Title: General Contractor for Construction of New Bus Facility

Deadline: 8/31/2017 2:00 PM   (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Status: Awarded

Solicitation Number: FO-18-01

Description: Sealed bids from General Contractors will be received by the Walker County Board of Education at the Facilities and Operations Department located at 298 Culberson Avenue, LaFayette, GA 30728 for construction of a new bus facility to be located at 925 Osburn Road, Chickamauga, Georgia 30707. Bids will be publicly opened and read at that time. No extension of the bidding will be made. Interested parties are invited to attend. Bid documents may be examined at Southern A & E’s office at 7951 Troon Circle, Austell, Georgia 30168 or by calling 770-819-7777 to request a password and link to Southern A & E’s online plan service to view the documents. Upon further request construction documents may be downloaded for printing or hardcopies may be ordered through the online plan service. Only complete sets will be provided for downloading or as hardcopies. No deposits are required and no refunds will be made. Bid documents will not be sent to plan rooms. Bidder shall attach a Contractor Affidavit and Agreement demonstrating compliance with O.C.G.A. 13-10-91, Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act. Bidder shall also comply with provisions of O.C.G.A. 50-36-1, Verification of Lawful Presence Within United States through the use of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program and shall provide verification of compliance with executed affidavits which are available on the Georgia audits and Accounts website (http://www.audits.ga.gov/NALGAD/Files/OCGA-50-36-1xex2x/pdf). The Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis to a responsive and responsible bidder. The Contract will be awarded by base bid. No Bid may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the time of the opening, except as otherwise expressly provided by applicable law. Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond (bond only; certified checks, personal checks, cashier’s checks, or other forms are not acceptable) in an amount not less than five percent of the Base Bid. Both a Performance Bond and Payment Bond will be required in amount equal to 100% of the Contract Price prior to commencement of construction. All bonds shall be written by a surety licensed to conduct business in Georgia, listed on the Federal Register and acceptable to the Owner. By submitting a bid, the Bidder agrees to sign the Owner’s STANDARD FORM OF FIXED PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, which is one of the Bidding Documents. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities. The bids will be evaluated and awarded to what is most advantageous for the Walker County Board of Education.

Pre-Bid Meeting Date: 8/17/2017 10:00 AM

Pre-Bid Meeting Details: The pre-bid meeting is mandatory. It will be held at the project site located at 925 Osburn Road, Chickamauga, GA 30707. Any person or entity that fails to attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting will not be permitted to submit a bid for the project and any bid submitted by that person or entity will be disqualified and the bid will not be opened.

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