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NOTICE AND ADVERTISEMENT FOR CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY

WALKER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

RENOVATIONS TO WALKER COUNTY COLLEGE & CAREER ACADEMY

1.1 SOLICITATION

A. Sealed Proposals from General Contractors will be received by Walker County Board of Education “the Owner” in the Facilities and Operations Department at 298 Culberson Avenue, LaFayette, GA 30728 until 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 17, 2025 for construction of:

RENOVATIONS TO WALKER COUNTY COLLEGE & CAREER ACADEMY

265 BICENTENNIAL TRAIL, BLDG. 500, ROCK SPRING, GA 30739

B. A Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. onsite of project address. Any person or entity that fails to attend the mandatory pre-proposal meeting will not be permitted to submit a Proposal for the Project and any Proposal submitted by a person or entity that did not attend the mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be returned unopened.

C. No extension of proposal will be made. Interested parties are invited to attend.

1.2 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS

A. Request for Proposal “RFP” documents may be examined at Southern A & E’s office at 7951 Troon Circle, Austell, GA 30168 or by calling 770-819-7777 to request a password and link to Southern A & E’s online plan service to view the documents. Upon further request, construction documents may be downloaded for printing or hard copies may be ordered through the online plan service. Only complete sets will be provided for downloading or as hardcopies.

B. Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the RFP Instructions to Offerors.

C. No deposits are required and no refunds will be made.

D. Proposal documents will not be sent to plan rooms.

1.3 CONDITIONS

A. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after proposals are opened.

B. Bid bond in the amount of five (5%) percent of the base proposal is required and must be submitted with the proposal. A bid bond is the only acceptable form of bid security. No personal check, cashier’s check, certified check or cash will be accepted in lieu of the bid bond.

C. Performance and payment bonds in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price will be required prior to commencement of construction.

D. All bonds shall be written by a surety licensed to conduct business in Georgia, listed on the Federal Register and acceptable to the Owner.

E. Offeror shall attach a Contractor Affidavit and Agreement demonstrating compliance with O.C.G.A. 13-10-91, Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act. Offeror shall also comply with provisions of O.C.G.A. 50-36-1, Verification of Lawful Presence Within United States through the use of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program and shall provide verification of compliance with executed affidavits which are a part of the proposal packet.

F. Owner reserves the right to waive technicalities and irregularities and to reject any or all proposals. The proposals will be evaluated and awarded to what is most advantageous for Walker County Board of Education.

G. By submitting a proposal, the Offeror agrees to sign the Owner’s STANDARD FORM OF FIXED PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, which is one of the proposal documents, and will not be modified.

1.4 SOLICITED BY:

Chris Wallace, Director of Facilities and Operations Walker County Board of Education