WCBOE LIvestock RFP Final (1).pdf

Wilcox County Board of Education

Request for Proposals

To Provide

Design-Build Services

For

Livestock Facility Renovation Rochelle, Georgia

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Design-Build Services for RFP

Livestock Facility

Rochelle, Georgia

The Wilcox County Board of Education (WCBOE) is seeking Statements of Qualifications from firms interested in providing design-build services for a Project known as Livestock Facility Renovation located in Rochelle, Georgia. This Request for Proposals seeks to identify the most qualified potential providers of the above-mentioned services. All respondents to this RFP are subject to instructions communicated in this document.

Restriction of Communication: From the issue date of this (RFP) solicitation until a successful proposer is selected and the selection is announced, proposers are not allowed to communicate for any reason with any members of the Selection Committee, except for submission of questions as instructed in the RFP, or during the proposer's conference (if applicable), or as provided by any existing work agreement(s). For violation of this provision, the Owner reserves the right to reject the qualifications/proposal of the offending proposer.

1. GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION

It is envisioned that the Owner will best be served by the employment of the services of a Design-Builder firm (DB) for the project. The Owner will contract with a General Contractor as the lead that has teamed with a Design Professional. The successful DB may not be eligible to bid or enter into a contract or subcontract for any of the construction or other services other than as set forth in the Design-Build Contract and General Requirements.

All respondents to this RFP are subject to instructions communicated in this document, and are cautioned to completely review the entire RFP and follow instructions carefully. WCBOE reserves the right to reject any or all statements of qualifications or subsequent submittals and/or proposals, and to waive technicalities, irregularities, and informalities, and retains the right to cancel or conclude this procurement at any time without selecting a firm to provide the described services, without any liability to any respondents, or any other person or entity, and is under no obligation to make an award relating to this RFP to any person or entity. The final terms of any Design-Build Agreement for the project contemplated by this procurement will be determined by the Owner; subject, in all cases, to strict compliance with the applicable provisions of the laws of the State of Georgia.

Project Background and Description WCBOE intends to renovate an existing multipurpose building and create a new livestock facility with show and holding areas. The existing renovated space will contain a kitchen/dining area, show area, bathroom facilities and small concessions area. A new covered addition to the facility will include an animal holding area between 4,000 and 6,000 square feet. The work may include demolition of existing school buildings. Project duration is estimated at10 months.

Project Budget

The preliminary stated (construction) cost limitation (SCL) for the project is estimated at $3,300,000. (This amount includes design and contract administration fees for services provided by the design professional member of the design-builder team.)

The Owner expects that 100% of project cost savings, including contingencies, will be turned over to the Owner at the completion of the project. The final SCL may differ due to final program requirements, funding, and other circumstances.

Project Schedule

The Design Builder is anticipated to commence services by late summer of 2024. Design and preconstruction services should be completed so as to allow material completion to occur second quarter 2025. The facility is expected to be open for occupancy in the summer of 2025. The successful Design-Builder will be responsible for developing the design and construction schedule and coordinating activities to accomplish completion of the project within a specified period of time as approved by the Owner. (All of the dates indicated in this section are estimates and as such are subject to change).

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION

General The Design-Builder (DB) is normally under contract to supply both design services and construction services, to complete the project and place the Owner in occupancy of the project in a “turnkey” fashion. Once a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) is agreed to between the Owner and the DB, the DB is “at risk” for project price, project schedule, and completion of all construction as set forth in the Contract Documents. The DB holds all trade contracts and trade supplier contracts. The price and financial structure of this Agreement is the “cost-plus” method, with an absolute cap on the total price of the contract (the GMP), and certain other maximum price allowances. The sole basis for the “plus” under this Agreement is the Design- Builder’s Fee, which is the DB’s “gross profit”. The sole basis for “cost” throughout this Agreement is Actual Cost. In addition to the GMP, there are total cost limitations imposed on Actual Costs for overhead, salary and labor costs, both as to type of cost and allowable amounts. Actual cost is the only allowable cost under this Agreement, unless and until a Lump Sum Price is agreed to between the Owner and DB.

