Statesboro city hall stair renovation

The City of Statesboro, Georgia, located in Butts County, is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Statesboro City Hall Stair Renovation project, soliciting sealed bids from experienced and qualified general contractors. The project scope encompasses selective steel demolition, power brushing all steel components to bare metal, installing new steel treads and risers with expanded metal and checkered plate nosing, and repainting all steel framing with high-performance coatings meeting specifications of either Sherwin Williams MacroPoxy or Pittsburgh Paint PPG Amerlock 600 at 5.0-10.0 mils dry film thickness. Qualified contractors must hold a valid Georgia contractor's license and provide proof of liability insurance with combined single limits of $500,000 (or $1,000,000 for contracts exceeding $300,000). Required deliverables include three hard copies and one digital copy on USB drive of the complete proposal, plus three copies and one digital copy of the cost proposal, all submitted on the specified Proposal Form. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for May 21, 2026, at 2:00 PM on site at City Hall (50 East Main Street, Statesboro, Georgia 30458), and sealed bid proposals must be submitted by 10:00 AM on June 4, 2026, to Darren Prather, Director of Central Services, at 22 West Grady Street, Statesboro, GA 30458, with public bid opening at 10:01 AM the same day at the Municipal Courthouse. Bidders must provide a bid bond equal to five percent of the Base Bid, and the selected contractor must furnish both a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond, each equal to one hundred percent of the contract price from a Georgia-licensed surety company.

The procurement documents do not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation to disadvantaged enterprises or particular organization types, indicating this is an open competitive bid process available to all qualified contractors. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. The contract will be awarded to the qualified general contractor selected by the Owner, with work commencing within ten days of written order and completion required within consecutive calendar days as specified in the project manual. Progress payments will be made at ninety percent of verified work completed, with final payment contingent upon submission of a Statutory Affidavit confirming all subcontractors, laborers, and material suppliers have been paid in full. Additional overhead and profit allowances for change orders are established at ten percent for contractor's own forces and seven and one-half percent for subcontractor work, with any change order exceeding $100 requiring itemized cost breakdowns. The specific contract value or budget range is not disclosed in the available documentation.