BL089_26 INV.pdf

July 8, 2026

INVITATION TO BID

BL089-26

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified service providers for the Comprehensive Materials & Field Testing and Miscellaneous Services on an Annual Contract with four (4) options to renew for various Gwinnett County Departments.

Bids should be typed or submitted in ink and returned in a sealed container marked on the outside with the BL# and Company Name. Bids will be received until 2:50 P.M. local time on August 3, 2026 at the Gwinnett County Financial Services - Purchasing Division – 2nd Floor, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. Any bid received after this date and time will not be accepted. The bid opening will be virtual ONLY. To access the bid opening virtually, visit the following link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24952025427058?p=AErkbUYrEK6VzkKLqx or dial +1 323-676-6170 and enter Conference ID 516 093 586# Apparent bid results will be available the following business day on our website www.gwinnettcounty.com.

Questions regarding bids should be directed to Savannah Anderson, Purchasing Associate II, at Savannah.Anderson@GwinnettCounty.com or by calling 770-822-8736, no later than Friday, July 17, 2026. Bids are legal and binding upon the vendor when submitted. All bids should be submitted in duplicate.

Successful suppliers will be required to meet insurance requirements. The Insurance Company should be authorized to do business in Georgia by the Georgia Insurance Department and must have an A.M. Best rating of A-7 or higher.

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 at the Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center, 770-822-8165.

The written bid documents supersede any verbal or written prior communications between the parties.

Award will be made to the contractor(s) submitting the lowest responsive and responsible bid. Gwinnett County reserves the right to reject any or all bids to waive technicalities and to make an award deemed in its best interest.

Bids may be split or awarded in entirety. Gwinnett County reserves the option to negotiate terms, conditions and pricing with the lowest responsive, responsible vendor(s) at its discretion.

Award notification will be posted after award on the County website, www.gwinnettcounty.com and companies submitting a bid will be notified via email.

We look forward to your bid and appreciate your interest in Gwinnett County.

Savannah Anderson

Purchasing Associate II

The following pages should be returned in duplicate as your bid: Bid Schedule, Pages 6-19 References, 20 Sub-Contractors List, Page 21 Code of Ethics Affidavit, Page 22 E-Verify Affidavit, Page 23 https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24952025427058?p=AErkbUYrEK6VzkKLqx http://www.gwinnettcounty.com/ http://www.gwinnettcounty.com/

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A. SCOPE

Gwinnett County is soliciting competitive bids from qualified service providers to provide on demand Materials and Field Testing and Miscellaneous Services throughout Gwinnett County for various Gwinnett Departments on an Annual Contract with four (4) one-year options to renew.

1. Unit prices for each item in the bid schedule shall include all tools, equipment, labor, mileage, and materials necessary to complete the work associated with the item unless otherwise specified.

2. All waste generated during work performed by service provider shall be the property of the service provider.

3. Upon request of the County, a cost proposal shall be submitted for a given assignment prior to commencing any task. This cost proposal shall be a work breakdown presented in spreadsheet form.

4. Overtime charges in excess of two (2) hours per employee per day will not be allowed unless approved by the County prior to the work being completed.

5. Where it is not incidental to work, labor effort (time) charges shall be from when employee leaves office to when he/she returns, all preparations will not be charged against the project.

6. Gwinnett County reserves the right to inspect service provider's facilities and/or equipment and verify testing procedures prior to award or any time during contract.

7. Service provider should be sure all billing/invoices are clear and, in a format, acceptable to Gwinnett County.

The invoices must include the Gwinnett County Project Name and Number and the Purchase Order Number.

All line items must be marked clearly and concisely to match the bid schedule number and description.

8. When projects are anticipated to overlap contract renewal terms, provider(s) should forecast future years contract rates if asked to develop an overall assignment cost.

9. The County intends to award this contract to multiple vendors. Once the contract is awarded, work will be assigned based on responsiveness to request and ability to meet County needs.

B. QUALIFICATIONS

Bids will be considered only from full-service firms. To be considered full service, a service provider must bid on at least 80% of the first four sections of the bid schedule. The following information should be submitted with your bid.

1. Service provider should currently be providing services of similar size and scope and have been in the business of providing these services for the past five (5) years.

2. List of relevant past projects/client references. Please use the attached reference sheet to provide this information.

3. Resumes of key personnel to be assigned to Gwinnett County to include engineers responsible for quality control.

4. A description of your internal quality assurance program including equipment calibration procedures.

5. Provide verification of State and Federal certifications for which you are intending to perform services under this contract (e.g. AASHTO).

6. Gwinnett County requires all service providers performing roadway related work be pre-qualified, in the appropriate class for the type of investigation or test performed, with the Georgia Department of Transportation. Submit with your bid a copy of your certificate.

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7. By submitting a bid, service providers certify that they will not perform any type of materials or field-testing services for property owners adjacent or contiguous to any project assigned by Gwinnett County, during the active life of such project, without prior approval by Gwinnett County. Further, they additionally certify that if they already have a similar contract(s) with property owner(s) adjacent or contiguous to a project assigned by Gwinnett County, they will notify Gwinnett County and will either reject the County assignment, or cancel the property owner contract already in effect if so directed by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. In no case will their firm utilize their knowledge of on-going Gwinnett County Programs for professional gain, during the active life of such program.

C. SPECIAL PROVISIONS

1. ROADWAY TESTING

a. All tests are to be conducted in accordance with ASTM or Georgia Department of Transportation

(DOT) methods to accepted engineering practice.

b. Asphalt cores shall be taken within three (3) working days after receiving notification of location from the County or its representative. Density results on cored samples shall be provided to the County or its representative both verbally and in written report form within three (3) and seven (7) working days, respectively, from the date the cores are taken.

c. All asphalt extraction testing shall require the use of vacuum extraction equipment or ignition oven.

