2026-13: Green Acres Water Main Replacement Addendum #2

GREEN ACRES
WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT
BID NO. 2026-13
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS
PREPARED FOR:
City of Covington
PREPARED BY:
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JUNE 2026

GREEN ACRES WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT
CITY OF COVINGTON, GA
JUNE 2026
PROJECT NO. 060.37.1.25
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING SPECIFICATIONS
00 01 00 Invitation to Bid
00 02 00 Instruction to Bidder
00 04 00 Bid Form
00 04 10 Bid Bond
00 04 20 Bidder's Qualifications
00 04 22 Corporate Certificate
00 04 25 Contractor's License Certification
00 04 80 Non-Collusion Affidavit
00 04 83 Contractor E-Verify
00 04 84 Sub-Contractor E-Verify
00 04 85 SAVE Affidavit
00 05 00 Contract Agreement
00 05 50 Pre-Award Oath
00 06 10 Performance Bond
00 06 20 Payment Bond
00 06 21 Notice of Award
00 06 22 Notice to Proceed
00 07 00 General Conditions
00 08 00 Supplementary Conditions
DIVISION 01 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
01 10 00 Summary of Work
01 20 00 Price and Payment Procedures
01 25 00 Substitution Procedures
01 30 00 Administrative Requirements
01 32 16 Construction Progress Schedule
01 33 00 Submittal Procedures
01 35 00 Unique Requirements
01 40 00 Quality Requirements
01 45 29 Testing Laboratory Services
01 50 00 Temporary Facilities and Controls
01 56 16 Dust Control
01 56 33 Job Site Security
01 56 50 Traffic Control
01 60 00 Product Requirements

01 70 00 Execution and Closeout Requirements
01 71 23.13 Construction Layout
01 74 00 Cleaning and Waste Management
01 78 36 Warranties
DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE
03 10 00 Concrete Forming and Accessories
03 20 00 Concrete Reinforcing
03 30 00 Cast-in-Place Concrete
DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK
31 05 13 Soils for Earthwork
31 23 33 Trenching and Backfilling
31 25 00 Erosion and Sedimentation Controls
DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS
32 11 23 Aggregate Base Courses
31 91 13 Soil Preparation
32 92 19 Seeding
DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES
33 01 10.58 Disinfection of Water Utility Piping
33 05 05.31 Hydrostatic Testing
33 05 07 Trenchless Installation for Utility Piping
33 05 09.33 Thrust Restraint for Utility Piping
33 14 13 Public Water Utility Distribution Piping
33 14 19 Valves and Hydrants for Water Utility Service

SECTION 00 01 00
INVITATION TO BID
PART 1: GENERAL
1.1 Competitive Cost Sealed Bids
Separate sealed Bids for construction of Green Acres Water Main Replacement (Bid Number
2026-13) will be received until August 20, 2026, at 10:00a.m. at Covington City Hall, 2194
Emory Street NW, Covington, GA 30014. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud at
2116 Stallings Street, Covington, GA 30014. Any bid received after August 20, 2026, at
10:00a.m. will not be considered by the Owner. Following the closing time for the receipt of bids
no bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days.
Contractors must submit one (1) USB with their proposal along with hard copies.
1.2 Scope of Work
The work to be performed and provided under this Contract shall consist of furnishing all labor,
materials, tools, equipment, safety equipment, permitting, erosion and sedimentation control
measures, taxes, profit, overhead, and other costs and effort required to complete the following:
The work to be performed and provided under this Contract shall consist of furnishing all labor,
materials, tools, equipment, safety equipment, permitting, erosion and sedimentation control
measures, taxes, profit, overhead, and other costs and effort required to complete the following:
The project generally consists of the installation of 6,460 linear feet of 8-inch ductile iron water
main and 480 linear feet of 6-inch ductile iron water main, along with the construction of
twenty (20) new fire hydrant assemblies and associated appurtenances. Work also includes the
transfer of existing water services to the new distribution system, abandonment of obsolete
water infrastructure, and restoration of disturbed areas. Roadway improvements include 6,120
square yards of concrete pavement replacement and 485 linear feet of concrete curb and gutter
replacement. The project will require implementation and maintenance of erosion and
sedimentation control measures throughout construction, including stabilization of disturbed
areas, inlet protection, dust control, and other best management practices necessary to comply
with applicable permitting requirements. The time allotted for substantial completion of the
work is 150 consecutive calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, and the time allotted for
final completion of work is 180 consecutive calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.
Contractor will be required to coordinate all work with the City of Covington and other utility
owners who have facilities within the project area. The project will be managed by GWES,
located at 3130 Highway 11, Mansfield, GA 30055, telephone number (770) 570-9486.
All Work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications. The Work will be
awarded in one (1) Contract.
