Progressive Design/Build Services Friendship Pump Station Phase 1

Fulton County, Georgia is requesting proposals for Progressive Design-Build Services for Phase I of the Friendship Pump Station project, with proposals due August 12, 2026, and a pre-proposal conference scheduled for July 22, 2026 via Zoom. The scope encompasses design development at 30%, 60%, and 80% completion levels; geotechnical surveys; permitting and environmental compliance; easement acquisition; transient analysis for the forcemain; and compilation of a guaranteed maximum price based on competitive work-package bidding. The project includes design and construction of one new pump station and approximately 12,500 linear feet of forcemain within the City of South Fulton, serving the sewer drainage basin between South Fulton Parkway, Cochran Mill Road, Cedar Grove Road, and Rivertown Road.

Key personnel must have a minimum of five years' experience in force main and pump station design and construction; the Project Manager must hold five years of such experience within the past five years. All proposals require a 5% bid bond. The selected team must substantially complete Phase I design and GMP development within 210 calendar days of Notice to Proceed, with final completion within 300 calendar days. Liquidated damages of $1,000 per calendar day apply for work not completed by the specified deadline.

Evaluation uses a 100-point scale: project plan and approach (35%), qualifications of key personnel (15%), relevant project experience (20%), availability of key personnel (5%), local preference (5%), service-disabled veterans preference (2%), and cost proposal (18%). Tentative oral interviews are scheduled for August 24, 2026, with anticipated Board of Commissioners approval on September 16, 2026. The County has not specified an Owner's Available Funds amount.