Sealed Bids for furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment and appurtenances necessary for the installation of Atlantic Mills 3,000,000 Gallon Composite Elevated Tank, (the “Project”) will be received by the Macon-Bibb, Georgia (“Owner”), by and through the Owner’s agent, the Macon Water Authority, at the Macon Water Authority, 537 Hemlock Street, Conference Room, Macon, Georgia 31202 until 2:00 PM, local time, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. All bidders must attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting at the same location at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. All bid questions must be submitted to the Engineer by 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.
Division I — Atlantic Mills Composite Tank
The Project consists of erosion control items, tank construction items, site construction civil items, and miscellaneous items required to construct a 3,000,000 gallon composite elevated water storage tank, including electrical, coatings & finishes, SCADA, potable water site piping, landscaping, and all appurtenances.
| The Project advertised for bid is Division I, which is the tank project and associated site piping. |
Division II – Water System Improvements – Atlantic Mills Tank Connection to System
A future Project known as Division II is not advertised for bid. The future Division II Project will consist of extending water main(s) to other connections within the existing water system.
| Division II is not advertised for bid at this time. |
The Project will be awarded in one Contract. Fifty-one percent (51%) of the Work under the Contract Documents must be self-performed by the General Contractor. The Project will be awarded by base bid plus selected alternates on a lump sum, fixed price basis for the performance and completion of all Work required by the Contract Documents.
The Contract Documents include, but may not be limited to, the Instructions to Bidders, the Contract Agreement, the General Conditions, the Drawings, the Specifications and the forms of Bid Bond (if applicable), Performance Bond (if applicable), and Payment Bond (if applicable). These and any other Contract Documents may be examined at the following location:
Engineering Division
Macon Water Authority
537 Hemlock Street
Macon,
GA 31202-0108
Copies of Contract Documents may be obtained at the office of:
Hofstadter and Associates, Inc.
4571 Arkwright Road
Macon, GA 31210
478-757-1169 (office) / 478-471-1646 (fax)
upon payment of $150.00 per hard copy set of plans and specifications and $75.00 per digital set (.pdf format), non-refundable. A street address must be provided to ensure prompt delivery. No partial sets of bidding documents shall be issued.
If the bid amount exceeds $25,000, the Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the Bid, prepared on the form of Bid Bond that is part of the Contract Documents, duly executed by the Bidder as principal and having as surety thereon a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Georgia and listed in the latest issue of U.S. Treasury Circular 570.
Bidders must comply with the Minority Participation Requirements specified in the Instructions to Bidders.
The Bidder shall affix to the outside of its Bid envelope the Bidder’s Georgia Utility Contractor License Number. A license number of a Utility Manager or a subcontractor is insufficient, and any Bid that fails to affix to the outside of its Bid envelope the Bidder’s Georgia Utility Contractor License Number may be rejected.
The successful Bidder for this Project shall be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond, satisfactory to the Owner and the Agent, each in the amount of 100 % of the Contract Price, if the Contract Price will exceed $25,000.
Employment of Local Businesses and Contractors: It is the desire of the Owner that local businesses, including minorities and disadvantaged subcontractors, be given the opportunity to participate on the various parts of the Work.
The Owner’s encouragement of participation of minority and locally owned businesses and contractors is not intended to restrict or limit competitive bidding or to increase the cost of the Work. The Owner supports a healthy, free market system that seeks to include responsible local businesses and provide ample opportunities for local business growth and development.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids. The Owner reserves the right to waive informalities and technicalities.
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