Buford Highway CIP Replacement

Agency:	Gwinnett County
State:	Georgia
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	43 - Pumps and Compressors
Posted:	Dec 14, 2023
Due:	Jan 23, 2024
Solicitation No:	BL006-24 NOT
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December 13, 2023

NOTICE OF BID

BUFORD HIGHWAY CIP REPLACEMENT – SECTION C

BL006-24

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified

contractors for the Buford Highway CIP Replacement – Section C.

Bid submittal date and location:

Sealed bids will be received by the Gwinnett County Department of Financial Services - Purchasing

Division-2nd Floor, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046 until 2:50 P.M. local time on

January 23, 2024 and then publicly opened and read aloud at 3:00 P.M. Any bid received after 2:50

P.M. will not be accepted. Bid envelope must be marked on the outside with Bid Number, name of

Bidder, date and time of opening. Contractor providing the utility work must have a current valid Utility

Contractors License.

Project Description:

Installation of approximately 11,500 LF of 16-inch DIP water main along Buford Hwy between Old

Peachtree Road and Sugarloaf Parkway. Includes branch connections and tie-in’s, abandoning

existing parallel cast iron water mains, service line reconnections, traffic control, erosion control and

site clean up, all other work required to complete the project.

View Construction Drawings and Specifications at the following locations:

Gwinnett County Dept. of Financial Services

Barge Design Solutions

Purchasing Division – 2nd Floor

Ashley Williams

75 Langley Drive

6525 The Corners Parkway, Suite 450

Lawrenceville, GA. 30046

Peachtree Corners, GA 30092

865-934-4118

Gwinnett County Dept. of Water Resources

Ashley.williams@bargedesign.com

684 Winder Highway

Bidding.bargedesign.com

Lawrenceville, GA 30046

Obtain Construction Drawings and Specifications

Drawings and Specifications must be purchased from Barge Design Solutions through the online

purchasing system at bidding.bargedesign.com for a non-refundable fee of $250.00 for a hardcopy

or $50.00 for a digital copy. Only complete sets will be issued. Applications for documents, together

with a non-refundable payment should be filed with the Engineer. Bidders wanting to submit a bid

must purchase plans via Bidding.Bargedesign.com.

Obtain the Plan-Holders List

The plan-holders list is available from bidding.bargedesign.com.

Special Conditions:

The Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources shall comply with O.C.G.A § 36-91-20 as

amended for mandatory pre-qualification of prospective bidders. This notice is ONLY for bidders that

have already prequalified under the Annual Prequalification of Contractors for Installation,

Replacement and/or Relocation of Pressurized Water Mains and Appurtenances, Subsection 2 –

Medium 16" to less than 24".

NOTICE OF BID - PAGE 2

BUFORD HIGHWAY CIP REPLACEMENT – SECTION C

BID DATE:

JANUARY 23, 2024

BID NUMBER: BL006-24

For contractors interested in pre-qualification, the Annual Pre-Qualification Application must be

completed and submitted to the Gwinnett County Department of Financial Services - Purchasing

Division-2nd Floor, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046 or submitted via email to

Brittany.Bryant@GwinnettCounty.com. Contractor must be pre-qualified prior to the first date of the

advertisement. You may download the Prequalification Application at www.GwinnettCounty.com or

contact Brittany Bryant, CPPB at BRITTANY.BRYANT@GWINNETTCOUNTY.COM and ask that an

application be sent to you. Depending on the scope and complexity, individual projects may require

pre-qualification, independent of the annual pre-qualification process.

NOTE: Bids submitted by contractors who have not been prequalified under the Annual

Prequalification of Contractors for Installation, Replacement and/or Relocation of Pressurized Water

Mains and Appurtenances, Subsection 2 – Medium 16" to less than 24". WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Pre-bid Date and Location:

A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 10:00 A.M. on January 05, 2024 in the parking lot of George

Pierce Park Community Center - Yellow Trail, 55 Buford Hwy NE, Suwanee, GA 30024. All interested

parties are urged to attend. The pre-bid conference is to be utilized by contractors and subcontractors

to ask any questions in order to submit a bid for this project. All bidders are strongly urged to attend.

Facility Access

Gwinnett County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to its

programs or activities. Any requests for reasonable accommodations required by individuals to fully

participate in any open meeting, program or activity of Gwinnett County Government should be

directed to the ADA Coordinator, Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center, 770-822-8165.

Safety Protocol/BYOPPE

During the on-site pre-bid conference, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) shall

be worn. PPE includes but is not limited to ANSI Class 2 or 3 safety vests, Class E

hard hats, ANSI approved eye protection, safety toe boots and hearing protection

where required. Bring your own PPE. (NOTE: PPE is not required inside the

administrative building)

Instructions on Submitting Questions

Questions regarding bids should be submitted to Brittany Bryant, CPPB, Purchasing Associate III at

fax 770-822-8728, or email Brittany.Bryant@gwinnettcounty.com no later than 3:00 p.m. local time,

January 11, 2024. Bids are legal and binding upon the bidder when submitted.

Bonding and Insurance:

All Bidders are required to submit a Bid Bond or a certified check made payable to the Gwinnett

County Board of Commissioners in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount bid. The Bid

Bond or certified check must be enclosed in the envelope with the sealed bid. The successful bidder

will be required to furnish a contract Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the sum of 100%

of the total amount bid and provide insurance coverage as required by the contract documents.

Bonding Company should be licensed to do business in Georgia, licensed to do business by the

Georgia Secretary of State, authorized to do business in Georgia by the Georgia Insurance

Department, listed in the Department of the Treasury's Publication of Companies Holding Certificates

of Authority as Acceptable Surety on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies and

must have an A.M. Best rating of A-X or higher.

All bonds should be submitted on forms provided by Gwinnett County and agencies providing bonds

and insurance should provide proof that they meet the criteria outlined in the bid and contract

documents.

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BUFORD HIGHWAY CIP REPLACEMENT – SECTION C

BID DATE:

JANUARY 23, 2024

BID NUMBER: BL006-24

Bid Withdrawal:

No Bidder may withdraw his Bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Liquidated Damages:

Bidder agrees to complete the Contract awarded within the "allowable calendar days for completion"

from the date of the "Notice to Proceed" and he further agrees that the Owner may retain from the

monies which may become due the amount of $500.00 (Substantial) / $500.00 (Final) for each and

every day that the completion of the work may be delayed.

Bids in the case of Corporations not chartered in Georgia, must be accompanied by proper certification

stating that said Corporation is authorized to do business in the State of Georgia.

The County will award the Contract to the lowest "qualified" bidder, subject with the Owner's right to reject

any or all bids, to waive technicalities, and to make an award deemed in its best interests. With limited

response, Gwinnett County reserves the right to extend the solicitation opening date as appropriate in

order to assure a competitive procurement process.

CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR DAYS FOR COMPLETION:

450 (Substantial) / 500 (Final)

GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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