Kitchen Renovation and Flooring Replacement (COUNTER NARCOTICS TEAM)

Chatham County, Georgia is soliciting competitive sealed bids for Bid No. 25-0172-4, a kitchen renovation and flooring replacement project for the Chatham County Counter Narcotics Team facility. This one-time contract requires comprehensive renovation work including new cabinetry, countertops, backsplash, plumbing, electrical work, and tile flooring installation, with all materials, supplies, equipment, tools, labor, permits, shipping, and delivery included in a lump sum bid price with itemized cost breakdown and demolition/debris removal as a separate line item. Qualified general contractors must possess a current Georgia Occupational Tax Certificate, maintain minimum insurance coverage including $1,000,000 Commercial General Liability, $500,000 Workers' Compensation, and $1,000,000 Business Automobile Liability, and provide a one-year workmanship warranty on all work. Subcontractors for electrical and plumbing work must be licensed, while flooring subcontractors must be certified installers with a minimum of five years' experience. All contractor personnel and subcontractors must undergo background checks and comply with visitor pass requirements at the secured CNT facility. A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for February 17, 2026, at 10:00 AM at 71 Ross Road, Savannah, GA 31405, with company representation required; work must commence within ten days of receiving the Notice to Proceed and be completed within forty-five business days. Bids are due March 12, 2026, at 2:00 PM through the Chatham County Purchasing Portal, and all questions must be submitted in writing through the portal to Bernadine P. Bruen, Procurement Specialist, with responses provided via addendum.

The procurement establishes a 30% combined Minority/Woman Business Enterprise (M/WBE) participation goal, and the County reserves the right to reject any bid deemed non-responsive if the bidder failed to exercise good faith effort in obtaining M/WBE participation. All bidders must complete mandatory certifications including drug-free workplace certification, non-discrimination promises, debarment and suspension certifications, E-Verify compliance affidavits, SAVE Program immigration status verification, and lobbying affidavits, with all certifications executed under oath before a notary public. Bidders must provide detailed references from their five most recent projects if the contract value exceeds $500,000, or from at least three projects of various sizes if the contract value is $499,000 or less, with preference for government owners and a requirement that prior Chatham County work be included if the contractor has performed work for the County within the past five years. Bid prices must be firm for sixty days from the bid opening date and quoted on an F.O.B. Chatham County, Savannah, GA basis, with payment made within thirty days of invoice receipt and approval upon satisfactory completion of work. The specific budget or award value is not disclosed in the procurement documents, though the MBE participation threshold and reference requirements suggest a project of substantial value.