Other test methods will not be acceptable. Performance of these tests must be by personnel certified as QCT level 1 by the Georgia DOT. The performance of this test may be required at the service provider's laboratory.

d. All test results shall be e-mailed (or faxed) no later than the first workday following the day on which tests are performed by your technician. This is to be followed by the official test report being sent to this office, via e-mail or US Postal Service, no later than seven (7) working days after that time.

In addition, anytime the test results are outside the Mixture Control Tolerances listed in Section 828 of the Georgia DOT specifications, our roadway inspector and/or project manager shall be notified immediately after the results are known. Service provider’s quality control personnel shall be informed immediately of ALL extraction test results.

e. Results for density testing and/or air voids of soil, GAB and asphalt may need immediate results out in the field. In certain cases, one material may be placed directly on top of the other by the service provider in sequence. Be prepared to provide immediate results when requested.

f. Test Reports for construction must contain the following information:

i. Project Name

ii. Project Number

iii. Construction Supervision Liaison Personnel on-site

iv. Weather conditions

v. Testing Firm’s Technicians’ name(s)

vi. Arrival Time/Departure Time

vii. Travel Time (maximum one hour)

viii. Mileage (maximum 30 miles roundtrip)

ix. Total time

x. Brief Synopsis of events including:

i. Type of test technician was asked to perform

ii. Station numbers and location

iii. Any delays (wait time by no fault of the testing firm)

iv. Asphalt sampling – include the ticket number, load number, time mixed and dump time (this time is recorded by Construction Supervisor Liaison Personnel)

v. For all tests it is important that the testing firm states whether the test has passed or failed Note: In general, call construction test results should be sent via email within 24 hours.

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2. FIELD TESTING SERVICES

a. Concrete Sampling Testing

i. The cost per hour will also be charged for cylinder pickup as directed by the County or its representative.

ii. Minimum grade of technician for concrete sampling/testing will be Level I.

b. Soil Compaction Testing

i. Minimum grade of technical for soil compaction testing will be Level II.

ii. The unit rate for nuclear device methods will include all equipment costs.

iii. The County will specify the testing method at the time of the request for service.

3. LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES

a. Concrete Testing

i. Concrete test reports are to be issued at each test age, no more than 24 hours after testing.

ii. If the 28-day compressive strength is less than the specified value, the County or its representative should be contacted on the day of testing.

b. Soil Testing

i. Consolidation tests for undisturbed samples shall be conducted by pre-loading the sample to the estimated overburden pressure, then rebounding to 100 psi and reloading to 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 and 8000 psi. A rebound curve with one intermediate point shall be plotted on the report. Consolidated tests on remolded samples shall be loaded in five increments, as above to 8000 psi.

ii. The tri-axil shear test shall consist of three circles, each on separate specimens. Multi-staging will not be permitted.

iii. The CBR test will consist of one point, remolded to a specified degree of compaction and soaked for 72 hours prior to testing.

iv. The test reports for Proctors shall indicate the 100% saturation curves.

4. DRILLING SERVICES

The unit rate for soil test boring shall include five standard penetration tests in the top ten feet and one standard penetration test per five-foot depth thereafter.

5. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

a. Quality Control Inspector Gwinnett County is seeking the services of individual(s) who can provide quality control inspection.

The inspector must have experience with oversight of construction projects involving earthwork, building construction and landscape site improvements and possess all the necessary equipment, transportation, materials, and supplies to provide these services. The inspector must have remote communication capabilities using smartphone and devices sufficiently large for in-field review of transmitted documents and graphic files. Inspector will provide photo documentation of work progress at a frequency to be determined by project and as mutually agreed upon with County representative. Photo documentation is required weekly at a minimum.

Quality Control Inspector must be familiar with permitting and enforcement of Georgia Erosion & Sediment Act for testing, monitoring, regulations, and enforcement. This knowledge should be at the Erosion Control Certification level (1A) as stipulated by the Georgia Soil & Water Conservation Commission. Inspector must have the capacity to read and properly interpret construction documents (plans & specifications) for architecture, civil engineering & landscape architecture; however, professional licensing is not required. Inspector must be familiar with Gwinnett County site and building inspection processes. Verbal and written communication skills in English are required.

Inspector shall be familiar with testing means and methods and understand test results and communicate recommendations made by the Materials Testing firm. Inspector must provide continuous reporting and maintain a log of activities in the field, including participation in the review of contractor submissions of materials cut sheets and requests for information.

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Inspector must be available during both normal work hours, M-F (8-5) and pre-approved and pre-arranged periods of construction activity outside normal business hours including weekends. Hourly rate must include all mileage, supplies, equipment and labor. Compensation is based on actual time on the jobsite only.

The inspector assigned to a project must remain the same throughout the project unless mutually agreed upon with county representative.

b. Traffic Control

i. Traffic control shall only be utilized in performance of other tasks specific to this contract. Any traffic control utilized for the contractor’s means, methods, sequencing, logistics, corrective work, rework, inefficiencies, or activities not specifically required by the Owner shall be performed at the service provider’s sole cost and expense.

ii. Billing for police traffic control shall be based solely on the published or invoiced rates of the governing municipality in which the work is performed. Service provider shall not charge rates exceeding those established by the municipality and shall submit verifiable documentation supporting all charges.

c. Labor

Refer to Attachment 1 for the applicable job descriptions and minimum experience and education requirements associated with each listed labor category. Personnel assigned under this Agreement shall meet or exceed the qualifications identified in Attachment 1 unless otherwise approved in writing by the Owner.

d. Private Utility Location Services

Private utility locating services may be used to identify privately owned underground utilities not included in public utility locating systems in order to support safe excavation, prevent utility damage, and reduce project delays. Use of such services does not relieve the service provider of responsibility for verifying field conditions and exercising due care during excavation operations.

