Invitation to Bid _ BD Generator Project _ 9_.pdf

321-27B SECTION AM

SECTION AM

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids will be received by CITY OF CALHOUN, GA Purchasing Department; attention Ms.

Margaret Boyd; 700 West Line Street, Calhoun, Georgia 30701 until 3:00 PM local time, on October 30, 2024 and then at said time and place publicly opened and read aloud.

The work will consist of WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS – 2024 STANDBY POWER including installation of One (1) Owner supplied “Fixed” 750 kW generator and One (1) Owner Supplied “Portable 275 kW generator, One (1) Owner supplied 1600 Amp Automatic Transfer Switch, Two (2) Owner supplied 800 Amp Automatic Transfer Switches, One (1) Owner Supplied 600 Amp Automatic Transfer Switch, Contractor supplied ESL 3640 Generator Docking Station, Contractor supplied PVC conduit, Contractor supplied Rigid Conduit (RMC), Contractor supplied electrical wiring, and concrete encasement at the Brittany Drive Water Treatment Plant. Install Five

(5) Owner supplied OTEC Transfer Switches at five water booster station locations, install Five (5) Contractor supplied ESL 3640 Generator Docking Stations, conduits, wiring, switches, panels, receptacles and necessary mounting materials.

Payment for the work will be made periodically on the basis of Contractor's Applications for Payment processed by the Engineer.

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:

Calhoun Utilities, 700 West Line Street, Calhoun, GA 30701 (Owner)

Peoples & Quigley, Inc., 6059 Boylston Drive, NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328 (Engineer)

Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained from Peoples & Quigley, Inc. at (404) 255-2650 for $150 per set, nonrefundable, until 48 hours before the bid opening. Contractors will be added to the list of Plan Holders and will be eligible to bid upon receipt. Checks should be made out to Peoples & Quigley, Inc. and sent to 6059 Boylston Drive, NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. Include the project name, contact name, phone number, and email address. Contract documents will be provided as an electronic copy, but hard copies will be available upon request.

Bids must include a Bid Bond in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount bid. All bonds must be countersigned by a Georgia Resident Agent. A Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the bid and a Payment Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the bid must be furnished by the successful bidder.

Bidders must comply with all provisions of the “Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act” of 2007. Bids must include a completed Federal Work Authorization Contractor Affidavit as shown in Section CM1.

The right is reserved by the Owner to delay the award of the Contract for a period not to exceed sixty

(60) days from the date of opening of the bids, during which time bids shall remain open and not subject to withdrawal. The right is also reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all technicalities or informalities.

CITY OF CALHOUN, GA

Kyle Ellis, Utilities Administrator

September 28, 2024