Bonding Required

This is a bonding policy document issued by the Department of the Army, Georgia Army National Guard, dated July 18, 2012, outlining bonding requirements for the CLAY NGC Advanced Metering (Phase I) construction contract. The project involves the installation of electrical conduits, wiring, CAT6 cables for network communications, split core style current transformers (CTs), and preparation for commissioning of fifty electrical meters across two Georgia Army National Guard sites: Clay National Guard Center (47 meters) and Dobbins Air Force Base (3 meters). Mandatory attendance at a pre-bid meeting is required at the Clay National Guard Center, Building 77 Maintenance Break Room, 1000 Halsey Avenue, Marietta, Georgia. All bids remain open for sixty days following the bid opening date. Inquiries should be directed to Contracting Officer Viki S. Moolman.

Bidders must submit a Bid Bond in an amount equal to twenty percent of the base bid, payable to the Georgia Department of Defense. The bond must be issued by a Corporate Surety authorized to conduct business with the State of Georgia; certified checks or other forms of security are not acceptable. The successful bidder is required to furnish two additional bonds at one hundred percent of the contract price: a performance bond and a payment bond for materials and labor. Both bonds must be issued by a Corporate Surety authorized to do business with the State of Georgia.