822 Leonard Court Sinkhole Repair

PROJECT MANUAL
FOR THE
CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE
822 Leonard Court Sinkhole Repair
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
SB011-27
OWNER
70 S. CLAYTON STREET
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046
August 2026

August 27, 2026
NOTICE OF BID
FOR
822 Leonard Court Sinkhole Repair
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The City of Lawrenceville is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified contractors for the 822
Leonard Court Sinkhole Repair. Sealed bids will be received by the Lawrenceville Finance
Department, 70 S. Clayton Street, Main Level, Room M46A, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046 until 2:00
P.M. local time on Thursday, October 1, 2026 and then publicly opened and read aloud. Any bid
received after 2:00 P.M. will not be accepted. Bid envelope should be marked on the outside with Bid
Number, name of Bidder, date and time of opening.
The work to be performed by the General Contractor consist of but is not limited to the following major
items:
* TRAFFIC CONTROL following MUTCD Standards.
* EROSION CONTROL BMP's including silt fence and portable concrete washout.
* SITE WORK including demolition of curb and gutter, and asphalt, grading and excavation.
* CONCRETE PAVING including construction of concrete curb & gutter.
* ASPHALT PAVING installation.
Copies of the Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents may be obtained from the Lawrenceville
City website https://www.lawrencevillega.org/purchasing.
A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at Lawrenceville
City Hall located at 70 South Clayton Street, 4th floor City Council Chambers, Lawrenceville, GA.
30046. All bidders are urged to attend.
Questions regarding bids should be directed in writing to Chris Duncan, Buyer at
chris.duncan@lawrencevillega.org no later than 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

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BID DATE: October 1, 2026
Bid Number: SB011- 27
Bids are legal and binding upon the bidder when submitted. All bids should be submitted in duplicate.
Bids in the case of Corporations not chartered in Georgia, must be accompanied by proper certification stating
that said Corporation is authorized to do business in the State of Georgia.
No Bidder may withdraw his Bid within ninety (90) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
Bidder agrees to complete the Contract awarded within the "allowable calendar days for completion" from
10 days from the date of the "Notice to Proceed".
A five percent (5%) bid bond must be submitted with the bid. Successful contractor will be required to provide
a one hundred percent (100%) payment and one hundred percent (100%) performance bond as well as an
insurance certificate fulfilling requirements as stated in the bid documents. Surety and insurance companies
must have an AM Best rating of A-5 or greater, be listed in the Federal Registry of Companies holding
Certificate of Authority and acceptable sureties on Federal Bonds, be licensed by the Georgia Insurance
Department and the Georgia Secretary of State to do business in the State of Georgia.
All bonds must be submitted on forms provided by the City of Lawrenceville and agencies providing bonds
and insurance should provide proof that they meet the criteria outlined in the bid and contract documents.
The City of Lawrenceville does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to its
programs or activities. The written Bid Documents supersede any prior verbal or written communications
between the parties.
Award will be made to the contractor submitting the lowest responsive and responsible bid. The City of
Lawrenceville 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.
All companies submitting a bid will be notified in writing of award.
We look forward to your bid and appreciate your interest in the City of Lawrenceville.
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PART I - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. Each bidder must examine the Notice to Bid, Instructions to Bidders, Contract, Contract General
Conditions, Specifications, Bid Schedule, Drawings, and Addenda. Failure to do so will be at the bidder's
risk.
2. Each bidder shall furnish all information required by the bidding requirements. The authorized
representative must sign the bid as well as print or type his/her name on the bid schedule. Erasures or
other changes must be initialed by the authorized representative signing the bid. Bids can only be signed
by a person authorized to commit company resources.
3. Bids are legal and binding upon the bidder when submitted. Receipt of addenda should be acknowledged
on the bid schedule. No oral interpretations or information can be considered as binding.
4. Bid envelope should be marked on the outside with Bid Number, name of Bidder, date and time of
opening. One unbound marked original and two (2) copies should be submitted. Faxed bids cannot be
considered.
