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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF MONTEZUMA

MACON COUNTY, GEORGIA

WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS – PHASE III

CDBG #24p-x-0916-6383

STILL WATERS ENGINEERING, PROJECT NO. M1514.015

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Water System Improvements to Serve S. Dooly St., Lavender St., & Ross St. Still Waters Eng. Project No.: M1514.015 will be received, by the City of Montezuma, at the Montezuma City Hall – 408 S. Dooley Street, Montezuma, Georgia 31063, until 11:00 AM local time on __ Tuesday, December 30, 2025_, 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 No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days. The Project consists of constructing +/- 140 linear feet of 4” PVC water main, +/- 74 linear feet of 6” PVC water main, +/- 2779 linear feet of 12” PVC water main, gate valves, +/- 6 fire hydrants, +/- 10 tapping sleeves and +/- 25 transferring of existing water services along with all additional items indicated in the Contract Documents.

Bids submitted via mail shall be mailed to City of Montezuma at 408 S. Dooley Street, Montezuma, Georgia 31063.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with any alternate bid items if indicated in the Bid Form.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Still Waters Engineering, 130 Veterinary Way, Unit 2, Leesburg, GA 31763. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below.

Bidding Documents also may be examined at Montezuma City Hall, during the City’s regular business hours.

Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office during the hours indicated above, by calling 229-496-5700, or by requesting via email from Chad Griffin at cgriffin@stillwaterseng.com or Nikki Griffith at officeadmin@stillwaterseng.com. Bidding Documents are available electronically (as portable document format (PDF) files) for a non-refundable charge of $300.00. Paper copies of bid documents are also available for an additional $100.00 non-refundable charge. Upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment, Bidding Documents will be sent via email or other means of electronic file distribution. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office 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 Issuing Office. 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 Issuing Office. Bids will not be accepted from prospective bidders not on record with the Issuing Office as having purchased and received a complete set of Bidding Documents.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. If awarded the Contract the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract amount. Bonds must be provided by sureties appearing on the U.S. Treasury Department’s most current Circular 570 Listing and be licensed in the State of Georgia.

All permits required for the construction of this project are expected to be approved prior to the date of the bid opening.

Most of the acquisition of property for permanent easements, right of way, etc. for this project have been completed. The City is in the process of acquired the remainder of these needed easements before the bid opening.

The City of Montezuma is committed to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing. This project is funded in part by a Community Development Block Grant. The work to be performed under this contract is under a program providing direct Federal financial assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1701 U. Section 3 requires that to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for employment and training be given to the low-income residents of the project area, and contracts for work in connection with the project to be awarded to business concerns which are located in, or owned in substantial part by persons residing in the area of the project. Section 3 Residents and Business Concerns are encouraged to apply. Please contact City Clerk Jennifer McCarthy at 478-472-8144 for information on any employment, contracting and sub-contracting opportunities.

This agreement is for services related to the project that is subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”), Pub. L. 177-58. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in the project must be produced in the United States, as further outlined by the Office of Management and Budget’s Memorandum M-22-11, Initial Implementation Guidance on Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure, April 18, 2022.

The City of Montezuma 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.

This project is expected to be funded all or in part by the City of Montezuma and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs-U.S. HUD Community Development Block Grant program.

The City of Montezuma reserves the right to reject all bids, including without limitation, the right to reject any or all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional bids, and to make an award in the best interest of the City of Montezuma.

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