Contract Scope During Phases of Project

The Design Builder’s services shall include all Design, Pre-construction, Construction, and Warranty Phase services. The DB will provide comprehensive administration and management of all aspects of the construction of the project and will work in concert with the Owner towards the successful completion of the project on schedule, at or below budgeted costs, meeting or exceeding standards stipulated by the design criteria, and in adherence with standards required by local authorities and other agencies having jurisdiction. It is expected that the DB will undertake such measures as surveys, programming, engineering design, preconstruction, and construction of the project.

The Proposer shall assemble and manage an appropriate team of qualified professionals capable of implementing all requirements of the Project, as outlined in the RFP. If a Proposal is submitted by a team of individuals or firms, the Proposal shall clearly define the Lead Firm making the Proposal. Design services shall be provided by a design professional registered to perform engineering services in the State of Georgia who retains all responsibilities for design and construction administration services of the Project.

When design documents for the project have been developed in sufficient detail, the Design-Builder (DB), under the general supervision of the Owner, will commit to a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for all design and construction backed by a surety bond. The DB shall competitively select all construction subcontracts and other work appropriate for competitive selection but is free to use qualification factors other than price of work to select construction subcontractors that will deliver the best value to the WCBOE. Project shall be constructed within this GMP.

During the construction phase, which includes any previously awarded early bid packages, DB will be responsible for means & methods of construction, safety programs, quality control, general conditions, prequalification of potential subcontractors and bidding of all work, certification of all work in place required for monthly payment requests, coordination, scheduling of all work associated with all construction contracts and other miscellaneous contracts required for the completion of the project within the predetermined budget and schedule. DB will assist Owner in management and administration of the project except that the Owner shall retain complete contractual control of all prime DB contracts, project funds, and disbursements. The DB shall retain all normal responsibilities for professional design, cost control, schedule and quality assurance including normal construction administration responsibilities.

The following is a listing of some of the representative services usually provided by the DB:

(a) Design and Pre-Construction Phase

(i) Validate Owner’s construction budget in regard to the approved project scope.

(ii) Develop and maintain a master project schedule, a major task based bar schedule (Gantt chart).

(iii) Lead the design-build team through the design process.

(iv) Provide analysis of alternate methods/materials for potential quality, cost and schedule enhancements.

(v) Develop the design through complete construction documents.

(vi) Develop requirements for safety, quality assurance, and schedule adherence.

(vii) Perform a “constructability” review during each phase of the document process.

(viii) Provide detailed construction cost estimates to achieve WCBOE’s budget.

(ix) Develop construction budget to be maintained throughout construction.

(x) Develop and assist in the evaluation of Value-Engineering options.

(b) Bidding and Award Phase

(i) Pre-qualification of potential subcontractors and vendors.

(ii) Generate and issue comprehensive bid packages to potential subcontractors and vendors.

(iii) Develop requirements to assure time, cost, and quality control during construction.

(iv) Provide a provisional construction schedule (CPM) for issuance with bid packages.

(v) Identify and evaluate potential bidders for all scopes of work.

(vi) Schedule and conduct pre-bid conferences in coordination with the Owner.

(vii) Advertise and distribute bidding documents.

(viii) Review and analyze bids for presentation to the project team.

(ix) Verify adherence of bids with design requirements and the construction budget.

(x) Subcontract with successful proposers/ bidders for construction.

(c) Construction Phase

(i) Maintain on-site staff for construction management and supervision.

(ii) Establish and maintain coordinating procedures.

(iii) Develop and maintain a detailed schedule.

(iv) Conduct and record regular job-site meetings. Issue meeting minutes to all parties.

(v) Coordinate and maintain on-site contract documents in accordance with the General Requirements.

(vi) Prepare and submit change order documentation for approval of the Owner in accordance with the GMP contract.

(vii) Maintain a system for review and approval of shop drawings.

