after opening of the proposal.

Contractor is advised that Federal Funds are being utilized for construction of this project. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for project is 11%. All subcontractors including DBE firms are to be GDOT registered subcontractors or prequalified contractors. Bidders will be required to complete Federal Aid mailto:lisa@bmandkinc.com mailto:jjenkins@bmandkinc.com

Certification of Compliance. Sub-contracts by the prime should also include these provisions. The completed DBE Goals Form, Federal Aid Certification, and Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Affidavit shall be submitted with the bid.

All work shall be performed in accordance with the Required Contract Provisions, Federal and Construction Contracts of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

All work shall be performed in accordance with the Georgia Department of Transportation Standard Specifications, Construction of Transportation Systems, 2021 Edition (hereinafter sometimes referred to as GDOT Specifications) and special provisions included in and made a part of this proposal.

Any change to the conditions and specifications must be in the form of a written addendum to be valid; therefore, the Town of Braselton will issue a written addendum to document each approved change.

Bidders submitting a bid of $2,000,000 or less must be either a prequalified contractor or a registered subcontractor with Georgia Department of Transportation. Bidders submitting a bid in excess of $2,000,000 must be prequalified with Georgia Department of Transportation.

If the Contract is awarded, it will be awarded to the lowest reliable bidder whose proposal shall have met all the prescribed requirements. The amount of liquidated damages will be determined by GDOT Section 108.08.

The Town of Braselton in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d-42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The work shall be completed within 365 calendar days from the date of the official Notice to Proceed.

Jennifer Scott, Town Manager Town of Braselton