Farmers Market Culvert Inlet Improvements

The City of Garden City, Georgia is soliciting sealed bids for the Farmers Market Culvert Inlet Improvements project through an Invitation to Bid (ITB) structured as a unit price contract. The procurement encompasses construction of a new headwall and pipe extension for a subject canal, drainage improvements, and installation and maintenance of erosion, sediment, and pollution control best management practices with final site stabilization. The project deliverables include 27 line items covering materials and services such as storm drain pipe (48 linear feet), concrete (10 cubic yards), reinforcing steel (600 pounds), erosion control measures, grading, traffic control, water quality monitoring, and a $25,000 field allowance. The prime contractor must be a licensed contractor in the State of Georgia, with all subcontractors listed in the bid package or approved in writing by the City prior to performing work. A mandatory pre-bid workshop is scheduled for 10:00 AM on April 23, 2026, with sealed bids due by 11:00 AM on May 14, 2026, to be opened and publicly read at City Hall, 100 Central Avenue, Garden City, Georgia 31405. Work must commence within 10 days of receiving the Notice to Proceed and be completed within 180 calendar days thereafter. The successful bidder will be selected based on price and other factors deemed most advantageous to the City, with bid prices remaining firm for 60 days from the bid opening date. Bidders submitting bids of $500,000 or more must provide references for three recent projects with similar scope of work.

No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses are identified in the solicitation documentation. However, all contractors and subcontractors with 100 or more employees must sign an E-Verify affidavit, and the successful bidder must provide an Affidavit Verifying Status under the SAVE Program prior to contract execution. A current Chatham County Tax Certificate is required unless otherwise specified. The contract requires the successful bidder to obtain Performance and Payment Bonds, each equal to 100 percent of the bid price, at the time of contract execution, along with Commercial General Liability insurance (minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence and annual aggregate), Worker's Compensation insurance (minimum $500,000 per accident), and Business Automobile Liability insurance (minimum combined single limit of $1,000,000 per accident). Liquidated damages of $500 per calendar day will be assessed for failure to complete work within the 180-calendar-day completion period plus any City-authorized extensions. No incumbent vendors or specific budget range is identified in the available documentation.