Landfill Scale Replacement

The City of Rome, Georgia is requesting bids for removal, repair, and replacement of scales at the Walker Mountain Landfill located at 433 Walker Mountain Road, Rome, Georgia 30162, with bids due October 20, 2021 at 2:00 PM and a mandatory pre-bid walkthrough on October 6, 2021 at 8:00 AM.

The scope encompasses removal of the existing scale, cleaning of the scale pit, repair of entrance coping, and placement and installation of a new scale system. All work must be completed within a single weekend, beginning Saturday morning and finishing by 6:00 AM Monday morning. Contractors failing to meet the Monday 6:00 AM deadline are subject to a $200 per day penalty. The new scale must feature a side rail design with a 10-foot-wide steel deck platform, 60-foot length, 200,000 pound gross capacity, and NTEP certification for concentrated load capacity and tandem axle rating of 90,000 pounds.

Pricing must include all labor, materials, supervision, equipment, and freight. Bids must provide separate pricing for removal of the old scale and repair and installation of the new scale, along with an expected start date and total project price. Progress payments are authorized with 10 percent retainage maintained throughout, and final payment is due within 10 days after acceptance and approval of work.

Bidders must provide a certificate of insurance in the amount of $2,000,000 liability coverage with the City of Rome named as additionally insured before work begins, along with completed required forms including a bidder's declaration, certificate of non-discrimination, non-collusion affidavit, prompt pay affidavit, drug-free workplace certificate, E-Verify compliance affidavit, and SAVE compliance affidavit. Questions are due October 8, 2021 at 5:00 PM to Jackson Abercrombie at jabercrombie@romega.us. Wingfield Scale has been selected as the awarded contractor.