SecAMmas _ 448_03G.pdf

448-03G SECTION AM

–SECTION AM

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids will be received by City of Elberton, GA for the construction of Water Treatment Plant

– 2025 Piping & Clearwell Improvements at Elberton City Hall, 203 Elbert Street, Elberton, GA

30635 until 10:00 AM (local time) on February 20, 2025. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time and location.

Project Description: The work consists of renovations to the water treatment plant system components to enhance the reliability and efficiency of water production. This includes the modification and addition of valves and piping, modification of influent connection to Clearwell No.

2, improvement of the piping and chemical vault, renovations to Clearwell No. 1, improvements to the storm drain system, and minor cosmetic renovations to the plant.

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

Elberton City Hall, 203 Elbert Street, Elberton, GA 30635 (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 mandatory pre-bid conference will not be held.

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

February 6, 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. Therefore, the project is subject to the Federal and State laws and regulations associated with those programs.

mailto:tbarry@dccm.com

448-03G SECTION AM

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

(“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.

CITY OF ELBERTON, GA

Kevin Eavenson, City Manager January 21, 2025