#2026-09 ROW Contractor

The City of Covington, Georgia, located in Newton County, is soliciting sealed bids for tree and brush cutting removal services across approximately 430 linear miles of electric utility rights-of-way serving nineteen distribution circuits from seven substations. Contractors must furnish all labor and equipment necessary to perform vegetation management work and are required to complete a minimum of 108 linear miles and a maximum of 115 linear miles of cutting and removal annually over a twelve-month contract period, with work commencing within 90 days of contract execution. Bidding contractors must hold a current utility contractor license from the Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board and possess a valid Georgia business license, maintain comprehensive general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, commercial automobile liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and statutory workers' compensation insurance with $1,000,000 employer's liability coverage, along with proof of $5,000,000 bodily injury and $5,000,000 property damage coverage. Proposals must include pricing on a per-linear-mile basis and an hourly rate for emergency or storm duty services, with all costs encompassing labor, materials, equipment, overhead, and profit, and bidders must provide at least three professional references for similar right-of-way clearing work completed within the past twenty-four months. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall (2194 Emory Street NW, Covington, Georgia 30014), with sealed proposals due by 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2026, to the same address, attention Scott Cromer; questions regarding the RFP must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, with responses posted by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The contract term shall be effective for twelve months with an option to renew for three additional calendar years upon mutual agreement, and all bids remain valid for sixty days following opening.

The solicitation does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions based on disadvantaged enterprise status, nor are any incumbent vendors or current contractors identified in the materials provided. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the procurement documentation, and all pricing must be competitively bid based on the per-linear-mile cost structure and emergency hourly rates submitted by responding contractors. The City of Covington reserves the right to reject any and all bids or proposals received. Reference materials for the solicitation include detailed electric circuit maps (2026_09_CircuitMaps.pdf) that illustrate wire placement and underground routing across nine electrical stations and multiple substations, providing essential geographic and infrastructure reference data for contractors to assess the scope and extent of vegetation management work required across the electrical distribution network. Bidders should access the complete Request for Bid packet and additional information through the City of Covington's website at https://www.cityofcovington.org/index.php?section=business-opportunities to obtain all technical specifications and contractual requirements necessary for proposal preparation.