City of Winder Annual Contractor

BID ADVERTISEMENT

PART 1.           GENERAL

1.1       COMPETITIVE COST SEALED BIDS

Sealed Bids for the City of Winder Annual Contractor will be received until the bid closing time of March 13, 2025, at 3:00 PM local time. Bids must be submitted electronically through QuestCDN.com. No paper submissions will be accepted. Any Bid received after the bid closing time and date will not be considered by the Owner.  No Bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of Bids for a period of sixty (60) days except as specifically provided in the Instructions to Bidders and/or by State Law. No pre-bid meeting will be held for this project. Base cost of all Bids will be posted by the Owner/Engineer to the QuestCDN website within approximately 30 minutes after the bid closing time.

1.2       SCOPE OF WORK

Work will include extension, replacement, and repair of water lines (3/4"-24" diameter) and sanitary sewer (4"-24" diameter). Bid does not include materials; there will be an allowance for the purchase of construction materials on each Task Order. Contract will last for twelve (12) months with automatic renewals for up to five (5) years total. All work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications. The Owner reserves the right to award the Annual Contractor contract to multiple contractors if desired. Individual Task Orders to be issued for each separate construction project.

1.3       SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Complete digital specifications and contract documents are available at www.cartersloope.com/outforbid . Offerors may view the digital contract documents for free by entering the Quest project number 9521613 on the website’s project search page. Offerors may download the digital documents for a fee of $100 payable through the website. Bids must be submitted electronically at QuestCDN.com. There will be an additional $42 submittal fee. 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. All other questions may be directed to the issuing office, Carter & Sloope, Inc., Watkinsville, GA, 706-769-4119.

1.4       CONTRACTOR LICENSE

A portion of the Scope of Work as described herein is defined as “utility contracting” in accordance with O.C.G.A 43-14-2(17) so the Contractor performing the work must provide proof of a valid license by the State of Georgia as a “Utility Contractor” and must also employ a “Utility Manager” certification holder who will have oversight of the utility work.  See Instructions to Bidders for additional bidding requirements.

1.5       CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

Offerors must complete the Qualifications of Offeror (Section 00470) in order to be evaluated for award of the Contract.  Refer to the specific requirements outlined in the referenced Section.

1.6       BONDS

Bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or certified cashier’s check in an amount of $20,000.  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 $250,000.00 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.

1.7       PERMITS

All necessary permits for construction to be acquired by the Owner prior to issuance of each Task Order. Contractor will be required to submit NPDES GAR 100002 Notice of Intent when required for performance of the work.

1.8       EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY

All necessary easements and rights-of-way for construction to be acquired by the Owner prior to issuance of each Task Order.

1.9       GEORGIA SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT AFFIDAVIT

All qualifying Contractors and Subcontractors performing work with the City of Corneliamust register and participate in the federal work authorization program commonly known as E-Verify, or any subsequent replacement program, to verify the work eligibility information of new employees.  In order for a Bid to be considered, it is mandatory that the Offeror’s Affidavit of Compliance with O.C.G.A. §13-10-91 be completed and submitted with the Bid.

1.10     FUNDING SOURCES

Funding is to be provided by local funds. No federal funding requirements apply.

1.11      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 Bids and to reject the Bid of any Offeror if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Offeror, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the Offeror is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the Owner.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: City of Winder, Georgia

By: Horace Gee

Title: Utilities Operations Director

Date: February 11, 2025