2025 LMIG Paving Project

The City of Pooler, Georgia, acting as the procuring agency for Chatham County, has issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the 2025 Local Maintenance and Improvement Grants (LMIG) Paving Project, a public works procurement for asphalt resurfacing services. The project encompasses the resurfacing of 1.56 miles of neighborhood streets within the Hunters Ridge Subdivision, including intersecting roads and asphalt driveways, with deliverables including bituminous patching with milling to a minimum depth of 4 inches, installation of thermoplastic reflectorized pavement markings and raised pavement markers, establishment of traffic control, roadway base repairs, and miscellaneous utility cover adjustments. Bidders must be pre-qualified by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for asphalt paving work, possess a valid Georgia business license, demonstrate experience in municipal street paving, and provide proof of required insurance and bonding. The evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: experience and qualifications (40%), references and past performance (20%), cost (20%), technical approach (10%), and timeline (10%), with the contract to be awarded to the lowest qualified, responsive, and responsible bidder. All work must comply with GDOT 2021 Standard Specifications (as modified), the 2024 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), and City standards. Key dates include a mandatory pre-bid meeting on July 30, 2025, at 3:00 p.m.; a question submission deadline of August 7, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.; a bid submission deadline of August 20, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at Pooler City Hall, Second Floor Training Room, 100 US Highway 80 SW, Pooler, GA 31322; an anticipated contract start date of September 1, 2025; and a project completion deadline of 60 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with work required to commence within 20 calendar days of receiving the Notice to Proceed.

The procurement includes compliance requirements under the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act of 2006, including E-Verify verification, and bidders must submit various affidavits including non-collusion and contractor affidavits. Bidders must provide a 5% bid bond or certified check with their proposal, and the successful contractor will be required to post a 100% Payment/Performance Bond prior to contract execution. The project is funded through the Local Maintenance and Improvement Grants (LMIG) program, with estimated bid items including traffic control (1 lump sum), recycled asphalt concrete (2,651 tons), bituminous patching material (500 tons), bituminous tack coat (2,296 gallons), and milled asphalt concrete pavement (24,098 square yards at 1.5- to 2-inch depth); while no specific award value or budget range is published in the available documents, these quantities provide a basis for estimating project scope and cost. Monthly payments will be made with 5% retainage withheld until project completion, and the contractor must provide a minimum one-year warranty on all work from final acceptance. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or specific restrictions on organization types are identified in the procurement documents, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed.