Mulberry Park & Amphitheater and Mulberry Park Buildings 000300 - 1 Advertisement for Bids

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Mulberry Park for the

City of Hoschton, Georgia

Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant

Project Number P24AP01800/13-01082

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Hoschton, Georgia (OWNER), for furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and any other miscellaneous items necessary for the construction of Mulberry Park in Hoschton, Georgia.

Bids will be received at Hoschton City Hall, 61 City Square Street, Hoschton, GA 30548 until 11:00 a.m. on December 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 001000 for criteria and award method.

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

Construction of Mulberry Park to include demolition as described on the plans, grading and erosion control for approximately 3.1 acres, installation of light duty asphalt, slate access drives, access gate, porous pavers, sidewalks, slate paths, wheels stops, signage, sidewalks, park furniture, pavilion, parking spaces, concrete stairs, design build retaining wall, pedestrian crossing, amphitheater seating, restroom, pump station and line work for restroom, ceramics building renovation, electrical for site and buildings, and all other associated appurtenances, as shown on the plans. Plans include Mulberry Park & Amphitheater, dated October 24, 2025 and Mulberry Park (includes plans for Rest Rooms, Pavilion, and Ceramic Building

Renovation) dated October 24, 2025.

Time of completion for all work associated with this project shall be three hundred sixty (360) 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 brewer engineering, 210 Trilith Parkway, Suite 100, Fayetteville, Ga 30214, upon payment of a non-refundable cost of $325.00. Checks should be made payable to Brewer Engineering. Electronic Plans are available upon payment of a non-refundable cost of $ 25.00 . Credit cards is not accepted.

For general information, technical information and purchasing documents regarding this project, you may contact Brewer Engineering, 770-653-8144.

The Information for Bidders, Bid Proposal Form, Form of Agreement, Drawings, Specifications, and forms of

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Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Bidders Qualification Forms, and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

OWNER:

City of Hoschton City Hall 61 City Square Hoschton, GA 30548 706-654-3034 (T)

Brewer Engineering 210 Trilith Parkway Fayetteville, GA 30214 770-653-8144 (T) jeff@brewerengineering.com

A list of persons who purchased Contract Documents from Brewer Engineering will be available from the

Engineer ONLY through U.S. Mail, or request by email to Jeff Brewer jeff@brewerengineering.com

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 Hoschton.

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, addressed to the OWNER. Each sealed envelope containing a Bid must be plainly marked on the outside as, "MULBERRY PARK– for the City of

Hoschton, Georgia”. If 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).

This project is being financed by the U S Department of the Interior- National Park Service,. The BIDDER’s attention is called to the fact that the successful BIDDER will be required to document specific compliance

Mulberry Park & Amphitheater and Mulberry Park Buildings 000300 - 3 with participation by Davis- Bacon Wage Rates, and Build America, Buy America (BABA).

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

* Surety companies executing Bonds must appear on the Treasury Department's most current list

(Circular 570 as amended) and be authorized to transact business in the State of Georgia. 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.

Debbie Martin, Mayor Hoschton, Georgia

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