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32485-017 – 09/17/2024 00 11 13-1 James E. Quarles WTP ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Reservoir Cleaning and Improvements Project

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SEPARATE SEALED BIDS for furnishing all materials and providing all labor, tools, and equipment will be received by the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority at 1170 Atlanta Industrial Drive, Marietta, Georgia 30066 until:

2:00 p.m., local time on

January 9, 2025 for the Project known as:

JAMES E. QUARLES WTP

RESERVOIR CLEANING AND IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

at which time and place the Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the designated time will not be considered. Unsealed Bids, including facsimile Bids or Bids sent by e-mail, will not be considered. The Owner of the project is Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority.

The Engineer for the project is Hazen and Sawyer. The Issuing Office for issuance of Bidding Documents is QuestCDN. Bid opening time is subject to extension pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 36-91-20(d).

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

The Project includes, but is not limited to, the following major elements:

1. Project Overview

a. Removal and off-site disposal of +/-30,000 cubic yards of accumulated sediment deposits from interior of ~6-acre reservoir. Repair damaged clay blanket and fabric-formed concrete slope protection inside reservoir.

b. Construct permanent reservoir access ramp with concrete pavement and install new fabric-formed concrete slope protection inside reservoir.

c. Construct raw water bypass and reservoir drain at Splitter Box. Perform structural, electrical, bridge, and gate repairs, replacements, and/or upgrades to reservoir Inlet, Outlet, and Splitter Box structures, as required.

d. All work shall be performed in accordance with the approved Georgia Safe Dams Program plans and specifications and coordinated with CCMWA for plant and reservoir operation. The existing Quarles Plant 2 facility will only be taken out of service during installation of new bypass line. Quarles Plant 2 shall remain in service during construction of the remaining Project. Quarles Plant 1 shall remain in service at all times during construction of the Project.

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e. Work may require a phased approach based on availability and schedule of products requiring extended lead times. To minimize potential impacts to the water treatment plant operation, Owner may elect to refill and return the reservoir to full operation following completion of Phase I work, requiring Contractor to perform two reservoir draining and dewatering operations.

The water treatment plant will only be taken out of service during installation of new bypass line and will be limited to 72 hours to facilitate new bypass connections. The water treatment plant shall remain in service during the construction of the remaining Project. Contractor will provide temporary facilities as necessary to maintain water production.

The contract time allowed for Substantial Completion is 450 consecutive calendar days. Due to anticipated extended lead times for manufacture and delivery of materials associated with sluice gates, prefabricated bridges, and pipe fittings and valves, the contract time has been predicated on two separate phases of construction (two potential episodes of reservoir draining/dewatering) and includes up to 365 calendar days for an Administrative Period to run concurrently with Phase I to allow for delivery of materials. At the Owner’s privilege, Owner may elect to refill and return the reservoir to full operation during the Administrative Period once Phase I work is complete.

Final Completion and readiness for final payment is 480 consecutive calendar days from the date of commencement.

THE WORK will be awarded in one Contract.

Only Bids including qualified Contractors, pre-qualified Pipeline Contractors, qualified Electrical Contractors, and pre-approved suppliers(s) will be considered for award of the Contract.

Bidder must have a minimum of ten (10) years of experience as a General Contractor performing general site development, grading and earthwork related activities having completed a minimum of three (3) projects of similar size and complexity in the last five (5) years. The Bidder shall be experienced in the kind of Work to be performed, shall have the necessary equipment therefore, and shall possess sufficient capital to properly execute the Work within the time allowed.

The Bidder’s proposed Pipeline Contractor must be pre-qualified with the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority to construct 48-inch diameter water mains at the time of the first publication of this notice. A list of pre-qualified Pipeline Contractors is included in the specifications.

The Bidder’s proposed Electrical Contractor must have completed at least two (2) projects located in a municipally owned water or wastewater treatment plant in the last five (5) years which include installation of buried concrete ductbanks and surface mounted conduit.