(viii) Maintain quality control and ensure conformity to plans.

(ix) Provide cost control through progress payment review and verifications according to the approved schedule and contract amounts.

(x) Develop as-built and record drawings throughout the construction process.

(xi) Coordinate post-completion activities, including the assembly of guarantees, Operation & Maintenance manuals, warranties, closeout documents, and final acceptance. DB shall arrange for any training sessions including coordination with Owner’s staff.

(xii) Develop requirements for safety, quality assurance, and schedule adherence.

(d) Warranty Phase

(i) Coordinate and monitor the resolution of remaining “punch-list” items.

(ii) Coordinate, monitor, and resolve all warranty complaints in a timely manner and to the satisfaction of the owner during the general warranty period.

2. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CRITERIA

Selected materials, systems, fixtures and equipment shall be reviewed for cost, energy-efficiency, durability, maintainability and replacement availability by the Proposing Team and approved by the Owner.

All design and construction work shall be in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local codes and ordinances. It will be up to the Proposing Team to ensure that all inspection and certification requirements, including construction materials testing, are reviewed and approved by the appropriate officials.

3. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

The following Schedule of Events represents the Owner’s best estimate of the schedule that will be followed. All times indicated are Eastern. The Owner reserves the right to adjust the schedule as the Owner deems necessary.

a. Owner advertises RFP 03/25/24 ----------

b. Owner conducts mandatory Pre-Proposal Site Visit (tentative) 04/12/24 10:00 AM

c. Deadline for finalist submission of written questions and requests for clarification (See Section 6. below)

04/24/24 2:00 PM

d. Deadline for submission of Design-Build Proposals 04/30/24 2:00 PM

f. Owner interviews finalist firms(optional) TBA TBA

4. PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT

A pre-proposal site visit will be conducted by the Owner and attendance of firms will be mandatory. The tentative date for the site visit is April 12, 2024 at 10am at the WCBOE office, 114 7th Avenue, Rochelle, Georgia 31079. Any available additional program information may be provided prior to or at the site visit for finalist review.

5. SELECTION PROCESS

DB Selection, will be initiated by the Selection Committee from Design-Build Proposals and Fee Proposals as instructed in this RFP. Finalist interviews may also be conducted by the Owner. The successful DB will be determined from the evaluation of proposals received and/or interviews.

Criteria for the evaluation of Design-Build Proposals:

40% Factor} Experience and Qualifications of the Proposed DB Team, including: Experience of the design team and construction team working on Design-Build projects; Experience on past projects where Construction Firm acts as lead on Design-Build projects; Assigned team’s experience with effective budget control; Assigned team’s experience with effective schedule control; Availability of the proposed team for this project;

20% Factor} Previous performance of the firm including level of quality of the services of the firm to previous customers, customer’s statements of that quality, the firm’s ability to meet established time requirements, the firm’s response to project needs during pre-design, design, preconstruction and construction, the firm’s control of design and construction quality and budget. Firm’s past performance working with WCBOE.

10% Factor} Stability of firm including longevity of years in business and financial wherewithal.

10% Factor} Quality of proposed Design-Build Management Plan, including: The firm’s cost management plan; Firm’s Schedule management plan during design and construction; firm’s approach for managing changes within the stated cost and schedule limitations; firm’s approach for competitively administering and evaluating bid packages; the firm’s subcontractor management plan; firm’s quality assurance program and plan; the firm’s close-out plan; firm’s work force plan;

and the firm’s safety plan and site logistics/phasing plan for proposed project.

20% Factor} Fee Proposal

Final Evaluation Upon completion of the evaluation of Project Proposals and interviews (optional) by the Selection Committee, proposers will be ranked in descending order of recommendation. The Selection Committee will evaluate on proposals first before opening the proposal price envelope. Once the successful DB and the agreed upon fixed fee have been determined, a DB services contract will be awarded by the WCBOE. The actual Form of Contract will be developed by the Owner.

