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SECTION 00030

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SR 354 WATER TANK REPLACEMENT

AND SPRINGHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS

FOR TOWN OF PINE MOUNTAIN

October 22, 2024

Sealed bids will be received by the Town of Pine Mountain for furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and any other miscellaneous items necessary for construction of the SR 354 Water Tank Replacement and Springhouse Improvements in the Town of Pine Mountain, Georgia.

Bids will be received to the attention of Mayor Keith Pendergrass at Town of Pine Mountain, 250 North McDougald Avenue, Pine Mountain, GA 31822, until 11:00 AM, Friday, November 22, 2024. Any bid received after said time and date of bid opening will not be considered by OWNER. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at this time and location. All bids will be evaluated by OWNER and the project will be awarded, if it is awarded, within 30 days of the bid opening.

Interested bidders may arrange a visit to the work sites by contacting the Town's water and sewer superintendent Justin Oliver at (706) 457-1603. All questions shall be submitted in writing only to Natalie Pifer at 861np@ppi.us, and to be given consideration, must be received by no later than 11:00 AM Friday, November 15, 2024.

The Project consists of, but is not limited to the following major elements:

Contract 1: Construction of a 200,000 gallon ground water storage tank to include site grading, piping connections, access road improvements and other related appurtenances.

Contract 2: Replacement of the existing spring water treatment building with a new prefabricated building, improvements to the existing spring box, and miscellaneous piping connections, site access and security improvements and other related appurtenances.

Time of completion for all work associated with the Project shall be as follows:

Contract 1: THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE (365) consecutive calendar days from the date of a written “Notice to Proceed” from OWNER.

Contract 2: ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) consecutive calendar days from the date of a written “Notice to Proceed” from OWNER.

Electronic access to the Contract Documents, Specifications, and Construction Drawings must be obtained from Precision Planning, Inc. by email request to Natalie Pifer at 861np@ppi.us.

The Information for Bidders, Bid Proposal Form, Form of Agreement, Drawings, Specifications, and forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Bidders Qualification Forms, and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

Town of Pine Mountain

250 N. McDougald Avenue Pine Mountain, GA 31822

(706) 663-2213

Precision Planning, Inc.

802 East Spring Street Monroe, GA 30655 861np@ppi.us

A list of persons who requested Contract Documents from Precision Planning, Inc. will be available by the Engineer by emailing Natalie Pifer at 861np@ppi.us .

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OWNER requires a bid bond* or a certified cashier's check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid to be enclosed with the bid at the time of bid opening. Cashier's check will be made payable to Town of Pine Mountain.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish OWNER with Insurance, Workman's Compensation Insurance, and Performance and Payment Bonds* in the amount of one-hundred percent (100%) of the total bid.

Each bid must be submitted in a SEALED ENVELOPE, addressed to the OWNER. Each sealed envelope containing a Bid must be plainly marked on the outside as, “SR 354 Water Tank Replacement and Springhouse Improvements for the Town of Pine Mountain”. If bid is forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the Bid must be enclosed in a separate mailing envelope to the attention of the OWNER at the address previously given.

All Bids must be made out on the bid form of the type bound in the Contract Documents, in accordance with the instructions in the Information for Bidders. No interlineation, additions, or deletions shall be made in the proposal form by the BIDDER.

Any and all Bids received without the aforementioned qualification criteria enclosed, will be returned to the

BIDDER.

CONTRACTORS and SUBCONTRACTORS bidding on this Project will be required to comply with all Federal, State, and local laws.

OWNER reserves the rights to waive any informalities or to reject 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.

Successful Bidder will be required to perform WORK as the Prime Contractor. WORK performed by Prime Contractor shall be at a minimum 30% of the contract value.

No BIDDER may withdraw his bid within the time limit specified in the Instruction to Bidders (Section 00100).

* 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 the State of Georgia.

Mayor Keith Pendergrass Town of Pine Mountain

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