Each Bidder must be a State of Georgia licensed Utility Contractor and General Contractor at the time of the Bid. Bids shall be submitted only under the legal name certified to transact business in Georgia by the Georgia Secretary of State.

The successful Bidder must employ and assign to the Project supervisory personnel trained and state certified at Level 1A - Fundamentals of the Georgia Erosion and Sediment Control training program.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held for all Bidders beginning at 10:00 a.m., local time, on December 13, 2024, at the James E. Quarles Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Training/Conference Room, 4402 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, Georgia 30068. A Bid submitted

32485-017 – 09/17/2024 00 11 13-3 James E. Quarles WTP by a Bidder not having attended the entire Pre-Bid Conference will not be opened. A short tour of the facility will be conducted as part of the Pre-Bid Conference. Additional, non-mandatory site visits may be allowed for Bidders and will be by appointment only.

All questions related to the Project shall be submitted by email no later than 5:00 p.m., local time, on December 31, 2024, to Kristin Ray at kray@hazenandsawyer.com with the subject line “Quarles WTP Reservoir Bid Question”. Questions, if answered, will be addressed by addendum to the Contract Documents via the Q&A tab on the QuestCDN website for the project. Receipt of any addenda or amendment to this Advertisement for Bids shall be acknowledged, in writing, and shall be submitted with the Bid.

Electrical Copies of Contract Documents are available at https://www.questcdn.com/ upon payment of $22 nonrefundable, for download and printing access. All Bidders are required to purchase a set of the Contract Documents. All payments will be made online to QuestCDN. No partial sets will be sold. Bidders will be required to set up a QuestCDN account to access documents and addendum. Contract documents can be searched for in the QuestCDN Project Search bar as Project Number (eBidDoc#) 9425226 Contact QuestCDN at info@questcdn.com for assistance with navigating the website and digital project information. Hard copies of Bidding Documents are the responsibility of the Bidders.

By purchasing the Contract Documents, purchaser agrees to allow company information (company name, address, phone and fax numbers) to be published as a plan holder. The Owner is not obligated to consider a Bidder's proposal if Bidder is not on record with the Issuing Office as having received a complete set of Bidding Documents.

All Bids must be made out on the bid form included in the Bidding Documents, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. No interlineations, additions or deletions shall be made in the bid form by the Bidder.

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 of the total amount payable by the terms of the contract or, in lieu thereof, a certified check, cashier's check, or cash in equal amount. The Bid Bond shall be prepared on the Bid Bond form attached to the Contract Documents or a Surety Company's Standard Bid Bond, duly executed by the Bidder as principal and having as Surety thereon a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Georgia and listed in the latest issue of U.S. Treasury Circular 570.

Each Bid must also be accompanied by a notarized Non-Collusion Affidavit of Bidder, Contractor’s License Certification, Affidavit Verifying Status for Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority Public Benefit Application, and Security and Immigration Compliance Act Certification. Out-of-state corporations and other entities must submit evidence of authority to conduct business in Georgia as an out-of-state entity.

The Owner will in no way be liable for any costs incurred by any Bidder in the preparation of its Bid in response to this Advertisement for Bid.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Certification of Contractor’s Attorney, and Contractor’s Affidavit and Agreement with the executed Agreement meeting the requirements of the Contract Documents and executed on the forms attached to the Agreement. The successful Bidder will also be required to furnish the Pre- Construction Oath pursuant to O.C.G.A. §36-91-21 from every person who procures the mailto:kray@hazenandsawyer.com https://www.questcdn.com/

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Agreement. The successful Bidder shall also provide an executed Subcontractor Affidavit for each subcontractor working on the Project, using the form attached to the Agreement; Subcontractor Affidavits shall be submitted to the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority as each subcontractor is brought under contract during execution of the Project. The terms and time for payment are set forth in the Agreement.

All Bids will remain subject to acceptance for sixty 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.

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

Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority Cole Blackwell

General Manager

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