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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SPARTA SEWER SYSTEM REHABILITATION

CONTRACT 1 � PUMP STATION REPLACEMENTS

FOR THE

CITY OF SPARTA, GEORGIA

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Sparta, Georgia (OWNER), for furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and any other miscellaneous items necessary for the construction of the Sparta Sewer System Rehabilitation: Contract 1 � Pump Station Replacements project in the City of Sparta, Georgia.

Bids will be received at the City of Sparta, City Hall, 12912 Broad Street, Sparta, Georgia 31087 until 2:00 p.m. on November 11, 2025. Any bid received after said time and date of bid opening will not be considered by OWNER. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at this time and location. All bids will be evaluated by OWNER and the project will be awarded, if it is awarded, within sixty (60) days of the bid opening. If a bidder is not selected within sixty (60) days of the bid opening, any bidder that is determined by the OWNER to be unlikely of being selected for contract award shall be released from their bid.

The award of this bid proposal, if awarded, shall be based on several criteria, including prices bid, experience in the work proposed, and references. Refer to Article 14 of Section 00100 for criteria and award method.

The Project consists of, but is not limited to the following major elements:

The replacement of three sewer lift stations, including removal of existing equipment, installation of new equipment, electrical work, site improvements, five (5) each manholes, replacement of three (3) each air release/vacuum valves, additionally this project includes the retrofit installation of equipment listed at five (5) lift stations, details included in Appendix A.

Time of completion for all work associated with this project shall be one hundred eighty (180) consecutive calendar days from the date of a written "Notice to Proceed" from OWNER.

Copies of Contract Documents, Specifications, and Construction Drawings may be obtained at the office of Engineering Management, Inc., 303 Swanson Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043, upon payment of a non-refundable cost of $200.00. Checks shall be made payable to Engineering Management, Inc.

For general information and purchasing documents regarding this project, you may contact Jessica James at (770) 962-1387 or JJames@eminc.biz. For technical questions regarding this project, you may contact Daniel Patterson at (770) 962-1387, or dpatterson@eminc.biz.

The Information for Bidders, Bid Proposal Form, Form of Agreement, Drawings, Specifications, and forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Bidders Qualification Forms, and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

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OWNER:

City of Sparta/City Hall 12912 Broad Street Sparta, GA 31087 706-444-5753 (T) 706-444-6722 (F)

ENGINEER:

Engineering Management, Inc.

303 Swanson Drive Lawrenceville, GA 30043 770-962-1387 (T) 770-962-8010 (F)

A list of persons who purchased Contract Documents from Engineering Management, Inc. will be available from the Engineer ONLY through facsimile transmission, U.S. Mail, or from their website at www.eminc.biz.

OWNER requires a bid bond* or a certified cashier's check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid to be enclosed with the bid at the time of bid opening. Cashier's check will be made payable to the City of Sparta, Georgia.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish OWNER with Insurance, Workman's Compensation Insurance, and Performance and Payment Bonds* in the amount of one-hundred percent (100%) of the total bid.

Each bid must be submitted in a SEALED ENVELOPE, Sparta Sewer System Rehabilitation:

Contract 1 � Pump Station Replacements for the City of Sparta, Georgia�. If the bid is forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the Bid must be enclosed in a separate mailing envelope to the attention of the OWNER at the address previously given.

All Bids must be made out on the bid form of the type bound in the Contract Documents, in accordance with the instructions in the Information for Bidders. No interlineation, additions, or deletions shall be made in the proposal form by the BIDDER.

Any and all Bids received without the aforementioned qualification criteria enclosed, will be returned to the BIDDER.

CONTRACTORS and SUBCONTRACTORS bidding on this Project will be required to comply with all Federal, State, and local laws.

OWNER reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all Bids, to evaluate Bids, and to accept any Bid which in its opinion may be in the best interest of the OWNER. No Bid will be rejected without just cause.

Successful Bidder will be required to perform WORK as the Prime Contractor. WORK performed by Prime Contractor shall be at a minimum 30% of the contract value.

No BIDDER may withdraw his bid within the time limit specified in the Instruction to Bidders (Section 00100).

The OWNER has acquired all necessary State and Federal permits in connection with this project.

OWNER has acquired all properties and easements in connection with this project.

The Proposer�s attention is called to the fact that this project is being funded with Federally Assisted EPA revolving loan funds through the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) Clean Water State

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Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Successful Proposer�s will be required to document specific compliance with participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), EEO, Davis- Bacon Wage Rates and all other federal requirements. The Proposer�s attention is also called to the requirements of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act, and Public Law 113-76 which includes the requirement of using American Iron and Steel (AIS) in connection with this project.

* Surety and insurance companies must have an AM Best rating of A-6 or greater, be listed in the

Federal Registry of Companies holding Certificates of Authority and Acceptable Sureties on

Federal Bonds, be licensed by the Georgia Insurance Department and the Georgia Secretary of

State to do business in the State of Georgia. Surety companies executing Bonds must appear on the

Treasury Department's most current list (Circular 570 as amended) for Performance Bonds less than $300,000 an irrevocable Letter of Credit from a bank as defined in O.C.G.A. Code Section 7-1-

4 may be submitted in lieu of a bond. In lieu of a Payment Bond, a Cashier�s Check, Certified

Check, or Cash may be submitted in an amount not less than the total amount payable by the terms of the CONTRACT.

R. Allen Haywood, Mayor Sparta, Georgia

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