Shiloh MS - Addition & Renovations [Division 27]

The Gwinnett County Board of Education issued an Invitation to Bid for sealed bids from prequalified contractors to furnish all labor, materials, and services necessary for the construction of Shiloh Middle School Addition & Renovation—Division 27, located at 4285 Shiloh Road, Georgia 30039. Bids were submitted to the Gwinnett County Board of Education at 53 Gwinnett Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046, Building C Conference Room, with a deadline of Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 4:00 p.m., followed by public opening and reading of bids. This procurement required prequalified contractors only, and bidding documents were obtained from Hussey Gay Bell, Architects, 3100 Breckinridge Boulevard, Building 300, Duluth, Georgia 30096, with electronic access available via the Architect's FTP site at no charge. A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting was held on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Gwinnett County location, with failure to attend resulting in bidder disqualification. The successful contractor must mobilize within ten days of Notice to Proceed and complete construction by July 24, 2027, with the contract awarded on a lump sum basis. Each bid required a five percent bid bond payable to the Gwinnett County Board of Education, and the winning bidder must provide Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond, each equal to 100 percent of the Contract Sum, executed by a surety company licensed in Georgia and listed on Department of the Treasury Circular 570 with a Class A rating and Financial Size VI or better.

The procurement was limited to five prequalified bidders: LMI Electrical Contractors, METRO POWER, CAMP ELECTRIC/ACC, CUSTOMER 1ST COMMUNICATIONS, and ECI, indicating a restricted bidding process based on prior qualification status. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned business enterprises were identified in the procurement documents. The contract was awarded to Electrical Contractor Incorporated for a contract amount of $281,771.15, representing the Division 27 electrical scope of work for the Shiloh Middle School addition and renovation project. The Architect/Engineer of Record is Hussey Gay Bell, contactable at (770) 923-1600. Bids could not be withdrawn for sixty days after the opening date, and the Owner reserved the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities. Payment would be made upon receipt of certified payment requests with retainage withheld as prescribed in the contract specifications and General Conditions.