Thompson Road Sewer Replace

INVITATION TO BID

PART 1: GENERAL

1.1 Competitive Cost Sealed Bids

Separate sealed Bids for construction of Thompson Road Sewer Replacement for the City of Perry (Bid Number 2022-26) will be received until Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 10:15 a.m. in Perry City Hall, 1211 Washington Street, Perry, GA 31069. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud at said office. Any bid received after Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 10:15 a.m. will not be considered by the Owner. Following the closing time for the receipt of bids no bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days.

1.2 Scope of Work

The work to be performed and provided under this Contract shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, safety equipment, permitting, erosion and sedimentation control measures, taxes, profit, overhead, and other costs and effort required to complete the following:

Installation of 1,800 L.F. of 12” gravity sewer main along with associated manholes, bores, services, and accessories. The time allotted for substantial completion of the work is 90 consecutive calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, and the time allotted for final completion of work is 120 consecutive calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.

Contractor will be required to coordinate all work with the City of Perry and other utility owners who have facilities within the project corridor. The project will be managed by GWES, LLC. located at 733 Carroll Street, Perry, GA 31069, telephone number (478) 235-0307.

All Work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications. The Work will be awarded in one (1) Contract.

1.3 Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents

The Instructions to Bidders, Bid Forms, Contract Agreement, Drawings, Specifications and forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Payment Bond and other Contract Documents may be obtained upon payment (non-refundable) of $200 from:

GWES, LLC.

733 Carroll Street Perry, GA 31069

(478) 235-0307

1.4 Contractor License

The Bidder shall affix to the outside of its Bid envelope, its Georgia Utility Contractor License Number, not the license number of a Utility manager or a subcontractor’s Georgia Utility Contractor License Number. No bid will be opened unless the Contractor’s Utility License Number is affixed to the envelope.

1.5 Bonds

Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or certified cashier’s check, in the amount of 10% of the base bid, prepared on the form of Bid Bond, section 00410, attached to the Contract Documents or a Surety Company’s Standard Bid Bond, duly executed by the Bidder as principal and having as surety thereon a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Georgia and listed in the latest issue of U.S. Treasury Circular 570 with an “A” minimum rating of performance and a financial strength of at least five (5) times the contract price as listed in the most current publication of “Best’s Key Rating Guide Property Liability”. Each Bond shall be accompanied by a “Power of Attorney” empowering the attorney-in-fact to bind the surety and certified to include the date of the bond.

1.6 Pre-Bid Meeting

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in Perry City Hall, 1211 Washington Street, Perry, Georgia 31069.

1.7 Permits

Contractor will acquire all necessary Federal, State and local permits preceding the issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

1.8 Easements & Rights-of-Way

Owner has or will acquire all necessary easements and rights-of-way for permanent installations preceding the issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

1.9 Reservation of Rights

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive informalities and to re-advertise.

2.0 Contractor E-Verify

Contractor shall supply E-Verify documentation with the bid to be deemed responsive.