Bid Advertisement Cuthbert.doc

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Cuthbert, Georgia at the Cuthbert City Hall, 64 Pearl Street, Cuthbert, Georgia 39840 until 2:30 p.m., local time, February 27, 2025 for the City Park Improvements for Cuthbert, Georgia project, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. The park improvements include: new parking lots, asphalt walking trails, covered picnic pavilions, playground equipment, park building construction/renovation, and other work. This project is expected to be funded all or in party by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) through State and Local Fiscal Recovery Program. Federal Requirements including 2CFR Part 200, Appendix II.

A PRE-BID MEETING will be held on February 6, 2025 at 2:30 p.m., local time, at the Cuthbert City Hall, 64 Pearl Street, Cuthbert, Georgia 39840. Bidders will be given an opportunity to inspect the project sites. Contractors are encouraged but not required to attend and participate in this meeting. Representatives of Owner and Architect will be present to discuss the project. Architect will transmit to all prospective bidders of record such Addenda as Architect considers necessary to respond to questions arising at the meeting. Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding.

A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to the City of Cuthbert in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid must accompany the Bidder’s proposal. Performance and Payment Bonds and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract.

Drawings and specifications may be examined at the office of:

· Cuthbert City Hall, 64 Pearl Street, Cuthbert, Georgia 39840; or

· Poly, Inc., 1935 Headland Avenue, Dothan, Alabama 36303 Contact Person: Clay Wilks (cwilks@poly-inc.com), 334-944-2474 Bid Documents may be obtained from the Architect upon deposit of $500.00 per set, which will be refunded in full on the first set issued to each bidder submitting a bonafide bid, upon return of documents in good condition within ten days of bid date. Other sets for general contractors, and sets for nonbidders, may be obtained with the same deposit, which will be refunded as above, less cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution. Bid Documents may be downloaded in portable document format (PDF) from https://poly-inc.com/active-project-bid-site at no cost. Registration is required for downloading of PDF files.

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. All bidders must be licensed under the provisions of Title 36, Official Code of Georgia, annotated, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Architect; the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

City of Cuthbert, Georgia (Owner)

Poly, Inc.

(Architect)