February 20, 2026
Subject: ITB 26050-B: Fayette Senior Center – Renovation & Construction
Gentlemen/Ladies:
Fayette County, Georgia invites you to submit a bid for renovation and expansion of the Café
and Meals on Wheels program areas of the Fayette County Senior Services facility. You are
invited to submit a bid in accordance with the information contained herein.
A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 4
Center Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214 to provide an opportunity for you to become more familiar
with the project, and to ask questions. Companies that attend will be invited to submit bids.
Questions concerning this invitation to bid should be addressed to Sherry White in writing
via email to PurchasingGroup@fayettecountyga.gov or fax to (770) 305-5208. Questions
will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
Purchasing Department office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The
office telephone number is (770) 305-5420.
Please return your response to the following address:
Fayette County Purchasing Department
140 Stonewall Avenue West, Suite 204
Fayetteville, Georgia 30214
Bid Number: 26050-B
Bid Name: Fayette Senior Services Renovation - Construction
Your envelope must be sealed, and should show your company's name and address.
Bids will be received at the above address until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in the
Purchasing Department, Suite 204. Bids will be opened at that time.
Bids must be signed to be considered. Late bids cannot be considered. Faxed bids or emailed
bids cannot be considered.
If you download this invitation to bid from the county's web site, it will be your responsibility to
check the web site for any addenda that might be issued for this solicitation. The county cannot
be responsible for a vendor not receiving information provided in any addendum.
Thank you for participating in the solicitation process.
Sincerely,
Ted L. Burge s
Director of Purchasing
Invitation to Bid #26050-B
Fayette Senior Services Renovation - Construction
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Definitions:
a. Bidder: A company or individual who submits a bid in response to this Invitation to
Bid.
b. Successful Bidder: The company or individual that is awarded a contract.
c. Contractor: The Successful Bidder, upon execution of the contract.
d. County: Fayette County, Georgia.
2. Bid is Offer to Contract: Each bid constitutes an offer to become legally bound to a contract
with the County, incorporating the invitation to bid and the bidder’s bid. The binding offer
includes compliance with all terms, conditions, special conditions, specifications, and
requirements stated in the invitation to bid, except to the extent that a bidder takes written
exception to such provisions, and the County agrees to the exception. All such terms,
conditions, special conditions, specifications, and requirements will form the basis of the
contract. The bidder should take care to answer all questions and provide all requested
information, and to note any exceptions in the bid submission. Failure to observe any of the
instructions or conditions in this invitation to bid may result in rejection of the bid.
3. Binding Offer: To allow sufficient time for a contract to be awarded, each bid shall
constitute a firm offer that is binding for ninety (90) days from the date of the bid opening to
the date of award.
4. Bidder’s Questions: The County will post answers to questions and/or other information
concerning the Invitation to Bid in the form of an addendum on the County’s website at
www.fayettecountyga.gov. It is the responsibility of the prospective bidder to check the
website for any addenda issued for this invitation to bid.
5. References: Include with your bid a list of three (3) jobs that your company has done that
are of the same or similar nature to the work described in this invitation to bid, on the form
provided. Include all information as requested on the form.
6. Bid Submission: Submit your bid, along with any addenda issued by the County, in a sealed
opaque envelope. Mail or deliver one (1) original bid, signed in ink by a company official
authorized to make a legal and binding offer, and one (1) copy on a flash drive, to:
Fayette County Government
Purchasing Department
140 Stonewall Avenue West, Suite 204
Fayetteville, GA 30214
Bid Number: 26050-B
Bid Name: Fayette Senior Center – Renovation and Construction
Also show your company name on the envelope. You may submit sealed bids in person, by
U.S. mail, or by a commercial carrier. Do not submit bids by facsimile, e-mail, or other
electronic means. Once submitted, all bids become the property of Fayette County.
7. Bid Preparation Costs: The bidder shall bear all costs associated with preparing the bid.
8. Late Bids: Bids not received in the Purchasing Department by the time and date of the
scheduled bid opening will not be considered.
9. More than One Bid: Do not submit alternate bids or options, unless requested or authorized
by the County in the Invitation to Bid. If a responder submits more than one bid without
being requested or authorized to do so, the County may disqualify the bids from that
responder, at the County’s option.
