24 inch water transmission for the City of LaFayette

The City of LaFayette, Georgia is soliciting sealed bids for the construction of a 24-inch water transmission main extending from Glass Mill Road to Rock Spring Pump Station in Walker County. Bids must be submitted to City Hall, 207 S. Duke Street, LaFayette, Georgia 30728, by 3:00 PM local time on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The project is divided into three separately-bidable divisions: Division I encompasses furnishing and installing 6,100 linear feet of 24-inch ductile iron pipe (DIP) water main, 40 linear feet of 36-inch steel casing (open cut), four 24-inch butterfly valves, six fire hydrants, three combination air valves in manholes, and approximately 16,100 pounds of DI fittings; Division II requires 10,100 linear feet of 24-inch DIP water main, 100 linear feet of 36-inch steel casing (bored-in-place), 260 linear feet of 36-inch steel casing (open cut), eight 24-inch butterfly valves, eleven fire hydrants, five combination air valves in manholes, and approximately 29,000 pounds of DI fittings; Division III involves furnishing precast concrete vaults/pits with interior and exterior piping systems including pressure reducing valves, turbine flow meters with strainers, double detector check assemblies, control valves, gate valves, backflow preventers, and associated electrical and control systems. Bidders may submit bids for one, two, or all three divisions in any combination. Bidding documents are available from Sweitzer Engineering, Inc., 680 Douthit Ferry Road, Suite 105, Cartersville, Georgia 30120, for a non-refundable fee of $250 for digital documents or $275 per set for printed documents, and are available in printed or digital PDF form until 72 hours before the bid opening. No pre-bid meeting is required. Award will be made to the responsible and responsive bidder submitting the lowest total bid for each division, and the Owner reserves the right to delay contract award for up to 60 days from the bid opening date, reject any or all bids, and waive any technicalities or informalities.

Bidders must include a photocopy of their Georgia Utility Contractor License with their bids and must comply with the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act, drug-free workplace certification requirements, and federal Executive Order 11246 regarding Equal Employment Opportunity. Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or other security authorized by law in an amount of not less than five percent of the total base bid, and the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price. Alternate bids will be requested for the use of 20-inch pipe, valves, and fittings in lieu of 24-inch pipe, valves, and fittings for Divisions I and II. The project will be funded by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) Georgia Fund program and local funds, with payment made to the Contractor on the basis of periodic Applications for Payment processed by the Engineer. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the procurement documents; however, interested bidders should consult the complete bidding documents for detailed specifications, plans, and pricing information. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organizational types are mentioned in the available procurement materials.