Bay Creek MS - Addition

BAY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
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CGLS-26003 Advertisement for Bid
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID
Sealed lump sum proposals are requested by Gwinnett County Board of Education
from general contractors previously approved through the Owner's pre-
qualification process for construction of:
BAY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION
Proposals will be received by the Gwinnett County Board of Education, at 53
Gwinnett Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045, in the Building C, Conference
Room at:
3:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2026.
at which time and place the proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Proposals received after the above time is called will be returned.
Address the bid envelope to the attention of Mr. John Gramigna, Director of
Facility Planning, Gwinnett County Board of Education.
Fax transmittals and e-mails of bid form/proposal shall not be accepted by the
Owner. No phones will be available.
All Pre-qualified Bidders must obtain a copy of the bidding documents, including
drawings and project manuals, through the Architect, Chapman, Griffin, Lanier
Sussenbach Architects, Inc. 900 Circle 75 Parkway. SE, Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA
30339. Applications for documents, together with a non-refundable Bid Deposit of
$500.00 per hard copy set, $0.00 for access to electronic files must be
submitted to the Architect. For hardcopies, Contractor shall provide Contractor's
FedEx shipping number. Electronic file access may be obtained by Email request
to john@cglsarchitects.com. Bid deposits are non-refundable. Bidding documents
will only be issued to Contractors who have been pre-qualified by the Owner for
this project.
All Bidders must submit AIA Document A305, Contractors Qualification Statement,
to be evaluated by the Owner and Architect, along with the bid deposit prior to
being issued plans and specifications. Bidders who do not submit the AIA A305
will be subject to disqualification. The AIA A305 must show the Contractor's ability
to complete the Contract in a satisfactory manner on projects of similar scope and
complexity. References from past clients and projects must be included and will
be verified. As part of the prequalification process, a mandatory Pre-Bid
Conference will be held at Bay Creek Middle School Main Lobby at 821
Cooper Road, Grayson, Georgia 30017 on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 10:00
AM. The General Contractor is responsible to understand all existing conditions.
A Pre-bid Site Visit will follow the Pre-bid Conference. Failure to attend the pre-
bid conference will result in disqualification of the Bidder. Representatives

BAY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
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CGLS-26003 Advertisement for Bid
shall be the Project Manager or Estimator directly responsible for the bidding of
this project. Any Bidder may be required, at the discretion of the Owner, to furnish
evidence satisfactory to the Owner, that the proposed subcontractors have
sufficient means and experience in the types of work called for to assure
completion of the contract in a satisfactory manner. Any Bidder that is disqualified
may respond to the Owner in writing within 20 days of the Notice of Disqualification
as to why the Bidder feels that the disqualification is unfounded. The written appeal
from the disqualified Bidder will not change the decision already made on this
project. However, a favorable appeal may open the way for the Bidder in question
to bid on future Gwinnett County Public School projects. In any case, the Owner's
decisions shall be deemed final.
Contract, if awarded, will be on the basis stated in the Instructions to Bidders. No
bid may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after bid opening.
Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond made payable to the Gwinnett County
Board of Education, in the amount equal to 5 percent of the bid price. (Certified or
Personal Checks Not Acceptable.) The successful bidder will be required to
furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond acceptable to the Gwinnett
County Board of Education in an amount equal to 100 percent of the contract price
and executed by a Surety Company licensed to do business in the State of Georgia
and listed in the Department of the Treasury Circular 570, latest edition. The
Surety Company shall have an A.M. Best Company minimum rating of "A"
with a financial size of VI "6" or better. Bonds must be accompanied by letter
stating bonding company's current rating for verification prior to acceptance by the
Owner and execution of the formal Owner/Contractor agreement.
Bonding of Subcontractors: Include in the Base Bid, Performance and Labor and
Materials Payment Bonds, each in 100% of the subcontract sum, for each
Subcontractor having a contract of $50,000.00 or more for Roofing, HVAC,
Plumbing, Sprinkler System, Structural Steel Fabricators, Structural Steel Erectors
and Electrical Work, as required by the General Conditions. The General
Contractor cannot change major subcontractors after bid.
Contractor and Subcontractor shall require the Attorney-in-Fact who executes
bonds on behalf of sureties to attach a certified, current copy of his Power of
Attorney.
The Gwinnett County Board of Education reserves the right to award the project
on whatever basis is in the interest of the Owner and to accept or reject any or all
bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.
BY: Mr. John Gramigna
TITLE: Director of Facility Planning, Gwinnett County Board of Education
DATE: September 29, 2026
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