Demolition Bundle for West Atlanta, Peterson, Brewer, Anderson Park, and Pryor Street

Atlanta Public Schools is soliciting a design-build demolition contractor to complete structural demolition, hazardous material abatement, utility disconnection and capping, foundation removal, site restoration through hydroseeding, and City of Atlanta permitting services at five school locations: West Atlanta School, Peterson Elementary School, The Brewer Center, Anderson Park Elementary School, and the Pryor Street Lot. The Request for Proposal was posted February 10, 2026, with a mandatory pre-proposal conference on February 17, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at the VDT Facility in Northeast Atlanta followed by coordinated site visits between 10:05 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Written questions are due by February 20, 2026, with responses posted by February 25, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the Bonfire Hub platform (https://aps.bonfirehub.com/opportunities/220233) by March 11, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. ET, with no alternative submission methods accepted. The evaluation process is conducted in two phases: Phase 1 assesses overview and experience (80 points) and pricing (20 points) on a 100-point scale using a lowest-price formula, while Phase 2 consists of presentations and interviews for shortlisted offerors focusing on presentation quality, company history, project approach and logistics, project management team qualifications, MWBE subcontractor outreach, schedule feasibility, current workload assessment, and pricing. The evaluation and shortlist selection is scheduled for March 17, 2026, with board approval and contract award recommended for April 14, 2026, and contract execution and Notice to Proceed both scheduled for April 21, 2026. Substantial completion for four sites (West Atlanta, Peterson, Anderson Park, and Pryor Street) is targeted for summer/fall 2026, while the Brewer Center is scheduled for substantial completion in summer/fall 2027.

Atlanta Public Schools emphasizes Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) outreach and requires the selected contractor to work with the Supplier Diversity office to advertise subcontracting opportunities through the Georgia Procurement Registry for thirty days. Local preference consideration is available to businesses registered in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, or Gwinnett counties or their municipalities for at least 12 months, receiving five additional evaluation points. All contractors and subcontractors must register with E-Verify and comply with the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act unless meeting specific exemptions. Offerors must submit a 5% offer guarantee as a certified check or bond valid for 60 days, along with mandatory signed Non-Influence/Non-Collusion Affidavit, E-Verify Affidavit, and Bid Bond; the selected contractor must provide performance and performance bonds equal to the contract amount and maintain comprehensive insurance including $1,000,000 commercial general liability per occurrence, $25,000,000 umbrella liability, and $1,000,000 pollution liability. The contract will be awarded on a lump-sum cost basis to a single design-build contractor, with liquidated damages of $2,000 per day applying if Substantial Completion is not achieved within contract time; the specific award value is not disclosed in the solicitation documents, but the contract is structured as a stipulated sum agreement to be determined through the RFP and Best and Final Offer process.