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HICKORY LOG CREEK 00200-1 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

INTAKE GATE VAULT IMPROVEMENTS JANUARY 2025

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SEPARATE SEALED BIDS for furnishing all materials and providing all labor, tools, and equipment will be received by the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority at 1170 Atlanta Industrial Drive, Marietta, Georgia, 30066 until 2:00 p.m., local time, February 21, 2025, for the Project known as:

HICKORY LOG CREEK INTAKE GATE VAULT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

at which time and place the Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the designated time for receival of bids will not be considered. Unsealed Bids, including facsimile Bids or Bids sent by e-mail, will not be considered. The Owner of the project is Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority. The Engineer for the project is River To Tap, Inc. Bid opening time is subject to extension pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 36-91-20(d).

Bidders shall inform themselves concerning Georgia Laws and comply with same.

The Project will result in raising the existing vault structure 2-feet above 100-year base flood elevation (BFE) to eliminate the potential for sediment and debris entering the system during flood events at the Hickory Log Creek Pumping Station at 1250 Riverstone Pkwy, Canton, Georgia 30114 in Canton, Georgia. Raising the gate stems and equipping the existing 30-inch intake slide gates located at the vault with electric actuators with remote control. The project includes mobilization, access inside the gate vault and pump station, concrete and brick masonry construction, installation of new electric actuators, replacement of existing gate stems, electrical improvements, and installation of new ladders, stairs, railing, security gate, and hatches. A condition assessment of the four (4) existing gates and frames is included in the Work along with the responsibilities of dewatering and flood protection for the existing intake gate vault during construction.

The time allowed for Final Completion and readiness for final payment is 250 consecutive calendar days from the date of commencement.

The Work will be awarded in one Contract.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit will be held for all Bidders beginning at 10:00 a.m., local time, February 4, 2025 at the Project site (1250 Riverstone Pkwy, Canton, Georgia 30114). A tour of the Project site to follow.

Additional visits to the sites may be allowed for Bidders and will be by appointment only. Requests for additional visits should be sent to Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority following the instructions provided at the Pre-Bid Conference.

All questions related to the Project shall be submitted by email no later than 5:00 p.m., local time, February 7, 2025 to the Engineer (Daniel Smith, P.E. daniel.smith@r2tinc.com). Questions, if answered, will be addressed by addendum to the Contract Documents via the Q&A tab on the CIVCAST website for the project. Receipt of any Addenda or amendment to this Advertisement for Bids shall be acknowledged, in writing, and shall be submitted with the Bid.

mailto:daniel.smith@r2tinc.com

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Copies of electronic Bidding Documents are available at https://www.civcastusa.com for download and printing access. All Bidders are required to download a set of Bidding Documents from the CIVCAST website. Bidders will be required to set up a CIVCAST account to access Bidding Documents and Addenda. Hard copies of Bidding Documents are the responsibility of the Bidders.

By obtaining the Bidding Documents, prospective bidder agrees to allow company information (company name, address, phone and fax numbers) to be published as a registered planholder.

The Owner is not obligated to consider a Bidder's proposal if Bidder is not on record with CIVCAST as having received a complete set of Bidding Documents from CIVCAST.

A list of planholders may be obtained from the Engineer (Daniel Smith, daniel.smith@r2tinc.com).

All Bids must be made out on the bid form to be obtained from the Engineer with the contract documents, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. No interlineations, additions or deletions shall be made in the bid form by the Bidder.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond with good and sufficient surety or sureties approved by the Owner for faithful acceptance of the contract, payable to, in favor of, and for the protection of the Owner in an amount equivalent to five percent of the total amount payable by the terms of the contract or, in lieu thereof, a certified check, cashier's check, or cash in equal amount. The Bid Bond shall be prepared on the Bid Bond form attached to the Contract Documents or a Surety Company's Standard Bid Bond, duly executed by the Bidder as principal and having as Surety thereon a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Georgia and listed in the latest issue of U.S. Treasury Circular 570.

Each Bid must also be accompanied by a notarized Non-Collusion Affidavit of Bidder, Contractor’s License Certification, Affidavit Verifying Status for Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority Public Benefit Application, and Security and Immigration Compliance Act Certification. Out-of-state corporations and other entities must submit evidence of authority to conduct business in Georgia as an out-of-state entity.

Each Bidder must be licensed in the State of Georgia at the time of the Bid. Bids shall be submitted only under the legal name certified to transact business in Georgia by the Georgia Secretary of State.

The Owner will in no way be liable for any costs incurred by any Bidder in the preparation of Bid in response to this Advertisement for Bid.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Certification of Contractor’s Attorney, and Contractor’s Affidavit and Agreement with the executed Agreement meeting the requirements of the Contract Documents and executed on the forms attached to the Agreement. The successful Bidder will also be required to furnish the Pre- Construction Oath pursuant to O.C.G.A. §36-91-21 from every person who procures the Agreement. The successful Bidder shall also provide an executed Subcontractor Affidavit for each subcontractor working on the Project, using the form attached to the Agreement. The terms and time for payment are set forth in the Agreement.

All Bids will remain subject to acceptance for sixty (60) days after the day of the Bid opening, but Owner may, in its sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid security prior to that date.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive informalities and re-advertise.

https://www.civcastusa.com/ mailto:daniel.smith@r2tinc.com

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Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority

Cole Blackwell, CPA

General Manager

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