Bid 26-78-3320 North Distribution System Improvements

ISSUED FOR BID
BID 26-78-3320
Contract Documents & Technical Specifications
NORTH WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE FORSYTH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
September 2026
Prepared By:
Precision Planning, Inc.
Planners, Engineers, Architects & Surveyors
400 Pike Blvd
Lawrenceville, GA 30046

ISSUED FOR BID
BID 26-78-3320
Contract Documents & Technical Specifications
NORTH WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE FORSYTH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
September 2026
Prepared By:
Precision Planning, Inc.
Planners, Engineers, Architects & Surveyors
400 Pike Blvd
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
These specifications and contract documents have been prepared by PRECISION
PLANNING, INC, which makes no assurances as to legal acceptability of content
except as pertains to technical engineering and design data. Insurance requirements
and legal acceptability have been reviewed and approved by OWNER'S attorney.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS & TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
NORTH WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE FORSYTH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Section Title Page / Section
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Bidding Requirements Section
Advertisement for Bids .................................................................................. 00 11 13
Instructions to Bidders .................................................................................. 00 21 13
Bid Form for Construction Contract ................................................................ 00 41 13
Bid Bond...................................................................................................... 00 43 13
Agreement ................................................................................................... 00 52 13
Performance Bond .................................................................................... 00 61 13.13
Payment Bond ......................................................................................... 00 61 13.16
Standard General Conditions ......................................................................... 00 72 13
Supplementary Conditions ............................................................................. 00 73 01
II. Technical Specifications Section
Summary of Work ........................................................................................ 01 11 00
Measurement and Payment ........................................................................... 01 22 00
Submittals ................................................................................................... 01 33 00
Temporary Utilities ....................................................................................... 01 51 00
Traffic Control .............................................................................................. 01 57 00
Field Engineering .......................................................................................... 01 71 23
Cleaning ...................................................................................................... 01 74 00
Contract Closeout Procedures ........................................................................ 01 77 00
Project Record Documents ............................................................................ 01 78 39
Protection, Relocation and Restoration of Existing Utilities................................ 02 75 00
Site Preparation ........................................................................................... 31 10 00
Earth Work.................................................................................................................31 22 00
Excavation and Fill ........................................................................................ 31 23 00
Rock Removal .......................................................................................... 31 23 16.26
Erosion and Sedimentation Controls ............................................................... 31 25 00
Rip Rap ....................................................................................................... 31 37 00
Site Restoration............................................................................................ 32 02 00
Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways ...................................................... 32 16 13
Grassing ...................................................................................................... 32 92 00
Utility Pipe Jacking ................................................................................... 33 05 23.16
Ductile Iron Water Piping .......................................................................... 33 12 13.13
Water Utility Distribution Service Connections ................................................. 33 12 15
Water Utility Distribution Valves ..................................................................... 33 12 16
Water Utility Distribution Fire Hydrants ........................................................... 33 12 19
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SECTION 00 11 13
Advertisement for Bids - Bid No. 26-78-3320
The Forsyth County Procurement Department will accept sealed bids until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday,
October 22, 2026, for the following:
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners is soliciting bids from qualified firms to provide
Construction services for the Forsyth County - North Distribution System Improvements
including the following major components:
1. Bottoms Road Waterline Extension: Approximately 850 feet of 12" water line from the end of
an existing 12" water line to the intersection of Bottoms Road and Settingdown Road, plus
decommissioning of approximately 450 feet of existing 2" water line along Bottoms Road.
2. Hampton Waterline Extension: A second water feed to the Hampton Subdivision to include
approximately 550 feet of new 10" water main from Settingdown Road to Hampton Rock Lane.
3. Associated fire hydrants, valves, casing, connections to existing water mains, miscellaneous
appurtenances, pavement repair, and site cleanup and restoration.
Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: 2:00 pm on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at the Bottoms Road site
in the vicinity of 5230 Bottoms Road. After reviewing the Bottoms Road site, meeting will reconvene at
the Hampton site in the vicinity of the HOA property between 6320 and 6350 Hampton Rock Lane.
All work is to be completed within 180 calendar days from issuance of Notice to Proceed.
All firms must be licensed in Georgia, maintain a full-time office in Georgia, and have a registered
agent in Georgia. In order to perform public work, the Contractor and its Subcontractors, prior
to the award of Contract shall hold such licenses as required by State Statutes, and federal and
local Laws and Regulations.
No firm may withdraw their Bid within 120 days of the actual date of opening.
Proposals MUST be submitted in the format prescribed herein. Failure to comply with the directions listed
in this ITB, or omission of requested information could result in disqualification of your firm's proposal.
Forsyth County uses a procurement portal powered by EUNA Procurement ("EUNA") for accepting and
evaluating bids, statements of qualification, and proposals digitally, found by using the link:
https://www.forsythco.com/government/departments/procurement/solicitation-portal/
Bids shall only be accepted online through the EUNA Portal.
Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:30 P.M. (EST) on October 22, 2026 at Forsyth County
Administration Building, Liberty Training Room, Suite 1010, 2435 Freedom Parkway, Cumming, GA 30041,
and via Microsoft Teams (visit the Forsyth County Procurement Department webpage for information).
The bid award will be announced later, pending evaluations of all bids submitted.
Greg Bridges, Deputy Director, Procurement
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SECTION 00 21 13
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article 1- Defined Terms ............................................................................................................................. 1
Article 2- Bidding Documents ..................................................................................................................... 1
Article 3- Qualifications of Bidders ............................................................................................................. 3
Article 4- Pre-Bid Conference ..................................................................................................................... 4
Article 5- Site and Other Areas; Existing Site Conditions; Examination of Site; Owner's Safety Program;
Other Work at the Site .................................................................................................................................. 4
Article 6- Bidder's Representations and Certifications............................................................................... 6
Article 7- Interpretations and Addenda ..................................................................................................... 6
Article 8- Bid Security ................................................................................................................................. 7
Article 9- Contract Times ............................................................................................................................ 8
Article 10- Substitute and "Or Equal" Items ............................................................................................... 8
Article 11- Subcontractors, Suppliers, and Others ..................................................................................... 8
Article 12- Preparation of Bid ..................................................................................................................... 9
Article 13- Basis of Bid .............................................................................................................................. 10
Article 14- Submittal of Bid ....................................................................................................................... 11
Article 15- Modification and Withdrawal of Bid ....................................................................................... 11
Article 16- Opening of Bids ....................................................................................................................... 11
Article 17- Bids to Remain Subject to Acceptance ................................................................................... 11
Article 18- Evaluation of Bids and Award of Contract .............................................................................. 11
Article 19- Bonds and Insurance ............................................................................................................... 12
Article 20- Signing of Agreement .............................................................................................................. 13
Article 21- Sales and Use Taxes ................................................................................................................ 13
Article 22- Contracts to Be Assigned ........................................................................................................ 13
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ARTICLE 1-DEFINED TERMS
1.01 Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated in the General Conditions
and Supplementary Conditions. Additional terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the
meanings indicated below:
A. Issuing Office-The office from which the Bidding Documents are to be issued, and which
registers plan holders.
ARTICLE 2-BIDDING DOCUMENTS
2.01 Bidder shall obtain a complete set of Bidding Requirements and proposed Contract Documents
(together, the Bidding Documents). See the Agreement for a list of the Contract Documents. It is
Bidder's responsibility to determine that it is using a complete set of documents in the preparation
of a Bid. Bidder assumes sole responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use
of incomplete documents, by Bidder itself or by its prospective Subcontractors and Suppliers.
