Gravity Sewer Replacement South ZONE 2

The City of Tybee Island, Georgia is soliciting sealed bids under ITB2026-115 for replacement of damaged and deteriorated gravity sewer mains on 6th Avenue, Chatham Avenue, 17th Place, 18th Terrace, and Butler Avenue in the South Zone 2 area of Chatham County, with a pre-bid meeting on November 16, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. and bids due December 2, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

Bidders must carry commercial general liability insurance of $2.0 million per occurrence and annual aggregate, workers' compensation and employer's liability of $500,000 per accident, and business automobile liability of $2.0 million combined single limit, with the City named as certificate holder and additional insured. A bid bond of 5 percent of the total contract amount accompanies each bid, and performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of the total contract amount must be furnished before contract execution. The contractor must comply with Georgia's E-Verify requirements and the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program. Submissions require one original and one electronic copy on a USB flash drive in a sealed opaque envelope, plus a W-9, certificate of insurance, occupational tax certificate, contractor and subcontractor affidavits, a SAVE affidavit, vendor information, and a debarment certification.

The scope covers removal and replacement of mains with new 8-inch PVC gravity sewer piping at varying depths, new sanitary manholes, connections to existing mains and manholes, and abandonment of existing mains and manholes with flowable fill. Work also includes flexible boot and saddle manhole connections, pavement and gravel roadway restoration, stone bedding, sand backfill, and erosion and sediment control. The contractor must maintain existing sanitary sewer service, provide temporary wastewater bypass pumping or approved flow management to prevent sanitary sewer overflows, keep emergency access open, and restore resident access at the end of each construction day.

Substantial completion is required within 120 days, and full completion and readiness for final payment within 150 days after notice to proceed, which is expected within 30 days of award. Liquidated damages are $1,000 per day for delay. The contractor carries a one-year unconditional guarantee from completion. Payment is due within 30 days of invoice receipt and approval, with 10 percent retainage held until 50 percent of work is complete and reduced to 5 percent thereafter.

Award goes to the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid. Questions are due November 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., with responses distributed by November 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Bids open publicly at 2:05 p.m. on December 2, 2026 at Tybee Island City Hall, 403 Butler Avenue.