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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

Project known as: FY2025 – 05 POLE BARN for the City of Hiram

Proposals will be opened and read aloud at 217 Main Street, Hiram, Georgia 30141 shortly after 10:00AM EST on Friday, January 10, 2025. Proposals received after the designated time will not be considered. The OWNER of the project is the City of Hiram.

Bidding specifications and the extent and character of the work can be obtained via email at cmcgrady@hiram-ga.com. The same information is available for review by prospective Bidders at:

Hiram City Hall 217 Main St

Hiram, Georgia 30141

Telephone Number: 770-943-3726

Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond with good and sufficient surety or sureties approved by the owner for faithful acceptance of the contract, payable to, in favor of, and for the protection of the OWNER in an amount equivalent to five percent (5%) of the total amount payable by the terms of the contract or, in lieu thereof, in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or cash in equal amount.

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds, for 100% of the contract amount, with the executed Agreement meeting the requirements of the Contract Documents and executed on the forms attached to the Agreement. The terms and time for payment are set forth in the Agreement.

Surety and insurance companies must have 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, be licensed by the Georgia Insurance Department and the Georgia Secretary of State to do business in the State of Georgia.

Requests for payments are due by the Fifth (5th) of the month for the payment by the Twentieth (20th) of the month less 10% retainage. Retainage will be held until final acceptance of the project by the City of Hiram Operations Manager.

All Bids will remain subject to acceptance for 60 days after the day of the Bid opening, but OWNER may, in its sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid security prior to that date.

Each bid must be submitted in a SEALED ENVELOPE, addressed to the OWNER. Each sealed envelope containing a Bid must be plainly marked on the outside as, “FY2025 – 05 POLE BARN”. If bid is forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the Bid must be enclosed in a separate mailing envelope to the attention of the OWNER at the address previously given.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive formalities and re‑advertise.