ITB #26-02 Roadway Rehabilitation

CITY OF DAWSONVILLE
415 Hwy 53 E, Suite 100
Dawsonville, GA 30534
(706) 265-3256
www.dawsonville-ga.gov
INVITATION TO BID #26-02
CITY OF DAWSONVILLE, GEORGIA
The City of Dawsonville Mayor & City Council is soliciting sealed bids to furnish all labor, material, and
equipment for 0.4 Miles of Roadway Rehabilitation including Milling, Resurfacing, and Striping on
Numerous Roadways in City of Dawsonville.
Bids will be accepted until the bid opening date and time on July 22nd, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall, 415
Highway 53 East, Suite 100, Dawsonville, GA 30534. Bidding Documents may be obtained by contacting Jacob
Hughes, P.E. at LJA, by email at jahughes@lja.com.
All engineering and technical questions should be directed to Jacob Hughes, P.E., at the above email address.
One of the prime objectives of this contract is to reestablish the correct cross slopes and drainage patterns by
utilizing variable depth milling (VDM) and leveling where directed in this resurfacing contract. Special attention
should therefore be given to the entirety of the scope of the enclosed ITB during the bidding stages of this project.
Further note that all variable depth milling to be performed in advance of any and all patching operations in areas
where both are required. The contractors bidding this ITB are encouraged to visit the individual sites prior to
submittal of their bid.
Written responses from the City to the questions it receives will be issued in an addendum. Any questions and/or
misunderstandings that may arise from this BID must be submitted in writing and forwarded to Jacob Hughes, P.E.
at the above email address. It shall be the Bidders responsibility to seek clarification as early as possible prior to
the due date and time. A 5% Bid Bond will be required. A Payment and Performance Bond in the amount of
100% will be required from the awarded vendor.
NOTICE: LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
Per GDOT Definition 101.35 Liquidated Damages:
The fixed charges assessed against the successful Bidder or the Contractor for failure to execute the
Contract or to complete the Contract within the Contract Time.
As such please note the following two types of Liquidated Damages for this ITB and subsequent contract:
Since time is an essential element of the Contract and delay in the prosecution of the Work may inconvenience
the public, obstruct traffic or interfere with business, charges shall be assessed as liquidated damages not as a
penalty, to the Contractor in the amount of $500.00 per available day for failure to pave any reclaimed (FDR) road
within a maximum of 7 days of its accepted cure date. The accepted cure date shall be the date when the
geotechnical engineering consultant has confirmed an average compressive strength of 300 PSI or as directed by
the Engineer, at which point, the road will be ready to pave. Rain days shall not be counted as part of the 7 - day
window for paving.
For each day after the allotted time frame in the contract that the work is not completed in full with the punch list
finished to the satisfaction of the RDOT Director and the City (i.e. 4 weeks) a per calendar day penalty will be deducted
from the payment to the Contractor per GDOT Current edition of the Standard Specifications. Please refer to Section 108
In the GDOT Specifications for further details.