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1.3 Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents
The Instructions to Bidders, Bid Forms, Contract Agreement, Drawings, Specifications and forms
of Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Payment Bond, and other Contract Documents may be obtained
upon payment (non-refundable) of $200 from:
GWES, LLC.
3130 Hwy 11
Mansfield, GA 30055
William Jones
william.jones@gwesllc.com
(706) 765-8767
1.4 Contractor License
The Bidder shall affix to the outside of its Bid envelope, its Georgia Utility Contractor License
Number, not the license number of a Utility manager or a subcontractor's Georgia Utility
Contractor License Number. No bid will be opened unless the Contractor's Utility License
Number is affixed to the envelope.
1.5 Bonds
Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or certified cashier's check, in the amount of 10%
of the base bid, prepared on the form of Bid Bond, section 00 04 10, attached to the Contract
Documents or a Surety Company's Standard Bid Bond, duly executed by the Bidder as principal
and having as surety thereon a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Georgia and
listed in the latest issue of U.S. Treasury Circular 570 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". Each Bond shall be
accompanied by a "Power of Attorney" empowering the attorney-in-fact to bind the surety and
certified to include the date of the bond.
1.6 Pre-Bid Meeting
A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held August 6, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. in
Covington Water and Sewer Department, 2116 Stallings Street NW, Covington, GA
30014.
1.7 Permits
Contractor will acquire all necessary Federal, State and local permits preceding the
issuance of the Notice to Proceed.
1.8 Easements & Rights-of-Way
Owner has or will acquire all necessary easements and rights-of-way for permanent
installations preceding the issuance of the Notice to Proceed.
1.9 Reservation of Rights
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive informalities and to re-
advertise.
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2.0 Contractor E-Verify
Contractor shall supply E-Verify documentation with the bid to be deemed responsive.
END OF SECTION 00 01 00
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SECTION 00 02 00
INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS
1.01 Contract Documents
A. The Contract Documents include the Contract Agreement, Invitation to Bid, Instructions to
Bidders, 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, all Special
Conditions, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Specifications, Drawings,
Alternates, and addenda, together with written amendments, change orders, field 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.
B. 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.
C. The Contract Documents shall define and describe the complete work to which they relate.
1.02 Definitions
A. Where the following words or the pronouns used in their stead occur herein, they shall have the
following meaning:
1. "Owner" shall mean the City of Covington, party of the first part to the Contract
Agreement, or its authorized and legal representatives.
2. "Engineer" shall mean CITY OF COVINGTON's staff engineer(s) or CITY OF
COVINGTON's consultant engineers.
3. "Contractor" shall mean the party of the second part to the Contract Agreement or the
authorized and legal representative of such party.
4. "Work" and "Project" shall mean the entire completed construction required to be
furnished under the Contract Documents.
5. "Contract Time" shall mean the number of consecutive calendar days as provided in the
Contract Agreement for completion of the Project, to be computed from the date of the
Notice to Proceed.
6. "Liquidated Damages" shall mean the sum of $500 per day which the Bidder agrees to
pay for each consecutive calendar day beyond the Contract Time required to complete
the Project. Liquidated Damages will end upon written notification from the Owner of
final acceptance of the Project.
7. "Products" shall mean materials or equipment permanently incorporated into the Project.
8. "Provide" shall mean to furnish and install.
9. "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
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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.
10. "Substantial completion of the work", solely for the purposes of Official Code of Georgia
Annotated (O.C.G.A.) 13-10-81(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 Section 00 07 00, 14.04.
1.03 Preparation and Execution of Bid
A. Each Bid must be prepared to represent that it is based solely upon the materials and equipment
specified in the Contract Documents. Complete sets of the Bidding Documents are available
from GWES, LLC 3130 Highway 11, Mansfield, GA 30055 upon payment of $200 for each
full sized set or electronic copy.
B. 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.
C. 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 with the Project Name and
Bid Number.
Contractors must submit one (1) USB with their proposal along with hard copies.
D. The Bidder shall provide on the outside of the sealed envelope with the following information,
otherwise the Bid will not be opened and will be returned to the Bidder:
1. Bidder's Name (Business)
2. Georgia Utility Contractor License Number
E. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the Bid must be enclosed in another
envelope addressed to the Owner at the address given in the Invitation to Bid.
F. Any and all Bids not meeting the aforementioned criteria for Bid submittal, may be declared
non-responsive, and subsequently returned to the Bidder.
G. The Contractor, in signing a Bid on the whole or any portion of the Project, shall conform to the
following requirements:
1. 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.
2. 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. 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
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written below the corporate name following the wording "By ".
Corporation seal shall also be affixed to the Bid.
4. Bids which are signed for a limited liability company shall be executed in the name of
the firm by a member and accompanied by evidence of authority to sign. The state of
formation of the firm and the official address of the firm shall be shown.
