Amendment No_ 1 04_02_26 revision.pdf

April 2, 2026

AMENDMENT TO ADVERTISED CONTRACT

PROJECT NAME: Professional Engineering Design Services for the Third Army Northern Alignment Feasibility Study

BID NUMBER: 26027-1518

COUNTY: PAULDING

AMENDMENT NUMBER: 1

SOQ DUE DATE : April 17, 2026

THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS ARE HEREBY MADE TO THIS CONTRACT.

THE BIDDER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ANY NECESSARY CHANGES IN

INK IN THE PROPOSAL. BIDDER SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AMENDMENT

BY CHECKING THE APPROPRIATE SPACE ON THE AMENDMENT

CERTIFICATION PAGE.

Included in this Amendment:

1. Meeting Minutes and Sign In Sheet from the April 2, 2026 Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting for the Third Army Northern Alignment Feasibility Study

2. Update Schedule of Events Phase II for notification of shortlisted finalist from 5/1/26 to 5/4/26

3. Page 9, VIII Instructions for Submittal for Phase I - Section B – Statements of Qualifications list the incorrect date of April 2, 2026. The correct date should be April 17, 2026.

4. Page 19 lists several forms that are to be signed and included with the submission;

however, the “Instructions for Content and Preparation” section does not specify where these forms should be placed within the proposal.

Reference VI Instructions for Content and Preparation of Statements of Qualifications – Phase 1 Responses A. Administration Requirements

2. Exhibit II - Certification Form required in Statement of Qualification

3. Exhibit III – Paulding County Board of Commissioners Contractor Affidavit required in Statement of Qualification (Prime)

4. Exhibit IV – Paulding County Board of Commissioners Subcontractor

Affidavit required in Statement of Qualification (Subconsultants)

5. Addenda – Attachment 2 Amendment Certification

B. Experience and Qualifications

4. Area Class Table required in Statement of Qualifications

Attachments 1, 3-11 included within an Appendix of the Statement of Qualifications.

Paulding County Board of Commissioners

Department of Transportation Watson Government Complex

240 Constitution Boulevard, Dallas, Georgia 30132 770-445-4759 www.paulding.gov

To:

Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference Meeting Minutes

April 2, 2026 – Hosted at Paulding County Finance

1. Announcement of Solicitation: RFQ 26027-1518 Professional Engineering and Design Services for the Third Army Northern Alignment Feasibility Study

1. Date issued: March 20, 2026

2. Pre-Bid Conference: Virtual Meeting (not mandatory)

3. Phase 1 Statement of Qualifications are due to Paulding County Purchasing &

Contracting office, - Attention: Tara Goldin Purchasing Agent/ Contract Administrator, no later than 10:00 A.M. (Eastern Time) on April 17, 2026.

4. Phase II Notification date changed from May 1, 2026 to May 4, 2026

5. Phase II Technical Approach due to Paulding County Purchasing &

Contracting office, - Attention: Tara Goldin Purchasing Agent/ Contract Administrator, no later than 10:00 A.M. (Eastern Time) on May 15, 2026.

6. Phase II Response of Finalist firm tentatively scheduled May 22, 2026

2. Introductions (Staff)

• Tara Goldin, Purchasing Division Manager

• George Jones, DOT Director

• Erica Parish, DOT Deputy Director and Technical Advisor

• José F. Pagán-Otero, Traffic Operations Division Manager

• David Adewoye, Paulding County Engineering Division

3. Addendums – all changes to this solicitation will be issued through a formal addendum.

A. The minutes to this meeting and sign in sheet to be posted in Amendment 1 B. Note: All amendments will require acknowledgement and shall be included proposal submittal.

4. Description of Work:

THE PROJECT: Paulding County is soliciting Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified firm(s) or organization(s) to provide consultant services for the development of the Third Army Northern Alignment Feasibility Study.