6. SUBMITTAL OF QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION, AND EXTENSIONS

It is the responsibility of each respondent to examine the entire RFP, seek clarification in writing, and review its submittals for accuracy before submitting. Once the submission deadline has passed, all submissions will be final. The Owner will not request clarification from any single individual proposer regarding their submission, but reserves the right to ask, collectively, all parties that have submitted proposals for additional information. Questions about any aspect of the RFP, or the project, shall be submitted in writing (e-mail is preferable) to:

Dale Garnto, School Superintendent E-mail: garntod@wilcoxcountyschools.org

The deadline for submission of questions relating to the RFP is the time and date shown in the Schedule of Events (Section 3). All relevant and significant questions that have been submitted in writing prior to the deadline will be compiled and answered in writing and issued directly to all proposers via E-mail. Any proposer exceptions to the RFP requirements or requests for deadline extensions must also be communicated to the Owner by the deadline to be properly considered. Any requests for proposal deadline extensions must include the reason(s) for such a request. The Owner reserves the right to approve or reject such requests as the Owner deems necessary.

7. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING DESIGN-BUILD PROPOSALS

Interested firms may submit one (1) copy in .pdf format to garntod@wilcoxcountyschools.org or a link to the document location may be sent to garntod@wilcoxcountyschools.org.

Submittals must be prepared in a manner that when printed would typically fit on standard (8 ½” x 11”) paper.

TOTAL PAGE COUNT OF THE ENTIRE PROPOSAL SHOULD NOT EXCEED 40 PAGES.

Proposal emphasis should be on completeness, relevance, and clarity of content. To expedite the review of submittals, it is essential that respondents follow the format and instructions outlined below.

DESIGN-BUILD PROPOSAL DELIVERABLES

A. Minimum Qualifications Required

The following basic, minimum qualifications must be met. These criteria must be clearly identified/met when creating submittal documents in response to the RFP as outlined below in this document.

a. The firm or its principals are not currently ineligible, debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from bidding or contracting by any state or federal agency, department, or authority.

b. The firm or its principals have not been terminated for cause or currently in default on any public works contract.

c. Firms must have sufficient bonding capacity for anticipated total cost of work ($3,300,000). Only those sureties listed in the Department of Treasury’s Listing of Approved Sureties (Department Circular 570) are acceptable to the Owner. At the time of issuance, all insurance and bonds must be issued by a company licensed by the Georgia Insurance Commissioner to transact the business of insurance in the State of Georgia for the applicable line of insurance. Such company shall be an insurer (or, are qualified self insurers or group self insureds, a specific excess insurer providing statutory limits) with an A.M. Best Financial Strength rating of “A-“ or better and an A.M. Best Financial Size Category of Class V or larger.

d. Firm must have current Commercial General Liability Insurance coverage with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate for premises and operations coverage, $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate for products and completed operations coverage, and $1,000,000 for personal and advertising injury coverage. Firm should also have current commercial umbrella liability coverage in the amount of at least $5,000,000 per occurrence and general aggregate. (The Owner reserves the right to require additional limits and/or coverage for actual contract.)

Firms must provide current insurance certificate.

e. Firms must have all necessary, valid and current licenses to do business in the State of Georgia.

f. Firms must demonstrate sufficient cash flow to undertake the project as evidenced by a current ratio

(assets/liabilities) of 1.0 or higher.

g. The firm must demonstrate a commitment to safety with regard to Worker’s Compensation by having an

Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 1.0 or less.

A. Qualifications and Experience of Proposed Design-Build Team

B1- Describe your firm's proposed organization for design-build. Designate the specific individuals to fill the following key roles on your team:

a. Design Executive

b. Lead Design Professional

c. Project Executive

d. Project Director

e. Project Manager

f. Superintendent

g. Cost Estimator

h. Other (please describe, if applicable) mailto:sara@hawkinsvillega.net

B2- Provide for each of the above personnel current resumes listing relevant project experience and percentage of the person’s time to be committed to this project.

