Hansell Street Dumpster Enclosure

REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
HANSELL STREET DUMPSTER
ENCLOSURE
RFP-27-54049
CITY OF MARIETTA
PURCHASING DIVISION
205 Lawrence Street
Marietta, Georgia 30060

TABLE OF CONTENTS
REQUEST FOR BID NO. RFP-27-54049
FOR
HANSELL STREET DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE
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INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS 1 -15
EXHIBIT D - SCOPE OF WORK SOW 1- 11
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INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS
FOR INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS
ARTICLE 1 TIME AND DATE DUE
The City of Marietta, a political subdivision of the State of Georgia
(hereinafter "City of Marietta" or the "City") shall receive sealed proposals
electronically through BidNetDirect.com platform from individuals,
corporations, partnerships, and other legal entities organized under the laws
of the State of Georgia or authorized to conduct business in the State of
Georgia until 11:00 A.M., Thursday, October 22, 2026 for the following:
PROPOSAL NO. RFP-27-54049
FOR
HANSELL STREET DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE
Information to be submitted with proposals is contained in Exhibits A, B, C
and D attached hereto and made a part hereof. Failure to provide the
required information will result in your proposal being declared non-
responsive.
ARTICLE 2 OPENING LOCATION & TIME
Names of vendors submitting proposals shall be read at 11:00 A.M.,
Thursday, October 22, 2026 at the City of Marietta Purchasing Division, First
Floor, 205 Lawrence Street, Marietta, Georgia 30060. A public opening of
proposals will not occur at the date and time indicated above. Proposals
received will be officially recorded, and this recordation will be made
available to the public. All proposals received will be turned over to the
evaluation committee for opening, review, deliberation, and
recommendation. Negotiations will be conducted in accordance with the
procedures described in this solicitation.
ARTICLE 3 MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE
There shall be a Mandatory Pre-proposal conference to be held on Tuesday,
October 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., at the Public Works Facility Conference Room
located at 725 North Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060. The purpose of the
conference is to review the requirements of the said project and familiarize
proposers with the site and scope of work. We strongly recommend that you visit
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the location site to familiarize yourself with the area which is located at
approximately 90 Hansell Street.
ARTICLE 4 DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS
Any proposals received after the stated time and date shall not be
considered. Electronic proposals will be date/time stamped through the
online Bidnet platform. The time/date stamp clock located in the Purchasing
Division shall serve as the official authority to determine lateness of any
manual proposal. It shall be the sole responsibility of the proposer to have
their proposal delivered to the City of Marietta Purchasing Division or
uploaded to the online Bidnet platform for receipt on or before the above
stated time and date. If a proposal is sent by the U.S. Postal Service, the
proposer shall be responsible for its timely delivery to the Purchasing
Division. Proposals delayed by the mail shall not be opened at the public
opening, and arrangements shall be made for their return at the proposer's
request and expense.
ARTICLE 5 CLARIFICATION & ADDENDA
Each proposer shall examine all invitation for proposal documents and shall
judge all matters relating to the adequacy and accuracy of such documents.
Any inquiries, suggestions, or requests concerning interpretation,
clarification or additional information pertaining to the invitation to proposal
shall be made through the City of Marietta, Purchasing Division. The City
shall not be liable for oral interpretations given by any City employee,
representative, or others. The issuance of a written addendum is the only
official method whereby interpretation, clarification or additional information
can be given.
If any addenda are issued to this invitation for proposal, the City shall
attempt to notify all prospective proposers who have secured the same,
however, it shall be the responsibility of each proposer prior to submitting
their proposal to check the online Bidnet portal at bidnetdirect.com (72
hours prior to proposal due date to determine if any addenda were issued
and to make sure such addenda is a part of their proposal). EACH
PROPOSER SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE ALL ADDENDA BY SIGNING A COPY
OF THE ADDENDA RECEIVED AND ATTACHING WITH PROPOSAL BY
UPLOADING TO THE ONLINE BIDNET PLATFORM.
