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Sealed proposals will be received by the Paulding County Department of Finance, 240 Constitution Boulevard, Dallas, Georgia 30132 until:

February 28, 2025, 10:00 a.m. EST

For the project known as:

Paulding County Fleet Maintenance Facility Construction Bid No. 25019-1601

Proposals will be opened and read aloud at the 2nd Floor Conference Room, 240 Constitution Boulevard, Dallas, Georgia 30132 at 10:00 a.m. EST. 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 Petra Architecture.

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

Paulding County is soliciting competitive bids from qualified General Contractors to take all actions and provide all labor, materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, facilities, services, and appurtenances which are indicated or implied according to the bid documents.

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

Bidding Documents are available for review and purchase by prospective Bidders at Paulding County Purchasing, 240 Constitution Blvd, Dallas, Ga. 30132, Telephone Number: 770-445-7512. To receive an electronic copy of the bid documents, send an email to purchase@paulding.gov with your name, company name & contact information. Questions regarding the bid process or plan specifications should be directed to this same office.

The deadline for questions about plans & specifications for this project is noon on February 21, 2025.

The OWNER is not obligated to consider a Bidder’s proposal, if Bidder is not on record with the Issuing Office as a registered plan holder.

The time allowed for Substantial Completion is 14 months from the date of notice to proceed.

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.

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds 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.

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.

Each bid must be submitted in a SEALED ENVELOPE, addressed to Paulding County Finance, Attn: Purchasing . Each sealed envelope containing a Bid must be plainly marked on the outside as, “Paulding County Fleet Maintenance Facility Construction, Bid No. 25019-1601”. If bid is forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the Bid must be enclosed in a separate mailing envelope to the attention of the OWNER at the address previously given.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the Paulding County Board of Commissioners Board Meeting Room, 240 Constitution Boulevard, 2nd floor, Dallas, Georgia 30132 on February 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. EST.

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

Tabitha Pollard, Finance Director Paulding County Department of Finance

February 28, 2025, 10:00 a.m. EST