Ground Water Exploration and Development - Drilling Test Well #5

The City of Blairsville, Georgia is soliciting sealed bids for ground water exploration and development on Drilling Test Well #5, with bids due November 24, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. local time at Blairsville City Hall, 62 Blue Ridge Street. The contractor furnishes all materials, labor, tools, and equipment for drilling and casing an 8-inch water supply well, a 72-hour pump test, disinfection, physical/chemical, radiological, and microbiological testing, and all related appurtenances.

The prime contractor must perform a minimum of 30% of the contract value and comply with Davis-Bacon Wage Rates Act requirements. The successful bidder must furnish a bid bond or certified cashier's check equal to 5% of the total bid, plus insurance, workers' compensation coverage, and performance and payment bonds at 100% of the total bid. Surety and insurance companies must meet specified ratings and licensing requirements. Bids must use the prescribed bid form with no interlineations, additions, or deletions.

Award will be based on price, bidder experience, and references. Completion is required within 60 consecutive calendar days from written Notice to Proceed. The city anticipates award within 60 days of bid opening, and bidders judged unlikely for selection within that window are released from their bids. Georgia Environmental Finance Authority finances the project, and the owner has already obtained all necessary state and federal permits. The jurisdiction listed is Ware County, Georgia.

Contract documents and drawings are available from Engineering Management, Inc., 303 Swanson Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Jessica James handles purchasing inquiries at (770) 962-1387 or jjames@eminc.biz, and Chip McGaughey handles technical questions at (404) 583-2645 or chipm@eminc.biz.