Guardrail Maintenance and Repair Project

The City of Sandy Springs, Georgia is soliciting bids through Invitation to Bid (ITB 26-040) for guardrail maintenance and repair services on Project T-7500, a transportation infrastructure project located in Cobb County. The procurement seeks a qualified contractor to provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and incidentals for both base contract work and a five-year on-call maintenance agreement. The base contract includes repair and replacement of guardrail at nine designated locations throughout Sandy Springs, encompassing removal and installation of Type W beam and Type T beam guardrail systems, anchorages, terminals, posts, offset blocks, hardware, grading, shoulder work, and site restoration in full compliance with current Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Standard Specifications for the Construction of Transportation Systems. All work must meet FHWA-accepted crashworthy systems standards (MASH or NCHRP 350 compliant) and include comprehensive site restoration, erosion control measures, and traffic management in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Contractors must either maintain current GDOT Qualified Routine Maintenance Contractor (QRMC) registration in the Guardrail Maintenance work class or provide documented experience installing new guardrails in compliance with GDOT and FHWA standards, and all guardrail materials must be sourced from GDOT-certified suppliers unless otherwise approved. The bid schedule contains 21 pay items with estimated quantities ranging from single units to over 4,600 linear feet, with payment based on unit prices and actual quantities installed. Critical dates include a non-mandatory pre-bid conference on February 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time, written questions due by March 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM, and bid submission deadline of March 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST through the Bonfire Portal. The successful contractor must commence work within ten calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, with Substantial Completion required within 270 calendar days and Final Completion within an additional 21 days, subject to liquidated damages of $500 per day for delays in Substantial Completion and $250 per day for Final Completion delays.

The solicitation does not identify any specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or women-owned businesses, nor does it list incumbent vendors or current contractors. However, contractors must meet specific qualifications and insurance requirements, including Workers' Compensation coverage, Commercial General Liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, Automobile Liability coverage of $1,000,000, and Umbrella coverage of $3,000,000. A bid bond is required if the bid price exceeds $100,000, with performance and payment bonds required upon award in amounts equal to 100% of the total contract price. Vendors must complete a mandatory Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire (VRQ) providing full disclosure of debarment status, environmental violations, OSHA citations, procurement fraud convictions, tax compliance, and contract performance history, with all affirmative responses requiring detailed written explanations and supporting documentation. Additionally, contractors are subject to restricted work hours prohibiting lane closures during 6:00-9:00 AM and 3:30-7:00 PM without written approval, and no work is permitted on specified federal holidays without Engineer approval. The contract documents do not specify a stated budget or award value range, though bidders must submit unit prices for all 21 pay items with total bid prices to be calculated based on estimated quantities, with maintenance work quantities remaining unknown at bid time and subject to actual City authorization through purchase orders reflecting site conditions and market conditions.