IWQ 032026, Purchase and Installation of Blinds

May 1, 2026
INFORMAL WRITTEN QUOTE
IWQ 032026
Gwinnett County is soliciting competitive informal written Quotes from qualified contractors for the
Purchase and Installation of Blinds for the Department of Water Resources.
Quotes should be typed or submitted in ink and returned to the Attention of Anna West, Purchasing
Associate II. Quotes should be received by 5:00 P.M. by Friday, May 15, 2026, via email to
Anna.West@GwinnettCounty.com or sent to the Gwinnett County Financial Services - Purchasing
Division - 2nd Floor, Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville,
Georgia 30046.
A pre-quote conference will be held on Friday, May 8, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. at Department of Water
Resources - Central Facility, 684 Winder Highway, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045. All contractors
are urged to attend. Questions regarding quotes should be directed to Anna West, Purchasing
Associate II at Anna.West@GwinnettCounty.com or by calling 770-822-7862 by Monday, May 11,
2026. Quotes are legal and binding upon the vendor when submitted.
Successful contractors will be required to meet insurance requirements. The Insurance Company
should be authorized to do business in Georgia by the Georgia Insurance Department and must
have an A.M. Best rating of A-7 or higher.
Gwinnett County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to its
programs or activities. Any requests for reasonable accommodations required by individuals to
fully participate in any open meeting, program or activity of Gwinnett County Government should be
directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center, 770-
822-8165.
The written quote documents supersede any verbal or written prior communications between the
parties.
Award will be made to the contractor submitting the lowest responsive and responsible quote.
Gwinnett County reserves the right to reject any or all quotes, to waive technicalities, and to make
an award deemed in its best interest. Quotes may be split or awarded in entirety. Gwinnett County
reserves the option to negotiate terms, conditions and pricing with the lowest responsive,
responsible vendor(s) at its discretion.
We look forward to your quote and appreciate your interest in Gwinnett County.
Anna West
Purchasing Associate II
The following pages should be returned with your quote: Quote Schedule, Pages 3-4
References, Page 5
Contractor Affidavit, Page 6

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SPECIFICATIONS
* Aluminum 1" blinds in various measurements.
30 blinds - 5' feet width by 6' feet height
o
12 blinds - 2" inch width by 8" inch height
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12 blinds - 2' feet width by 6' feet height
o
5 blinds - 3' feet width by 6' feet height
o
2 blinds - 1' foot width by 6' feet height
o
* Cordless Lift
* Wand-Tilt Left
* Seashell 376 Color
* Glossy Finish
SCOPE OF WORK
* Purchase and Installation of New Blinds
* Removal and Disposal of Existing Blinds. Existing blinds can be disposed of at DWR Central Office but must
be completed by contractor.
* Work must be coordinated ahead of time with DWR Central staff and can be completed from 8:00 A.M. to
10:00 P.M. Weekends are available but also require coordination with DWR Central staff ahead of time.
There are nine offices that must be completed after 5pm. Contractor should coordinate with DWR
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Central staff to plan work to be performed in offices.

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FAILURE TO RETURN THIS PAGE AS PART OF YOUR QUOTE MAY RESULT IN BEING DEEMED NON-RESPONSIVE.
QUOTE SCHEDULE
DELIVERY FOB DESTINATION PREPAID AND ALLOWED TO: Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Central, 684 Winder Highway, Buford, GA 30045
ITEM UNIT TOTAL
QTY DESCRIPTION MFG & NO. DELIVERY A.R.O.
# PRICE PRICE
Purchase and Installation of 1" Aluminum Blinds, 5' feet
1 30 EA width and 6' feet height per specifications, or approved $ $
equivalent
Purchase and installation of 1" Aluminum Blinds, 2" inch
2 12 EA width and 8' feet height per specifications, or approved $ $
equivalent
Purchase and installation of 1" Aluminum Blinds, 2' feet
3 12 EA width and 6' feet height per specifications, or approved $ $
equivalent
Purchase and installation of 1" Aluminum Blinds, 3' feet
4 5 EA width and 6' feet height per specifications, or approved $ $
equivalent
Purchase and installation of 1" Aluminum Blinds, 1' foot
5 2 EA width and 6' foot in height per specifications, or approved $ $
equivalent
QUOTE TOTAL $
NOTES:
* Unit Price must include all charges including but not limited to supply, removal, disposal, installation, and delivery.
* If you are quoting an equivalent to the specified items, please send specifications with your submittal.
* Measurements stated in this document are approximate. The awarded contractor shall be responsible for obtaining accurate measurements and becoming familiar
with the conditions of the site prior to submitting a quote.
* Color stated in this document is approximate. The awarded contractor shall be responsible for obtaining an accurate color match and becoming familiar with the
conditions of the site prior to submitting a quote.
* Gwinnett County reserves the right to request sample(s) prior to award. Samples should be provided upon request within ten (10) business days. Failure to provide
samples, when required, may result in rejection of quote. It will be the responsibility of the supplier to incur all costs associated with the samples. All samples are to
be identified by brand name and must include the manufacturer and/or style number and the corresponding item number indicated on the quote schedule should
also be indicated on each sample.
Company Name:

