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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

GROUND WATER EXPLORATION AND

DEVELOPMENT – DRILLING TEST WELL #5

for the

CITY OF BLAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA

Sealed bid proposals will be received by the City of Blairsville, Georgia (OWNER), for furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and any other miscellaneous items necessary for the completion of the

WORK. The award of this bid proposal, if awarded, will be based on several criteria, including prices, bid experience in the work proposed, and references.

Bids will be received at the City of Blairsville City Hall, 62 Blue Ridge Street, Blairsville, GA 30512 until

11:30 a.m. local time on November 24, 2026. 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 on this date and at this time and location. All bids will be evaluated by OWNER, and the Contract 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 WORK consists of, but is not limited to, the following major elements:

Drilling and casing for 8-inch water supply well including 72-hour pump test, disinfection, physical/chemical, radiological and microbiological testing, and all related appurtenances.

Time of completion for all WORK associated with this project shall be as sixty (60) consecutive calendar days for all WORK. WORK shall begin 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.

For obtaining documents for this project, you may call Jessica James at (770) 962-1387 or jjames@eminc.biz.

For technical questions, you may call Chip McGaughey at (404) 583-2645 or chipm@eminc.biz.

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:

OWNER: ENGINEER:

City of Blairsville Engineering Management Inc.

62 Blue Ridge Street 303 Swanson Drive

Blairsville, GA 30512 Lawrenceville, GA 30043

(706) 745-2000 (770) 962-1387

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

Blairsville.

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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.

Printed copies of bids 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, "GROUND WATER

EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT – DRILLING TEST WELL #5 for the City of Blairsville, 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 WORK 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 their bid within the time limit specified in the Instructions to Bidders (Section

00100).

Successful Bidder will be required to document specific compliance with participation by Davis-Bacon Wage

Rates Act.

This project is financed by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority. Prime Contractor shall comply with all funding agency requirements.

OWNER has acquired all necessary State and Federal permits 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.

Hon. Robert “Buddy” Moore, Mayor

City of Blairsville, Georgia

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