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FAILURE TO RETURN THIS PAGE AS PART OF YOUR BID DOCUMENT MAY RESULT IN BID BEING REJECTED.

Company Name

BID SCHEDULE

SECTION 1 FIELD TESTING SERVICES

A.

Concrete Sampling/Testing - Provide experienced field technicians and all equipment to sample concrete, conduct temperature, slump, air content, yield test and cast cylinders or beams in accordance with applicable ASTM/DOT specifications. /HR

B.

Asphalt Sampling – Provide experienced field technicians (certified QCT. Level 1 by GA.

DOT) and all equipment for travel to and from, and obtain an asphalt sample from either a designated plant or project site in accordance with applicable ASTM/DOT specifications. /HR

C.

Turbidity Sampling – Provide experienced field technicians and all equipment for travel to and from a designated location(s) on or near the project site in accordance with applicable ASTM/DOT specifications. /HR

D.

Soil Compaction Testing - Provide experienced field technician and all equipment to perform field determination of in-place density and percent compaction in accordance with the following ASTM methods:

1. ASTM D 2937 - Drive Cylinder Method

/HR

2. ASTM D 2922 - Nuclear Method

/HR

E.

Securing Hardened Specimens - Provide an experienced operator and all equipment for securing three or four inch diameter cores from asphalt paving or hardened concrete:

1. Equipment and Operator

/HR

2. Bit charges, dollars per inch diameter, per inch of core length

a. Asphalt

/INCH

b. Concrete

/INCH

c. Minimum Charge (if any)

/DAY

F. Non-destructive Structural Evaluation - Provide personnel, equipment and services as follows:

1.

Fabrication Evaluation - Evaluation of any or all of the following as established by project specifications: dimensional tolerances, material certifications, welds by visual techniques, welding procedures, welder/weld operator certifications, paint thickness.

a. AS/ASNT Senior Level Certified Technician

/HR

b. AWS/ASNT Certified Technical

/HR

c. ASNT Level II Technician

/HR

d. ASNT Level I Technician

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2.

Erection Evaluation - Evaluation of any or all of the following, as established by project specification: material storage conditions, column alignment, elevation verifications, bolt hole alignment and bolt torque, weld by visual techniques, steel decking, prime touch up and/or final painting.

a. AWS/ASNT Senior Level Certified Technician

/HR

b. AWS/ASNT Certified Technical

/HR

c. ASNT Level II Technician

/HR

d. ASNT Level I Technician

3. Field Nondestructive Testing - by ASNT Level II Technician

a. Visible Dye or Fluorescent Penetrant

b. Magnetic Particle - wet or dry

/HR

c. Ultrasonic Testing

/HR

c1. Equipment Charge

/DAY

d. Eddy Current Testing

/HR

d1. Equipment Charge

/DAY

e. X or Gamma Radiography (Iridium 192) per hour per crew

/HR/CREW

f. Gamma Radiography (Cobalt 60) per hour per crew

/HR/CREW

g. Ground Penetrating Radar g1. Minimum rate 1/2 day rate (4 hrs)

/4 HRS

g2. Minimum daily rate (8 hrs)

/DAY

g3. Supplemental rate (hourly)

/HR

h. Seismic Refraction

/HR

i. Swiss Hammer Test

/HR

i1. Equipment Charge

/DAY

j. Windsor Probe Test

/HR

j1. Equipment Charge

/DAY

k. Pachometer Testing

/HR

k1. Equipment Charge

/DAY

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X-ray Flourescence (XRF) – handheld analyzer (includes operator and reporting of findings) /DAY

4. Laboratory Services

a. Liquid Penetrant

b. Magnetic Particle

/HR

c. Rockwell Testing

/SET

d. Guided Bend Test

/EA

e. Tensile Test

/EA

f. Machine Charges

/EA

g. Radiographic Welder Coupon Plant

/EA

g1. Radiographic Welder Coupon Pipe

/EA

h. Welding Procedure Qualifications ASME

/EA

h1. Welding Procedure Qualifications AWS

/EA

i. Ultrasonic Testing

/HR

i1. Equipment Charge

/DAY

j. Eddy Current Testing

/HR

j1. Equipment Charge

k. X or Gamma Radiography k1. ASNT Level III k2. Materials Engineer

/HR

k3. Materials Consultant

/HR

k4.

Mobile Darkroom Mileage (will be paid at the current Gwinnett County rate at the time of service) k5. Radiographic Film, current market price plus (Not to exceed 5%) k6. Special Tranducers required, cost plus (Not to exceed 5%) k7. Special Probes, cost plus (Not to exceed 5%) k8.

Industrial Computerized Tomography (CT) (includes all labor, equipment and materials to perform CT work) /HR

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l. ASTM D 2938 – Unconfined compressive (PSI)

/EA

m. L.A. Abrasives (ASTM C 131)

/EA

m1. L.A. Abrasives (ASTM C 535)

/EA

G.

Masonry Sampling/Testing – Provide experienced field technicians and all equipment to sample mortar, grout, mortar properties, concrete masonry units, brick, etc. and cast cubes, cylinder molds, etc. in accordance with applicable ASTM specifications. /HR

H.