ARTICLE 6 USE AND CLARIFICATION OF SPECIFICATIONS
If there are any discrepancies in, or omissions from, the Drawings or
Specifications, or if the proposer is in doubt as to the true meaning of any
part of the Contract Document, he shall request clarification from The
Purchasing Division. Such request shall be in writing and shall be made not
less than seventy-two hours prior to the time scheduled for the termination
of proposal. Interpretations in response to inquiries for any proposer,
clarifications or corrections issued in the form of addenda shall be mailed to
each proposer. If the proposer fails to request clarification regarding
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methods of performing work or the material required, his proposal shall be
deemed to include the method requiring the greater quantity of work or
material or upon the material of greatest cost indicated.
ARTICLE 7 LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
The bidder shall provide appropriate proof of the following licenses, if applicable:
1. Valid Occupational Business license
2. Valid Contractor's License (for Construction projects)
ARTICLE 8 SEALED & MARKED
ALL SOLICITATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH
WWW.BIDNETDIRECT.COM. HOWEVER, IF BIDDER SUBMITS SOLICITATION
MANUALLY, THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS WILL APPLY: ONE (1)
ORIGINAL AND THREE (3) SIGNED COPIES OF YOUR BID SHALL BE
SUBMITTED IN ONE SEALED PACKAGE, CLEARLY MARKED ON THE
OUTSIDE:
REQUEST FOR BID
RFP-27-54049
HANSELL STREET DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE
and addressed to:
Purchasing Division
City of Marietta,
205 Lawrence Street
Marietta, Georgia 30060
ARTICLE 9 LEGAL NAME
Proposals shall clearly indicate the legal name, address and telephone of the
respective proposer (company, firm, partnership, individual). Proposals
shall be signed above the typed or printed name and title of the signer. The
signer shall have the authority to bind the proposer to the submitted
proposal.
ARTICLE 10 PROPOSAL EXPENSES
All expenses for making proposals to the City are to be borne by the
proposer.
ARTICLE 11 IRREVOCABLE OFFER
Any proposal may be withdrawn up until the date and time set above for the
opening of proposal. Any proposal not withdrawn shall, upon opening,
constitute an irrevocable offer for a period of 180 days to sell to The City of
Marietta the goods or services set forth in the attached specifications until
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one or more of the proposals have been duly accepted by the City. All prices
shall be quoted F.O.B. City of Marietta, Georgia.
Proposal modifications shall be accepted from a proposer only if received
prior to the scheduled proposal opening, in writing, properly signed by the
authorized representative of the proposer's (company, firm, partnership,
individual). Proposal modifications shall be submitted as referenced in
Article No. 8 and clearly marked "PROPOSAL MODIFICATIONS."
Mathematical errors shall be corrected by the City, i.e.: misplaced decimal
points shall be corrected; in discrepancies between unit price vs. extended
price, unit price shall govern; errors in extension of unit prices shall be
corrected and mathematical errors shall be corrected.
ARTICLE 12 RESERVED RIGHTS
The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to waive
irregularities and technicalities, award the contract in the best interest of the
City of Marietta or to request re-proposal. The City reserves the right to
accept all or any part of the proposal and to increase or decrease quantities
to meet additional or reduced requirements of the City
For each item or for all items combined, the proposal of the lowest,
responsible and responsive proposer shall be accepted, unless all proposals
are rejected. The lowest responsive proposer shall mean the proposer who
makes the lowest proposal to sell goods and/or services of a quality which
conforms closest to the quality of goods/and or services set forth in the
attached specifications or otherwise required by the City and conforms to all
material aspects of the requirements set forth in the invitation for proposal.
To be a responsible proposer, the proposer shall be fit and capable to
perform the work as required, shall have the capability in all respects to
perform fully the contract requirements, and shall have the tenacity,
perseverance, experience, integrity, reliability, capacity, facilities,
equipment, and credit which shall assure good faith performance. Also, the
City reserves the right to make such investigations as it deems necessary to
determine the ability of any proposer to deliver the goods or service
requested.
Information the City deems necessary to make this determination shall be
provided by the proposer. Such information may include but shall not be
limited to current financial statements; verification of availability of
equipment and personnel; and past performance records.
ARTICLE 13 APPLICABLE LAWS
Proposers shall be authorized to transact business in the State of Georgia.