2.02 Bidding Documents are made available for the sole purpose of obtaining Bids for completion of
the Project and permission to download or distribution of the Bidding Documents does not confer
a license or grant permission or authorization for any other use, nor does it grant or confer
ownership or any property interest in the Bidding Documents and other documents distributed
for the Project. Authorization to download documents, or other distribution, includes the right
for Bidding Documents holders to print documents solely for their use, and the use of their
prospective Subcontractors and Suppliers, provided the Bidding Documents holder pays all costs
associated with printing or reproduction. Paper or other types of printed documents may not be
re-sold under any circumstances.
2.03 Owner has established a Bidding Documents Website as indicated in the Advertisement or
invitation to bid. The Bidder must register as a Bidding Documents holder with the Issuing Office
at such website, and obtain a complete set of the Bidding Documents from such website. Bidders
may rely that sets of Bidding Documents obtained from the Bidding Documents Website are
complete, unless an omission is blatant. Registered Bidding Documents holders will receive
Addenda issued by Owner or Issuing Office.
2.04 Bidder may register as a Bidding Documents holder and obtain complete sets of Bidding
Documents, in the format stated in the Advertisement or invitation to bid, from the Issuing Office.
Bidders may rely that sets of Bidding Documents obtained from the Issuing Office are complete,
unless an omission is blatant. Registered Bidding Documents holders will receive Addenda issued
by Owner or Issuing Office.
2.05 Plan rooms (including construction information subscription services, and electronic and virtual
plan rooms) may distribute the Bidding Documents, or make them available for examination.
Those prospective bidders that obtain an electronic (digital) copy of the Bidding Documents from
a plan room are encouraged to register as Bidding Documents holders from the Bidding
Documents Website or Issuing Office. Owner is not responsible for omissions in Bidding
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Documents or other documents obtained from plan rooms or other such sources (such as other
prospective bidders), or for a Bidder's failure to obtain Addenda from a plan room.
2.06 Electronic Documents
A. When the Bidding Requirements indicate that electronic (digital) copies of the Bidding
Documents are available, such documents will be made available to prospective Bidders as
Electronic Documents in the manner specified.
1. Bidding Documents will be provided in Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) (.pdf)
that is readable by Adobe Acrobat Reader. It is the intent of the Owner that such
Electronic Documents are to be exactly representative of the paper copies of the
documents. However, because the Owner cannot totally control the transmission and
receipt of Electronic Documents nor any bidder's or the Contractor's means of
reproduction of such documents, the Owner cannot and do not guarantee that
Electronic Documents and reproductions prepared from those versions are identical in
every manner to the paper copies.
B. Unless otherwise stated in the Bidding Documents, the Bidder may use and rely upon
complete sets of Electronic Documents of the Bidding Documents, described in Paragraph
2.06.A above. However, Bidder assumes all risks associated with differences arising from
transmission/receipt of Electronic Documents versions of Bidding Documents and
reproductions prepared from those versions and, further, assumes all risks, costs, and
responsibility associated with use of the Electronic Documents versions to derive information
that is not explicitly contained in paper versions of the documents, and for Bidder's reliance
upon such derived information.
C. After the Contract is awarded, the Owner will provide or direct the Engineer to provide for
the use of the Contractor certain documents that were developed by Engineer as part of the
Project design process, as Electronic Documents in native file formats as originally prepared
by Engineer.
1. Electronic Documents that are available in native file format include:
a. Bid Form
b. Specifications
c. Contract Drawings
2. Release of such documents will be solely for the convenience of the Contractor and
subject to additional requirements, if any, for such release as indicated in Specifications.
No such document is a Contract Document.
3. Unless the Contract Documents explicitly identify that such information will be available
to the Successful Bidder (Contractor), nothing herein will create an obligation on the
part of the Owner to provide or create such information, and the Contractor is not
entitled to rely on the availability of such information in the preparation of its Bid or
pricing of the Work. In all cases, the Contractor shall take appropriate measures to verify
that electronic/digital information provided in Electronic Documents is appropriate and
adequate for Contractor's specific purposes.
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4. In no case will Contractor be entitled to additional compensation or time for completion
due to any differences between the actual Contract Documents and any related
document in native file format.
