BL090-23 NOT

REV. 12.28.06

June 07, 2023

NOTICE OF BID

BL090-23

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified vendors to provide all labor, equipment and materials for the Gwinnett County Taxiway Z Lighting and Airport Sign Retrofit Project for the Department of Transportation.

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 July 5, 2023 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. Bids will be publicly opened and read at 3:00 P.M. Apparent bid results will be available the following business day on our website www.gwinnettcounty.com.

A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 10:00 A.M. on June 21, 2023 at the Gwinnett County Airport Administration Building Conference Room, 600 Briscoe Boulevard, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. All vendors are urged to attend.

To view plans: a complete set of plans and documents are available for viewing at the Gwinnett County

Purchasing office (plans, documents & plan holders list are NOT distributed by Purchasing).

To obtain plans and/or plan holders list: A complete set of plans and documents may be purchased for a non-refundable fee of $150.00 per set from Michael Baker International, Inc., 420 Technology Parkway, Suite 150, Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30092. Digital PDF copies are available to potential bidders at no charge. You may reach their office by phone, 770-263-9118, and e-mail contact, Laura.Schechtel@Mbakerintl.com. The plan holders list is also available.

Questions regarding bids should be directed to Olivia Graves, Purchasing Associate II at Olivia.graves@gwinnettcounty.com or by calling 770-822-8734 no later than June 22, 2023. Bids are legal and binding upon the vendor when submitted. All bids should be submitted in duplicate.

All vendors must submit with bid, a bid bond, certified check, or cashier's check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid.

Failure to submit a bid bond with the proper rating will result in the bid being deemed non-responsive. Successful vendors will be required to meet insurance requirements, submit a one hundred percent (100%) performance bond and a one hundred percent (100%) payment bond. Insurance and Bonding Company should be 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 Treasury's Publication of Companies holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Surety on Federal Bonds and as acceptable reinsuring companies. The bid bond, payment bond, and performance bond must have an A.M. Best rating of A-5 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 vendor(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.

Olivia Graves Purchasing Associate II http://www.gwinnettcounty.com/ http://www.gwinnettcounty.com/