2025_05 _ FY25 Traffic Signal AFB.pdf

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City of Tifton, Georgia W&A Project No.: W2009-066-01 FY 2025 Traffic Signal Improvements 01200-1

CITY OF TIFTON

FY 2025 TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PART 1 GENERAL

1.01. COMPETITIVE COST SEALED BIDS

Sealed Bids for the construction of the FY 2025 Traffic Signal Improvements will be received, by City of Tifton, at City Hall, located at 130 1st St E, Tifton, GA 31794, until 11:00 AM, Tuesday, October 28, 2025, local time, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days.

1.02. CONTRACTOR LICENSE

Any Contractor submitting a bid must be a pre-qualified Georgia Department of Transportation Contractor or a Registered Georgia Department of Transportation Subcontractor. License numbers must be written on the face of the bid envelope. No bid will be opened unless the license number is clearly shown. See Instructions to Bidders for additional bidding requirements.

1.03. SCOPE OF WORK

The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary to construct the proposed FY 2025 Traffic Signal Improvements as shown on the construction drawings. In general, construction consists of removal and replacement of three separate signalized intersections and associated related items and place into continues operation and all associated measures for the complete project. Time allotted for completion of work is 90 consecutive calendar days to substantial completion. Work shall be complete and ready for contract close-out with 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.

1.04. PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM local time on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at W&A Office, 1606 Whiddon Mill Road, Tifton, GA 31794. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.

1.05. PLANS AND BIDDING DOCUMENTS

Copies of Bidding Documents for bidding purposes can be obtained from Watkins & Associates, L.L.C., 1606 Whiddon Mill Road, Tifton, Georgia 31793, Phone: (229) 388- 8823, (Office of the Engineer) upon payment of $300.00 for each set (non-refundable).

Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the City of Tifton, located at 130 1st St E, Tifton, GA 31794 or at Watkins & Associates, LLC on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. Upon request and receipt of the document

FY 2025 Traffic Signal Improvements 01200-2 payment indicated above, Watkins & Associates, LLC will transmit the Bidding Documents via delivery service. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted will be considered the prospective Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Engineer. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Office of the Engineer.

1.06. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION

Plan holders list, addenda and bid results are available at www.watkinseng.com.

1.07. 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 may be necessary to assist Owner in determining Contractor’s qualifications shall be provided per the Instructions to Bidders contained in the contract documents.

1.08. BONDS

All bid forms must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or a certified cashier’s check in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid. All bonds shall be by a surety company licensed in Georgia with “A” minimum rating performance and 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”. The successful bidder, if awarded the Contract, will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract amount. All bonds must appear on the Treasury Department's most current Circular 570 Listing. 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.

1.09. PERMITS

All anticipated federal, state, or local permits required for the project have been applied for and are expected to be approved prior to issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

1.10. GEORGIA SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT AFFIDAVIT

All qualifying Contractors and Subcontractors performing work with the City of Tifton 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. In order for a Bid to be considered, it is mandatory that the Bidder’s Affidavit of Compliance with O.C.G.A. §13-10-91 be completed and submitted with the Bid.

1.11. FUNDING SOURCES

Any Contract or Contracts awarded under this Advertisement for Bids will be funded by a grant from the City of Tifton General Fund.

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1.12. 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.

Owner: City of Tifton By: Larry Lawrence Title: City Manager Date: September 26, 2025 October 10, 2025

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