Seismic Monitoring (Includes continuous data logging and weekly reporting. Cost includes all necessary equipment and effort to establish one monitoring station 3-way geophone.) /DAY

SECTION 2 MATERIAL TESTING

A. Concrete Testing

1. Curing and compression testing of cylinders

/EA

2. Curing and flexural testing of concrete beam

/EA

3. Preparation of, curing and compression testing of three or four inch diameter cores

/EA

4. Concrete mix verification including compression testing of four cylinders

/EA

5. Sieve analysis for fine and coarse aggregates ASTM C136

/EA

6. Unit weight and voids in aggregate ASTM C 29

/EA

7. Material finer than 75 um (No. 200) Sieve ASTM C 117

/EA

8.

Molding roller-compacted concrete in cylinder molds using a vibrating hammer ASTM C

1435 /EA

9. Flat or elongated particles ASTM D 4791

/EA

10.

Determining consistency and density of roller-compacted concrete using a vibrating table ASTM C 1170 /EA

B. Soil Testing

1. Natural moisture content

2. Atterberg limits

/EA

3. Grain Size

/EA

a. Washed 200

/EA

b. Washed 200 + Hydrometer

4. Consolidation Test

a. Undisturbed sample

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b. Remolded sample

5. Triaxial Shear Test

a. Pile load testing ASTM (D1153)

b. Permeability test

/EA

c. Pile driving monitoring

/HR

d. UU Test

/EA

e. CU Test

/EA

f. CU Test with pore pressure

/EA

g. Add for remold

/EA

h. Unconfined compressive strength test (to calculate shear strength of soil)

/EA

i. Unconfined compressive strength test of rock (ASTM D2938)

/EA

6. California Bearing Ratio (CBR)

/EA PT.

7. Standard Proctor -ASTM D 698 Method

/EA

8. Modified Proctor - ASTM D 1557 Method

/EA

9. Sand Equivalent Test GDT63

/EA

10. Permeability of granular soils ASTM D 2434

/EA

11.

Measurement of hydraulic conductivity of saturated porous materials using a flexible wall permeameter STM D 5084 (includes cost to remold test specimen) /EA

12. Maximum index density and unit weight of soils using a vibratory table ASTM D 4253

/EA

13.

Minimum index density and unit weight of soils and calculation of relative density ASTM

D 4254 /EA

14. Specific gravity of soils ASTM D 854

/EA

15.

Level three soil test for septic system drain field according to DHR and Gwinnett County Environmental Health Department standards. Personnel performing test must be approved and on the list of the Gwinnett County Environmental Health Department. /EA

16. Determination of water-soluble chloride ion content in soil (ASTM D512)

/EA

17. Determination of water-soluble sulfate ion content in soil (ASTM C1580/D516)

/EA

18. Determination of sulfide content in soil (ASTM D4658)

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19. Oxidation-Reduction Potential of Water (ASTM D1498)

/EA

20. Chert Index (ASTM C123) - Standard Test Method for Lightweight Particles in Aggregate

/EA

21. Unit weight of the undisturbed sample (ASTM D7263/D2937/D4531)

/EA

22. Floor Flatness (D-Meter/Dipstick Charge), Equipment per day

C. Asphalt Testing

1.

Extraction, gradation and asphalt content, GTD38 & GTD83 (to include one GTD56 per day, per mix, anti-strip). A minimum of one boil test (GDT 56) shall be routinely performed in conjunction with one of the required extraction tests (GDT 83 & 38) for each asphaltic concrete mixture produced at a particular plant each production day. Any charge for this boil test will be included in the overall price for extraction test. /EA

2. Density of compacted specimen, GHD 83

/EA

3. Marshal Density Test, 50 Blow GDT 123

/EA

4. GDT 123 gradation of fine and coarse aggregate

/EA

5. GDT 13 gradation of soil-aggregate

/EA

6.

GDT 4 gradation of soils to determine % of clay including GDT 6, GDT 7, and additional testing /EA

7. GDT 6 volume change of soils - for classification

/EA

8. GDT56 test method for heat stable anti-strip additive for attached specifications

/EA

9.

Asphalt testing – extraction, gradation and asphalt content, GTD 38 and GTD 83 without a GDT 56 /EA

10. Asphalt testing – GDT 125 determining asphalt content by ignition

/EA

11. Theoretical Maximum S.G. and Density (ASTM D 2041)

/EA

12. Rutting Susceptibility Test

/EA

13. Laser Road Profiling

/MILE

D. Masonry mortar, grout, concrete masonry unit testing

1. Concrete masonry unit test, per ASTM C140

2. Mortar Test: for mortar properties, per ASTM C270

/EA

3. Mortar test: for mortar properties, per ASTM C780

/EA

4. Grout test: for compressive strength, per ASTM C1019

E. ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL (ACM) TESTING

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(All samples shall be collected in accordance with applicable rules and guidance including but not limited to OSHA, TSCA and AHERA. While AHERA’s rules apply to schools, its sample collection and testing procedures shall be followed.)

1.

Polarized Light Microscopy – PLM/bulk (Does not include labor effort for technician.

See below.) /EA

2.

Phase Contrast Microscopy (Includes cost of cassette. Does not include labor effort for technician or personal air sampling pump. See below.) /EA

3.

Transmission Electron Microscopy (Includes cost of cassette. Does not include labor effort for technician or personal air sampling pump. See below.) /EA

4. Point Count

/EA

5.

ACM Inspector (must be trained in accordance with AHERA’s Model Accreditation Program) /HR

6. Personal Air Sampling Pump

/DAY

F.

LEAD-BASED PAINT (LBP) TESTING

(Does not include in-situ testing such as XRF.)

