FVUC Advertisement for Qualifications _ Propo.docx

ADVERTISEMENT FOR QUALIFICATIONS/PROPOSALS

1. Sealed Proposals: Sealed Proposals for construction of the project entitled Water, Sewer, Gas & Electric Facilities SCADA System Upgrades will be received until 2:00 PM, June 19th, 2026, 500 Anthoine Street, Fort Valley, GA 31030. No Proposal may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of Proposals for a period of sixty (60) days.

2. Work To Be Done: The Work to be completed for the Water, Sewer, Gas & Electric Facilities SCADA System Upgrades is described briefly as follows:

3. Proposal Documents: Complete digital proposal documents are available at www.QuestCDN.com. You may view the digital documents for free by entering the Quest project number 10219583 on the website’s project search page. The fee to download the digital documents is $200 (non-refundable) payable through the website. A proposal will not be considered by the Owner unless the Proposer is on record with Quest/ESG Engineering, Inc. as having purchased and received complete Proposal Documents. Please contact QuestCDN customer support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading and working with digital project information. Copies of Proposal Documents may be obtained from ESG Engineering- contact Renee Keith at rkeith@inframark.com to procure Proposal Documents and to be added to the Proposal Holders List (required to Propose on project). Digital will be provided upon non-reimbursable payment of $200.

4. Required Licensure: All submitting a Proposal must have appropriate registration and licensure to preform work in the project’s jurisdiction.

5. Bonds: Proposals shall be accompanied by proposal security in an amount not less than 5% of the base Proposal. All bonds shall be by a surety company licensed in Georgia with an “A” minimum rating of performance and a financial strength of at least five (5) times the contract price as listed in the most current publication of “Best’s Key Rating Guide Property Liability”. Performance and Payment Bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price shall be required of the successful Proposer if contract is awarded. Each Bond shall be accompanied by a “Power of Attorney” authorizing the attorney-in-fact to bind the surety and certified to include the date of the bond.

6. Funding: This project is funded by the American Rescue and Recovery Act (ARPA)

7. Reservation of Rights: Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals, including without limitation, the rights to reject any or all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Proposals and to reject the Proposal of any Proposer if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Proposer, whether because the Proposal is not responsive or the Proposer is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the Owner.

Fort Valley Utility Commission

Represented By:

Clay Walker General Manager