Anne Street Canal Improvements

The City of Pembroke, Georgia, located in Brooks County, is soliciting sealed proposals for the Anne Street Canal Improvements project through an Invitation for Bids process. The procurement encompasses furnishing all labor and materials to complete canal improvements including clearing, grubbing, grading, demolition, fence installation, drainage improvements, and erosion control measures. Specific deliverables include approximately 415 linear feet of Contech Armorflex Class 40 open-cell concrete block channel lining with 6-inch minimum riprap, removal of an existing 48-inch HDPE pipe and related structures, installation of approximately 194 linear feet of 4-foot chain link fencing and 96 linear feet of 6-foot wooden fencing, earthwork consisting of approximately 610.31 cubic yards of fill and 193.80 cubic yards of net cut, and construction of a rock filter dam for sediment management across 0.45 acres of total disturbed area. Required qualifications include contractor prequalification through submission of a completed "Statement of Bidder Qualifications" form supplied by M.E. Sack Engineering, the project engineer; contractors must obtain a Georgia Utility Contractor's License if digging five feet or deeper and comply with E-Verify employment authorization requirements and lawful presence affidavits. Sealed proposals will be received at the City of Pembroke, 353 North Main Street, Pembroke, Georgia until 10:00 a.m. on August 26, 2025, with award going to the lowest responsible bidder; a mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for August 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Pembroke City Hall. Plan sets, specifications, and contract documents are available from M.E. Sack Engineering (bidding@mesack.com, 515 North Main Street, P.O. Box 649, Hinesville, Georgia 31310, 912-368-5212) for a non-refundable $100 per set and must be obtained no later than five working days before the bid date. Evaluation criteria include contractor responsibility and lowest bid price; each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond equal to at least 5 percent of the total bid amount, with no bids withdrawable for sixty days after closing.

The procurement contains no identified set-aside designations or restrictions limiting bidder eligibility based on disadvantaged enterprise status or organizational type; the City of Pembroke reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents. The project site involves existing infrastructure requiring protection and coordination, including an existing 48-inch HDPE pipe to be removed, four residential properties with recorded 20-foot and 30-foot drainage easements, and all existing utilities for which the contractor bears full responsibility for locating and protecting with complete indemnification to the City of Pembroke and M.E. Sack Engineering for damages resulting from the work. The project is located in FEMA Flood Zone A according to Bryan County Flood Map Community-Panel Number 13029C 0065D dated May 5, 2014, and the City has obtained right-of-entry agreements with each property owner, which will be provided to the awarded contractor. The contract period is sixty consecutive days from the date of Notice to Proceed with liquidated damages of $300 per calendar day for failure to achieve substantial completion or final completion; retainage on progress payments shall be ten percent until substantial completion (80 percent or more), at which point retainage may be reduced to five percent. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the procurement documents.