1.

Lead in Paint – EPA Method SW-846 various methods with appropriate digestion (laboratory shall be NLLAP accredited). (Includes wipe and bulk samples.) /EA

2.

LBP Inspector (must be trained in accordance with Georgia’s LBP Renovation, Repair and Painting Program) /HR

SECTION 3 DRILLING SERVICES

A.

Mobilization and demobilization of rig (includes all mileage associated with task assignment)

1. All terrain mounted

/EA

2. Truck mounted

B. Auger boring

1. 0 – 50 ft.

/LF

2. Greater than 50 ft.

C. Soil test boring with standard penetration resistance

2. Greater than 50 ft.

/LF

D. Undisturbed sample (3")

/EA

E. Piston Samples (3")

/EA

F. Setting and removing casing for rock coring

/LF

G. NX or NQ rock coring with report of rock quality designation and percent recovery

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2. Greater than 50 ft.

/LF

H. Difficult moving, water hauling

I. Direct Push (includes collection of ground water and soil samples)

1. Minimum rate 1/2 day rate (4 hrs)

/4 HR

2. Minimum daily rate (8 hrs)

/ 8 HR

3. Supplemental rate (hourly)

/HR

J. Groundwater well installation - temporary (includes purging and development)

/FT

K. Concrete Coring

/EA

L. Concrete/asphalt patching

/EA

M. Decontamination for drilling/sampling

/EA

N. Bailers

/EA

O. Site Clearing

1. Machine Clearing (mulching)

/DAY

2. Machine Clearing (dozer)

/DAY

3. Site Cleaning/Restoration Crew

/HR

SECTION 4 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSES

(Includes all equipment and materials necessary to collect samples unless otherwise noted. Does not include labor effort to collect samples. Methods are for laboratory work unless otherwise noted. All laboratory tests shall be completed in 10 days or less unless noted otherwise herein or per a requirement found within an accepted, published laboratory method.)

A. Testing turbidity of water – GSP 20

/EA

B. Testing turbidity of water – GDT 109

/EA

C. Total Suspended Solids (TSS) – EPA Method 160.2

/EA

D. NPDES Stream Monitoring (automatic sampler) includes installation and maintenance

E. Chemical/gas testing

1. Gas chromatographic graphs scan for hydrocarbon components

2. Chemical breakdown components analysis using gas chromatographic-calculate HHV

/EA

F. Organic Vapor Analyzer/Meter (OVA/OVM) – Field

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G. Flame-ionization Detector (FID) – Field

/DAY

H. pH – Laboratory

/EA

I. pH – Field

/DAY

J. Resistivity – Laboratory

/EA

K. Resistivity – Field

/DAY

L. Dissolved Oxygen (DO) – Field

/DAY

M. Polychlorinated Biphenols (PCB)

/EA

N. Radon – Canister Method

O. Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Analyses

1. Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) – GRO

2. Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) – DRO

/EA

3. Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) – EPA 9071

/EA

P. Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Xylene, and Xylene (BTEX)/Methyl Tert-butyl Ether (MBTE)

/EA

Q. Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)

/EA

R. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

/EA

S. Semi-volatile Organic Compounds (SVOC)

/EA

T. Target Analyte List – full scan

/EA

U.

Target Compound List – full scan (does not include “+30” or other tentative parameters) /EA

V. Priority Pollutants – metals only

/EA

W. Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) – metals only; totals (not TCLP/SPLP)

/EA

X.

Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) – all parameters (including herbicides and pesticides) /EA

Y.

Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP) – all parameters (including herbicides and pesticides) /EA

Z. RCRA Reactivity, Corrosivity and Ignitability (RCI)

/EA

AA. Total Toxic Organics (TTO)

/EA

BB. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)

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CC. Priority Pollutants – full scan

/EA

DD. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

/EA

EE. Chlorine – Residual

/EA

FF. Alkalinity

/EA

GG. Salinity

/EA

HH. Hardness (as CaCO3)

/EA

II. Nitrate Nitrogen

/EA

JJ. Nitrite Nitrogen

/EA

KK. Ammonia Nitrogen

/EA

LL. Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)

/EA

MM. Fluoride

/EA

NN. Sulfide – Dissolved

/EA

OO. Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)

/EA

PP. Conductivity

/EA

QQ. Color – Apparent or True

/EA

RR. Total Coliform – presence/absence or enumerated

/EA

SS. Fungi – Viable or Non-viable (includes bulk, wipe, tape and cartridge/trap samples)

/EA

TT. Total Organic Carbon (TOC)

/EA

UU. Oil & Grease – Total

/EA

VV. “RUSH” Analysis Surcharge – 3 business days

WW. “RUSH” Analysis Surcharge – same day

SECTION 5 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

A. Traffic Control and Equipment Rental

1.

Traffic Control (includes all equipment and labor required to perform lane shifts/closures; including but not limited to cones, signage, flagman, etc.) /DAY

a. Lane Closure

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b. Lane Shift

/DAY

2. Traffic Control Plan

/EA

3. Traffic Control Crash Truck

/DAY

4. Traffic Control Message Board

/DAY

5. Traffic Control Police Officer– At Cost

6.

Heavy Equipment Rentals – Cost Plus Percentage (includes operator and transportation to and from site plus any other costs) %

7.

Hand-portable Equipment – Cost Plus Percentage (including but not limited to high-tech monitoring devices not otherwise included in other line items) %

B.

