Award Information

This Award Information document details the contract award for the City of Brookhaven, Georgia's Briarwood Park Improvements project (ITB 23-104). The scope of work encompasses comprehensive park improvements including site demolition and preparation, earthwork, utility installation, parking lot and roadway reconstruction, three segmented block walls and one taller wall, a 100-foot aluminum bridge with concrete abutments and helical piers, two prefab shelters, wooden bleachers, 22 community garden boxes with potting shed, pervious concrete trails and sidewalks, site lighting and electrical work, and extensive landscape installation comprising 268 trees, 261 shrubs, 607 groundcover plants, 46,500 square feet of turf, and specialized wildflower seed mixes. The original bid due date was July 20, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. EST, with a pre-bid conference held on June 29, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. EST at Briarwood Park Rec Center. The contract was awarded to Sovereign/Cooper, Joint Venture, Inc. on September 5, 2023. The contract term is 300 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with work commencing within 14 calendar days of contract approval, and phased work requirements maintaining public access through specified completion dates.

The estimated contract award value is $4,609,369.00. Bidders were required to be Georgia-licensed general contractors with a minimum of five years' experience on similar projects and provide three reference projects completed within the past five years. All subcontractors required minimum five years' experience or relevant state licensure. Bidding requirements included a 5 percent bid guarantee, performance and payment bonds, and comprehensive insurance coverage including $1 million combined single limit commercial general liability and automobile liability, $1 million per claim professional liability, and workers' compensation with $100,000 per employee employer's liability. Liquidated damages of $1,000 per calendar day apply for failure to meet the completion deadline. Multiple permits were required, including LDP 22-00017 and city building permits with shop drawings.