Water Valve Replacement Project - Pre-Bid Sign-In Sheet

This document is a pre-bid sign-in sheet for the Water Valve Replacement project (RFP 2023-003) involving multiple Georgia jurisdictions: Spalding County, the City of Dahlonega, and the City of Jackson. The project encompasses paving, resurfacing, and striping work on eight roadways in Spalding County totaling approximately 6.73 miles, improvements to the Hancock Park Dumpster Pad in Dahlonega, and the location and replacement of ten water valves along Third Street in Jackson. The Spalding County paving project requires approximately 5,611 tons of material for patching and overlay work, with an application rate of 165 pounds per square yard of 9.5mm Type I asphalt. A mandatory pre-bid meeting for the Dahlonega portion was scheduled for February 15, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. EST at City Hall Council Chambers. For Spalding County, sealed bids were due October 11, 2022, with work to commence within fifteen calendar days of Notice to Proceed and completion required within ninety calendar days. Notice to Proceed was to be issued no later than November 15, 2022. Work hours are scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to dusk, with Saturday work available upon prior authorization. Only Georgia Department of Transportation prequalified prime contractors are eligible to bid on the Spalding County portion.

The Spalding County project is funded through Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) revenue. All work must comply with GDOT Standard Drawings and Standard Specifications, with materials sourced from GDOT-certified suppliers. Spalding County Public Works will handle shoulder building, repaint patch markings as needed, adjust water main valve boxes to grade, and manage debris removal from valve boxes. For the City of Dahlonega, written questions regarding Project #2023-003 were to be submitted to Purchasing Agent Brittany Lee at blee@dahlonega.gov or faxed to 706-864-4837 before 12:00 p.m. EST, with responses posted by addenda no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on February 24, 2023. Addendum No. 1, issued September 21, 2022, provided revised bid tabulation, bid forms, roadway specifications, and detailed patch measurements.