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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDDERS

The Paulding County Purchasing Office, located at 240 Constitution Boulevard Dallas, Georgia

30132, will receive sealed proposals until:

10:00 A.M., Friday, September 25, 2026 EDT

For the project known as:

Paulding County Board of Commissioners

Seven Hills Blvd at Naturewalk Pkwy Roundabout Project

Project Number: PR - IMP(1846)-2

Bid No. 27001 - 1501

Proposals will be opened and read aloud at the 2nd Floor Conference Room, 240 Constitution

Boulevard, Dallas, Georgia 30132 shortly after 10:00 am EDT. Proposals received after the designated time will not be considered. The OWNER of the project is the Paulding County

Board of Commissioners. The Engineer/Architect for the project is Paulding County

Department of Transportation.

The approximate extent and character of the Work is generally described as follows:

Reconstruct the existing intersection between Seven Hills Boulevard and

Naturewalk parkway/ Fieldstone Lane. The intersection is currently a four way with the side streets under stop control. The project will convert the intersection into a single lane roundabout.

Bidders shall inform themselves concerning Georgia Laws and comply with same.

Bids shall be submitted electronically through the Paulding County Euna Bonfire eProcurement

Portal at https://paulding.bonfirehub.com no later than 10:00 a.m., local time, on Friday, September 25, 2026. While electronic submission through Bonfire is the County's preferred method of receipt, sealed hard copy bids delivered to the Purchasing Division, 240 Constitution

Blvd., 2nd Floor, Dallas, GA 30132 prior to the designated deadline may also be accepted.

Vendors are strongly encouraged to register in Bonfire and submit electronically, as future solicitations may require electronic submission exclusively. All sealed hardcopy bids must be clearly labeled, “Bid No. 27001-1501, SEVEN HILLS BLVD AT NATUREWALK PKWY

ROUNDABOUT PROJECT—BID ENCLOSED”.

The Completion date for this project is eighteen (18) months from notice to proceed.

Bid documents are available for download at https://paulding.bonfirehub.com. All questions related to the bid documents are due by no later than noon on Friday, September https://paulding.bonfirehub.com/ https://paulding.bonfirehub.com/

18, 2026. Questions submitted after this deadline may not be considered. Responses to questions and any addenda issued shall be posted through the Bonfire Portal.

There is no charge for the documents.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond with good and sufficient surety or sureties approved by the owner for faithful acceptance of the contract, payable to, in favor of, and for the protection of the OWNER in an amount equivalent to five percent (5%) of the total amount payable by the terms of the contract or, in lieu thereof, in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or cash in equal amount may be delivered to the Purchasing Office prior to the bid opening.

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds, for 100% of the contract amount, with the executed Agreement meeting the requirements of the Contract

Documents and executed on the forms attached to the Agreement. The terms and time for payment are set forth in the Agreement.

Surety and insurance companies must have an AM Best rating of A-6 or greater, be listed in the

Federal Registry of Companies holding Certificates of Authority and Acceptable Sureties on

Federal Bonds, be licensed by the Georgia Insurance Department and the Georgia Secretary of

State to do business in the State of Georgia.

Requests for payments are due by the FIFTH (5th) of the month for payment by the

TWENTIETH (20th) of the month less 5% retainage. Retainage (5%) is to be held until final acceptance of the project by the Paulding County Department of Transportation.

All Bids will remain subject to acceptance for 60 days after the day of the Bid opening, but

OWNER may, in its sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid security prior to that date.

All work performed for this project will be IAW Georgia Department of Transportation Standard

Specification for Construction of Roads and Bridges, Current Edition, and attached modifications and special provisions.

Vendors are solely responsible for ensuring timely submission through the Bonfire Portal. The

County shall not be responsible for technical difficulties experienced by vendors, including delays in uploading documents prior to the submission deadline.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive formalities and re-advertise.

Tara Goldin, Purchasing Manager

Paulding County Board of Commissioners

Engineer/Architect/Designer Contact Information

Paulding County Department of Transportation

Derrick Baxter

240 Constitution Blvd

Dallas, Georgia 30132

770-445-4759