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This is a Bid Open Form document for the Academy for Classical Education (ACE) in Macon, Georgia, detailing the sealed proposal process for Project Talon Phase 1A New Parking Area. The project encompasses furnishing all labor and materials required for grading, drainage, erosion control, hot mix asphalt paving, and stabilization of disturbed areas at the ACE facility located at 5665 New Forsyth Road, Macon, Georgia. Sealed proposals were received until 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 11, 2025. The Engineer of Record is Carter Engineering Group, LLC, located at 6310 Peake Road, Suite 200, Macon, Georgia, and proposers were required to obtain complete contract documents from the Engineer's office to be eligible for submission. Proposal documents included Instructions to Proposers, Contract Agreement, General Conditions, Drawings, Specifications, and forms for Proposal Bid Bond (5%), Performance Bond (100%), and Payment Bond (100%).

The bid opening resulted in six proposers submitting bids, with amounts ranging from $619,976.00 to $936,219.63. The lowest responsive bid was submitted by Buxton Construction at $619,976.00, followed by Oak and Iron at $648,470.00, and Renfroe Construction at $670,861.00. Helix Grading & Utility and Prime Services each submitted no-bid responses. The bid bond requirement was set at 5% of the proposal amount, with performance and payment bonds each required at 100%. Two addenda were issued during the advertisement period to prospective bidders registered on the official plan holder list maintained by the Engineer.