B3- Identify the individual who, from project start to finish, will be the leader of your design-build team and the principal point of contact between your firm and the Owner, and other consultants. Provide detailed information on the qualifications of this individual and the direction, authority, and management tools that will be provided to the individual by the firm. This individual’s competence, his/her leadership, and his/her ability to achieve customer satisfaction will be heavily considered in the selection of a DB firm.

B4- Provide an organizational chart showing detailed lines of responsibility and accountability for your team.

B5- Provide examples of your experience as Design-Builder in construction of projects, including the following information:

a. Provide photographs of similar projects your firm/team completed.

b. Provide a written reference from the Owner (name with current phone number) familiar with your performance on each of the above projects. (It is the responsibility of the proposer to verify all contact information provided is accurate)

c. List the individuals who served as the Project Executive/Director, Design Professional, Project Manager, Superintendent, and Cost Estimator on the projects. Please note whether these individuals are still employed with your firm.

d. Indicate those projects where an engineering consultant and contractor served a corporate or public client as a team.

e. Provide the two most recent similar projects your firm has completed. Describe the work performed.

Summarize the actual schedule performance relative to the initial project schedule. For each project, provide the name of an Owner’s representative (with a current phone number) who is most familiar with your performance on the project.

B. Management Plan

C1- Describe your process for efficiently resolving issues and maintaining the project commitments working collaboratively with the Owner. Provide specific examples demonstrating your ability to solve complex project issues related to construction without compromising your team commitments.

C2- Provide your detailed cost management plan for controlling costs on this project within the stated cost limitation during design and construction. Describe your systems and procedures for controlling costs during design and construction.

C3- Provide your detailed change management plan for managing cost and schedule exposures within the stated limitations.

C4- Provide your procurement and workforce plan including details on your plan to assure local contractor opportunity.

Describe how your firm intends to arrange the construction into bid packages in order to reach the WCBOE’s schedule and budget objectives.

C5- Provide your detailed schedule management plan, for this project, during design and construction. Describe systems and procedures your firm uses to manage the project schedule. Describe alternatives that may be explored to shorten the schedule.

C6- Provide your detailed subcontractor management plan including, contract document compliance procedures, project accounting procedures, and issue resolution.

C7- Provide your closeout management plan for this project. Describe your systems and procedures for your closeout plan.

C8- Provide your detailed plan for applying any services identified in Section II not specifically requested by WCBOE. Explain the relevance of these services to this project and how they benefit the project.

C9- Provide your quality assurance plan for this project. Describe your firm’s approach for validating compliance with the construction documents. Explain your process for ensuring the quality of the construction workmanship.

C10- Provide your safety, site logistics, and phasing plans for this project. Describe your plan for working around existing operations and for access to local roads and buildings.

8. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING AND SUBMITTING FEE PROPOSALS

Fee proposals shall be received by mail or hand delivery by 2:00 PM on April 30, 2024 in a sealed envelope. Important – Proposers must attach detailed itemization of Proposed Project Costs and Fees, and any exceptions to the items requested above to the Design-Builder Fee Proposal Form, in same sealed, opaque envelope. Proposers shall itemize their specific costs, expenses and fees for Preconstruction and Construction phases, and be descriptive of all cost detail including, but not limited to, cost of work, in-construction services, overhead, work by others, and insurance and taxes.

9. PRESENTATION/ INTERVIEW (OPTIONAL)

Interview Format Firms selected to make presentations shall be notified by the Notice to Finalists letter issued by the Selection Committee Manager. The Notice to Finalists letter shall designate a place and time for the interview session and shall contain relevant information regarding the presentations.

• The interview will last a total of 40 minutes (20 minutes for the presentation, 20 minutes reserved for questions and answers). The Selection Committee will consist of owner representatives.

• The presentation may involve flip charts or boards along with the oral presentation.

• Electronic presentations, such as PowerPoint presentations are also allowed.

• Finalists are responsible for providing presentation items and audio-visual equipment needed for their presentation.

• All members of the Selection Committee will be present during all of the presentations and interviews.