5. Bidding Requirements will consist of the following:
a) Bid Schedule
b) Bid Bond
c) Non-Collusion Affidavit
d) Statement of Bidder's Qualifications
e) Statement of Equipment
6. Award will be made to the bidder submitting the lowest responsive and responsible bid. The City reserves
the right to make such investigations as it deems necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to
perform, and the bidder shall furnish to the City, all such information for this purpose as the City may
request. The City reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of,
such bidder fails to satisfy the City that such bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of
the contract.
7. Bids may be withdrawn only the case of mathematical error. The bidder shall give notice in writing of
his claim of right to withdraw his bid without penalty due to an error within two (2) business days after
the conclusion of the bid opening procedure. Bids may be withdrawn from consideration if the price was
substantially lower than the other bids due solely to a mistake therein, provided the bid was submitted in
good faith, and the mistake was a clerical mistake as opposed to a judgment mistake, and was actually
due to an unintentional arithmetic error or an unintentional omission of a quantity of work, labor or
material made directly in the compilation of the bid, which unintentional arithmetic error or unintentional
omission can be clearly shown by objective evidence drawn from inspection of original work papers,
documents and material used in the preparation of the bid sought to be withdrawn. The bidder's original
work papers shall be the sole acceptable evidence of error and mistake if he elects to withdraw his bid. If
a bid is withdrawn under the authority of this provision, the lowest remaining responsive bid shall be
deemed to be low bid.
No bidder who is permitted to withdraw a bid shall, for compensation, supply any material or labor or
perform any subcontract or other work agreement for the person or firm to whom the contract is awarded
or otherwise benefit, directly or indirectly, from the performance of the project for which the withdrawn
bid was submitted.
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Bidder has up to forty-eight (48) hours to notify the City of Lawrenceville Purchasing Office of an
obvious clerical error made in calculation of bid in order to withdraw a bid after bid opening. Withdrawal
of bid for this reason must be done in writing within the forty-eight (48) hour period. Suppliers who fail
to request withdrawal of bid by the required forty-eight (48) hours shall automatically forfeit bid bond.
Bid may not be withdrawn otherwise.
Bid withdrawal is not automatically granted and will be allowed solely at the City of Lawrenceville's
discretion.
8. The City of Lawrenceville reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities, and to make
an award as deemed in its best interest.
9. The City is exempt from federal excise tax and Georgia sales tax with regard to goods purchased directly
by the City. Nevertheless, contractors are responsible for federal excise tax and Georgia sales taxes,
including taxes for materials incorporated in City construction and demolition contracts.
10. The attention of all bidders is directed to the fact that all applicable federal state laws, municipal
ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over demolition of the
project shall apply to the contract throughout, and they will be deemed to be included in the contract the
same as though therein written.
11. Information submitted by a bidder in the bidding process shall be subject to disclosure after bid award in
accordance with the Georgia Open Records Act of Compulsory Process.
12. Failure to observe any of the Instructions to Bidders or conditions in the Invitation to Bid may constitute
grounds for rejection of the bid. Failure to use City Bidding Form and to acknowledge applicable addenda
may result in a bid being deemed non-responsive an automatic rejection.
13. The Work shall be completed within 30 consecutive calendar days.
14. Add or deduct amounts indicated on the outside of the envelope are allowed and will be applied to the
lump sum amount. Amount shall be clearly stated and should be initialed by an authorized company
representative.
15. "Liquidated Damages" shall mean the negotiated sum of which the Bidder agrees to pay for each
consecutive working day beyond the Contract Time required to complete the work.
16. The Bidder is advised to examine all the locations of the work and to inform himself fully as to its
conditions, the conformation of the ground, the character, quality and quantity of the products needed
preliminary to and during the execution of the work; the general and local conditions and all other matters
which can in any way affect the work to be done under the Contract. The Plans are based on field run
survey provided by the City of Lawrenceville, accuracy of this information shall be verified by the Bidder.