ARTICLE 3-QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS
3.01 Bidder is to submit the following information with its Bid to demonstrate Bidder's qualifications
to perform the Work:
A. Written evidence establishing its qualifications regarding previous experience, and present
commitments.
B. A written statement that Bidder is authorized to do business in the state where the Project
is located, or a written certification that Bidder will obtain such authority prior to the
Effective Date of the Contract.
C. Bidder's state (or other) contractor license number, if applicable.
D. GA Utility Contractor's License.
E. List of Major Subcontractors and Suppliers and qualification information. Major is defined as
greater than 5% of the bid value.
F. Other required information regarding qualifications, including the following:
1. Experience on at least 3 water line projects. Each project shall include ductile iron pipe
installation of at least 1,000 ft in length and at least 10-inch diameter, in the last 5 years.
2. For each project listed, Bidder should provide the following information:
a. Name, telephone number, and email address of the owner's project manager (or
other contact person if the project manager is no longer available).
b. Agency name for which the work was performed.
c. Description of the project work, including:
1) Water line pipe material.
2) Length and diameter of water line.
d. Bidding firm's role in the project.
e. Key personnel from bidding firm involved in the project
f. Notice to proceed and substantial and final completion dates of the project, initial
and final, including explanation if behind schedule
g. Initial and final dollar value of the contract, including explanation if over budget.
3. Organizational chart for Bidder's project team (including but not limited to project
manager, superintendent, and safety officer).
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3.02 A Bidder's failure to submit required qualification information within the times indicated may
disqualify Bidder from receiving an award of the Contract.
3.03 No requirement in this Article 3 to submit information will prejudice the right of Owner to seek
additional pertinent information regarding Bidder's qualifications.
3.04 Bidders shall be experienced in the kind of Work to be performed, shall have the or be able to
obtain construction equipment necessary for the Work, and shall possess sufficient capital to
properly perform the Work within the time allowed. Bids received from Bidders who have
previously failed to complete work within the time required, or who have previously performed
similar work in an unsatisfactory manner, may be rejected. A Bid may be rejected if Bidder cannot
show and document to Owner's satisfaction that Bidder has the necessary ability, facilities,
equipment, and resources to commence the Work at the time prescribed and thereafter to
prosecute and complete the Work at the rate or within the times specified. A Bid may be rejected
if Bidder is already obligated for the performance of other work which would delay the
commencement, prosecution or completion of the Work.
ARTICLE 4-PRE-BID CONFERENCE
4.01 A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the time and location indicated in the
Advertisement or invitation to bid. Representatives of Owner and Engineer will be present to
discuss the Project. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference; however,
attendance at this conference is not required to submit a Bid.
ARTICLE 5-SITE AND OTHER AREAS; EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS; EXAMINATION OF SITE; OWNER'S
SAFETY PROGRAM; OTHER WORK AT THE SITE
5.01 Site and Other Areas
A. The Site is identified in the Bidding Documents, including in Specifications Section 01 11 00 -
Summary of Work. By definition, the Site includes rights-of-way, easements, and other lands
furnished by Owner for the use of the Contractor. Any additional lands required for
temporary construction facilities, construction equipment, or storage of materials and
equipment, and any access needed for such additional lands, are to be obtained and paid for
by Contractor.
5.02 Existing Site Conditions
A. Subsurface and Physical Conditions; Hazardous Environmental Conditions
1. The Supplementary Conditions identify the following regarding existing conditions at or
adjacent to the Site:
a. Those reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or adjacent to
the Site that contain Technical Data.
b. Those drawings known to Owner of existing physical conditions at or adjacent to
the Site, including those drawings depicting existing surface or subsurface
structures at or adjacent to the Site (except Underground Facilities), that contain
Technical Data.
c. Reports and drawings known to Owner relating to Hazardous Environmental
Conditions that have been identified at or adjacent to the Site.
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