• Firms are not allowed to address any questions, prior to the interview, to anyone other than the designated contact.

Interview Requirements The intent of the formal interview process is to provide the Selection Committee with in-depth information from the DB firm in order to make a final selection of the best-suited firm for the contract award if the Selection Committee deems the process in the best interest of the Owner. Firms should focus their presentations on the detailed plan for managing the design and construction, cost, schedule, and quality on the project and any unique characteristics or services the firm offers. Firms are discouraged from reviewing general company history and past experience previously submitted in Statements of Qualifications and/or Project Proposals unless this information is particularly relevant to the project- specific design-build plan. All key personnel should be present at the interview including, at a minimum, the lead designer, project superintendent, project manager, and project executive.

10. SUBMITTAL OF PROJECT PROPOSALS

Interested firms may submit one (1) copy in .pdf format to garntod@wilcoxcountyschools.org or a link to the document location may be sent to garntod@wilcoxcountyschools.org.

Uploaded responses (file names) must reference the Project Title, the firm’s name, and the word “PROPOSAL.”

The entire submittal should be submitted as ONE (1) file. Please do not submit individual documents or sections separately.

See the upload instructions provided in Section 6 of the RFQ for detailed instructions regarding the upload of your submittal.

TOTAL PAGE COUNT OF THE ENTIRE PROPOSAL SHOULD NOT EXCEED 40 PAGES.

Proposals must be electronically received by the Owner prior to the deadline indicated in the Schedule of Events (Section 3 of RFP). Printed copies will not be accepted. If difficulty is encountered during upload, contact the board office for assistance or confirmation that the file was received.

Please verify that your submittal was received.

11. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Submittal Costs and Confidentiality mailto:sara@hawkinsvillega.net

All expenses for preparing and submitting responses to the RFQ/RFP are the sole cost of the party submitting the response.

The Owner is not obligated to any party to reimburse such expenses. All submittals upon receipt become the property of the Owner. Labeling information provided in submittals “proprietary” or “confidential,” or any other designation of restricted use will not protect the information from public view. Subject to the provisions of the Open Records Act, the details of the proposal documents will remain confidential until final award.

Award Conditions This request is not an offer to contract or a solicitation of bids. This request and any proposal submitted in response, regardless of whether the proposal is determined to be the best proposal, is not binding upon the Owner and does not obligate the Owner to procure or contract for any services. Neither the Owner nor any party submitting a response will be bound unless and until a written contract, mutually accepted by both parties, is negotiated as to its terms and conditions and is signed by the Owner and a party containing such terms and conditions as are negotiated between those parties. The Owner reserves the right to waive non-compliance with any requirements of this RFQ/RFP and to reject any or all proposals submitted in responses. Upon receipt and review of responses, the Owner will determine the party(s) and proposal that in the sole judgment of the Owner is in the best interest of the Owner (if any is so determined), with respect to the evaluation criteria stated herein. The Owner then intends to conduct negotiations with such party(s) and in the course of doing so may use ideas expressed in any proposal.

Local Preference For the purposes of evaluation only, a proposer that resides within 60 miles of the City of Rochelle, Georgia, will be granted preference over proposers that reside outside of this geographical area. For the purposes of this preference, the definition of a local proposer is one who maintains a place of business inside of this geographical area. A P.O. Box address will not satisfy this requirement.

Statement of Agreement With submission of a proposal, the Proposer agrees that he/she has carefully examined the Request for Proposal, and the Proposer agrees that it is the Proposer’s responsibility to request clarification on any issues in any section of the Request for Proposal with which the Proposer disagrees or needs clarified. The Proposer also understands that failure to mention these items in the proposal will be interpreted to mean that the Proposer is in full agreement with the terms, conditions, specifications and requirements therein. With submission of a proposal, the Proposer hereby certifies: (a) that this proposal is genuine and is not made in the interest or on behalf of any undisclosed person, firm, or corporation; (b) that Proposer has not directly or indirectly included or solicited any other Proposer to put in a false or insincere proposal; or (c) that Proposer has not solicited or induced any person, firm, or corporation to refrain from sending a proposal.

