Blackshear 2026 LMIG - Chippie St

The City of Blackshear, Georgia is soliciting sealed bids for a 2026 Local Maintenance Improvement Grant (LMIG) project focused on road construction and improvement on Chippie Street. This procurement is for the construction of 0.09 miles of base and paving, which includes 1,107 square yards of 8-inch soil cement base, 122 tons of 9.5mm Superpave asphalt, striping, grading, and all appurtenances necessary to complete the project. All work must be completed within 180 consecutive calendar days from the date of notice to proceed. Sealed bids must be submitted to Blackshear City Hall, P.O. Box 268, 318 Taylor Street, Blackshear, Georgia 31516, with a deadline of March 9, 2026 at 1:00 P.M. local time, at which point bids will be publicly opened and read. Bid proposal forms, plans, specifications, and contract documents are available from Hofstadter and Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers, located at 4571 Arkwright Road, Macon, Georgia 31210, upon payment of a $150.00 non-refundable deposit per set. Bidders must submit sealed bids accompanied by a Bidder's Bond payable to the City of Blackshear equal to 10 percent of the bid amount, and no bids may be withdrawn for 60 days following the bid opening. The City of Blackshear reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in proposals.

The procurement documentation does not specify any set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or restrictions limiting the types of organizations eligible to bid on this project. No incumbent vendors, current contractors, or integration with existing infrastructure or technology have been identified in the available contract opportunity materials. The specific award value or budget range for this project has not been disclosed in the advertisement for bids; however, interested bidders should note that the required Bidder's Bond must equal 10 percent of their submitted bid amount, and that successful contractors will be required to provide Payment Bonds, Performance Bonds, and Insurance Certificates as conditions of award.