June 11, 2026
INVITATION TO BID:
BL094-26
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified suppliers for the
Purchase of Traffic Control Signs, Street Name Signs and U-Channel Posts on an Annual Contract with four (4)
options to renew for the Department of Transportation.
Bids should be typed or submitted in ink and returned in a sealed container marked on the outside with the BL#094-
26 and Company Name. Bids will be received until 2:50 P.M. local time on June 30, 2026 at the Gwinnett County
Purchasing Division, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045. Any bid received after this date and time will
not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read at 3:00 P.M. Attendance for the opening is optional and will
be VIRUTAL ONLY. If you would like attend the virtual opening please click here. If you would like to attend via
phone please dial +1 323-676-6170 and enter Conference ID/Passcode 259011167#. Apparent bid results will be
available the following business day on our website www.gwinnettcounty.com.
Questions regarding bids should be directed to Michael Milstein, Purchasing Associate II, at
Michael.Milstein@gwinnettcounty.com , or by phone at 770-822-7833 no later 2:00 P.M. June 22, 2026. Bids are
legal and binding upon the bidder when submitted. All bids should be submitted in duplicate.
Gwinnett County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to its programs or
activities. Any requests for reasonable accommodations required by individuals to fully participate in any open
meeting, program or activity of Gwinnett County Government should be directed to Susan Canon, ADA Coordinator,
Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center, 770-822-8165.
The written bid documents supersede any verbal or written prior communications between the parties.
Award will be made to the supplier submitting the lowest responsive and responsible bid. Gwinnett County reserves
the right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities and to make an award deemed in its best interest. Bids may
be split or awarded in entirety.
Award notification will be posted after award on the County website, www.gwinnettcounty.com and companies
submitting a bid will be notified via email.
We look forward to your bid and appreciate your interest in Gwinnett County.
Michael Milstein
Purchasing Associate II
The following pages should be returned in duplicate as your bid:
Bid Schedule, Pages 4-35
References, Page 36
Ethics Affidavit, Page 37
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SPECIFICATIONS
1.
Quantities listed are approximate. Orders will be placed on an "as needed” basis.
2.
All prices are to be Inside Delivery F.O.B. pre-paid and allowed delivered to:
Gwinnett County Transportation
620 Winder Hwy
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
3.
Orders should be delivered no more than 40 days after receipt of order.
4.
Twenty-four (24) hours notice is required prior to delivery. Contact D.O.T. Central Warehouse, 678-639-
8820 between the hours of 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday to schedule delivery. Deliveries
accepted 8:00 am - 2:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
5.
Any and all rejected material will be picked up within 10 days and replaced within 30 days at no charge to
the County.
6.
All dimensions will not deviate more than one-sixteenth inch (1/16").
7.
Signs will be packaged according to manufacturers instructions.
A.
Each order is packaged and shipped individually as one unit.
B.
Orders must not be mixed in boxes.
C.
Orders are shipped complete with purchase order numbers marked on outside of each box for each
order.
D.
No more than 10 signs per box.
8.
Gwinnett County is responsible for dating all signs.
9.
Gwinnett County reserves the right to reject any item(s) if pricing exceeds current State of Georgia Contract
pricing.
10. Termination for Cause: Gwinnett County may terminate this contract upon ten (10) days prior written notice
to the vendor of the vendor’s default in the performance of any terms of this agreement. Such termination
shall be without prejudice to any of the County’s rights or remedies by law.
11. Termination for Convenience: Gwinnett County may terminate this contract for its convenience at any time
by written notice to the vendor. In the event of the County’s termination of this agreement for convenience,
the vendor will be paid for those items actually ordered and/or received.
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REQUIREMENTS
1.
Only those products on the State of Georgia DOT Reflective Sheeting Qualified Products List will be
accepted. Vendor should be able to supply all items on bid.
2.
Signs must be of acceptable quality to perform as traffic control devices for the same number of years as
specified by the reflective sheeting manufacturer (includes recommended process colors, packaging,
storage, installation, screen printing procedures and sign shop productions and/or performance
requirements).
3.
All signs must be surface treated by anodization process or other process to prohibit metal oxidation in
storage.
4.
All surfaces must be completely free of oil or other materials that interfere with application of reflective or
retro reflective sheeting.
5.
Gwinnett County will reject any or all signs supplied which are defective in materials or workmanship of the
screening/printing process.
