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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

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Section 00111

CITY OF DONALSONVILLE

SEMINOLE COUNTY, GEORGIA

FLOODING, STREET & DRAINAGE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS

TO SERVE HIGHLAND NEIGHBORHOOD

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

GENERAL

COMPETITIVE COST SEALED BIDS

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Flooding, Street, & Drainage System

Improvements to serve Highland Neighborhood will be received, by City of

Donalsonville, at 127 East 2nd Street, Donalsonville, GA 39845, until 11:00 AM, Thursday, January 29, 2026, 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 No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days.

CONTRACTOR LICENSE

Any Contractor submitting a bid must be a licensed Contractor by the State of Georgia. All utility work must be performed by a licensed Utility Contractor in the State of Georgia.

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.

SCOPE OF WORK

The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary to construct the proposed Flooding, Street, & Drainage System Improvements to serve Highland Neighborhood as shown on the construction drawings. In general, construction consists of grading roadside ditches along existing paved roadways, storm drainage piping, driveway piping, construction of out fall ditches, resurfacing, lowering of existing water and gas main services, erosion & sediment control and all associated measures for the complete project. Time allotted for completion of work is 180 consecutive calendar days to substantial completion. Work shall be complete and ready for contract close-out with 194 consecutive calendar days. All work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications. The work will be awarded in one (1) Contract.

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 Donalsonville, located at 127 East 2nd Street, Donalsonville, GA 39845 or at Watkins & Associates, LLC on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8A.M. and 5 P.M. Upon request and receipt of the document payment indicated above, Watkins & Associates, LLC will

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SecTION 00111 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.

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION

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

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.

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.

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.

GEORGIA SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT AFFIDAVIT

All qualifying Contractors and Subcontractors performing work with the City of Donalsonville 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.

FUNDING SOURCES

Any Contract or Contracts awarded under this Advertisement for Bids will be funded by a grant from the CDBG Disaster Recovery Funds. This is a Section 3 Covered Project under

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SecTION 00111 the HUD Act of 1968 and Section 3 Residents and Business Concerns are encouraged to apply. The County is committed to providing all persons with equal access to its services, programs, activities, education, and employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability or age.

1.11. 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 Donalsonville By: Jeffrey S. Hatcher Title: City Manager Date: December 22, 2025

January 5, 2026 January 19, 2026

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