AWTP Filter Underdrain Replacement

Macon Water Authority is requesting sealed bids for replacement of four underdrains per specifications for the GAC filter system at the Amerson Water Treatment Plant, with bids due October 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. local time, and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on October 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the plant site.

Bidders must hold a valid Georgia Utility Contractor License and affix the license number to the outside of the bid envelope; failure to do so may result in bid rejection. The General Contractor must self-perform at least 51% of the work. The Macon Water Authority encourages participation of disadvantaged, minority, women enterprise subcontractors, and locally owned businesses but does not establish a set-aside or participation goal.

The scope consists of furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and appurtenances necessary for underdrain installation per contract specifications. The project will be awarded on a lump-sum basis for one contract, with award made by base bid. Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond equal to 10% of the bid amount; the successful bidder must furnish both a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each equal to 100% of the Contract Price.

Contract documents are available for purchase at a non-refundable cost of $150.00 per set from the Engineering Department. Bidders must purchase the contract documents to be eligible to submit a bid. Contact Heather Veal at 478-464-5642 or hveal@maconwater.org to purchase documents. All bid questions must be submitted by 10:00 a.m. on October 20, 2026. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m. on October 27, 2026, at the Macon Water Authority, 537 Hemlock Street, Human Resources Training Room, Macon, Georgia 31201.