Fam/Graduate Housing Bldg C & M Mechanical Improv.

The University of Georgia, acting through Clarke County, is soliciting sealed bids for construction services related to mechanical improvements at Family & Graduate Housing Buildings C and M, located in Athens, Georgia. This is a lump sum construction contract with Bid Number 47365993, and bidders must obtain all bidding documents through the Georgia Procurement Registry to ensure receipt of complete and accurate information. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on April 16, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Family & Graduate Housing Building C, with interested contractors required to contact Joel Eizenstat at jeizenst@uga.edu to schedule attendance. Sealed bids must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 1, 2014 to the UGA Procurement Office in Room 301, Business Services Building, 424 East Broad Street, Athens, Georgia 30602, where bids will be publicly opened and announced. All contractors intending to bid on this project are required to attend the pre-bid conference, and bids may not be withdrawn for thirty-five days following the bid opening date except as permitted under Georgia law.

No specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendor information is identified in the procurement documents. However, all bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond made payable to the Owner in an amount equal to not less than five percent of the total bid amount, and the successful bidder will be required to provide both a performance bond and a payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100 percent of the Contract Sum prior to contract execution. The procurement documents do not specify an estimated contract value or budget range for this mechanical improvements project. Bidders should note that an Addendum 1 was issued on April 25, 2014, though the bid submission deadline remained unchanged at May 1, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.