FY26 CITY OF DOUGLAS WATER IMPROVEMENTS

SECTION 00100
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
1. Sealed Bids: Sealed bids for construction of the project entitled Douglas 2026 Water Improvements
will be received until 2:00 PM, May 14, 2026 at the City Hall Commissioner chambers located at
302 South Madison Avenue, Douglas, GA 31533 at which time and place they will be publicly
opened and read. No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a
period of sixty (60) days. Mailed bids shall be addressed to Wynetta Bolder, City Clerk, 302 South
Madison Avenue, Douglas, Ga 31533.
2. Work To Be Done: The Work to be completed for the Douglas 2026 Water Improvements is
described briefly as follows:
In general, construction shall consist of replacing approximately 375 galvanized water services with
new HDPE water services, consisting of approximately 200 long side connections and 180 short side
connections. Meters are mostly 5/8", with the rest being split between 1" and 2" water meters.
Work will also include the installation of two pressure reducing valves and associated concrete
utility vaults. Straight-edge pavement cutting, pavement patching, and seeding/grassing will be
required as needed.
3. Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents: Complete digital specifications and contract
documents are available at www.QuestCDN.com. You may view the digital documents for free by
entering the Quest project number 10143660 on the website's project search page. The fee to
download the digital documents is $200 (non-refundable) payable through the website. A bidder's
proposal will not be considered by the Owner unless the Bidder is on record with Quest/ESG
Engineering, Inc. as having purchased and received complete Bidding Documents. Please contact
QuestCDN customer support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership
registration, downloading and working with digital project information. Any other questions may
be directed to the issuing office, ESG Engineering. Contact Renee Keith at z-
rkeith@esgengineering.com or 478-550-9667.
4. Contractor License: Any Contractor submitting a bid must be licensed by the State of Georgia. See
Instructions to Bidders for additional bidding requirements.
5. Bonds: Bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or certified cashier's check in an amount not less
than 5% 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".
Performance and Payment Bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price shall be
required of the successful bidder if contract is awarded. 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.
6. Funding: This project is funded by GEFA DWSRF requiring compliance with applicable state and
federal bid laws, including Davis Bacon wage rates.
7. All permits for the construction of this project are expected to be obtained before the bid date.
8. Reservation of Rights: Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without
limitation, the rights to reject any or all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional
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Bids and to reject the Bid of any Bidder if 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.
City of Douglas
Represented By: Charlie Davis
City Manager
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