Sewerage System Improvements - Airport Industrial Park Pump Station

Pickens County, Georgia 1266 East Church Street, Suite 188 Jasper, Georgia 30143 Sewerage System Improvements, Airport Industrial Park Pump Station, 121818 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of the Sewerage System Improvements, Airport Industrial Park Pump Station, August 2014 (Revised May 2019) will be received, by Pickens County, Georgia, at the Pickens County Commissioners’ Offices, 1266 East Church Street, Jasper, Georgia 30143 until 2:00 p.m. local time on November 20, 2019, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. No submitted bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of ninety (90) days. The Project consists of: Construction of the Airport Industrial Park pump station and approximately 650 linear feet of gravity sewer, complete with appurtenances. Time of construction is 120 consecutive calendar days for substantial completion and 150 consecutive calendar days for final completion. Bids

will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form. Proposals for the complete work in one general contract shall be made on the proposal form provided and shall contain prices in words and figures for the work bid on. All Bidders must have a State of Georgia Utility Contractors License and must employ a state “Utility Manager” certificate holder who will have oversight of all the work. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Turnipseed Engineers, 2255 Cumberland Parkway, Building 400, Atlanta, Georgia, 30339. Contact person is Kellie Barber, 770-333-0700, kbarber@gbtengineers.com. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Bidding Documents also may be examined at the office of the Pickens County Commissioners’ Offices, 1266 East Church Street, Jasper, Georgia 30143; Atlanta Builders Exchange in Atlanta, Georgia and the offices of the Turnipseed Engineers, in Atlanta and Augusta on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office, during the hours indicated above, upon payment of a deposit of $300 for drawings and specifications. Additional reduced sized drawings are available for $150. Bidders who return full sets of the Bidding Documents in good condition (suitable for re-use) within 30 days after receipt of Bids will receive a one-half (1⁄2) refund. Checks for Bidding Documents shall be payable to “Turnipseed Engineers.” Upon request and receipt of the document deposit indicated above plus a non-refundable shipping charge, the Issuing Office will transmit the Bidding Documents. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. Upon receipt of all documents in undamaged condition within thirty (30) days after the date of opening of bids, one-half of the deposit will be refunded. The difference between the deposit and the amount refunded represents the cost of reproduction. No refund will be made for documents received after thirty (30) days or in damaged condition. A pre-bid conference will not be held. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Bidders shall submit proof of qualifications to perform the Work as described in the Instructions to Bidders. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and steel requirement to this project. All listed iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron and steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. The De Minimis and Minor Components Waivers apply to this contract. Owner: Pickens County, Georgia By: Robert Jones, Chairman