SC Filter Plant Water Quality Sampling Improvement

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is soliciting sealed bids for water quality sampling improvements at the Shoal Creek Filter Plant, with bids due March 27, 2023 at 2:50 p.m. and a pre-bid conference on March 3, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Filter Plant. All bidders must hold a current valid Utility Contractors License.

The scope includes installation of six new sample lines, four new sample pumps, modifications to the Operations Laboratory sink and associated electrical equipment, a new piping trench from the High Service Pump Station to the Filter/Operations Building, repurposing of two chlorine analyzers in the Operations Laboratory and one in the High Service Pump Station, demolition of one pH probe in the Operations Laboratory, installation of two new pH probes in the High Service Pump Station, and routing of sample and waste lines via chemical trench and direct bury to the Backwash Airgap Structure. Technical specifications include pump model (Goulds Model 3SV28GC8F60), soft starter (Schneider Electric Model ATS01N206RT), and NEMA 4 rated enclosures. The bid schedule comprises a Part 1 lump sum amount and Part 2 unit prices covering materials such as PVC pipe, conduit, cable, trench boxes, stone, concrete, asphalt, and excavation services, with unit price line items totaling approximately 20 items.

Substantial completion is required within 270 consecutive calendar days of Notice to Proceed; final completion within 300 days. Liquidated damages are assessed at $1,400 per day for substantial completion delays and $900 per day for final completion delays. Bidders must submit a 5% bid bond or certified check, and the successful contractor must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds each equal to 100% of the bid amount. Bonding companies must be Georgia-licensed, authorized by the Georgia Insurance Department, listed in the Department of the Treasury's Publication of Companies Holding Certificates of Authority, and maintain an A.M. Best rating of A-VI or higher. Construction documents may be reviewed at the Gwinnett County Department of Financial Services or Arcadis, U.S., Inc., and purchased for $100 (hard copy) or $20 (electronic). Questions were due March 15, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. The contract was awarded to Reeves Young, LLC (Sugar Hill, Georgia) with a total bid of $2,622,552.45. Addenda 1, 2, and 3 have been issued.