COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT
Georgia’s First Consolidated Government
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
PURCHASING DIVISION
1111 1ST Avenue, P. O. BOX 1340
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31902-1340
706-225-4087 www.columbusga.org
August 24, 2026
ADDENDUM No. 1
On-Call Painting, Pressure Washing
and Waterproofing Services
(Annual Contract)
RFP No. 27-0004
Use the form provided in the solicitation to acknowledge receipt of this addendum.
Failure to do so may result in your submittal being deemed non-responsive and not
receiving further consideration for award.
Vendors are informed that the above subject solicitation is hereby modified, corrected,
or supplemented as specified, described and set forth in this Addendum:
I. QUESTIONS/RESPONSES
Question 1: Is the City seeking one prime contractor that directly performs every
service listed in the RFP.
Response: Response: The City is looking for a primary and a secondary contractor.
Question 2: May a qualified contractor submit a proposal for only the service category
in which it specializes, such as pressure washing?
Response: No, the contracted vendor must be able to complete all tasks listed
without the use of sub-contractors.
Question 3: If partial proposals are not permitted, may the prime contractor use qualified
and disclosed subcontractors for painting, drywall repair and waterproofing?
Response:
Addendum No. 1
Awarded contractor will need to be able to perform work without
using sub-contractors.
RFP No. 27-0004
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On-Call Painting, Pressure Washing and Waterproofing Services
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Question 4: If subcontractors are permitted, may their qualifications, project history
and client references be included when evaluation the prime contractor’s
experience?
Response: No subcontractors permitted.
Question 5: Has the City considered making separate awards by service category so
each trade can be performed by a contractor specializing in that particular
work?
Response: The City may in the future look at requesting RFPs for other trade
services.
Question 6: Will Columbus have a coating inspector present for any of the on-call
painting work?
Response: No, the Facilities Maintenance Department will inspect the job when
completed to make sure it’s meets to our standards.
Question 7: When the bid document requests an hourly rate, is the hourly rate referring
to a crew of people or does it mean per man hour?
Response: No, the Facilities Maintenance Department will inspect the job when
completed to make sure it meets City standards.
II. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Indicate that your company has received this Addendum in the appropriate areas and
include with electronic response. Failure to acknowledge receipt of this addendum
may render your Bid “Incomplete”.
Andrea J. McCorvey
Purchasing Manager
Addendum No. 1
RFP No. 27-0004
On-Call Painting, Pressure Washing and Waterproofing Services
(Annual Contract)
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