Guardrail Replacement on Parks Mill Road at Lake Oconee

The Putnam County Board of Commissioners issued Invitation to Bid No. 25-42001-003 for guardrail replacement on Parks Mill Road at the bridge over Lake Oconee in Georgia. The project scope encompasses approximately 0.241 miles of guardrail removal and replacement work. All bidding contractors must be Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) approved to be eligible for consideration. Sealed bids were required to be submitted in duplicate by 2:30 P.M. on Thursday, August 21, 2025, to the Putnam County Board of Commissioners office located at 117 Putnam Drive, Suite A, Eatonton, Georgia 31024. Required bid submissions included a completed bid form, bid bond or certified check (equal to five percent of the total bid amount), contractor and subcontractor affidavits and agreements, prime contractor and subcontractor certifications of non-segregated facilities, references, a list of subcontractors, and a schedule of items. Technical questions regarding bidding documents, drawings, and specifications were to be directed via email to Alan Smith at Atlas Technical Consultants, LLC (alan.smith@oneatlas.com) no later than Thursday, August 14, 2025, with no verbal responses provided to oral inquiries. Bidding documents were available for purchase at $25 per copy (non-refundable) from Atlas Technical Consultants, LLC by contacting Alan Smith at (478) 357-4192 or alan.smith@oneatlas.com.

The procurement included no identified set-aside designations or restrictions on organization types beyond the requirement for GDOT approval. The successful contractor was required to provide a one hundred percent performance bond and one hundred percent payment bond from a surety company licensed in Georgia with an A.M. Best rating of A-10 or higher. Award was made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with Gracie Gray identified as the successful awardee. Putnam County reserved the right to reject any or all bids, waive technicalities, and negotiate terms, conditions, and pricing at its discretion. The county's nondiscrimination policy ensures that it does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to its programs or activities. No specific budget range or award value was disclosed in the available solicitation documents.