All applicable laws and regulations of the State of Georgia and ordinances
and regulations of the City of Marietta shall apply to any resulting agreement.
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ARTICLE 14 CODE OF ETHICS
With respect to this proposal, if any proposer violates or is a part to a
violation of the State of Georgia, Code of Ethics for Public Officers and
Employees, such proposer may be disqualified from furnishing the goods or
services for which the proposal is submitted and shall be further disqualified
from submitting any future proposals for goods or services for the City of
Marietta.
ARTICLE 15 COLLUSION
By offering a submission to this invitation for proposal, the proposer
certifies that the proposer has not divulged to, discussed or compared his
proposal with other proposers and has not colluded with any other proposer
or parties to this proposal whatsoever. Also, proposer certifies, and in the
case of a joint proposal each party thereto certifies as to his/her own
organization, that in connection with this proposal:
15.1 Any prices and/or cost data submitted have been arrived at
independently, without consultation, communication, or
agreement, for the purpose of restricting competition, as to any
matter relating to such prices and or cost data, with any other
proposer or with any competitor;
15.2 Any prices and/or cost data quoted for this proposal have not
been knowingly disclosed by the proposer and shall not
knowingly be disclosed by the proposer prior to the scheduled
opening directly or indirectly to any other PROPOSER or to any
competitor;
15.3 No attempt has been made or shall be made by the PROPOSER
to induce any other person or firm to submit a proposal for the
purpose of restricting competition;
15.4 The only person or persons interested in this proposal,
principal/principals is/are named therein and that no person
other than therein mentioned has any interest in his proposal or
in the contract to be entered into; and
15.5 No person or agency has employed or retained to solicit or
secure this contract upon an agreement or understanding for a
commission, percentage, brokerage, or established commercial
agencies maintained by the Purchaser for the purpose of doing
business.
ARTICLE 16 CONTRACT FORMS
Any agreement, contract or Purchase Order resulting from the acceptance
of a proposal shall be on forms provided by the City. Each proposer shall
state in his proposal, in words and numerical, written in ink or typed, the
price for which he shall perform the work or supply the items required by the
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specifications, plans and contract documents. Any erasures, delineations
or alterations are to be clear and initialed by the person signing.
ARTICLE 17 NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE
The contract shall be deemed as having been awarded when the formal
notice of acceptance/contract is issued to the Contractor(s). After award and
acceptance the successful Contractor(s) will be posted on BidNetDirect.com
platform.
ARTICLE 18 PROPOSAL FORMS, ALTERATIONS/EXCEPTIONS
Proposals shall be submitted and include the attached City forms.
PROPOSERS SHALL SUBMIT PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS, ALL DOCUMENTS
REQUIRING SIGNATURES AND ANY OTHER ATTACHMENTS (LICENSES,
SPECIFICATIONS, ETC.) REQUIRED FOR THIS PROPOSAL BASED ON THE
REQUIRED COPIES REQUESTED IN ARTICLE 8 WITH ORIGINAL
SIGNATURES WHERE APPLICABLE AND THREE (3) COPIES: ONE (1) COPY
IF SUBMITTED THROUGHT HE ONLINE BIDNET PLATFORM.
Proposers shall indicate any and all alterations/exceptions from the City
requested specifications, terms, and conditions on sheet entitled "EXHIBIT
C" Providing there has been no variances/exceptions or alterations
attached to said proposal, it shall be assumed that the proposer is meeting
all requirements of the specifications. Alternate proposals may or may not
be considered at the sole discretion of the City.
ARTICLE 19 DISCOUNTS
Any and all discounts shall be incorporated as a reduction in the proposal
price and not shown separately. The price as shown on the proposal shall
be the price used in determining awards.
ARTICLE 20 DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
Unless otherwise specifically provided in the specifications, reference to any
equipment, material, article or patented process, by trade name, make or
catalogue number, shall be regarded as establishing a standard of quality
and shall not be construed as limiting competition. If the proposer wishes
to make substitution to the specifications, proposer shall furnish to the City
the name of the manufacturer, the model number, and other identifying data
and information necessary to aid the City in evaluating the substitution, and
such substitution shall be subject to City approval. Substitutions shall be
approved only if determined by the City to be equivalent to the
specifications. A proposal containing a substitution is not accepted until
such time as it is approved by the City.
