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REBID NORTHWEST ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANK

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PROJECT:

Rebid Northwest Elevated Water Storage Tank, RFB2026-08

OWNER:

Barrow County Board of Commissioners Sealed bids will be received by the Barrow County Board of Commissioners, Winder, Georgia, for the Rebid Northwest Elevated Water Storage Tank project, in accordance with the specifications and drawings.

Bids will be received in the office of the Barrow County Board of Commissioner, Clerks Office, 30 North Broad Street, Winder, Georgia 30680, until 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 20, 2025. Any bid received after said time and date will not be considered by OWNER. Bids are received until 2pm and will be read aloud at 2 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room upstairs in the Historic Courthouse at 30 North Broad Street Winder, Ga. 30680 on Thursday, November 20, 2025. 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 the Purchasing Manager. All questions/inquiries are to be submitted in writing to Cindy Clack, Purchasing Manager at cclack@barrowga.org by November 13, 2025 and will be answered and made available in accordance with instructions from Barrow County web page.

Cindy Clack, Purchasing Manager 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, November 13, 2025 to Cindy Clack, Purchasing Manager at cclack@barrowga.org.

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 “RFB2026-08 Rebid Northwest Elevated Water Storage Tank”. 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 “RFB2026-08 Rebid Northwest Elevated Water Storage Tank”. 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

Srikanth Yamala, County Manager

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