5. Review of Bidding Procedures A. Documents may be obtained online at https://www.paulding.gov/bids.aspx?bidID=463 or https://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/gpr/eventDetails?eSourceNumber=PE-77892-NONST-2026- 000000078&sourceSystemType=gpr20

B. Submission Phase I: Proposer must follow proposal instructions notated within the request for proposals to provide consistency for the evaluation committee.

1) All Statement of Qualifications are due to Paulding County Purchasing &

George Jones, PE DOT Director http://www.paulding.gov/ https://www.paulding.gov/bids.aspx?bidID=463 https://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/gpr/eventDetails?eSourceNumber=PE-77892-NONST-2026-000000078&sourceSystemType=gpr20 https://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/gpr/eventDetails?eSourceNumber=PE-77892-NONST-2026-000000078&sourceSystemType=gpr20

Contracting office, - Attention: Tara Goldin Purchasing Agent/ Contract Administrator, no later than 10:00 A.M. (Eastern Time) on April 17, 2026.

2) All proposals must be time stamped

3) Proposals received after the time and date set for submission will be returned, unopened, upon request.

Delivery Address: Labeled:

Tara Goldin Purchasing Agent/ Contract Administrator RFP# 26027-1518 Paulding County Purchasing & Contracting Professional Engineering and Design Services 240 Constitution Blvd Third Army N. Alignment Feasibility Study Dallas, GA 30132 Company/ Individual Submitting Proposal Due: April 17, 2026 Time Stamp

C. Required Proposal Documents:

To achieve a uniform review process and to obtain a maximum degree of comparability, the County requires the following:

Phase 1 - Statement of Qualifications be submitted in a sealed envelope with one (1) original, five (5) copies and an electronic version of the SOQ with all and all required signed exhibits and attachments in their entirety and all completed and signed addenda if applicable. The completed and signed proposal documents must be legible.

NO COST SHOULD BE SUBMITTED

D. Refer to VI for Instructions for Content and Preparation of Statement of Qualifications- Phase

1 Response

E. Special Items to Note:

George Jones provided background on a connector road project from Dabbs Bridge to Third Army Road, explaining that it originated over 20 years ago in 2002 for a new interchange on I-75.

At the time it was led by Cobb County. The previous engineering project through various phases, including a justification report for a southern alignment, was eventually abandoned. George noted that the current focus is on assessing the feasibility of providing access for residents in Paulding, Bartow and Cobb counties for a new connector road connecting to I-75 north of Third Army Road in Bartow County.

6. Questions and/or Additional General Items Discussed:

• Is there currently federal funding in the project?

o No, at this time no federal or state funds have been allocated to the project. While no federal/state funds currently allocated for the project, the County will be soliciting federal/ state funds for the project. The project will need to follow the federal/ state process to be set up for future federal/ state funds.

• If Attachments 1 through 11 are to be included, is there a preference as to under which section we should place these in (ex. A. Administrative Requirements)? Or should it be in an Appendix after C. Resources/Workload Capacity section?

o Attachments 1 and 3-11 should be placed in the appendix of the SOQ. Attachment 2 is required within the SOQ (reference VI Instructions for Content and Preparation of Statements of Qualifications – Phase 1 Responses)

Sign In Sheet for April 2, 2026 Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference

Attendees Erica Parish, Paulding County DOT Tara Goldin, Paulding County Purchasing Michael Moore, THC, Inc., mmoore@thcinc.net April McKown, Atlas Technical Consultants, on contract with PCDOT for capital projects management.

Analynne Barlaan (Gresham Smith) - analynne.barlaan@greshamsmith.com Chandler Fincher, Southeastern Engineering Inc (SEI), chandler@seengineering.com David Adewoye - Paulding DOT - david.adewoye@paulding.gov Shanice Amos, Bartow County Roque Romero, GFT Quinn Tossas, Southeastern Engineering Jose Pagan-Otero, Paulding County DOT George Jones, Paulding County DOT