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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

WATER TREATMENT PLANT REHABILITATION

for the

City of Sparta, Georgia

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Sparta, Georgia (OWNER), for furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and any other miscellaneous items necessary for the construction of Water Treatment Plant

Rehabilitation in the City of Sparta, Georgia.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on August 21, 2025, at the water treatment plant at 1427 Pumping Station Road, Sparta, Georgia 31087. A alternate Pre-Bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m August 26, 2025, at the same location for those who cannot attend the first Pre-Bid

Conference. Representatives of OWNER and ENGINEER will be present to discuss the Project. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the Conference. ENGINEER will transmit to all prospective Bidders of record such Addenda as ENGINEER considers necessary in response to questions arising at the

Conference. Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.

Bids will be received at 12912 Broad Street, Sparta, Georgia 31087 until 2:00 p.m. on September 16, 2025.

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 sixty (60) days of the bid opening. If a bidder is not selected within sixty (60) days of the bid opening, any bidder that is determined by the OWNER to be unlikely of being selected for contract award shall be released from their bid.

The project will be awarded as described in Section 14 of Instructions to Bidders.

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

The replacement of faulty mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical equipment, the rehabilitation of two trident micro-floc filters, replacement of plant PLC and Control

Panel, improvements to chemical storage and pumping, repair and replacement of corroded pipes, fasteners, and metal surfaces, the grading and installation of a modular building, the installation of a radio tower, and other miscellaneous repairs throughout the raw water pumpstation and treatment plant.

Time of completion for all work associated with this project shall be three hundred (300) consecutive calendar days from the date of a written "Notice to Proceed" from OWNER.

Copies of Contract Documents, Specifications, and Construction Drawings may be obtained at the office of

Engineering Management, Inc., 303 Swanson Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043, upon payment of a non-refundable cost of $100.00. Checks shall be made payable Engineering Management, Inc.

For purchasing documents regarding this project, you may contact Jessical James at 770- 962-1387 or

JJames@eminc.biz. For technical questions regarding this project, you may contact Wiley Helm at

770-962-1387, or whelm@eminc.biz.

The Information for Bidders, Bid Proposal Form, Form of Agreement, Drawings, Specifications, and forms of

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Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Bidders Qualification Forms, and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

OWNER:

City of Sparta, City Hall

12912 Broad Street

Sparta, GA 31087

(706) 444-5753 (T)

(706) 444-6722 (F)

ENGINEER:

Engineering Management, Inc.

303 Swanson Drive

Lawrenceville, GA 30043

770-962-1387 (T)

770-962-8010 (F)

A list of persons who purchased Contract Documents from Engineering Management, Inc. will be available from the Engineer ONLY through their website at www.eminc.biz, email, facsimile transmission or U.S. Mail.

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 the City of

Sparta, Georgia.

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, "Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation for the

City of Sparta, Georgia”. 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 right 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).

The BIDDER’s attention is called to the fact that this project is being funded with Federally Assisted EPA revolving loan funds through the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA). Successful BIDDER’s http://www.eminc.biz/

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(DBE), EEO, Davis- Bacon Wage Rates and all other federal Requirements. The BIDDER’s attention is also called to the requirements of Public Law 113-76 which includes the requirement of using American Iron and

Steel (AIS) in connection with this project. Requirements of Build America Buy America (BAB) through

Public Law 117-58 is also applicable to this project.

The OWNER has acquired all necessary State and Federal permits in connection with this project. The

OWNER has acquired all of the easements and rights of way in connection with this project.

* Surety and insurance companies must have an AM Best rating of A-6 or greater, be listed in the

Federal Registry of Companies holding Certificates of Authority and Acceptable Sureties on Federal

Bonds, be licensed by the Georgia Insurance Department and the Georgia Secretary of State to do business in the State of Georgia. Surety companies executing Bonds must appear on the Treasury

Department's most current list (Circular 570 as amended) For Performance Bonds less than $300,000 an irrevocable Letter of Credit from a bank as defined in O.C.G.A. Code Section 7-1-4 may be submitted in lieu of a bond. In lieu of a Payment Bond, a Cashier’s Check, Certified Check, or Cash may be submitted in an amount not less than the total amount payable by the terms of the

CONTRACT.

R. Allen Haywood, Mayor

Sparta, Georgia

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