10. Bid Corrections or Withdrawals: The bidder may correct a mistake, or withdraw a bid,
before the bid opening by sending written notification to the Director of Purchasing.
Bids may be withdrawn after the bid opening only with written authorization from
the Director of Purchasing.
11. Defects or Irregularities in Bids: The County reserves the right to waive any defect or
irregularity in any bid received. In case of a discrepancy between unit prices and extended
prices, the unit price will govern unless the facts or other considerations indicate another
basis for correction of the discrepancy.
12. Prices Held Firm: Prices bid shall be firm for the period of the contract, unless otherwise
specified in the contract. All prices bid for commodities, supplies, equipment, or other
products shall be quoted FOB Destination, Fayette County or job site.
13. Bidder Substitutions: Bidders offering substitutions or deviations from specifications stated
in the invitation to bid, shall list such substitutions or deviations on the “Exceptions to
Specifications” sheet provided, or on a separate sheet to be submitted with the bid. The
absence of such list shall indicate that the bidder has taken no exception to the
specifications. The evaluation of bids and the determination as to equality and acceptability
of products or services offered shall be at the discretion of the County.
14. Non-Collusion: By responding to this Invitation to Bid, the bidder represents that the bid is
not made in connection with any competing bidder, supplier, or service provider submitting
a separate response to this invitation to bid, and is in all respects fair and without collusion
or fraud.
15. Bid Evaluation: Award will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, taking into
consideration payment terms, vendor qualifications and experience, quality, references, any
exceptions listed, and/or other factors deemed relevant in making the award. The County
may make such investigation as it deems necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to
perform, and the bidder shall furnish to the County all information and data for this purpose
as the County may request. The County reserves the right to reject any bid item, any bid, or
all bids, and to re-advertise for bids.
16. Unbalanced Bid: If the County determines that the apparent low bid is unbalanced, the
County retains the right to negotiate with the apparent low bidder for the purpose of
correcting the bid imbalance without changing the overall bid amount. If the apparent low
bidder and the County cannot reach agreement, the County may deem the apparent low bid
non-responsive. In such case, the County reserves the right to award to the next-lowest
bidder, or to reject any and all bids and re-advertise the project.
17. Payment Terms and Discounts: The County’s standard payment terms are Net 30. Any
deviation from standard payment terms must be specified in the resulting contract, and
both parties must agree on such deviation. Cash discounts offered will be a consideration in
awarding the bid, but only if they give the County at least 15 days from receipt of invoice to
pay. For taking discounts, time will be computed from the date of invoice acceptance by the
County, or the date a correct invoice is received, whichever is the later date. Payment is
deemed made, for the purpose of earning the discount, on the date of the check.
18. Trade Secrets – Confidentiality: If any person or entity submits a bid or proposal that
contains trade secrets, an affidavit shall be included with the bid or proposal. The affidavit
shall declare the specific included information which constitutes trade secrets. Any trade
secrets must be either (1) placed in a separate envelope, clearly identified and marked as
such, or (2) at a minimum, marked in the affidavit or an attached document explaining
exactly where such information is, and otherwise marked, highlighted, or made plainly
visible. See O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 (A)(34).
19. Trade Secrets – Internal Use: In submitting a bid, the bidder agrees that the County may
reveal any trade secret materials contained in the bid to all County staff and officials
involved in the selection process, and to any outside consultant or other third parties who
may assist in the selection process. The bidder agrees to hold harmless the County and each
of its officers, employees, and agents from all costs, damages, and expenses incurred in
connection with refusing to disclose any material which the bidder has designated as a trade
secret.
20. Ethics – Disclosure of Relationships: Before a proposed contract in excess of $10,000.00 is
recommended for award to the Board of Commissioners or the County Administrator, or
before the County renews, extends, or otherwise modifies a contract after it has been
awarded, the Contractor must disclose certain relationships with any County Commissioner
or County Official, or their spouse, mother, father, grandparent, brother, sister, son or
daughter related by blood, adoption, or marriage (including in-laws). A relationship that
must be reported exists if any of these individuals is a director, officer, partner, or employee,
or has a substantial financial interest the business, as described in Fayette County Ordinance
Chapter 2, Article IV, Division 3 (Code of Ethics).
If such relationship exists between your company and any individual mentioned above,
relevant information must be presented in the form of a written letter to the Director of
This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.