Labor (where not specifically identified as incidental to other work), see attachment 1 for job summaries for relevant labor category requirements

1. Chief Environmental Consultant

/HR /OT HR

2. Project Environmental Specialist/Field Technician

/HR /OT HR

3. Staff Engineer

/HR /OT HR

4. Senior Staff Engineer

/HR /OT HR

5. Project Engineer

/HR /OT HR

6. Senior Engineer (GA P.E. Registration required)

/HR /OT HR

7.

Supervising/Managing Engineer (GA P.E. Registration required) /HR /OT HR

8. Staff Geologist

/HR /OT HR

9. Project Geologist

/HR /OT HR

10. Senior Geologist (GA P.G. Registration required)

/HR /OT HR

11. Principal Geologist (GA P.G. Registration required)

/HR /OT HR

12. Certified Industrial Hygienist

/HR /OT HR

13. Project Manager

/HR /OT HR

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14. Senior Project Manager

/HR /OT HR

15. Engineering Technician, Level 1

/HR /OT HR

16. Engineering Technician, Level 2

/HR /OT HR

17. Special Inspector

/HR /OT HR

18. NPDES Inspector

/HR /OT HR

19.

Registered Roof Observer (by the Roof Consultants Institute)

/HR /OT HR

/8 HR DAY /40 HR WK

20. Registered Roof Consultant /HR /OT HR

21. Coating/Corrosion Inspector – AMPP certified

a. CIP Level 1

/8 HR DAY /40 HR WK

b. CIP Level 2 /HR /OT HR

/8 HR DAY /40 HR WK

c. CIP Level 3

/HR /OT HR

/8 HR DAY /40 HR WK

22.

State the percentage of increase (if any) over unit prices listed to provide services meeting Federal Requirements. %

C.

Bathymetric Survey (Includes all labor, equipment and materials necessary to perform surveying of the contours of a floor of a water body and provide professional report and drawings. Must be performed by a PLS/RLS.) /HR

D.

Mileage (Includes travel that is not specifically identified as incidental to other pay items. Will be paid at the current Gwinnett County rate at the time of service.)

E. Resilient surfacing

1. ASTM F 1292: Impact attenuation

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2. ASTM F 1951: Handicap accessibility

/EA

3. ASTM C 136-96A: sieve analysis

/EA

F. Quality Control Inspector

/HR /OT HR

/8 HR DAY /40 HR WK

G. Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE)

1. Quality Level A (QL-A)

2. Quality Level B (QL-B)

/HR

3. Private Utility Location Services

/4 HR /DAY

H. Final Report/Recommendations

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Bid Schedule Continued

Gwinnett County requires pricing to remain firm for the duration of the initial term of the contract. Failure to hold firm pricing for the initial term of the contract will be sufficient cause for Gwinnett County to declare bid non-responsive.

Contract to begin upon Board of Commissioners’ approval.

Unless otherwise noted, quoted prices will remain firm for four (4) additional 12-month periods. If a percentage increase/decrease is a part of the renewal options, please note this in the space provided together with an explanation.

Renewal Option 1: % Increase % Decrease Explanation Renewal Option 2: % Increase % Decrease Explanation Renewal Option 3: % Increase % Decrease Explanation Renewal Option 4: % Increase % Decrease Explanation

Termination for Cause: The County may terminate this agreement for cause upon ten days prior written notice to the contractor of the contractor’s default in the performance of any term of this agreement. Such termination shall be without prejudice to any of the County’s rights or remedies by law.

Termination for Convenience: The County may terminate this agreement for its convenience at any time upon 30 days written notice to the contractor. In the event of the County’s termination of this agreement for convenience, the contractor will be paid for those services actually performed. Partially completed performance of the agreement will be compensated based upon a signed statement of completion to be submitted by the contractor, which shall itemize each element of performance.

Certification Of Non-Collusion In Bid Preparation Signature Date

In compliance with the attached specifications, the undersigned acknowledges all requirements outlined in the "Instructions to Vendors" and all documents referred to therein, if this bid is accepted by the Board of Commissioners within ninety (90) days of the date of bid opening, to furnish any or all of the items upon which prices are quoted, at the price set opposite each item, delivered to the designated point(s) within the time specified in the fee schedule. By submission of this bid, I understand that Gwinnett County uses Electronic Payments for remittance of goods and services. Vendors should select their preferred method of electronic payment upon notice of award. For more information on electronic payments, please refer to the Electronic Payment information in the Instructions to Vendors.

Legal Business Name

Address

Does your company currently have a location within Gwinnett County? Yes No

Representative Signature

Printed Name

Telephone Number Fax Number

E-mail Address

Contact Person (if someone other than the authorized representative listed above)

Telephone Number Fax Number

E-mail Address http://www.gwinnettcounty.com/portal/gwinnett/Departments/FinancialServices/Treasury/

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REFERENCES

Gwinnett County requests a minimum of three (3) references where work of a similar size and scope has been completed.

Note: References should be customized for each project, rather than submitting the same set of references for every project bid. The references listed should be of similar size and scope of the project being bid on. Do not submit a project list in lieu of this form.

1. Company Name

Brief Description of Project

Completion Date

Contract Amount $ Start Dates

Contact Person Telephone

E-Mail Address

2. Company Name

Contract Amount $ Start Date

3. Company Name

Contract Amount $ Start Date

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GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA

LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS

I do , do not , propose to subcontract some of the work on this project. I propose to subcontract work to the following subcontractors:

NAME AND ADDRESS TYPE OF WORK

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CODE OF ETHICS AFFIDAVIT

PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM COMPLETED WITH YOUR SUBMITTAL. SUBMITTED FORMS ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO

EVALUATION.

