2025-16 911 Communication Tower Removal

The Catoosa County Board of Commissioners is soliciting sealed proposals for the decommissioning and removal of a 90-foot radio communication tower and associated attached equipment located at 875 Lafayette Street, Ringgold, Georgia 30736. The scope of work includes removal of the Ice Bridge, cutting cabling flush with brick and mortar joints, cutting anchor bolts flush with concrete (with the concrete foundation remaining in place), and providing all necessary traffic control in accordance with MOSH/OSHA standards and MUTCD requirements. All work must be performed during standard business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) unless pre-approved for after-hours or weekend work. Two sealed copies of proposals must be delivered to the Catoosa County Board of Commissioners office at 800 Lafayette Street, Ringgold, Georgia 30736 by 2:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, June 26, 2025, with bids to be publicly opened and read aloud. An optional pre-proposal conference is scheduled for Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. EST at the Catoosa County Courthouse. Written inquiries must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. EST on Friday, June 20, 2025, with responses published on the county website by Monday, June 23, 2025. Qualified contractors must provide proof of worker's compensation and general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, a Georgia business license or occupational tax certificate, E-Verify participation verification, non-collusion affidavits, client references, and a detailed plan for accomplishing the scope of work. Evaluation will be weighted as follows: contractor qualifications and experience (40 percent), client references (25 percent), proposed materials brand and quality (10 percent), cost fee proposal (20 percent), and adherence to and quality of RFP response (5 percent).

Local vendor preference applies to qualifying contractors within Catoosa County with at least two employees employed for six months or longer, and Georgia-manufactured products and materials are preferred when reasonable and practicable. For projects exceeding $100,000, contractors must provide a bid bond in the amount of 5 percent of the total bid, along with payment and performance bonds at 100 percent of the award amount within ten days of notice of award. The county will provide no equipment, labor, or materials; contractors must supply all necessary resources. All proposals must remain valid and binding for sixty days following the bid receipt date of June 26, 2025. The Catoosa County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, technicalities, or irregularities, and to re-advertise if necessary. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available documentation, and no incumbent vendor information is provided.