Bid #26049 - Beacham WTP Lagoon Cleanout: Phase 2

PROJECT MANUAL
FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF
J.G. Beacham Water Treatment Plant
Sludge Lagoon Cleanout
Bid Number: 26049
Volume 1 of 1
Specifications and Drawings
PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
UNIFIED GOVERNMENT
OF
ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY
GEORGIA
June 2026
1230 Peachtree St. NE
Suite 2800
Project No. EEXJ0046
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
478-978-7600

PROJECT MANUAL
FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF
J.G Beacham Water Treatment Plant
Sludge Lagoon Cleanout
Bid Number: 26049
Volume 1 of 1
Specifications and Drawings
PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
UNIFIED GOVERNMENT
OF
ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY
GEORGIA

ACC-PUD BID #26049
J.G. BEACHAM WTP SLUDGE LAGOON CLEANOUT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
DIVISION 0 - BIDDING AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS
00001 Notice of Invitation to Bid
00100 Instructions to Bidders
00300 Bid Form
00410 Bid Bond
00417 Corporate Certificate
00418 Partnership Certificate
00419 Subcontractor Listing
00427 Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Affidavits
00480 Non-Collusion Affidavit of Prime Bidder
00481 Non-Collusion Affidavit of Subcontractor
00500 Agreement
00550 Pre-Award Oath
00610 Performance Bond
00620 Payment Bond
00700 General Conditions
00828 Insurance
DIVISION 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
01010 Summary of Work
01011 Unique Requirements
01016 Occupancy
01025 Measurement and Payment
01060 Regulatory Requirements
01091 Codes and Standards
01200 Project Meetings
01310 Construction Schedules
01320 Construction Photographs and Videos
01340 Submittals, Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples
Supplement 1, Transmittal of Contractor's Submittal form
01510 Temporary Facilities
01540 Job Site Security
01562 Dust Control
01630 Substitution and Options
01710 Cleaning
01740 Warranties and Bonds
Supplement 1, Certification of Warranty Commencement
01780 Contract Closeout
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DIVISION 2 - SITEWORK
02125 Erosion, Sediment and Pollution Control
DIVISION 46
46 70 01 Lagoon Sludge Removal, Hauling, and Disposal
APPENDIX A
NPDES Permit
APPENDIX B
Sludge Lagoon Sample Lab Results
DRAWINGS
1 Site Plan and Erosion Control: Aerial Image
2 Site Plan and Erosion Control
END OF SECTION
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NOTICE OF
INVITATION TO BID
#26049
FOR
J.G. Beacham Water Treatment Plant Sludge Lagoon Cleanout
THE UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
Sealed bids will be accepted by the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County Finance
Department, Purchasing Division, 375 Satula Avenue, Athens, GA 30601, until 10:00 a.m.
on Friday, July 24, 2026, for BID #26049, J.G. Beacham Water Treatment Plant Sludge
Lagoon Cleanout, according to plans and specifications. All bids will be opened in public
and read aloud immediately following the specified closing time.
The Project consists of furnishing all superintendence, skilled and unskilled labor, materials,
equipment, services, and all work necessary for the dredging, onsite dewatering, hauling, and
disposal of water treatment plant sludge from a 3.2 acre lagoon.
A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid conference to respond to any questions related to the
details of this project will be held at 10:00 a.m. ET, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in the
Training Room at J.G. Beacham Water Treatment Plant, 800 Water Works Drive, Athens,
GA 30601 in the Conference Room. Potential bidders are invited to attend. For questions
regarding meeting location, please call (706) 613-3481.
Inquiries regarding this Invitation to Bid should be made to Edward Tulenko, Senior Buyer,
(762) 400-6070, or email ACCBids@accgov.com. Technical questions may be directed to
Project Manager Zac Alexander email zac.alexander@jacobs.com. All inquiries must be
submitted by10:00 a.m. ET, Friday, July 17, 2026.
The advertisement, bid documents, and addenda are available at
https://www.accgov.com/bids.
The estimated range of this project is between $1,700,000 and $2,400,000.
BONDING REQUIREMENTS: An original Bid Bond for 5 percent of the total bid must be
submitted with the bid. Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of 100 percent of the
contract price will be required if contract is awarded.