In accordance with Section 54-33 of the Gwinnett County Code of Ordinances the undersigned bidder/proposer makes the following full and complete disclosure under oath, to the best of their knowledge, of the name(s) of all elected officials whom it employs or who have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in or with the vendor, its affiliates or its subcontractors:

1. __________________________________________________________________________________________

Company Submitting Bid/Proposal

2. Please select one of the following:

No information to disclose (complete only section 4 below) Disclosed information below (complete section 3 & section 4 below)

3. If additional space is required, please attach list:

Gwinnett County Elected Official Name Gwinnett County Elected Official Name

Gwinnett County Elected Official Name Gwinnett County Elected Official Name

4. BY:

Authorized Officer or Agent Signature

Printed Name of Authorized Officer or Agent

Title of Authorized Officer or Agent of Contractor

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of , 20

Notary Public

(seal)

Note: See Gwinnett County Code of Ethics Ordinance EO2011, Sec. 54-33. The ordinance will be available to view in its’ entirety at GwinnettCounty.com

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CONTRACTOR AFFIDAVIT AND AGREEMENT

(THIS FORM SHOULD BE FULLY COMPLETED AND RETURNED WITH YOUR SUBMITTAL)

By executing this affidavit, the undersigned contractor verifies its compliance with The Illegal Immigration Reform

Enhancements for 2013, stating affirmatively that the individual, firm, or corporation which is contracting with the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners has registered with and is participating in a federal work authorization program* [any of the electronic verification of work authorization programs operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or any equivalent federal work authorization program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security] to verify information of newly hired employees, pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act, in accordance with the applicability provisions and deadlines established therein.

The undersigned further agrees that, should it employ or contract with any subcontractor(s) in connection with the physical performance of services or the performance of labor pursuant to this contract with the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, contractor will secure from such subcontractor(s) similar verification of compliance with the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act on the Subcontractor Affidavit provided in Rule 300-10-01-.08 or a substantially similar form. Contractor further agrees to maintain records of such compliance and provide a copy of each such verification to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners at the time the subcontractor(s) is retained to perform such service.

E-Verify * User Identification Number Date Registered

Legal Company Name

Street Address

City/State/Zip Code

BY: Authorized Officer or Agent Date (Contractor Signature)

Title of Authorized Officer or Agent of Contractor

Printed Name of Authorized Officer or Agent

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN

BEFORE ME ON THIS THE

_______ DAY OF ______________________, 20_______

Notary Public My Commission Expires: ___________________________

* As of the effective date of O.C.G.A. 13-10-91, the applicable federal work authorization program is “E-Verify” operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Social Security Administration (SSA).

For Gwinnett County Use Only:

Document ID #________________

Issue Date: ___________________

Initials: ______________________

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Insurance:

Contractor shall provide evidence of insurance for at least the coverage and amounts set forth below. All insurance shall be maintained in the form and with a company (or companies) satisfactory to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. The Contractor and their Subcontractor’s/vendor’s Certificates of Insurance shall require that the County be notified in writing thirty (30) days prior to cancellation, modification, or non-renewal of any insurance policy listed on the certificate(s). Upon request, the County will be provided certified copies of all required insurance policies.

A. Minimum Coverage

Commercial General Liability (Occurrence Form):

General Aggregate (other than Prod/Comp Ops Liability) $2,000,000 Products/Completed Operations Aggregate $2,000,000 Personal & Advertising Injury Liability $1,000,000 Each Occurrence $1,000,000

• Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners to be named as Additional Insured

• Additional Insured Endorsement CG 20 10 (edition dates of 07/04, 04/13, 12/19 or a substitute endorsement providing equivalent coverage) and CG 2037 (edition dates of 07/04, 04/13, 12/19 or a substitute endorsement providing equivalent coverage) must be provided with your Certificate of Insurance.

• Primary and Non-Contributory Endorsement to be specified in writing

• Contractual Liability

• Broad Form Property Damage

• Severability of Interest

• Underground, explosion, and collapse coverage

• Personal Injury (deleting both contractual and employee exclusions)

• Incidental Medical Malpractice

• Hostile Fire Pollution Wording

• Include Waiver of Subrogation in favor of Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners

• If project or operations are within 50 ft of a railroad, Contractor is required to name the specific Railroad as an Additional Insured and provide a copy of the Additional Insured Endorsement CG2417 or its equivalent.

• In the event the General Liability insurance required by this Contract is written on a claims-made basis, Contractor warrants that any retroactive date under the policy shall precede the effective date of this Contract; and that either continuous coverage will be maintained, or an extended discovery period will be exercised for a period of five (5) years or applicable statute of limitation period following completion of the work.

Automobile Liability to include:

Combined Single Limit – Each Accident $1,000,000

• Comprehensive form providing coverage for bodily injury, death of any person, and property damage arising out of the ownership, maintenance, and use of all owned, non-owned, leased, hired, borrowed vehicles, and any other statutorily required automobile coverage.

GWINNETT COUNTY

FINANCIAL SERVICES │ RISK MANAGEMENT

VENDOR INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

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• Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners to be named as Additional Insured

• Additional Insured Endorsements must be provided with the Certificate of Insurance

• Coverage to include loading and unloading

• Contractual Liability

Worker’s Compensation & Employer’s Liability Coverage to include:

Workers Compensation Georgia State Statutory Limits Employers Liability

Bodily Injury by Accident – Each Accident $ 500,000 Bodily Injury by Disease – Policy Limit $ 500,000 Bodily Injury by Disease – Each Employee $ 500,000

• Waiver of Subrogation in favor of Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners

Umbrella/Excess Liability Insurance with policy limits as determined by Contract Sums (higher limits may be required depending on the extent of contract):

Contract Sums:

Contracts up to $999,999

Each Occurrence and Aggregate Limit $1,000,000

Contracts from $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 Each Occurrence and Aggregate Limit

$3,000,000

Contracts from $2,000,000 to $4,999,999

$5,000,000

Contracts Over $5,000,000

$10,000,000

• Concurrency of Effective Dates with Primary

• Blanket Contractual Liability

• Drop Down Feature

• Umbrella Policy must be as broad as the primary policy.

