SecAM 494_07D_R.pdf

494-07D SECTION AM

SECTION AM

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids will be received by Lumpkin County Water and Sewerage Authority for the construction of Collection System – 2025 Force Main Improvements at 194 Courthouse Hill, Annex

A, Dahlonega, GA 30533 until 10:00 AM local time, February 11, 2025, and then at said time and place publicly opened and read aloud.

Scope of Work: The Work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, and labor for construction of the Force Main Improvements including approximately 11,000 L.F. of 8-inch PVC force main, 1,400 L.F. of 6-inch PVC force main, 20 L.F. of 8-inch DIP gravity sewer and all related appurtenances.

Bid Documents: The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:

LCWSA, 194 Courthouse Hill, Annex A, Dahlonega, GA 30533 (Owner)

PeoplesQuigley | DCCM, 6059 Boylston Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30328 (Engineer)

Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained from PeoplesQuigley | DCCM at (404) 255-

2650 for $100 per set, nonrefundable, until 48 hours before the bid opening. Contractors will be added to the list of Plan Holders and will be eligible to bid upon receipt. Checks should be made out to

PeoplesQuigley | DCCM and sent to 6059 Boylston Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30328. Include the project name, contact name, phone number, and email address. Contract documents will be provided as an electronic copy, but hard copies will be available upon request.

Pre-Bid Conference: A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the Lumpkin County

Administration Building First Floor Conference Room, 99 Courthouse Hill, Dahlonega, GA 30533 at

10:00 AM local time on January 21, 2025. The project site will be open for inspection immediately following the meeting.

Contractor Questions: All questions regarding the project and bid documents must be submitted electronically to the Engineer’s office. Contractors should send their questions in writing to Tiffany

Barry at tbarry@dccm.com . Please note that all questions must be submitted by the end of the day on

January 24, 2025.

Bond Requirements: Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond or a certified cashier's check, the value of which should not be less than five percent (5%) of the overall bid amount. All bonds must be countersigned by a Georgia Resident Agent and should be submitted with a corresponding "Power of

Attorney." The successful bidder is required to provide both a Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the awarded Contract amount.

Funding Sources: Project will receive partial funding from the Georgia Environmental Finance

Authority and the American Rescue Plan Act – State Fiscal Recovery Fund. Therefore, the project is subject to the Federal and State laws and regulations associated with those programs.

Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act: This project is subject to the Build America, Buy

America Act (BABAA) requirements under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act mailto:tbarry@dccm.com

494-07D SECTION AM

(“IIJA”), Pub. L. 177-58. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in this project must be produced in the United States, as further outlined by the Office of Management and Budget’s Memorandum M-22-11, Initial Implementation Guidance on Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for

Infrastructure, April 18,2022.

Compliance Requirements: Bidders must comply with Executive Order No. 11246 as amended, entitled "Equal Employment Opportunity" and with the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act (18 U.S.C. 874) as supplemented in Department of Labor Regulations (29 CFR, Part 3).

Bidders must comply with all provisions of the “Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act” of 2007. Bids must include a completed Federal Work Authorization Contractor Affidavit as shown in Section CM1.

Contractor License: The Scope of Work as described herein is defined as “utility contracting” in accordance with 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 work. 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 requirements.

Reservation of Rights: Owner reserves the right to delay the award of the Contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of opening of the bids, during which time bids shall remain open and not subject to withdrawal. The right is also reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all technicalities or informalities.

Instructions to Bidders: For all further requirements regarding Bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding

Documents.

LUMPKIN COUNTY WATER & SEWERAGE AUTHORITY

Sean Phipps, Executive Director

January 8, 2025