Failure to examine the site will not relieve the successful bidder of his obligation to furnish all products
and labor necessary to carry out the provisions of his contract.
The Bidder shall notify the Owner of the date and time he proposes to examine the location of the work.
The Bidder shall confine his examination to the specific areas designated for the proposed demolition,
including easements and public right-of-ways. If, due to some unforeseen reason, the Owner's
proceedings for obtaining the proposed demolition site (including easements), have not been completed,
the Bidder may enter the site only with the express consent of the property owner. The Bidder is solely
responsible for any damages caused by his examination of the site.
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17. REQUIREMENTS:
The minimum requirements; the bidder must have:
1 Maintain a permanent place of business.
2 Have the appropriate technical experience and working knowledge, to perform the work.
3 Have the right equipment to perform the work.
4 Have done and to show proof of no less than THREE Contracts of similar character to the work being
bid with an original contract price of no less than $300,000.00 within the past five years.
5 Have visited and examine the location of the work.
6 Be required to enter into a binding contract with the City to perform the work.
18. Addenda and Interpretations:
No interpretation of the meaning of the Drawings, Specifications or other bid documents will be made to
any bidder orally. Every request for such interpretation should be made in writing. Any and all such
interpretations and any supplemental instructions will be in the form of written addenda to the
Specifications. Failure of a bidder to receive any addendum shall not relieve him of any obligation under
his bid. All addenda shall become part of the Contract Documents.
19. Site Examination:
The Bidder is advised to examine all the locations of the work and to inform himself fully as to its
conditions, the conformation of the ground, the character, quality and quantity of the products needed
preliminary to and during the execution of the work; the general and local conditions and all other matters
which can in any way affect the work to be done under the Contract. The Plans are based on field run
survey provided by the City of Lawrenceville, accuracy of this information shall be verified by the Bidder.
Failure to examine the site will not relieve the successful bidder of his obligation to furnish all products
and labor necessary to carry out the provisions of his contract.
The Bidder shall notify the Owner of the date and time he proposes to examine the location of the work.
The Bidder shall confine his examination to the specific areas designated for the proposed construction,
including easements and public rights-of-way. If, due to some unforeseen reason, the Owner's
proceedings for obtaining the proposed construction site (including easements), have not been completed,
the Bidder may enter the site only with the express consent of the property owner. The Bidder is solely
responsible for any damages caused by his examination of the site.
PART II - BONDS AND INSURANCE
A) A Certified or Cashier's Check payable to the City of Lawrenceville or a Bid Bond in the amount of five
percent (5%) of the total bid must be submitted with the bid. Successful bidder will be required to furnish a
payment and performance bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the bid amount.
B) Bonding Company must be listed in the Federal Registry of Companies Holding certificates of authority as
acceptable sureties on Federal bonds, and must be listed in the AM Best catalog with a listing of A-5 or
higher. Bonding company must also be licensed to do business by the Georgia Insurance Department.
The successful bidder, shall obtain, maintain and furnish to the City certificates or insurance for the entire duration
of the contract period. Insurance requirements starting on the next page.