• Coverage excess over General Liability, Business Auto Liability, and Employers Liability

• In the event the Umbrella/Excess Liability insurance required by this Contract is written on a claims-made basis, Contractor warrants that any retroactive date under the policy shall precede the effective date of this Contract; and that either continuous coverage will be maintained or an extended discovery period will be exercised for a period of five (5) years or applicable statute of limitation period following completion of the work.

• Evidence of coverage in the form of a Certificate of Insurance shall be provided to the County prior to start of work.

• Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners shall be Additional Insureds.

• Contractor shall be liable for money, securities, or other property of the County.

• Such coverage shall include an owner coverage endorsement for County and County shall be included as a loss payee.

• Additional Insured Endorsements must be provided with the Certificate of Insurance.

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Cyber Liability Insurance: Applies if scope of work includes the storage or transfer of any County data or sensitive data (including but not limited to personally identifiable, health, or payment card data) or the related hosting of database(s) or internet site(s):

Limit of Insurance per Claim $1,000,000 Aggregate Limit $1,000,000

The Contractor shall maintain insurance coverage for network security and privacy risks, including, but not limited to, insurance for data breach or introduction of virus or malicious codes, consumer notification, whether or not required by law, forensic investigation, public relations and crisis management and credit or identity monitoring or similar remediation services, unauthorized access, failure of security information theft, damage to destruction of or alteration of electronic information, breach of privacy perils, wrongful disclosure and release of private information, collection, or other negligence in the handling of confidential information, and including coverage for related regulatory fines, defenses, and penalties allowed by law.

Property Insurance:

The Contractor is fully and solely responsible for any physical loss or damage to all tools, equipment, construction office trailers and their contents, vehicles or any other personal property utilized in the performance of the Contractor’s work. Contractor agrees to waive its rights of recovery and cause its insurers, if any, to waive their rights of subrogation against Owner and Company for any such damage or loss, however caused.

Riggers Liability Insurance:

If any work to be performed involves the rigging, lifting. lowering or moving of property or equipment, then those parties performing such work shall carry Rigger’s Liability Insurance in an amount adequate to insure against the physical loss or damage to the property or equipment in its care

Aviation Insurance: Applies if scope of work requires the use of aircraft, including helicopters, unmanned aircraft systems (e.g., drones) and/or fixed-wing aircraft:

Maintain (or require aircraft owner or operator to maintain), and Contractor shall furnish proof of, Aircraft Liability insurance with minimum limits of $10,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage of all aircraft.

Unmanned aircraft systems, minimum limits of $2,000,000 for bodily injury, property damage, and personal injury (including invasion of privacy) for unmanned aircraft systems, and guest voluntary settlement bodily injury coverage (for any aircraft except unmanned aircraft systems)

• Such policy shall include contractual liability covering all owned and non-owned aircraft

• If the party providing the Aircraft Liability insurance is not Contractor, then Contractor shall require such party to (a) waive any subrogation rights of recovery they and/or their insurance carriers may have against County and any other indemnified parties and (b) name County and such other parties as Additional Insureds

• The Contractor shall (or shall require aircraft owner or operator) to hire, employ, and utilize pilots certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate any such aircraft.

B. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (and any applicable Authority) must be specified in writing as an Additional Insured on General Liability, Auto Liability and Umbrella Liability policies.

C. Gwinnett County should be provided with a minimum of 30 days advance written notice of cancellation, material change, or non-renewal of policies required by the contract.

D. Certificate Holder should read:

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners 75 Langley Drive Lawrenceville, GA 30046-6935

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E. Insurance Company, except Worker' Compensation carrier, must have an A.M. Best Rating of A-7 or higher.

Certain Workers' Comp funds may be accepted subject to the approval of the Gwinnett County Insurance Unit.

European markets including those based in London and domestic surplus lines markets that operate on a non-admitted basis are exempt from this requirement provided that the Contractor’s broker/agent can provide financial data to establish that a market is equal to or exceeds the financial strengths associated with the A.M.

Best’s rating of A-7 or better.

F. Insurance companies providing coverage should be licensed, and authorized to do business by the Office of the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner of Georgia ("Insurance Commissioner"), with the exception of non- admitted carriers, in which case the broker placing coverage should be licensed by the Insurance Commissioner. All agents placing coverage should be licensed by the Insurance Commissioner, either as a resident or non- resident.

G. Certificates of Insurance, and any subsequent renewals, must reference each corresponding bid/contract by project name and project/bid number, if applicable.

H. The Contractor shall agree to provide complete certified copies of current insurance policy(ies) or a certified letter from the insurance company(ies) if requested by the County to verify compliance with these insurance requirements.

I. All insurance coverage required to be provided by the Contractor shall state that it is primary over any insurance program carried by the County.

J. Contractor shall incorporate a copy of the insurance requirements as herein provided in each and every subcontract with each and every subcontractor in any tier and shall require each and every subcontractor of any tier to comply with all such requirements. The Contractor agrees that if for any reason a subcontractor fails to procure and maintain insurance as required, all such required Insurance shall be procured and maintained by Contractor at Contractor's expense.

K. No Contractor…