TABLE OF CONTENTS
BIDDING REQUIREMENTS, CONTRACT FORMS, AND
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT
00020 – INVITATION TO BID (Included by DWRSWMA)
00100 – INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
00300 – BID FORM
00410 – BID BOND
00420 – CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR’S QUALIFICATION
STATEMENT FOR ENGINEERED CONSTRUCTION
00430 – AFFIDAVIT
00500 – STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT
00530 – APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT
00540 – WORK CHANGE DIRECTIVE
00550 – CHANGE ORDER
00560 – SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION
00610 – PERFORMANCE BOND
00615 – EFLG PAYMENT BOND
00620 – PERFORMANCE BOND
00700 – GENERAL CONDITIONS
APPENDIX C - AFFIDAVITS
C-1 – CONTRACTOR E-VERIFY AFFIDAVIT
C-2 – SUBCONTRACTOR E-VERIFY AFFIDAVIT
C-3 – VENDOR APPLICATION
C-4 – FORM W-9 – REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER AND CERTIFICATION
C-5 – WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE AFFIDAVIT
C-6 – INFORMATION SECUTIRY AFFIDAVIT
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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SUMMARY OF WORK
MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
PROJECT MEETINGS
CONTRACTOR SUBMITTALS
QUALITY CONTROL
PROTECTION OF EXISTING FACILITIES
PROJECT RECORD DOCUMENTS
REFUSE HANDLING, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL
EXCAVATING, TRENCHING, BACKFILLING AND
GRADING
SEEDING AND SODDING
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Old Dixie Highway MSW Landfill
2026 Landfill Gas System Installation
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Project No. DWSWA-2026-01
April 2026
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LFG EXTRACTION WELLS AND WELLHEADS
BOREHOLE LOGGING SUPPLEMENT
LANDFILL GAS COLLECTION SYSTEM
APPURTENANCES
PIPE AND PIPE FITTINGS
PIPE AND PIPE FITTINGS – HYDROSTATIC AND
PNEUMATIC TEST DATA
CONDENSATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ATTACHMENT A – LANDFILL GAS COLLECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEM
DRAWINGS
ATTACHMENT B – CONTRACTOR SELECTION EVALUATION CRITERIA
Old Dixie Highway MSW Landfill
2026 Landfill Gas System Installation
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Project No. DWSWA-2026-01
April 2026
LANDFILL GAS COLLECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEM
Invitation to Bid
Dalton-Whitfield Regional Solid Waste Management Authority is requesting proposals of separate sealed Bids for
furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment and appurtenances necessary for the construction of a landfill gas
extraction system expansion at its Old Dixie Hwy MSW Landfill (4189 Old Dixie Highway, Dalton GA). Bids will
be received until 3:00 p.m. EST, Thursday May 21, 2026, and then opened and read aloud at the administrative
office located at 587 Gazaway Rd, Dalton, GA 30721.
The Project consists of surveying the locations of proposed gas extraction wells, confirming gas well depths,
confirming depths to top of landfill liner where applicable, installing landfill gas extraction wells, installing on-site
associated landfill gas, liquid, and air conveyance piping, installing valves and all appurtenances, installing
horizontal collectors, installing tie-ins to existing leachate cleanouts, and all associated controls, monitoring
equipment, and fittings.
The project will be constructed in all manner ensuring safe and environmentally sound operating practices
and full utilization of methane gas generated over an extended period of time. The work will be awarded in
one Contract.
The Instructions to Bidders, Bid, Contract Agreement, Drawings, Specifications and forms of Bid Bond,
Performance Bond, Payment Bond, and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following:
Dalton-Whitfield Regional Solid Waste Management Authority
Old Dixie Hwy MSW Landfill Administrative Office
587 Gazaway Rd,
Dalton, GA 30721
Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, prepared on the form of Bid Bond attached to the Contract
Documents or a Surety Company's Standard Bid Bond, duly executed hy the Bidder as principal and
having as surety thereon a surety company licensed to do business in the Slate of Georgia and listed in the
latest issue of U.S. Treasury Circular 570, in the amount of five percent of the Bid.
The Owner will make payments in response to the Contractor's monthly Applications for Payment for work
performed to date plus cost of stored materials, less retainage. Payments, Applications for Payment,
Certificates for Payment, and retainage shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Contract
Documents.
The successful Bidder for this Contract will be required to furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond and
Payment Bond each in the amount of l00 percent of the Bid.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive informalities and to re-advertise.
Dalton-Whitfield Regional Solid Waste Management Authority
PO BOX 1205,
Dalton, GA 30722-1205
Dirk Verhoeff
Director
Old Dixie Highway MSW Landfill
2026 Landfill Gas System Installation
Invitation to Bid
00020-1
Project No. DWSWA-2026-01
April 2026
SECTION 00100
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
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ARTICLE 1 - DEFINED TERMS ...................................................................................................................................2
ARTICLE 2 - COPIES OF PROPOSAL .........................................................................................................................2
ARTICLE 3 - QUALIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTORS ............................................................................................2
ARTICLE 4 - EXAMINATION OF PROPOSAL, OTHER RELATED DATA, AND SITE......................................2
ARTICLE 6 - SITE AND OTHER AREAS....................................................................................................................4
ARTICLE 7 - INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA ...............................................................................................4
ARTICLE 8 - PROPOSAL SECURITY .........................................................................................................................4
ARTICLE 9 - CONTRACT TIMES ................................................................................................................................5
ARTICLE 10 - LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ...................................................................................................................5
ARTICLE 11 - SUBSTITUTE AND “OR-EQUAL” ITEMS ........................................................................................5
ARTICLE 12 - SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AND OTHERS ........................................................................5
ARTICLE 13 - PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL .........................................................................................................6
ARTICLE 14 - BASIS OF PROPOSAL; COMPARISON OF PROPOSALS ..............................................................6
ARTICLE 15 - SUBMITTAL OF PROPOSAL..............................................................................................................7
ARTICLE 16 - MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSAL ...............................................................7
ARTICLE 17 - OPENING OF PROPOSALS .................................................................................................................7
ARTICLE 18 - PROPOSALS TO REMAIN SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE..............................................................7
ARTICLE 19 – EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS AND AWARD OF CONTRACT................................................8
ARTICLE 20 - CONTRACT SECURITY AND INSURANCE....................................................................................8
ARTICLE 21 - SIGNING OF AGREEMENT ................................................................................................................8
ARTICLE 22 - SALES AND USE TAXES ....................................................................................................................8
ARTICLE 23 - RETAINAGE..........................................................................................................................................9
Old Dixie Highway MSW Landfill
2026 Landfill Gas System Installation
Instructions to Bidders
00100-1
Project No. DWSWA-2026-01
April 2026
This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.