Burke County Ritz Avenue Road Extension

Burke County, Georgia is soliciting sealed bids for the Ritz Avenue Road Extension project in Waynesboro, a roadway infrastructure construction procurement managed by the Development Authority of Burke County. The project scope includes approximately 4,200 linear feet of roadway extension incorporating 24-inch curb and gutter, storm drainage systems, grading, and asphalt paving. Deliverables encompass clearing and grading, storm drainage infrastructure (pipes ranging from 18 to 48 inches in diameter, curb inlets, headwalls, detention pond, and rip-rap), asphaltic concrete binder and surface courses, aggregate base course, pavement markings, and permanent grassing totaling 4.8 acres. Qualified bidders must submit sealed bids no later than 12:00 PM on August 28, 2025, with public opening at Burke County's Public Works Office, 144 Southside Drive, Waynesboro, GA 30830. The successful contractor must commence work within 15 days of Notice to Proceed and achieve substantial completion within 120 calendar days, with final completion required within 150 calendar days, allowing for up to five days of rain delay. Bidders must provide a bid bond or certified check equal to 10 percent of the base bid amount from a Georgia-licensed surety with an "A" minimum rating and financial strength at least five times the contract price, and the successful bidder must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract price. Evaluation criteria include unit price proposals on a designated bid form, with liquidated damages assessed at $500 per day for failure to meet substantial completion deadlines and an additional $500 per day for delays in final completion; Addendum No. 1, issued August 26, 2025, revised the bid form and pay items and mandated bidder acknowledgment of receipt as a condition of responsiveness.

Burke County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, including those deemed nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional, and to reject bids from unqualified bidders, those lacking financial capability, or those not in the project's best interest. No set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent types are specified in the available contract documentation. Payment will be rendered on a progress basis with retainage limited to 5 percent in accordance with current Georgia law for public works contracts executed after July 1, 2022, with potential for 100 percent payment upon 50 percent completion if work progress is satisfactory. The contract requires compliance with comprehensive erosion and sedimentation control specifications, stormwater management design standards, and utility coordination with the City of Waynesboro, which will handle separate utility installations. A geotechnical engineering report by Terracon (Project No. ES245264, dated October 16, 2024) is provided as a reference for pavement section design and subsurface conditions. The estimated project cost is based on unit price bid items; however, specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the available documentation.