Award Information

This Award Information file pertains to Invitation to Bid No. 23-021 issued by the City of Fairburn, Georgia for on-call plumbing and sewer services. The City is soliciting bids for citywide routine and emergency plumbing service calls, including repairs, replacements, installations, troubleshooting, and maintenance of plumbing fixtures, water and sewer lines, and drain systems. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for August 10, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. EST via Microsoft Teams, with bids due on August 24, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. EST. Questions from bidders must be submitted by August 14, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. EST to Tyra Little at tlittle@fairburn.com. The initial contract term is three years with two optional one-year renewal periods. Response requirements include 24 hours for non-emergency calls and 2 hours for emergency calls with mobilization within 24 hours, and contractors must maintain a 24/7 contact line.

Bidders must provide detailed cost estimates within 48 hours at no charge, with contractor fees and parts markup each not exceeding 5 percent for a combined maximum of 15 percent. Labor rates must be all-inclusive of tools, equipment, insurance, and employee costs, and all work must include a minimum 180-day warranty. Contractors must hold a current Georgia Master Plumber/Gas Fitter license and Certified Backflow Preventer Technician certification, maintain full-time commercial plumbing contractor status, and operate an office or warehouse within 40 miles of Fairburn. Required insurance includes workers' compensation with employer's liability coverage of at least $100,000 per employee, commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000, and professional liability insurance of $1,000,000 per claim. The City reserves the right to award multiple contractors and to reject all bids.