Award Information

This Award Information document pertains to the Bleckley County 2022 Local Maintenance and Improvement Grants (LMIG) Project in Georgia. The project encompasses 4.9 miles of roadway improvements beginning at the Cochran City Limit and ending at the unpaved section of Mac Thompson Road before Dubois Church Road. Work includes HMA patching, HMA leveling, double surface treatment with sand seal and striping, and shoulder building and grassing on both sides of the roadway as needed. Sealed bids were received by Bleckley County at 112 North Second Street, Cochran, Georgia, with a deadline of Friday, May 27, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. local time. Bleckley County serves as the project owner, with Andrew Johnson, PE of Construction Materials Services, Inc., acting as the engineer. The project scope consists of one roadway as shown in plans and cross-sections prepared by the engineer.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid amount, payable to Bleckley County in the form of a surety-issued bond or cashier's check. The bid bond is subject to forfeiture as liquidated damages if the awarded bidder fails to execute the contract and provide performance and payment bonds within fifteen (15) days of notification of award. Surety and insurance companies must maintain an AM Best rating of A-6 or greater, be listed in the Federal Registry of Companies holding Certificates of Authority and Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds, and be licensed by the Georgia Insurance Department and Georgia Secretary of State. All bid packets must be picked up and submitted in sealed envelopes plainly marked "2022 LMIG Project" and hand-delivered to the Bleckley County Commissioner.