IFB#250 Ad. Beulah Tank Rehab

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Invitation for Bids for for

Douglasville – Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority 8763 Hospital Drive

Douglasville, Georgia 30134

October 20, 2021

IFB# 250

The Douglasville – Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (hereafter referred to as the “Authority”) is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified contractors for the performance of the Beulah Tank Rehabilitation Project (the “Project”), as more fully described in the Invitation for Bids. The scope of work includes the provision by the Contractor of all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, and supplies necessary to complete the work. The Project will be “turn key” and require minimal involvement of Authority personnel.

The work to be performed in the BASE BID shall include the rehabilitation of the Beulah Tank, a 500,000 gallon elevated storage tank, including replacing the interior coatings, overcoating the exterior coatings, and miscellaneous repairs. The work included in the SUPPLEMENTAL BID includes miscellaneous piping modifications to the Tank’s drain and overflow piping. The Beulah Tank is located at the intersection of South Burnt Hickory Road and Veteran’s Memorial Highway. Special Conditions and Appendices contain more detailed information on the Project scope.

All work will be performed within Authority easements and/or inside public right of way.

All anticipated rights of way and easements required for the Project have been obtained.

All anticipated federal, state, and local permits required for the Project have been obtained.

Parties interested in this Invitation for Bids must obtain a copy of the full bid package or their bids will be considered nonresponsive. Bid packages must be obtained for the nominal cost of $25.00 by contacting the Authority’s Purchasing Department, Joseph Morency, Senior Procurement Specialist, by telephone at (770) 949-7617 or by email at jmorency@ddcwsa.com.

Bids will be received by the Authority at its Administrative Offices located at 8763 Hospital Drive, Douglasville, Georgia 30134 until the date and time listed below. Bids shall be

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Bids shall be received by 2:00 p.m., local time, on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the Authority’s Administrative Offices located at 8763 Hospital Drive, Douglasville, Georgia 30134 on the date and time listed below.

Pre-Bid Conference shall be at 10:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.

All prospective bidders OR his/her subcontractor must hold a current Georgia Utility Contractor’s License for performing the SUPPLEMENTAL BID scope included in this project. He/She must be on, or promptly qualify for inclusion on the Authority’s Approved Contractor List, without restriction or probationary status. Award of only the BASE BID does not require the Contractor or his/her subcontractor to hold a current Georgia Utility Contractor’s License nor be included on the Authority’s Approved Contractor List.

All bids must be accompanied by adequate bid security (certified check, bid bond, or irrevocable letter of credit) drawn in favor of the Authority and in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid price, which shall be subject to forfeiture as liquidated damages in the event that the bid be accepted and the bidder fail to promptly enter into the proposed contract for performance of the Project with the Authority.

The Authority reserves the right to award only the BASE BID or the BASE BID and SUPPLEMENTAL BID together, whichever the Authority, in its sole discretion, determines to be the most advantageous to the Authority. Bids will be compared either on the basis of the BASE BID amount or the TOTAL LUMP SUM BID amount, which shall be the BASE BID amount plus the SUPPLEMENTAL BID amount, as set forth on each properly received bid evaluation sheet and bidder’s certification of bid, which shall be the same bid amounts. In the event that there is a discrepancy between the bid amounts written in numbers and words, the bid amounts written in words shall govern. In the event that there is a discrepancy between the bid amounts set forth on the bid evaluation sheet and the bidder’s certification of bid, the bid amounts shown on the bid evaluation sheet shall govern. The Authority reserves the right to reject all bids or any bid that is nonresponsive or submitted by a nonresponsible bidder. The Authority further reserves the right to waive technicalities and informalities in the Invitation for Bids and bids submitted.