Supply of Custom Reactivated Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Services

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
SEPARATE SEALED BIDS for custom reactivated granular activated carbon services will be received
by the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority at 1170 Atlanta Industrial Drive, Marietta, Georgia 30066
prior to 2:00 p.m. for the Project know as:
Supply of Custom Reactivated Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Services
Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Bids received
after the designated time for receival of bids will not be considered. Unsealed bids, including facsimile
bids or bids sent by e-mail, will not be considered. The Owner of the project is Cobb County-Marietta
Water Authority. Bidders shall inform themselves concerning Georgia Laws and comply with same.
The general nature of the work includes transferring spent GAC into transport trucks, reactivating the
GAC using NSF 61 certified facilities, blending with re-agglomerated bituminous-based coal GAC,
testing the quality of the blend, transporting to Owner's water treatment facility in Acworth GA,
transferring the GAC into the contractors, and providing documentation to the Owner.
Bid specifications can be obtained from CCMWA's Procurement Coordinator at
procurement@ccmwa.org. The Issuing Office address is: 1170 Atlanta Industrial Drive, Marietta, Georgia
30066.
All questions related to the Project shall be submitted no later than 3:00 p.m., local time, Tuesday,
September 22, 2026, to the Owner's Procurement Coordinator at procurement@ccmwa.org. Questions, if
answered, will be addressed by addendum to the Contract Documents. Receipt of any amendment to this
Advertisement for Bids shall be acknowledged, in writing, and shall be submitted with the bid.
The Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive
technicalities, to make an award deemed in its best interest or to rebid this service. An award will be made
to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder considered by conformity with the specifications, required
experience and good references. CCMWA may make such investigations as it deems necessary to
determine the ability of the Bidder to perform the service and the Bidder shall furnish to the CCMWA all
such information and data for this purpose as requested.
The Owner will in no way be liable for any costs incurred by any Bidder in the preparation of its bid
response to this Advertisement for Bids. All bids will remain subject to acceptance for sixty (60) days
after the day of the Bid Opening, but Owner may, in its sole discretion, release any proposal prior to that
date.
Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority
Cole Blackwell, CPA
General Manager
Advertise: September 11, 2026
September 25, 2026