ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
1. Sealed Bids: Sealed bids for construction of the project entitled FY 2023 TSPLOST Paving Improvements will be received until Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 1:00 PM at 201 North Jefferson Ave., Eatonton, GA 31024, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days.
2. Work To Be Done: The Work to be completed for the 2023 TSPLOST Paving Improvements is described briefly as follows:
The project consists of (but is not limited to) approximately 44,820 SY of asphalt milling; 5,135 TN of 9.5mm asphalt pavement; 705 TN open graded interlayer (OGI); 41 manhole frame and cover replacements and adjustments to grade; 12 valve box adjustments to grade; 10 driveway apron adjustments; pavement striping, and other associated work.
3. Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents: Complete digital specifications and contract documents are available at www.QuestCDN.com. You may view the digital documents for free by entering the Quest project number 8526719 on the website’s project search page. The fee to download the digital documents is $200 payable through the website. A bidder’s proposal will not be considered by the Owner unless the Bidder is on record with ESG Engineering, Inc. as having purchased and received complete Bidding Documents. Please contact QuestCDN customer support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading and working with digital project information. Any other questions can be directed to the issuing office, ESG Engineering, Inc. Macon, GA mhildebrand@esgengineering.com
4. Contractor License: Any Contractor submitting a bid must be licensed by the State of Georgia. See Instructions to Bidders for additional bidding requirements.
5. Bonds: Bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or certified cashier’s check in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. All bonds shall be by a surety company licensed in Georgia with an “A” minimum rating of performance and a financial strength of at least five (5) times the contract price as listed in the most current publication of “Best’s Key Rating Guide Property Liability”. Performance and Payment Bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price shall be required of the successful bidder if contract is awarded. Each Bond shall be accompanied by a “Power of Attorney” authorizing the attorney-in-fact to bind the surety and certified to include the date of the bond.
6. Funding: This project will be funded through TSPLOST funds.
7. All permits required for the construction of this project are expected to be obtained before the bid date.
8. Reservation of Rights: Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, the rights to reject any or all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids and to reject the Bid of any Bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the Bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the Owner.
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