ARTICLE 21 TAXES
The City of Marietta is exempt from Federal Excise and State Sale Taxes;
therefore, the proposer is prohibited from delineating a separate line item in
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his proposal for any sales or service taxes. The City of Marietta does not
intend to imply that a proposer has no independent tax liability.
ARTICLE 22 USE OF TRADE NAMES
Brand or trade names referenced in specifications are for comparison
purposes only. Proposers may submit proposals on items manufactured by
other than the manufacturer specified. In these instances, proposals shall
be accompanied with all descriptive information necessary for a thorough
evaluation of the proposed materials, equipment such as detailed drawings
and specifications, certified operation and test data, and experience records,
as well as an itemized list of any variance from, or exception taken to the
specifications.
Failure of any proposer to furnish this data shall be cause for rejection of
specified item(s) to which it pertains.
ARTICLE 23 REGULATIONS, CODES AND STANDARDS
It shall be the responsibility of each supplier to assure compliance with any
and all Codes & Standards including but not limited to OSHA, EPA
LIFESAFETY, ANSI ASTM, UA and/or other Federal or State of Georgia rules,
regulations or other requirements, as each may apply.
When applicable, and as required under the provisions of Georgia's Right-To-Know-
Law, the manufacturer, importer or distributor of a toxic substance shall provide a
material safety sheet with the bid.
ARTICLE 24 AUTHORIZED PRODUCTION REPRESENTATION
The successful proposer(s) by virtue of submitting the name and
specifications of a manufacturer's product shall be required to furnish the
named manufacturer's product. By virtue of submission of the stated
documents it shall be presumed by the City that the proposer(s) is/are legally
authorized to submit, and the successful proposer(s) shall be legally bound
to perform according to the documents.
ARTICLE. 25 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CLAUSE
The City of Marietta, Marietta, Georgia, in accordance with the provisions of
Title VI of The Civil Rights Act of 1964(78 Stat. 252) and the Regulations of
the Department of Commerce (15 CFR, Part 8) issued pursuant to such Act,
hereby notifies all proposers that it shall affirmatively ensure that in any
contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business
enterprises shall be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in
response to this advertisement and shall not be discriminated against on the
grounds of race, color, disability or national origin in consideration for an
award.
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ARTICLE 26 DRUG FREE WORKPLACE
The City of Marietta is a DRUG FREE WORKPLACE. It is strongly suggested
that the attached Drug Free Workplace Form (Exhibit A) be signed and
returned to this office with the proposal. In the event of a tie proposal,
receipt of a valid and accurate form may be used as basis for awarding the
contract.
ARTICLE 27 WORK AUTHORIZATION PROGRAM
Contractor affidavit and agreement and subcontractor affidavit and
agreement are attached (Exhibit C) it is required that these forms be signed
and returned to this office with the proposal.
ARTICLE 28 BID GUARANTEE
The City of Marietta shall request the following for proposals in excess of
Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00).
28.1 BID BOND
Each bid shall include a bid bond or cashier's check in the amount of
five percent (5%) of the total bid amount as guarantee that the bidder
shall not withdraw the bid for 90 days after the scheduled bid
opening. If awarded the contract, Bidders shall enter a written
agreement with the City of Marietta in accordance with the bid. Bid
guarantee shall be returned after the City and the accepted Bidder have
executed the contract agreement. Checks to be made payable to: The
City of Marietta
28.2 PERFORMANCE BOND
Upon execution and delivery of the contract, the bidder shall furnish
the City a performance bond for the full amount of the contract.
Maintenance provisions of the
bond shall remain in effect for a period of twelve (12) months after
acceptance of the work by the City. The surety shall be a reputable
bonding company authorized to transact business in the State of
Georgia.
28.3 PAYMENT BOND
Upon execution and delivery of the contract, the bidder shall furnish
the City of Marietta a payment bond for the full amount of the
contract. Maintenance provisions of the bond shall remain in effect
for a period of twelve (12) months after acceptance of the work by
the City. The surety shall be a reputable bonding company
authorized to transact business in the State of Georgia.
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