ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION _ Joh.pdf

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR

CONSTRUCTION OF

2023 LMIG PROJECT

FOR

JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF

COMMISSIONERS

Johnson County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 269 Wrightsville, GA 31096

Sealed BIDS for the Johnson County 2023 LMIG Project will be received by Johnson County Board of Commissioner’s Office located at 2484 West Elm Street, Wrightsville, GA until 2:00 PM, Local Time on February 26, 2024, and then at said office will be publicly opened and read aloud. The project includes the resurfacing of Lord’s Pond Road – beginning at State Route 15 and ending at Idylwild Rd. (0.9Mile), Re-striping Harrison Pringle Rd from US Route 319 to Cross Cedar Rd (1.3 miles), re-striping Archer Pond Road from State Route 15 to US 80 (5.75 miles), Full Depth Reclamation on Harrison Pringle Road from Cross Cedar Rd. to Johnson County Line, the removal and replacement of three (3) failing 48” corrugated metal pipes at Shepard Road at Smith Creek – 2300 ft W of US-221.

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:

2484 West Elm Street, Wrightsville, GA

An optional pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00PM on February 12, 2024, at the Johnson County Commissioner’s Office (2484 West Elm Street, Wrightsville, Georgia). Project scheduling, coordination requirements, and questions of interpretation will be addressed at this time.

All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the Base Bid. Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount, will be required of the successful bidder. Bonds must be written by an acceptable Surety Company licensed to do business in the State of Georgia and listed in the Department of the Treasury, Circular 570, latest edition.

NOTE: Contractor and all subcontractors must obtain a business license in Georgia, be fully insured, and be a Licensed Contractor in the State of Georgia.

INSURANCE: Contractor shall maintain the following insurance (a) comprehensive general liability, including blanket contractual, covering bodily injuries with limits of no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence, and property damage with limits of no less than

$1,000,000 per occurrence; and (b) commercial automobile liability, including blanket contractual, covering bodily injuries with limits of no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence, and property damage with limits of no less than $1,000,000 per accident (c) statutory worker’s compensation insurance, including $1,000,000 employer’s liability insurance (d) employee dishonesty and/or crimes coverage with respect to personnel of Contractor having access to County buildings, with limits of no less than $50,000 per occurrence. All insurance shall be provided by an insurer(s) acceptable to the County, and shall provide for thirty (30) days prior notice of cancellation to the County. Upon request, Contractor shall deliver to the County a certificate or policy of insurance evidencing Contractor’s compliance with this paragraph.

Contractor shall abide by all terms and conditions of the insurance and shall do nothing to impair of invalidate the coverage.

The successful bidder shall secure and pay for all permits, assessments, charges or fees required in connection with the proposed construction. Answers to all questions shall be provided a minimum of 72 hours prior to the time of the bid.

All work to be performed under this project must be completed within 120 consecutive calendar days following receipt of Notice to Proceed.

Johnson County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, including without limitation, the right to reject any and all nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditional bids and to reject the bid of any bidder whom the Owner believes would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that bidder whether because the bid is not responsive, the bidder is unqualified, or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the Owner.

Digital copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, Specifications, and drawings may be obtained upon a non-refundable payment of $150.00 for each set at the Statesboro office of EMC Engineering Services, Inc. Please contact Stacy Turk at (912)764-7022 or by email at stacy_turk@emc-eng.com.

James McAfee

Chairman Johnson County Board of Commissioners