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STANDARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
(For projects less than $1,000,000)
1. Statutory Workers' Compensation Insurance
(a) Employers Liability:
Bodily Injury by Accident - $100,000 each accident
Bodily Injury by Disease - $500,000 policy limit
Bodily Injury by Disease - $100,000 each employee
2. Commercial General Liability Insurance
(a) $500,000 limit of liability per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage
(b) The following additional coverage must apply:
1986 (or later) ISO Commercial General Liability Form
Dedicated Limits per Project Site or Location (CG 25 03 or CG 25 04)
Additional Insured Endorsement (Form B CG 20 10 with a modification for completed operations or
a separate endorsement covering Completed Operations)
Blanket Contractual Liability
Broad Form Property Damage
Severability of Interest
Underground, explosion, and collapse coverage
Personal Injury (deleting both contractual and employee exclusions)
Incidental Medical Malpractice
Hostile Fire Pollution Wording
3. Auto Liability Insurance
(a) $500,000 limit of liability per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage
(b) Comprehensive form covering all owned, non-owned, leased, hired, and borrowed vehicles
(c) Additional Insured Endorsement
(d) Contractual Liability
4. Umbrella Liability Insurance - $1,000,000 limit of liability
(a) The following additional coverage must apply
Additional Insured Endorsement
Concurrency of Effective Dates with Primary
Blanket Contractual Liability
Drop Down Feature
Care, Custody, and Control - Follow Form Primary
Aggregates: Apply Where Applicable in Primary
Umbrella Policy must be as broad as the primary policy
5. The City of Lawrenceville should be shown as an additional insured on General Liability, Auto Liability and
Umbrella Liability policies.
6. The cancellation should provide 10 days notice for nonpayment and 30 days notice of cancellation.
7. Certificate Holder should read:
City of Lawrenceville
70 S. Clayton St.
P.O. Box 2200
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046
8. Insurance Company, except Worker' Compensation carrier, must have an A.M. Best Rating of A-5 or higher. Certain
Workers' Comp funds may be acceptable by the approval of the Insurance Unit. European markets including those
based in London and domestic surplus lines markets that operate on a non-admitted basis are exempt from this
requirement provided that the contractor's broker/agent can provide financial data to establish that a market is equal
to or exceeds the financial strengths associated with the A.M. Best's rating of A-5 or better.
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9. Insurance Company should be licensed to do business by the Georgia Department of Insurance.
10. Certificates of Insurance, and any subsequent renewals, must reference specific bid/contract by project name and
project/bid number.
11. The Contractor shall agree to provide complete certified copies of current insurance policy (ies) or a certified letter
from the insurance company (ies) if requested by the City to verify the compliance with these insurance
requirements.
12. All insurance coverages required to be provided by the Contractor will be primary over any insurance program
carried by the City.
13. Contractor shall incorporate a copy of the insurance requirements as herein provided in each and every subcontract
with each and every Subcontractor in any tier, and shall require each and every Subcontractor of any tier to comply
with all such requirements. Contractor agrees that if for any reason Subcontractor fails to procure and maintain
insurance as required, all such required Insurance shall be procured and maintained by Contractor at Contractor's
expense.
14. No Contractor or Subcontractor shall commence any work of any kind under this Contract until all insurance
requirements contained in this Contract have been complied with and until evidence of such compliance satisfactory
to the City of Lawrenceville as to form and content has been filed with the City. The Acord Certificate of
Insurance or a preapproved substitute is the required form in all cases where reference is made to a
Certificate of Insurance or an approved substitute.
15. The Contractor shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against the City of Lawrenceville, the Mayor, City
Council members, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers from losses arising from work performed by the
contractor for the City.
16. Special Form Contractors' Equipment and Contents Insurance covering owned, used, and leased equipment, tools,
supplies, and contents required to perform the services called for in the Contract. The coverage must be on a
replacement cost basis. The City will be included as a Loss Payee in this coverage for City owned equipment, tools,
supplies, and contents.
17. The Contractor shall make available to the City, through its records or records of their insurer, information regarding
a specific claim related to any City project. Any loss run information available from the contractor or their insurer
relating to a City project will be made available to the City upon their request.
18. Compliance by the Contractor and all subcontractors with the foregoing requirements as to carrying insurance shall
not relieve the Contractor and all Subcontractors of their liability provisions of the Contract.
19. The Contractor and all Subcontractors are to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Public
Law 91-956, and any other laws that may apply to this Contract.
20. The Contractor shall at a minimum apply risk management practices accepted by the contractors' industry.
Surety Bonds
All of the surety requirements will stay the same except the Surety Company must have the same rating as item 8 above.
Rev. 05/15
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