Baldwin WPCP - New Solids Handling Building

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Baldwin WPCP - New Solids Handling Building
for the
City of Baldwin, Georgia
Sealed bids will be received by the City of Baldwin, Georgia (OWNER), for furnishing all materials, labor,
tools, equipment, and any other miscellaneous items necessary for the construction of the Baldwin WPCP -
New Solids Handling Building in the City of Baldwin, Georgia.
Bids will be received at City Hall of Baldwin, 186 Highway 441, Baldwin, Georgia 30511 until 2:00 p.m. on
June 2, 2026. Any bid received after said time and date of bid opening will not be considered by OWNER.
Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at this time and location. All bids will be evaluated by OWNER
and the project will be awarded, if it is awarded, within sixty (60) days of the bid opening. If a bidder is not
selected within sixty (60) days of the bid opening, any bidder that is determined by the OWNER to be
unlikely of being selected for contract award shall be released from their bid.
The award of this bid proposal, if awarded, shall be based on several criteria, including prices bid,
experience in the work proposed, and references. Refer to Article 14 of Section 00100 for criteria and
award method.
The Project consists of, but is not limited to the following major elements:
Construction of a new dewatering building, electrical, piping, grading and drainage
installation of screw press supplied by owner and all other items incidental to the
Project.
Time of completion for all work associated with this project shall be three hundred sixty-five (365)
consecutive calendar days from the date of a written "Notice to Proceed" from OWNER.
Copies of Contract Documents, Specifications, and Construction Drawings may be obtained at the office of
Engineering Management, Inc., 303 Swanson Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043, upon payment of a non-
refundable cost of $200.00 for hard copies, electronic copies are available at no charge for contractors.
Checks shall be made payable to Engineering Management, Inc.
For purchasing documents regarding this project, you may contact Jessica James at 770- 962-1387 or
jjames@eminc.biz. For technical questions regarding this project, you may contact Chip McGaughey at
770-962-1387, or chipm@eminc.biz.
The Information for Bidders, Bid Proposal Form, Form of Agreement, Drawings, Specifications, and forms of
Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Bidders Qualification Forms, and other Contract Documents
may be examined at the following locations:
OWNER: ENGINEER:
City of Baldwin Engineering Management, Inc.
186 Highway 441 Bypass 303 Swanson Drive
Baldwin, GA 30511 Lawrenceville, GA 30043
(706) 778-6341 (T) 770-962-1387 (T)
(706) 776-7970 (F) 770-962-8010 (F)
A list of persons who purchased Contract Documents from Engineering Management, Inc. will be
available from the Engineer ONLY through their website at www.eminc.biz, email, facsimile transmission
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or U.S. Mail.
OWNER requires a bid bond* or a certified cashier's check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid
to be enclosed with the bid at the time of bid opening. Cashier's check will be made payable to the City of
Baldwin.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish OWNER with Insurance, Workman's Compensation
Insurance, and Performance and Payment Bonds* in the amount of one-hundred percent (100%) of the total
bid.
Each bid must be submitted in a SEALED ENVELOPE, addressed to the OWNER. Each sealed envelope
containing a Bid must be plainly marked on the outside as, "Baldwin WPCP - New Solids Handling Building,
City of Baldwin, Georgia". If bid is forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the Bid must be
enclosed in a separate mailing envelope to the attention of the OWNER at the address previously given.
All Bids must be made out on the bid form of the type bound in the Contract Documents, in accordance with
the instructions in the Information for Bidders. No interlineation, additions, or deletions shall be made in the
proposal form by the BIDDER.
Any and all Bids received without the aforementioned qualification criteria enclosed, will be returned to the
BIDDER.
CONTRACTORS and SUBCONTRACTORS bidding on this Project will be required to comply with all
Federal, State, and local laws.
OWNER reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all Bids, to evaluate Bids, and to
accept any Bid which in its opinion may be in the best interest of the OWNER. No Bid will be rejected
without just cause.
Successful Bidder will be required to perform WORK as the Prime Contractor. WORK performed by Prime
Contractor shall be at a minimum of 30% of the contract value.
No BIDDER may withdraw his bid within the time limit specified in the Instruction to Bidders (Section
00100).
This project is being financed by The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority and the Appalachian Region
Commission.
The BIDDER's attention is called to the fact that this project is being funded with Federally Assisted EPA
revolving loan funds through the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA). Successful BIDDER's
will be required to document specific compliance with participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
(DBE), EEO, Davis- Bacon Wage Rates and all other federal Requirements. The BIDDER's attention is also
called to the requirements of Public Law 113-76 which includes the requirement of using American Iron and
Steel (AIS), and Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for requirements of the Build
America Buy America (BABA) Act in connection with this project.
The OWNER has acquired all necessary State and Federal permits in connection with this project.
* Surety and insurance companies must have an AM Best rating of A-6 or greater, be listed in the
Federal Registry of Companies holding Certificates of Authority and Acceptable Sureties on Federal
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Bonds, be licensed by the Georgia Insurance Department and the Georgia Secretary of State to do
business in the State of Georgia. Surety companies executing Bonds must appear on the Treasury
Department's most current list (Circular 570 as amended) For Performance Bonds less than $300,000
an irrevocable Letter of Credit from a bank as defined in O.C.G.A. Code Section 7-1-4 may be
submitted in lieu of a bond. In lieu of a Payment Bond, a Cashier's Check, Certified Check, or Cash
may be submitted in an amount not less than the total amount payable by the terms of the
CONTRACT.
Douglas S. Faust, Mayor
City of Baldwin, Georgia
END OF SECTION
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