Plans/Specifications/Contract Documents will be on file FOR INSPECTION ONLY at
the following locations on or after Wednesday June 24, 2026.
Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department
124 E. Hancock Avenue
Athens, Georgia 30601
A qualified interpreter for the hearing impaired is available upon request at least 10 days in
advance of the bid opening date. Please call (706) 613-3088, for more information. This
service is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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It is the policy of the Athens-Clarke County government that no person or business shall be
excluded from participation, denied the benefits of, or otherwise discriminated against in
relation to the award and performance of any contract or subcontract on the grounds of race,
color, creed, national origin, age, or sex.
The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County reserves the right to reject any or all bids,
to waive any technicalities or irregularities, and to award the bid based on the highest and
best interest of the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County.
The Owner will in no way be liable for any costs incurred by any bidder or potential bidder
in the preparation of its bid in response to this Invitation to Bid.
Jessica Beri
Purchasing Administrator
June 5, 2026
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SECTION 00100
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
1.1. The Contract Documents include the Contract Agreement, Invitation to Bid,
Contractor's Bid (including all documentation accompanying the Bid and any post-Bid
documentation required by the Owner prior to the Notice of Award), Bonds,
Specifications, Drawings, and Addendums, together with the Notice to Proceed, Work
Change Directives, Change Orders, and the Engineer's written interpretations and
clarifications issued in accordance with the General Conditions on or after the date of the
Contract Agreement.
1.2. Shop Drawing submittals reviewed in accordance with the General Conditions,
geotechnical investigations and soils reports, and drawings of physical conditions in or
relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at or contiguous to the site, are not
Contract Documents.
1.3. The Contract Documents shall define and describe the complete work to which
they relate.
1.4. All bids received will become a part of the official contract file and may be subject
to disclosure under the Georgia Open Records Act.
1.5. Bidders are expected to examine the Specifications, price schedule, and all
instructions. Failure to do so will be at the Bidders' risk. Each offeror shall furnish the
information required by the solicitation.
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1. Where the following words or the pronouns used in their stead occur herein, they shall
have the following meaning:
2.1.1. "Owner" shall mean the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County,
Georgia, party of the first part to the Contract Agreement, or its authorized and legal
representatives.
2.1.2. "Engineer" shall mean Jacobs Engineering, Inc. (Jacobs).
2.1.3. "Design Professional" shall mean Jacobs.
2.1.4. "Contractor" shall mean the party of the second part to the Contract
Agreement, or the authorized and legal representative of such party.
2.1.5. "Work" and "Project" shall mean the entire completed construction required
to be furnished under the Contract Documents.
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2.1.6. "Contract Time" shall mean the number of consecutive calendar days as
provided in the Contract Agreement for completion of the Project, beginning with
and inclusive of the date of the Notice to Proceed.
2.1.7. "Liquidated Damages" shall be as stipulated in the Agreement.
2.1.8. "Products" shall mean materials or equipment permanently incorporated into
the Project.
2.1.9. "Provide" shall mean to furnish and install.
2.1.10. "Balanced Bid" shall mean a Bid in which each of the unit prices and total
amount bid for each of the listed items reasonably reflects the value of that item
with regard to the entire job considering the prevailing cost of labor, material, and
equipment in the relevant market. A Bid is unbalanced when, in the opinion of the
Owner, any unit prices or total amounts bid on any of the listed items do not
reasonably reflect such values.
2.1.11. "Substantial completion of the work", solely for the purposes of Official
Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) 13-10-80(b)(2)(c), shall be defined as
occurring on the date of the written notification from the Engineer that the Project is
ready for final inspection, as specified in the General Conditions.
2.1.12. "Satisfactorily completed", solely for the purposes of O.C.G.A.
13-10-81(b), shall mean the completion of all work, certifications, and affidavits as
specified in the, General Conditions.
3. PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF BID
3.1. Each Bid must be prepared to represent that it is based solely upon the materials and
equipment specified in the Contract Documents.
3.2. Each Bid must be submitted on the Bid Forms which are attached to the Contract
Documents. All blank spaces for Bid prices, both words and figures, must be filled in, in
ink. In case of discrepancy, the amount shown in words will govern. All required enclosed
certifications must be fully completed and executed when submitted.
