Request for Proposals - Emergency and On-Call Construction

REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS
1.0 Competitive Sealed Proposals will be received by the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority
(OWNER) at 1170 Atlanta Industrial Drive, Marietta, Georgia 30066 until:
11:00 AM, local prevailing time on October 20, 2026
for the Project known as:
COBB COUNTY-MARIETTA WATER AUTHORITY
EMERGENCY AND ON-CALL CONSTRUCTION
2.0 The approximate extent and character of the Work is generally described as follows:
The work contemplated under the proposed Contract will include periodic construction services
for emergency repairs and on-call construction services such as utility relocation work,
exploratory excavations, landscape repairs, maintenance, modifications and other construction
services related to the Owner's pipelines and other water system facilities. The OWNER
anticipates executing a one-year standing Contract under which the Contractor will provide
these construction services periodically, upon request from OWNER, with reimbursement on
the basis of actual time and materials costs.
3.0 Only those pipeline Contractors who are currently, as of the first date of this RFP, pre-
qualified with Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority for Categories 3 (48" and smaller) and
4 (unlimited size) will be allowed to receive bidding documents and submit a proposal for this
project. Also see special requirements in Article 22 of Instructions to Bidders. Each Bidder
must be licensed as a State of Georgia Utility Contractor at the time of the Bid.
4.0 A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held for all Bidders at the Cobb County-Marietta
Water Authority at 1170 Atlanta Industrial Drive, Marietta, Georgia 30066 on Thursday,
October 8, 2026, at 10:30 AM.
5.0 Proposals will be opened and evaluated by the OWNER. During evaluation, the contents of
proposals will not be disclosed except to persons involved in evaluating the proposals.
OWNER anticipates entering into a contract to execute the proposed work; however, this
Request for Proposals does not commit OWNER to award a contract, to pay any costs incurred
in the preparation of a proposal or to contract for any goods or services. OWNER reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all proposals received, to negotiate with all qualified bidders, or
to cancel this Request for Proposals if that is in the best interest of the OWNER to do so.
6.0 Bidders shall inform themselves concerning Georgia Laws and comply with same.
7.0 Bidding Documents are available at no charge to pre-qualified bidders from the Owner's
Procurement Coordinator by email at procurement@ccmwa.org.
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8.0 Each Proposal must be submitted on the bid form in the contract documents, in accordance
with the Instructions to Bidders. No interlineations, additions or deletions shall be made in the
bid form by the Bidder. Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond with good and
sufficient surety or sureties approved by the Owner for faithful acceptance of the contract,
payable to, in favor of, and for the protection of the Owner in an amount of $5,000.00 or, in
lieu thereof, a certified check, cashier's check, or cash in equal amount. Each Bid must also be
accompanied by a notarized non-collusion affidavit for the Bidder. Out-of-state corporations
and other entities must submit evidence of authority to conduct business in Georgia as an out-
of-state entity.
9.0 The successful Bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds with the
executed Agreement meeting the requirements of the Contract Documents and executed on the
forms attached to the Agreement. The successful Bidder will also be required to furnish an
oath pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-91-21 from every person who procures the Agreement. The
terms and time for payment are set forth in the Agreement.
10.0 All Proposals will remain subject to acceptance for sixty days after the deadline for submission
of Proposals, but Owner may, in its sole discretion, release any Proposal and return the Bid
security prior to that date.
11.0 Any questions about these bidding documents should be directed to CCMWA's Procurement
Coordinator, by email at procurement@ccmwa.org prior to October 13, 2026, at 11:00 AM.
Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority
Cole Blackwell, CPA
General Manager
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