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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

City of Buford, Georgia

2300 Buford Hwy NE

Buford, Georgia 30518

General Notice

City of Buford, Georgia is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

NORTH GWINNETT STREET SEWER IMPROVEMENTS CDBG

Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Buford City Hall located at 2300

Buford Hwy NE, Buford, Georgia, until 11:00 A.M. local time, September 3rd, 2026. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The Project includes the following Work:

Installation of approximately 1,300 linear feet of new 8-inch PVC sanitary sewer main via open cut trench & pipe bursting; including manhole replacement, by-pass pumping, surface restoration, erosion/sediment control measures, labor and materials necessary to install the authorized work. This project is funded in part by the Community Development Block Grant

Program (CDBG) and subject to compliance with funding agency regulations.

There will be a Pre-Bid Conference at Buford City Hall, 2300 Buford Hwy NE, Buford, Georgia

30518 on August 19th, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. All bidders are encouraged to attend this conference.

No proposal will be considered unless it is accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the Bidder holds

Georgia State Contractor's License of proper classification and in full force and effect, in compliance with Act. O.C.G.A. 43-14. Failure to provide the bidder’s Georgia Utility Contractor’s License

Number on the outside of the sealed proposal will result in rejection of the bid.

All required federal, state, and local permits as well as required easements or rights of way for the project will be obtained prior to Construction.

This project will be funded from the Gwinnett County Community Development Block Grant program and therefore services provided must comply will all applicable federal government statutory and regulatory requirements.

Bidders must make positive efforts to use small and minority owned businesses.

Bidders must comply with 41 CFR 60-4, in regard to affirmative action, to ensure equal opportunity to females and minorities and will apply the timetables and goals set forth in 41 CFR 60-4.

Bidders must comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended, prohibiting discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex, or national origin; Title VI of the

Civil Rights Acts of 1964; the Davis-Bacon Act; the Anti-Kickback Act; and the Contract Work

Hours Standards Act.

Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract documents on this project, and that the contractor, subcontractor must also comply with all Federal, State, and local requirements.

Minority and female firms are encouraged to participate in this Federally funded project.

Procurement will be in compliance with the Common Rule, 24 CFR 85.36. Potential respondents are particularly called to the requirements of Title VI, of Civil Rights Act of 1964 and CFR

570.602; and Executive Order 11246 – Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action.

The work to be performed under this contract 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). The purpose of Section 3 is to ensure that employment and other economic opportunities generated by

HUD assistance or HUD–assisted projects covered by Section 3, shall to the greatest extent feasible, be directed to low–and very–low income persons particularly persons who are recipients of HUD assistance for housing. Neither the United States nor any of its departments, agencies or employees is or will be a party of any contract awarded pursuant to this invitation to bid.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be viewed at the following designated locations:

City of Buford, City Hall Kimley-Horn

2300 Buford Hwy NE 5170 Peachtree Rd Building 100

Buford, Georgia 30518 Suite 200, Chamblee, GA 30341

Phone: (770) 945-6761 Phone: (770) 202-3003

Casey.staller@kimley-horn.com

National Association of Minority Contractors

3000 Business Park Drive, Suite C

Norcross, GA 30071

Phone: (678) 943-9667

Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the Engineer as a plan holder, even if Bidding

Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the Issuing Office in either electronic or paper format. The Issuing Office will periodically distribute official notifications, addenda and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. Neither Owner nor

Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:

Kimley-Horn

5170 Peachtree Rd Building 100

Suite 200, Chamblee, GA 30341

Phone: (770) 202-3003

Casey.staller@kimley-horn.com

Prospective Bidders may obtain or examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on

Monday through Thursday between the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. and may obtain a digital copy of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office for a nonrefundable fee of $25.00. Make deposit checks for Bidding Documents payable to the City of Buford, Georgia. Partial sets of

Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office.

Instructions to Bidders.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Bryan Kerlin, City Manager

City of Buford, Georgia