FWLB LAS Sludge Removal 2026

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Sealed Bids: Sealed bids for the Removal of Sludge for the Fitzgerald Utility Land Application
System for the Fitzgerald Water, Light & Bond Commission will be received until 3:00 p.m., October
8, 2026 at the Commission Chambers, Fitzgerald Water, Light and Bond, 103 West Central Avenue,
Fitzgerald, GA at which time and place all Bids will be publicly opened and read. No bid may be withdrawn
after the closing time for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days.
Contractor License: Any Contractor submitting a bid must be licensed by the State of Georgia. License
numbers must be written on the face of the bid envelope. No bid will be opened unless it contains the
Contractor's license number. See Instructions to Bidders for additional bidding requirements.
Work To Be Done: The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment
necessary to construct the project titled Storage Pond Sludge Removal. In general, the project consists of
dredging the storage pond and removing sludge for the Fitzgerald Land Application system. .
Plans and Contract Documents: Plans and Contract Documents are on file for review at the Fitzgerald
Water, Light and Bond, 200 N. Hooker Street and at 103 West Central Avenue and at the Dodge Plan
Room in Macon. Copies for bidding purposes can be obtained from Ingram & Associates Consulting
Engineers, L.L.C., 332 New Street, Macon, Georgia 31201, Phone: (478) 745-3996, Fax: (478) 742-4690,
Email: ashley@ingrameng.com, upon payment of $200.00 for each hard copy set (non-refundable) or $100
for a digital set. Bids will be opened at 103 West Central Avenue. Bids should be addressed to Mr. Jim
Sellers.
Bonds: All bid forms must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of
the base bid. 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". The successful bidder, if awarded the Contract,
will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred
percent (100%) of the Contract amount. 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. All bonds
must appear on the Treasury Department's most current Circular 570 Listing.
Reservation of Rights: The Owner, reserves the right to reject any or all bids, including without limitation,
the rights to reject any or all non conforming, non responsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids and to reject
the Bid of any Bidder of 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.
Funding: Any Contract or Contracts awarded under this Advertisement for Bids are to be funded through
Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery funds and / or Local Funds. Deadline for the work is
October 31st, 2026.
Jeff Lewis - General Manager / CEO
Fitzgerald Water, Light and Bond Commission
Ad Dates: September 9, 2026
December 23, 2026
GPR: September 4, 2026 continuous
Fitzgerald Water, Light, & Bond I & A Project No.: 0608-058-01
Storage Pond Sludge Removal September, 2026 April, 2003 April, 2003