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(Exhibit A)

CERTIFICATION FORM

I, name, being duly sworn, state that I am title of company and hereby duly certify that I have read and understand the information presented in the attached proposal and any enclosure and exhibits thereto.

I further certify that to the best of my knowledge the information given in response to the request for proposals is full, complete and truthful.

I further certify that the proposer and any principal employee of the proposer have not, in the immediately preceding five years, been convicted of any crime of moral turpitude or any felony offense, nor has had their professional license suspended, revoked or been subjected to disciplinary proceedings.

I further certify that the proposer and any principle employee of the proposer have not, in the immediately preceding five years, been suspended or debarred from contracting with any federal, state or local government agency, and further, that the proposer is not now under consideration for suspension or debarment from any such agency.

I further certify that the proposer or any principle employee of the proposer has not in the immediately preceding five years been defaulted in any federal, state or local government agency contract, and further, that the proposer is not now under any notice of intent to default on any such contract or have been terminated for cause on any such contract.

I acknowledge, agree and authorize, and certify that the proposer acknowledges, agrees and authorizes, that the Owner and/or WCBOE may, by means that either deems appropriate, determine the accuracy and truth of the information provided by the proposer and that the Owner and/or WCBOE may contact any individual or entity named in the Statement of Qualifications for the purpose of verifying the information supplied therein.

I acknowledge and understand the successful Proposer will be required to certify compliance with the Immigration Reform Act of 1986 (IRCA), D.L. 99-603 and the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act OCGA 13-10-90 et.seq., by meeting or having complied with the provisions in the Act and by executing any affidavits required by the rules and regulations issued by the Georgia Department of Labor set forth at Rule 300-10-1-.01: Contractor will also be required to warrant that Contractor has included a similar provision in all written agreements with any subcontractors engaged to perform services under this Contract.

I acknowledge and agree that all of the information contained in the Statement of Qualifications is submitted for the express purpose of inducing the Owner to award a contract.

A material false statement or omission made in conjunction with this proposal is sufficient cause for suspension or debarment from further contracts, or denial of rescission of any contract entered into based upon this proposal thereby precluding the firm from doing business with, or performing work for, the State of Georgia. In addition, such false statement or omission may subject the person and entity making the proposal to criminal prosecution under the laws of the State of Georgia of the United States, including but not limited to O.C.G.A. §16-10-20, 18 U.S.C. §§1001 or 1341.

Signature Sworn and subscribed before me

This day of 20 .

NOTARY PUBLIC

NOTARY SEAL

My Commission Expires:

Exhibit B

CONTRACTOR AFFIDAVIT UNDER O.C.G.A. § 13-10-91(b)(1) (Failure to submit this form will result in rejection of your Qualifications)

Project No. and Name:

Contractor:

STATE OF GEORGIA

COUNTY OF:

By executing this affidavit, the undersigned contractor verifies its compliance with O.C.G.A. §13-10-91, stating affirmatively that the individual, firm or corporation which is engaged in the physical performance of services on behalf of the WCBOE has registered with, is authorized to use and used the federal work authorization program commonly known as E-Verify, or any subsequent replacement program, in accordance with the applicable provisions and deadlines established in O.C.G.A. §13-10-91. Furthermore, the undersigned contractor will continue to use the federal work authorization program throughout the contract period and the undersigned contractor will contract for the physical performance of services in satisfaction of such contract only with subcontractors who present an affidavit to the contractor with the information required by O.C.G.A. §13-10-91(b). Contractor hereby attests that its federal work authorization user identification number and date of authorization are as follows:

Federal Work Authorization User Identification Number

Date of Authorization

I hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on , 2024 in (city), (state).

Signature of Authorized Officer or Agent of Contractor

Printed Name and Title of Authorized Officer or Agent

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE

ME ON THIS THE

DAY OF , 20

Notary Public

My Commission Expires: