BL071-22 Notice

June 01, 2022

NOTICE OF BID

F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center and Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility

Primary Clarifier Rehabilitation

BL071-22

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified contractors for the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center and Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility Primary Clarifier Rehabilitation.

Bid submittal date and location:

Sealed bids will be received by the Gwinnett County Department of Financial Services - Purchasing Division- 2nd Floor, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046 until 2:50 P.M. local time on June 30, 2022 and then publicly opened and read aloud at 3:00 P.M. Any bid received after 2:50 P.M. will not be accepted. Bid envelope must be marked on the outside with Bid Number, name of Bidder, date and time of opening.

Contractor providing the utility work must have a current valid Utility Contractors License.

Project Description:

Replace primary clarifier equipment at F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center (FWHWRC) and Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility (YRWRF). Equipment to be replaced at both plants includes longitudinal collectors, cross collectors, and scum skimmers. New equipment at FWHWRC also includes double disc diaphragm pumps and in-line grinders. New equipment YRWRF also includes recirculating scum chopper pumps and spray water nozzles and valves. Repair damaged concrete and apply coatings to primary clarifiers at both plants.

View Construction Drawings and Specifications at the following locations:

Gwinnett County Dept. of Financial Services Hazen and Sawyer Purchasing Division – 2nd Floor 1300 Altmore Avenue, Suite 520

75 Langley Drive Lawrenceville, GA. 30046 Atlanta, GA 30342 404-513-4214 Gwinnett County Dept. of Water Resources Emccallum@hazenandsawyer.com 684 Winder Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30046

Obtain Construction Drawings and Specifications Specifications must be purchased from Hazen and Sawyer at the above address for a non-refundable fee of $15.00. Only complete digital sets will be issued.

Obtain the Plan-Holders List The plan-holders list is available from Hazen and Sawyer.

mailto:Emccallum@hazenandsawyer.com

Pre-bid Date and Location:

A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 1:00 P.M. on June 17, 2022 at F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center (FWHWRC) located at 1500 One Water Way, Buford, GA 30519. The conference will start in the conference room (located in the building with the red location icon). A site-visit will follow at the F.Wayne Hill Water Resources Center (FWHWRC) and then at the Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility (YRWRF) 858 Tom Smith Road, SW, Lilburn, GA 30047 (meet at the YRWRF Operations Center). The site-visit is to be utilized by contractors and subcontractors to take pictures, measurements, and visual assessment to submit a bid for this project. All bidders are strongly urged to attend.

Facility Access Gwinnett County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to its programs or activities. Any requests for reasonable accommodations required by individuals to fully participate in any open meeting, program or activity of Gwinnett County Government should be directed to the ADA Coordinator, Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center, 770-822-8165., Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center, 770-822-8165

Safety Protocol/BYOPPE During the on-site pre-bid conference, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) shall be worn. PPE includes but is not limited to ANSI Class 2 or 3 safety vests, Class E hard hats, ANSI approved eye protection, safety toe boots and hearing protection where required. Bring your own PPE. (NOTE: PPE is not required inside the administrative building)

Instructions on Submitting Questions Questions regarding bids should be submitted to Brittany Bryant, Purchasing Associate II at fax 770-822- 8728, or email Brittany.Bryant@gwinnettcounty.com no later than 3:00 p.m. local time, June 21, 2022 Bids are legal and binding upon the bidder when submitted.

mailto:Brittany.Bryant@gwinnettcounty.com

NOTICE OF BID - PAGE 3

F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center and Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility Primary Clarifier Rehabilitation BID DATE: June 30, 2022

BID NUMBER: BL071-22

Bonding and Insurance:

All Bidders are required to submit a Bid Bond or a certified check made payable to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount bid. The Bid Bond or certified check must be enclosed in the envelope with the sealed bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a contract Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the sum of 100% of the total amount bid and provide insurance coverage as required by the contract documents.

Bonding Company should be licensed to do business in Georgia, licensed to do business by the Georgia Secretary of State, authorized to do business in Georgia by the Georgia Insurance Department, listed in the Department of the Treasury's Publication of Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Surety on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies and must have an A.M. Best rating of A-X or higher.

All bonds should be submitted on forms provided by Gwinnett County and agencies providing bonds and insurance should provide proof that they meet the criteria outlined in the bid and contract documents.

Bid Withdrawal:

No Bidder may withdraw his Bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Liquidated Damages:

Bidder agrees to complete the Contract awarded within the "allowable calendar days for completion" from the date of the "Notice to Proceed" and he further agrees that the Owner may retain from the monies which may become due the amount of $2,000.00 (Milestone 1 at FWHWRC) / $2,000.00 (Sub at FWHWRC) / $1,500.00 (Final at FWHWRC) and $2,000.00 (Sub at YRWRF) / $1,500.00 (Final at YRWRF) for each and every day that the completion of the work may be delayed.

Bids in the case of Corporations not chartered in Georgia, must be accompanied by proper certification stating that said Corporation is authorized to do business in the State of Georgia.

The County will award the Contract to the lowest "qualified" bidder, subject with the Owner's right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities, and to make an award deemed in its best interests. With limited response, Gwinnett County reserves the right to extend the solicitation opening date as appropriate in order to assure a competitive procurement process.

CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR DAYS FOR COMPLETION:

F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center 420 (Milestone 1) / 588 (Sub) / 616 (final)

Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility 532 (Sub) / 560 (Final)

GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

This project does not require pre-qualification; however for contractors interested in pre-qualification, you may download the Prequalification Application at www.GwinnettCounty.com or contact Brittany Bryant at BRITTANY.BRYANT@GWINNETTCOUNTY.COM and ask that an application be sent to you. The Annual Pre- Qualification Application must be completed and submitted to the Gwinnett County Department of Financial Services - Purchasing Division-2nd Floor, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046 OR via email to Kaley.Ivins@gwinnettcounty.com. Depending on the scope and complexity, individual projects may require pre-qualification, independent of the annual pre-qualification process. Contractor must be pre-qualified prior to advertisement to be able to submit a bid.

http://www.gwinnettcounty.com/ mailto:BRITTANY.BRYANT@GWINNETTCOUNTY.COM mailto:Kaley.Ivins@gwinnettcounty.com