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PARK 53 NORTH WATER MAIN EXTENSION

SECTION I

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PROJECT:

Park 53 North Water Main Extension

OWNER:

Barrow County Board of Commissioners Sealed bids will be received by the Barrow County Board of Commissioners, Winder, Georgia, for the Park 53 North Water Main Extension project, in accordance with the specifications and drawings.

Bids will be received in the office of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners, Clerks Office, 30 North Broad Street, Winder, Georgia 30680, until 12:00 Noon, Thursday, March 7, 2024. Any bid received after said time and date will not be considered by OWNER. Bids will be opened and read aloud in the Commission Meeting Room at the above address at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2024. All bids will be evaluated and the project will be awarded, if it is awarded, within 60 days of the bid opening to the lowest responsible, qualified general contractor.

Construction Documents and Specifications can be downloaded in accordance with directions furnished at www.barrowga.org. Neither companies nor representatives or agents of companies shall contact any members or employees of the Engineering Firm, Barrow County Board of Commissioners, or any Barrow County Elected Official regarding this RFB without prior authorization of Senior Buyer. All questions/inquiries are to be submitted in writing to the following and will be answered and made available in accordance with instructions from Barrow County web page.

Cindy Clack, Senior Buyer Barrow County Board of Commissioners

30 North Broad Street Winder, GA 30680 cclack@barrowga.org Questions regarding this RFB shall be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 22, 2024.

Each bid must be in accordance with specifications and must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the OWNER. License numbers must be written on the face of the envelopes. No bid will be opened unless it contains the Contractor’s utility license number. Each sealed envelope containing a bid must be plainly marked on the outside as “RFB2024-12 Park 53 North Water Main Extension”. If a bid is forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope to the attention of the OWNER at the address previously given and also plainly marked with “RFB2024-12 Park 53 North Water Main Extension”. General contractor must fully comply with Barrow County insurance requirements. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the Bid Amount. Both a Performance and a Payment Bond will be required in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract Price. Surety companies executing Bonds must appear on the Treasury Department’s most current list (Circular 570 as amended) and be authorized to transact business in Georgia. Only Barrow County Bid, Payment and Performance Bond Forms Are Acceptable.

OWNER reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject fully or partially any or all bids, to evaluate bids, and to accept any bid which, in its opinion, may be in the best interest of the OWNER. No bid will be rejected without just cause.

BARROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

VICKIE SHORT, INTERIM COUNTY MANAGER

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