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1.1 SOLICITATION

A. Sealed proposals from General Contractors will be received by Jackson County Schools in Jackson County

B.O.E at 1660 Winder Hwy, Jefferson, GA 30549 until 2:00 PM on March 04, 2025 for construction of:

Cooler/Freezer Replacement for East Jackson Middle School 1800 Hoods Mill Road, Commerce, GA 30529

Cooler/Freezer Replacement for West Jackson Middle School 400 Gum Springs Church Rd, Jefferson, GA 30548

B. A mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held on February 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM. Any person or entity that fails to attend the mandatory pre-proposal meeting will not be permitted to submit a Proposal for the Project and any Proposal submitted by a person or entity that did not attend the mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be re-turned unopened.

C. Competitive Sealed Proposals will be opened by the Review Committee and scored as outlined in the Instruc-tions to Proposers. Proposals will not be opened publicly. The Owner will notify the proposers, in writing, of the results.

1.2 BID DOCUMENTS

A. Proposal forms and construction documents may be examined at Southern A & E’s office at 7951 Troon Circle, Austell, Georgia 30168 or by calling 770-819-7777 to request a password and a link to Southern A & E’s online plan service to view the documents. Upon further request documents may be downloaded for printing or hard-copies may be ordered through the online plan service. Only complete sets will be provided for downloading or as hardcopies.

B. No deposits are required and no refunds will be made.

C. Construction documents will not be sent to plan rooms.

1.3 CONDITIONS

A. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after proposals are submitted.

B. Proposals shall include: a) the completed Competitive Sealed Proposal Form b) the signed Bid Form c) the

Bid Bond d) The “Contractor Affidavit and Agreement” demonstrating compliance with O.C.G.A. 13-10-91, Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act and e) affidavits demonstrating compliance with O.C.G.A.

50-36-1, Verification of Lawful Presence Within United states through the use of the Systematic Alien Verifica-tion for Entitlements (SAVE) program which are available on the Georgia Audits and Accounts website (http://www.audits.ga.gov/NALGAD/section_3_affidavits.html)

C. Retain the following paragraph for Competitive Sealed Proposals only.

D. Bid bond in the amount of five percent of the base bid is required and must be submitted with the bid. A bid bond is the only acceptable form of bid security. No personal checks, cashier’s checks, certified checks or cash will be accepted in lieu of the bid bond.

E. Performance and payment bonds in the amount of one-hundred percent (100%) of the contract sum will be re-quired prior to commencement of construction.

F. All bonds shall be written by a surety licensed to conduct business in Georgia, listed on the Federal Register and acceptable to the Owner.

1.4 SOLICITED BY:

David Farmer, Director of Facilities & Planning Jackson County Schools

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