2026 SAP Striping and Marking Project

The Elbert County Board of Commissioners is soliciting sealed bids for a road striping and marking project encompassing approximately 51.57 miles of various county roads throughout Elbert County, Georgia. The procurement involves furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and appurtenances necessary to complete striping and marking work, including 61.36 linear miles of centerline striping, 41.56 linear miles of edge line striping, 7.80 linear miles of skip yellow paint striping, 41.78 linear miles of thermoplastic solid traffic stripe, and 39.14 linear miles of thermoplastic skip traffic stripe, along with special markings such as stop lines, school zone words, and rumble strips. All work must comply with current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) standards, Georgia Department of Transportation Standard Specifications, and Georgia Signing & Marking Design Guidelines. The contractor must use thermoplastic and high build standard paint applications as specified in GDOT Standard Specifications Sections 652 and 653, and all pavement markings must meet retroreflectivity standards with minimum reflectance values of 300 mcd/lux/m² for white paint and 250 mcd/lux/m² for yellow paint in dry conditions. Sealed bids are due by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at the Elbert County Commission Office (45 Forest Avenue, Elberton, Georgia 30635), with a public bid opening occurring at that same time; questions must be submitted by April 22, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., with answers provided by April 27, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Contract award is scheduled for May 11, 2026 at 5:30 p.m., and the successful bidder must complete all work within 120 consecutive calendar days from the written Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages assessed at $500 per day for work not completed within the contract period. Contact Ryan Wright, Purchasing Manager, at 706-283-2000 or rwright@elbertga.us for additional information and contract documents.

All bidders must comply with the Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlements (SAVE) program and the federal eVerify program as mandatory conditions of participation, with bidders either demonstrating eVerify enrollment or executing an eVerify exemption affidavit if they employ fewer than 100 employees. The contract requires successful bidders to submit a Proposal Guaranty in the amount of five percent of the total bid submitted as a bond, certified check, or negotiable instrument, along with Performance and Payment Bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract bid price; surety companies must appear on the U.S. Treasury Department's current list and be authorized to conduct business in Georgia. Bidders must demonstrate adequate construction experience, equipment resources, and sufficient financial capability, and must maintain a permanent place of business in Georgia with a current Georgia business license. Required insurance includes Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability coverage of not less than $1,000,000, Comprehensive General Liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence, and Automobile Liability Insurance of not less than $500,000 per occurrence. The contract documents do not specify an overall project budget or award value; however, payment is made on a unit price basis as specified in the bid form, with progress payments submitted monthly by the 25th of each month for 90 percent of work completed prior to substantial completion, and no retainage will be held on progress payments submitted after 50 percent of the work has been completed on schedule. The county reserves the right to reject any and all bids not in conformity with the stated instructions and to cancel the bid opening or anticipated purchase at its discretion.