3.3. Bid Timetable: The anticipated schedule of the bid process is as follows:
Bid Documents Available: June 24, 2026
Pre-Bid Conference: 10:00 a.m. July 1, 2026
(Non-Mandatory)
Deadline for submission of 10:00 p.m. July 17, 2026
questions:
Bid Due Date and Opening: 10:00 p.m. July 24, 2026
Bids valid until: 120 Days after Bid Opening Date
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3.4. All bid copies must be submitted in a sealed envelope or container with the OUTER
MOST Container stating the company name, address, telephone number, the BID number,
and title
BID #26049 J.G. Beacham Water Treatment Plant Sludge Lagoon Cleanout. If you
have an ACCGov Vendor Number please include it on the sealed envelope or
container. If you do not know your vendor number, please email:vendor@accgov.com.
If you do not have a vendor number but you are awarded this RFP, you will be invited
to submit your vendor registration per the following instructions:
https://www.accgov.com/DocumentCenter/View/88465.
Please Note: The ACCGov Vendor Number is not required to submit a proposal, and
new vendor registrationswill not be processed for bidding/proposal purposes only.
One (1) marked original of the complete signed bid
One (1) marked COPY of the complete signed bid
Two (2) USB Flash Drives with all required Bid Documents combined into
one single PDF file
are to be delivered to:
Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County
Finance Department, Purchasing Division
375 Satula Avenue
Athens, GA. 30601
Hand-delivered copies may be delivered to the above address only between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays observed by
the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County.
Bidders are responsible for informing any commercial delivery service, if used, of all
delivery requirements and for ensuring that the required address information appears on
the outer wrapper or envelope used by such service. No responsibility shall attach to the
Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County for premature opening of a bid not
properly addressed and identified, and/ or delivered to the proper designation.
3.5. The Bidder shall provide on the outside of the sealed envelope the following
information, otherwise the Bid will not be opened and will be returned to the Bidder:
3.5.1. Bidder's Name
3.5.2. Georgia General Contractor License Number
3.6. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the Bid must be enclosed in
another envelope addressed to the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County,
Finance Department/ Purchasing Division, 375 Satula Avenue, Athens, Georgia 30601.
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3.7. Any and all Bids not meeting the aforementioned criteria for Bid submittal may be
declared non-responsive, and subsequently returned to the Bidder.
3.8. The Contractor, in signing a Bid on the whole or any portion of the Project, shall
conform to the following requirements:
3.8.1. The Bid submittal must be signed by a company officer who is legally
authorized to enter into a contractual relationship in the name of the Bidder.
3.8.2. Bids which are not signed by individuals making them shall have attached
thereto a power of attorney evidencing authority to sign the Bid in the name of the
person for whom it is signed.
3.8.3. Bids which are signed for a partnership shall be signed by all of the partners
or by an attorney-in-fact. If a Bid is signed by an attorney-in-fact, there should be
attached to the Bid a power of attorney executed by the partners evidencing
authority to sign the Bid.
3.8.4. Bids which are signed for a corporation shall have the correct corporate
name thereof and the signature of the president or other authorized officer of the
corporation manually written below the corporate name following the wording
"By." The corporation seal shall also be affixed to the Bid and Bid Bond.
3.8.5. The Bidder shall complete, execute, and include the following mandatory
documents, which are attached to these Contract Documents. Bids received without
all of the mandatory documents may be rejected:
3.8.5.1. Section 00300 Bid Form, to include acknowledgement of all
addendums issued.
3.8.5.2. Section 00410 Bid Bond, in the amount of no less than 5 percent of
the total base bid.
3.8.5.3. Section 00417 Corporate Certificate, if the Bidder is a corporation,
or Section 00418, Partnership Certificate, if the Bidder is a partnership.
3.8.5.4. Section 00427 Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act
Affidavits for the Bidder.
3.8.5.5. Section 00480 Non-collusion Affidavit of Prime Bidder.
3.8.6. The following mandatory documents, which are attached to these Contract
Documents, shall be submitted by the apparent low bidder in both hard and
electronic copy within 48 hours of bidder being notified of apparent low bid status,
or Bid may be deemed non-responsive:
3.8.6.1. Section 00419 Subcontractor Listing Form.
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