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QUOTE SCHEDULE (CONTINUED)
NOTE: Note: Effective, July 1, 2013 and in accordance with the Georgia Illegal Reform and Enforcement Act, an original signed, notarized and fully completed Contractor
Affidavit and Agreement should be included with your bid/proposal submittal, if the solicitation is for the physical performance of services for all labor or service contract(s) that
exceed $2,499.99 (except for services performed by an individual who is licensed pursuant to Title 26, Title 43, or the State Bar of Georgia). Failure to provide the Contractor
Affidavit and Agreement with your informal quote submittal may result in the quote being deemed non-responsive and automatic rejection.
Certification of Non-Collusion in Quote Preparation
Signature Date
In compliance with the attached specifications and requirements in the Instructions to Vendors, the undersigned offers and agrees, within ninety (90) days of the date of quote
opening, to furnish any or all of the items upon which prices are quoted, at the price set opposite each item, delivered to the designated point(s) within the time specified in the
fee schedule. By submission of this quote, I understand that Gwinnett County uses Electronic Payments for remittance of goods and services. Vendors should select their
preferred method of electronic payment upon notice of award. For more information on electronic payments, please refer to the Electronic Payment information in the
instructions to vendors.
Legal Business Name
Address
Does your company currently have a location within Gwinnett County? Yes No
Representative Signature Printed Name
Telephone Number
Email Address
Contact Person (if someone other than the authorized representative listed above)
Telephone Number
E-Mail Address

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FAILURE TO RETURN THIS PAGE AS PART OF YOUR BID DOCUMENT MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF BID.
REFERENCES
Gwinnett County requests a minimum of three (3) references where work of a similar size and scope has been
completed.
Note: References should be customized for each project, rather than submitting the same set of references for
every project bid. The references listed should be of similar size and scope of the project being bid on. Do not
submit a project list in lieu of this form.
1. Company Name
Brief Description of Project
Completion Date
Contract Amount $ Start Dates
Contact Person Telephone
E-Mail Address
2. Company Name
Brief Description of Project
Completion Date
Contract Amount $ Start Date
Contact Person Telephone
E-Mail Address
3. Company Name
Brief Description of Project
Completion Date
Contract Amount $ Start Date
Contact Person Telephone
E-Mail Address
Company Name

IWQ 032026 Purchase and Installation of Blinds
CONTRACTOR AFFIDAVIT AND AGREEMENT
(THIS FORM SHOULD BE FULLY COMPLETED AND RETURNED WITH YOUR SUBMITTAL)
By executing this affidavit, the undersigned contractor verifies its compliance with The Illegal Immigration Reform Enhancements
for 2013, stating affirmatively that the individual, firm, or corporation which is contracting with the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners
has registered with and is participating in a federal work authorization program* [any of the electronic verification of work authorization
programs operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or any equivalent federal work authorization program operated by
the United States Department of Homeland Security] to verify information of newly hired employees, pursuant to the Immigration Reform and
Control Act, in accordance with the applicability provisions and deadlines established therein.
The undersigned further agrees that, should it employ or contract with any subcontractor(s) in connection with the physical
performance of services or the performance of labor pursuant to this contract with the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, contractor
will secure from such subcontractor(s) similar verification of compliance with the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act on the
Subcontractor Affidavit provided in Rule 300-10-01-.08 or a substantially similar form. Contractor further agrees to maintain records of such
compliance and provide a copy of each such verification to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners at the time the subcontractor(s) is
retained to perform such service.
_________________________________________ _____________________________________
E-Verify * User Identification Number Date Registered
_________________________________________
Legal Company Name
_________________________________________
Street Address
_________________________________________
City/State/Zip Code
_____________________________________ _____________________________________
BY: Authorized Officer or Agent Date
(Contractor Signature)
For Gwinnett County Use Only:
__________________________________________
Title of Authorized Officer or Agent of Contractor
Document ID #________________
___________________________________________
Issue Date: ___________________
Printed Name of Authorized Officer or Agent
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN
Initials: ______________________
BEFORE ME ON THIS THE
_______ DAY OF ______________________, 20_______
________________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: ___________________________
* As of the effective date of O.C.G.A. 13-10-91, the applicable federal work authorization program is "E-Verify" operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services Bureau of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Social Security Administration (SSA).

