RFP 2022-8, GCSS Epoxy Flooring Project

Gordon County School System is requesting proposals for epoxy flooring installation at Sonoraville High School Building 1 under RFP 2022-8, with proposals due December 15, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Attendance at a mandatory pre-proposal meeting on November 29, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. EST at the project site is required for vendor eligibility.

A local-proposer preference applies: vendors with a recognized physical point-of-sale in Gordon County, Georgia receive 10 additional evaluation points when all other factors are equal and pricing is within 5% of the lowest proposal.

The scope is complete epoxy flooring installation at 7300 Fairmount Highway, Calhoun, Georgia 30701, including all equipment, labor, materials, and removal of associated dunnage. The system must be 1/8 inch thick with specified physical property requirements and must be installed by a manufacturer-certified installer using products from an approved-manufacturer list. GCSS reserves the right to award to one vendor or by group or line item, and to negotiate best and final offers prior to board approval.

Vendors must provide three reference letters from similar institutions (schools, colleges, or universities), copies of business and professional licenses, drug-free workplace certification, proof of E-Verify compliance, and executed certificates of non-discrimination, non-collusion, and prompt-pay compliance. Proposals exceeding $100,000 require a 5% surety bid bond; successful proposers must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds equal to 100% of the contract amount. Pricing must remain firm for the entire proposed contract period.

Evaluation weights: compliance with RFP specifications (10 points), firm qualifications (10 points), responsiveness and completeness (20 points), experience with school districts (20 points), and overall cost (40 points). Written questions are due December 2, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. EST, with responses by December 6, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. EST. Proposals are submitted to GCSS Purchasing Department, 205 Warrior Path, Calhoun, Georgia 30701.