5. The Bid shall contain evidence of Bidder's authority and qualification to do business in
the state of Georgia, or Bidder shall covenant in writing to obtain such authority and
qualification prior to award of the Contract and attach such covenant to the Bid. Bidder's
state contractor license number, if any, shall also be shown on the Bid Form.
1.04 Method of Bidding
A. The unit or lump sum price for each of the several items in the Bid of each Bidder shall include
its pro rata share of overhead and profit so that the sum of the products, obtained by multiplying
the quantity shown for each item by the unit price, represents the total Bid. Any Bid not
conforming to this requirement may be rejected. Additionally, Unbalanced Bids will be subject
to rejection. Conditional Bids will not be accepted. The special attention of all Bidders is
called to this provision, for should conditions make it necessary to revise the quantities, no limit
will be fixed for such increased or decreased quantities nor extra compensation allowed.
B. The total of all estimated prices will be the sum of the products of the estimated quantity of
each item and the corresponding unit price. The final quantities and Contract Price will be
determined in accordance with paragraph 11.03 of the General Conditions.
C. Discrepancies between the multiplication of units of Work and unit prices will be resolved in
favor of the unit prices. Discrepancies between the indicated sum and any column of figures
and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in the favor of the correct sum.
1.05 Submittal of Bid
A. With each copy of the Bidding Documents, a Bidder is furnished one copy of the Bid Form, and
the Bid Bond Form. The Bid Form is to be completed and submitted with the Bid security and
the documents listed in Article 6 of the Bid Form (00 04 00).
B. A Bid shall be submitted no later than the date and time prescribed and at the place indicated in
the advertisement or Invitation to Bid and shall be enclosed in an opaque sealed envelope
plainly marked with the Project title, the name and address of Bidder and shall be accompanied
by the Bid security and other required documents. If a Bid is sent by mail or other delivery
system, the sealed envelope containing the Bid shall be enclosed in a separate envelope plainly
marked on the outside with "Bid Enclosed" and "Project Name". A mailed bid shall be
addressed to City of Covington, 2194 Emory Street, Covington, GA 30014.
C. Bids will only be accepted from entities that have received bidding documents from the
Engineer.
1.06 Modification and Withdrawal of Bid
A. A Bid may be modified or withdrawn without revealing the amount of the bid by submitting an
appropriate document duly executed in the same manner that a Bid must be executed and
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delivered to the place where Bids are to be submitted prior to the date and time for the opening
of Bids.
B. In accordance with O.C.G.A 36-91-52, if within forty-eight (48) hours after Bids are opened
any Bidder files a duly signed written notice with Owner and promptly thereafter demonstrates
to the reasonable satisfaction of Owner that there was a material and substantial mistake in the
preparation of its Bid, that Bidder may withdraw its Bid, and the Bid security will be returned.
1. Such error in the calculation of the bid can be documented by clear and convincing
written evidence;
2. Such error can be clearly shown by objective evidence drawn from inspection of the
original work papers, documents or materials used in the preparation of the bid sought to
be withdrawn.
3. The bidder serves written notice upon the Owner either prior to the award of the contract
or not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the opening of bids, excluding Saturdays,
Sundays and legal holidays.
4. The bid was submitted in good faith and the mistake was due to a calculation or clerical
error, an inadvertent omission or typographical error as opposed to an error in judgment;
and
5. The withdrawal of the bid will not result in undue prejudice to the Owner or other
bidders by placing them in a materially worse position than they would have occupied if
the bid had never been submitted.
Thereafter, if the Work is rebid, that Bidder will be disqualified from further bidding on the
Work. Furthermore, no Bidder who is permitted to withdraw a Bid shall for compensation be
allowed to supply any material or labor, or perform any subcontract or other work agreement
for, the person or firm to whom the contract is awarded or otherwise benefit, directly or
indirectly, from the performance of the project for which the withdrawn Bid was submitted.
1.07 Addenda and Interpretations
A. No interpretation of the meaning of the Drawings, Specifications or other pre-bid documents
will be made to any Bidder orally.
B. Every request for such interpretation should be made in writing and addressed to Todd Parker,
GWES, LLC, 3130 Highway 11, Mansfield, Ga. 30055 or email at todd.parker@gwesllc.com,
and to be given consideration must be received at least five (5) business days prior to the date
fixed for opening Bids.
C. Any and all such interpretations and any supplemental instructions will be in the form of written
Addenda to the Contract Documents which, if issued, will be mailed, shipped or faxed to all
prospective Bidders (at the respective addresses furnished) prior to the date fixed for the
opening of Bids.
D. Failure of Bidders to receive or acknowledge any Addendum shall not relieve them of any
obligation under the Bid. All Addenda shall become part of the Contract Documents.
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