Seckinger HS - Landscape Package

The Gwinnett County Board of Education solicited sealed lump-sum bids for landscaping installation at Seckinger High School, with bids due December 17, 2021, and a mandatory pre-bid conference on December 1, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the school site. Bidding was restricted to contractors pre-qualified through the owner's process; failure to attend the mandatory pre-bid conference resulted in disqualification.

The scope includes soil preparation and installation of plant material (grassing, trees, shrubs, ground covers, and flowering plants) and mulching, in compliance with project specifications and plans. The scope explicitly excludes grassing on athletic fields and permanent irrigation systems.

Bidding documents were available only to pre-qualified contractors through the design professional, Breedlove Land Planning, Inc., for a non-refundable deposit of $250 per hard copy set or $50 for electronic files. Each bid required a 5% bid bond payable to the Gwinnett County Board of Education. The successful contractor must provide Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds, each equal to 100% of the contract sum, executed by a surety company licensed in Georgia, listed on Department of Treasury Circular 570, and carrying an A.M. Best Company rating of at least Class "A."

Bids could not be withdrawn for 60 days after receipt. The contract was awarded to Tri Scapes, Inc. for $310,544.33. The Board of Education reserved the right to reject any and all bids, waive informalities, and award the contract for any part or the whole of the work.