Revised Invitation to Bid _ C7900_015_doc.pdf

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INVITATION TO BID

City of Concord C & S Project No. C7900.015

Upgrades to the N. and S. Wastewater Ponds November 2023

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PART 1. GENERAL

1.1 SEALED BIDS

Sealed bids for construction of Upgrades to the N. and S. Wastewater Ponds will be received until Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 10:30 AM local time at City Hall, located at 50 Main Street, Concord GA 30206, at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

Any bid received after said time and date will not be considered by the Owner. No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days except as specifically provided in the Instructions to Bidders and/or by State Law.

1.2 SCOPE OF WORK

Improvements to the City’s North pond include floating baffle curtains, floating surface aerators, manual bar screen, inlet pipe modification, yard piping, reinforced concrete, manholes, electrical, mechanical, bypass pumping and appurtenences. Improvements to the

City's South pond include various dam related modifications. Both sites will include earthwork, soil and erosion sediment control, mobilization, demobilization, bonds, insurance and all other appurtenances necessary to place improvements into operation.

Time allotted for completion of work is 250 calendar days. All Work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications. The Work will be awarded in one (1) Contract.

1.3 PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Complete digital Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents are available at http://cartersloope.com/outforbid. Bidders may view the digital plan documents for free by entering the Quest project number 8815340 on the website’s project search page. Bidders may download the digital documents for a fee of $250 payable through the website. Please contact

QuestCDN customer support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance with membership registration, downloading and working with digital project information. All other questions may be directed to the issuing office, 115 Woodland Way Suite 120, Canton, Georgia or cgarrison@cartersloope.com.

1.4 CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

Bidders must complete the Qualifications of Bidders (Section 00470) in order to be evaluated for award of the Contract. Refer to the specific requirements outlined in the referenced

Section.

1.5 CONTRACTOR LICENSE

The Scope of Work as described herein is defined as “utility contracting” in accordance with http://cartersloope.com/outforbid mailto:info@questcdn.com mailto:cgarrison@cartersloope.com

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O.C.G.A 43-14-2(17) so the Contractor performing the work must provide proof of a valid license by the State of Georgia as a “Utility Contractor” and must also employ a “Utility

Manager” certification holder who will have oversight of all the utility work. Therefore, the

Contractor submitting a bid must list the license number of the Contractor performing the utility contracting on the bid form and provide proof of a valid license. See Instruction to

Bidders for additional bidding requirements.

1.6 BONDS

Bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or certified cashier’s check in an amount not less than 10% of the base bid. All bonds shall be by a surety company licensed in Georgia with an “A” minimum rating of performance and a financial strength of at least five (5) times the contract price as listed in the most current publication of “Best’s Key Rating Guide Property

Liability”. Performance and Payment Bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price shall be required of the successful bidder if contract is awarded. Each Bond shall be accompanied by a “Power of Attorney” authorizing the attorney-in-fact to bind the surety and certified to include the date of the bond.

1.7 PERMITS

The Status of Federal, State, and/or Local permits for this project are as follows:

NPDES GAR 100001 (Stormwater) Not Yet Submitted

GA EPD DDR Concurrence Submitted

GA EPD Plan and Spec Concurrence Submitted

1.8 GEORGIA SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT AFFIDAVIT

All qualifying Contractors and Subcontractors performing work with the City of Concord must register and participate in the federal work authorization program commonly known as E-Verify, or any subsequent replacement program, to verify the work eligibility information of new employees. In order for a Bid to be considered, it is mandatory that the Bidder’s Affidavit of Compliance with O.C.G.A. §13-10-91 be completed and submitted with the Bid.

1.9 EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY

All easements and rights-of-way for permanent installations have been obtained or will be obtained by the Owner prior to issuing the Notice to Proceed.

1.10 FUNDING SOURCES

Funding is to be provided by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) – State Fiscal Recovery

Funds (SFRF), administered by the Office of Planning and Budget.

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1.11 RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, the rights to reject any or all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids and to reject the Bid of any Bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the Bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the Owner.

CITY OF CONCORD

OWNER

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