6.
All signs must be smooth and free of bubbles and centered on the sign with even borders.
7.
Gwinnett County will assess a $2.00 per sign penalty for any High Intensity Prismatic-Type IV sign that is
not packaged with slip-sheet and foam padding and shipped on edge.
8.
Reflective sheeting will be applied to blanks according to sheeting manufacturer’s application standards
and procedures.
9.
All finished signs must be free from business names, logos and/or advertising.
10. All signs must be kept dry during shipping.
11. Gwinnett County will not allow subletting of this contract.
12. Successful vendor must honor all prices for municipalities within Gwinnett County.
13. All sheeting must meet or exceed the Reflectivity Requirement of MUTCD table 2A-3.
14. Individuals, firms and businesses seeking an award of a Gwinnett County contract may not initiate or
continue any verbal or written communications regarding a solicitation with any County officer, elected
official, employee or other County representative without permission of the Purchasing Associate named
in the solicitation between the date of the issuance of the solicitation and the date of the final contract
award by the Board of Commissioners. Violations will be reviewed by the Purchasing Director. If
determined that such communication has compromised the competitive process, the offer submitted by
the individual, firm or business may be disqualified from consideration for award.
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SECTION A
'U' CHANNEL SIGN POSTS
SPECIFICATIONS
1. U-Channel posts are 3# foot.
2. U-Channel posts are galvanized ribbed back.
3. Posts conform to Georgia DOT Specifications, Section 911.01 (Sign Posts) Subsection A thru B.
BID SCHEDULE - SECTION A
Item #
1
2
3
4
5
6
Approx
Qty.
2,000
ea
100 ea
50 ea
200 ea
50 ea
1000 ea
Description
12 FT
14 FT
16 FT
10FT x 1.75 INCH 14 GAUGE
SQUARE POST
10 FT x 2 INCH 14 GAUGE
SQUARE POST
12 FT x 2 INCH 14 GAUGE
GALVANIZED SQUARE POST,
PRE-PUNCHED HOLES ON 1
INCH CENTERS WITH 12 GAUGE
ANCHORS FOR 2 INCH POSTS X
36
Delivery
ARO
Manuf. & No.
Year 1 Unit
Price
$
$
$
$
$
Year 2 Unit
Price
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Year 3 Unit
Price
$
$
$
$
$
Year 4 Unit
Price
$
$
$
$
Year 5 Unit
Price
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Year 1 Total Cost $
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SPECIFICATIONS
SECTION B
FINISHED ALUMINUM "DEAD END" & "NO OUTLET" SIGN BLADES
1. Blade material is ASTM 6063-T6 or 6061-T6.
2. Flat blades are 0.080-inch thick, mill finish
3. Flat blade signs have FHWA standard corner radii and six (6) pre-punched or drilled three-sixteenth inch (3/16") holes (see-attached diagram C).”
4. Signs are Digitally Printed, screen printed or direct applied with pressure sensitive or heat activated letters and arrows.
A. Screen process color is coated with clear finish in accordance with sheeting manufacturer recommendations.
5. 3M High Intensity Prismatic (HIP) Sheeting 3930 Series.”
6. Layout of letter design is optically spaced and centered both horizontally and vertically.
A. Charts for standard alphabets (uppercase) for highway signs for letter design spacing (vs. DOT, FHWA. 1977).
B. Control for the spacing values in traffic layout is the distance recognized as aesthetic spacing between two straight letters (HN). A spacing
control of 2 times the width of the stroke of the letter is the aesthetic control (100%).
BID SCHEDULE – SECTION B
Approx
Item # Qty.
1 100 EA
2 100 EA
3 100 EA
4 100 EA
Description
“NO OUTLET” 6 ¾ X 30, flat
yellow with black letters with “R”
arrow
“NO OUTLET” 6 ¾ x 30, flat
yellow with black letters with “L”
arrow
“DEAD END” 6 ¾ x 30, flat yellow
with black letters with “R” arrow
“DEAD END” 6 ¾ x 30, flat yellow
with black letters with “L” arrow
Delivery
ARO
Manuf. & No.
Year 1 Unit Year 2 Unit
Price
Price
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Year 3 Unit
Price
$
Year 4 Unit Year 5 Unit
Price
Price
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Year 1 Total Cost $
COMPANY NAME _________________________________________________________________________________________
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