INVITATION FOR BID
IFB #
039-45
For the provision of:
Concrete Column Repairs at Hall County Government Center
Hall County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners (herein “County”), is seeking qualified contractors to provide repairs of round exterior concrete columns on the Hall County Government Center at heights up to 78 feet above finish grade outdoors at various locations around the perimeter of the building while the building remains occupied and operational (herein “Services”). The County seeks to award one (1) contractor to perform the Services.
Schedule of Events:
Date IFB Issued:
Friday, January 3, 2025
Mandatory Pre-Bid Site Visits:
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 9:00am
Friday, January 17, 2025, at 9:00am.
Bidders must attend at least one of the pre-bid site visits to be eligible to bid on the project.
Bidders’ Questions Due:
Wednesday, January 22, 2025, by 12:00pm EST
Answers to Questions Due:
Friday, January 24, 2025
Bid Due Date:
Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 2:00pm
Mandatory Pre-Bid, On-Site Visit Addresses
:
The pre-bid meeting will start promptly at 9:00am on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, and again on Friday, January 17, 2025, at 9:00am at the Hall County Government Center located at 2875 Browns Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA 30504
.
Please assemble in the south part of the lobby near the staircase. Bidders must attend this pre-bid meeting to be eligible to bid on the project.
Bidding Process:
Hall County is now accepting sealed bids for the provision of Services in the County’s Purchasing Division, located on the fourth (4
th
) floor of the Hall County Government Center, 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30504, until 2:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 30, 2025.
Bidders must submit three (3) hard copies of their bid along with all completed mandatory documents, signed affidavits in hardcopy and also include on one (1) USB Flash Drive with all documents.
Public Reading
: Bid openings are open to the public and Bidders. Bidders are not required to attend bid openings but may do so. The Issuing Officer named herein will open and publicly read all Bidders’ company names and cost proposals on the date, time, and at the address above.
Addenda:
If needed and in the best interest of the County, the Purchasing Division may make an extension of the bidding period by a formal written addendum and publicly posted on the County website. All addenda must be signed by the Bidder and returned with the bid packet.
A bid bond is not required, but a Letter of Bondability is required.
Performance and payment bonds are required at 100% of the face value of the awarded amount and must be received by the County before a Notice to Proceed is issued.
Bid Retention:
Bidders may not withdraw their bid after the bid opening. Bids must be valid for ninety (90) calendar days. The County reserves the right to retain all bids submitted and use any idea(s) in a bid regardless of award. The County shall have the right to waive any informality or irregularity of immaterial deviation in any bid received. All forms and documents entitled “Mandatory” must be completed and returned with the bid. Please sign Exhibit B – Contract for Services.
Award Process:
The County reserves the option to reject any or all bids, in whole or part, or to select any Bidder, without liability on part of the County to the Bidder to complete the described work. The County will award the contract to one (1) company to perform all work to the lowest cost, responsible and responsive bidder. Lead times and length of time to complete the services may also be a factor in award. The Bidder expressly understands that the County may reject bids for any reason.
Non-Collusion Clause:
Bidders must have no contact of any nature with any other bidders, County staff members, its elected officials, nor Commissioners, during the evaluation process. The County will deem such as collusion, and thus render the submission in violation of the Official Code of Hall County and thus the County may render the proposal as non-responsive and not evaluate the proposal for an award.
