2025 LRA & 2026 LMIG: Stuckey Church Rd & Others

The Wheeler County Board of Commissioners in Georgia is soliciting sealed bids for road construction and resurfacing work through Invitation for Bid No. 2509, covering approximately 8.528 miles of improvements across seven roads including Stuckey Church Road, Mt. Carmel Road, Magnolia Drive, Little Ocmulgee Drive, Cat Squirrel Road, Smoke House Road, and Sand Pit Road. The project is funded through the 2025 Local Road Assistance (LRA) and 2026 Local Maintenance and Improvement Grants (LMIG) programs and includes patching, leveling, resurfacing, double surface treatment with sand seal, and striping work. Specific deliverables include traffic control services, asphaltic patching (1,825 tons), asphalt concrete leveling (4,000 tons), asphalt concrete 9.5 MM Superpave Type II GP 2 (875 tons), tack material (4,350 gallons), double surface treatment (82,800 square yards), rumble strips (6 units), and various striping applications. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder with work to be completed within 270 consecutive calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Bidders must submit questions by March 19, 2026, with responses provided by March 23, 2026, and sealed bids must be received by 10:00 a.m. on March 27, 2026. Bidders must comply with Georgia DOT specifications and standards, provide a 5% bid bond plus performance and payment bonds equal to 100% of the contract price from surety companies authorized in Georgia and listed in Department of Treasury Circular 570, and maintain Workers' Compensation insurance with minimum general liability and auto liability coverage of $1,000,000 each.

All contractors and subcontractors must comply with the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act and submit Drug-Free Workplace Certifications. No specific disadvantaged enterprise set-asides or restrictions on organizational types responding to this solicitation are detailed in the available documentation. Progress payments will be made monthly at 90% of approved estimates with 10% retainage held until gross completed work reaches 50% of the total contract amount. Liquidated damages of $500 per calendar day apply for failure to meet the project completion schedule. The Contract Administrator is Elaine Clark at the Wheeler County Board of Commissioners, with the Contract Technical Representative being Jeff Bors and Project Manager Hayden Rozier both at Roberts Civil Engineering, LLC. No specific budget range or estimated award value is provided in the procurement documents; however, the scope of work encompassing approximately 8.528 miles of comprehensive road resurfacing and treatment across multiple Georgia roads suggests a substantial construction contract.