BrookwoodAdvertisement_FINAL_250728.pdf

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF COVINGTON

2194 EMORY STREET N.W.

COVINGTON, GA 30014

Brookwood Circle Culvert Replacement Phase 2

Bid Number: 2025-18

Sealed bids for the Brookwood Circle Culvert Replacement Phase 2 will be received by the City of Covington in their office located at 2194 Emory Street NW, Covington, GA 30014 un�l 10:00 a.m. local �me on Tuesday September 9, 2025. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 10:30 a.m. at 2116 Stallings Street, NW, Covington, GA 30014. Any bid received a�er said �me and date will not be considered by the Owner. No bid may be withdrawn a�er the closing �me for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days except as specifically provided in the Instruc�ons to Bidders and/or by State law.

The RFI deadline will be Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 5:00 PM. RFIs should be addressed to Bill Jones at william.jones@gwesllc.com. If bids are mailed or delivered in advance of the Bid Opening, they shall be hand delivered or shipped via UPS/FedEx to 2194 Emory Street NW, Covington, GA 30014. Bid packages shall not be mailed via USPS.

The Project consists of removing and replacing an approximately 30 LF of 8‘wide by 7’ high box culvert with associated headwalls, wingwalls, and storm drainage pipe in the immediate project area. The replacement box culvert will be approximately 35 LF in length, 9’ wide by 5’ high, with associated headwalls, wingwalls, new storm drainage pipe, a new junc�on box, and a water main conflict resolu�on.

The Instruc�ons to Bidders, Bid Forms, Contract Agreement, Drawings, Specifica�ons and forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Payment Bond and other Contract Documents may be obtained upon payment (non-refundable) of $200 from:

GWES, LLC

733 Carroll Street Perry, GA 31069

706-765-8767 william.jones@gwesllc.com

A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. local �me on Tuesday August 19, 2025, at the City of Covington in their office located at 2116 Stallings Street, NW, Covington, GA 30014. Representa�ves of the Owner and Engineer will be available to discuss the Project. Atendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory. Engineer will transmit to all Plan Holders such addenda as Engineer considers necessary in response to ques�ons and discussion arising at the conference. Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effec�ve.

The Scope of Work as described herein is defined as “u�lity contrac�ng” in accordance with O.C.G.A 43- 14-2(17) so the Contractor performing the work must provide proof of a valid license by the State of Georgia as a “U�lity Contractor” and must also employ a “U�lity Manager” cer�fica�on holder who will have oversight of all the u�lity work. See Instruc�ons to Bidders for addi�onal bidding requirements.

A Bid Bond in the amount of five percent (5%) will be required. A Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract, must be furnished by the successful bidder upon award of the contract. Each Bond shall be accompanied by a “Power of Atorney” authorizing the atorney-in-fact to bind the surety and cer�fied to include the date of the bond.

All qualifying Contractors and Subcontractors performing work with the City of Covington must register and par�cipate in the federal work authoriza�on program commonly known as E-Verify, or any subsequent replacement program, to verify the work eligibility informa�on of new employees. In order for a Bid to be considered, it is mandatory that the Bidder’s Affidavit of Compliance with O.C.G.A. §13- 10-91 be completed and submited with the Bid.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limita�on, the rights to reject any or all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or condi�onal Bids and to reject the Bid of any Bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the Bidder is unqualified or of doub�ul financial ability or fails to meet any other per�nent standard or criteria established by the Owner.

CITY OF COVINGTON