Water System Improvements - Fort Lamar Elevated Tank and Booster Pump Station

INVITATION TO BID

PART 1.     GENERAL

1.1      SEALED BIDS

Sealed bids for construction of 2021 Water System Improvements - Elevated Tank and Booster Pump Station will be received until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at the Commissioners Board Room in the Banks County Courthouse Annex, 150 Hudson Ridge, Suite 1, Homer, GA 30547 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.  Any proposal received after said time and date will not be considered by the Owner.  No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days.

1.2     PREBID MEETING
 
A mandatory prebid meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at the Wilson Shoals Meeting Room in the Banks County Courthouse Annex. This meeting is required for all contractors that would like to submit a bid for this project. No exceptions will be allowed.
 
1.3     SCOPE OF WORK

Under this project, the Contractor must furnish the labor and materials necessary to construct the 250,000 gallon elevated water storage tank and booster pump station building as shown on the plans. More specifically, the work shall consist of furnishing all products and performing all labor to construct the elevated water tank, booster pump station building, associated piping, foundation work, grading, grassing, erosion control, painting, cleaning, disinfection, and all other appurtenances and incidentals necessary to complete the project in accordance with the specifications and construction drawings.

            Time allotted for completion of work is 360 consecutive calendar days.  All Work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications.  The Work will be awarded in one (1) Contract.

1.4     PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents will be available for public viewing at the Banks County Courthouse Annex.  Bid copies MUST be obtained from CARTER & SLOOPE, INC., 115 Woodland Way, Suite 120, Canton, GA 30114 Phone: (770)479-8782, Fax: (770)479-1884, upon payment of $250.00 (non-refundable). A bidder’s proposal will not be considered by the Owner unless the Bidder is on record with Carter & Sloope, Inc. as having purchased and received complete bidding documents.

1.5     CONTRACTOR LICENSE

Any Contractor submitting a bid must be licensed by the State of Georgia as a Utility Contractor.  License numbers are requested to be written on the face of the bid envelope, but not required.  See Instructions to Bidders for additional bidding requirements.

1.6     CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS
 
Bidders MUST complete the Qualifications of Bidder (Section 00470) in order to be evaluated for award of Contract. See Qualifications of Bidder for additional requirements.

1.7     BONDS AND INSURANCE

Bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or certified cashier’s check in an amount not less than 10% of the base bid amount. Federal Procurement Standards will prevail if conflict arises with any conflicting provision describing the bid bond requirement.  All bonds shall be by a surety company licensed in Georgia with an “A” minimum rating of performance and a financial strength of at least five (5) times the contract price as listed in the most current publication of “Best’s Key Rating Guide Property Liability”.  Performance and Payment Bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price shall be required of the successful bidder if contract is awarded.  Each Bond shall be accompanied by a “Power of Attorney” authorizing the attorney-in-fact to bind the surety and certified to include the date of the bond.

 
1.8     PERMITS
 
All anticipated federal, state, or local permits required for the project shall be obtained by the Engineer.

1.9     RIGHT-OF-WAY AND EASEMENTS
 
All anticipated rights of way and easements required for the project have been obtained.
 
1.10     RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, the rights to reject any or all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids and to reject the Bid of any Bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the Bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the Owner.

Banks County Board of Commissioners