VSB-148-24-01C, GWVH Wheeler Paving Phase 3

The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC), acting on behalf of the Georgia Department of Veterans Service, issued solicitation VSB-148-24-01C for the Georgia War Veterans Home Wheeler Paving Phase 3 project located in Milledgeville, Georgia (Barrow County). The procurement encompasses milling and repaving the existing Wheeler Building Service Drive in front of the Birdsong Building and re-striping the CBOC parking lot to the west of the Food Production Kitchen on the Georgia War Veterans Home campus, utilizing standard and heavy-duty paving operations. The project was advertised on September 30, 2025, with a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit scheduled for October 14, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the Birdsong Building (2249 Vinson Highway, Milledgeville, Georgia 31061); attendance at this conference was mandatory, with failure to attend resulting in automatic disqualification. Sealed bids were required to be submitted electronically through the e-Builder Project Management system by 2:00 p.m. on October 30, 2025, with no paper submissions accepted. All bidders were required to complete and upload the Bid Verification, Statement of Qualifications, and all supporting forms through e-Builder prior to the deadline. Bidders were required to comply with the Small Construction and Renovation (SCAR) Project Manual guidelines, and all questions regarding bidding documents had to be submitted in writing through e-Builder, with only written responses from GSFIC being binding.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types responding to this procurement were documented in the available materials. The Surface Masters, Inc., based in Marietta, Georgia, was selected as the successful contractor with a fixed contract award value of $116,960.00, as announced on November 17, 2025, with an award letter issued on November 4, 2025. The contractor was required to execute the construction contract within ten (10) business days of award notification and submit required documentation including two signed copies of the Construction Contract, a final and complete list of subcontractors with Workers' Compensation insurance certifications, a Certificate of Liability Insurance naming the Georgia Department of Veterans Service as the owner, and both Performance and Payment Bonds executed in an amount equal to 100 percent of the contract sum ($116,960.00). The Performance Bond obligates completion of all work in accordance with contract requirements within thirty (30) days of notice of default, while the Payment Bond protects all subcontractors and materialmen with claims permitted to be filed within ninety (90) days after the last labor or materials are supplied. No subcontractor work may commence until proof of Workers' Compensation insurance is provided to the owner, and both bonds must be governed by Georgia law and include a Resident Georgia Agent countersignature to comply with state surety regulations.