GWINNETT COUNTY
FINANCIAL SERVICES RISK MANAGEMENT
VENDOR INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Insurance:
Contractor shall provide evidence of insurance for at least the coverage and amounts set forth below. All insurance shall
be maintained in the form and with a company (or companies) satisfactory to the Gwinnett County Board of
Commissioners. The Contractor and their Subcontractor's/vendor's Certificates of Insurance shall require that the County
be notified in writing thirty (30) days prior to cancellation, modification, or non-renewal of any insurance policy listed on
the certificate(s). Upon request, the County will be provided certified copies of all required insurance policies.
A. Minimum Coverage
Commercial General Liability (Occurrence Form):
General Aggregate (other than Prod/Comp Ops Liability) $2,000,000
Products/Completed Operations Aggregate $2,000,000
Personal & Advertising Injury Liability $1,000,000
Each Occurrence $1,000,000
* Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners to be named as Additional Insured
* Additional Insured Endorsement CG 20 10 (edition dates of 07/04, 04/13, 12/19 or a substitute
endorsement providing equivalent coverage) and CG 2037 (edition dates of 07/04, 04/13, 12/19 or a
substitute endorsement providing equivalent coverage) must be provided with your Certificate of
Insurance.
* Primary and Non-Contributory Endorsement to be specified in writing
* Contractual Liability
* Broad Form Property Damage
* Severability of Interest
* Underground, explosion, and collapse coverage
* Personal Injury (deleting both contractual and employee exclusions)
* Incidental Medical Malpractice
* Hostile Fire Pollution Wording
* Include Waiver of Subrogation in favor of Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners
* If project or operations are within 50 ft of a railroad, Contractor is required to name the specific Railroad
as an Additional Insured and provide a copy of the Additional Insured Endorsement CG2417 or its
equivalent.
* In the event the General Liability insurance required by this Contract is written on a claims-made basis,
Contractor warrants that any retroactive date under the policy shall precede the effective date of this
Contract; and that either continuous coverage will be maintained, or an extended discovery period will be
exercised for a period of five (5) years or applicable statute of limitation period following completion of
the work.
Automobile Liability to include:
Combined Single Limit - Each Accident $1,000,000
* Comprehensive form providing coverage for bodily injury, death of any person, and property damage
arising out of the ownership, maintenance, and use of all owned, non-owned, leased, hired, borrowed
vehicles, and any other statutorily required automobile coverage.
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* Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners to be named as Additional Insured
* Additional Insured Endorsements must be provided with the Certificate of Insurance
* Coverage to include loading and unloading
* Contractual Liability
Worker's Compensation & Employer's Liability Coverage to include:
Workers Compensation Georgia State Statutory Limits
Employers Liability
Bodily Injury by Accident - Each Accident $ 500,000
Bodily Injury by Disease - Policy Limit $ 500,000
Bodily Injury by Disease - Each Employee $ 500,000
* Waiver of Subrogation in favor of Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners
Umbrella/Excess Liability Insurance with policy limits as determined by Contract Sums (higher limits may be
required depending on the extent of contract):
Contract Sums:
Contracts up to $999,999
Each Occurrence and Aggregate Limit $1,000,000
Contracts from $1,000,000 to $1,999,999
Each Occurrence and Aggregate Limit $3,000,000
Contracts from $2,000,000 to $4,999,999
Each Occurrence and Aggregate Limit $5,000,000
Contracts Over $5,000,000
Each Occurrence and Aggregate Limit $10,000,000
* Concurrency of Effective Dates with Primary
* Blanket Contractual Liability
* Drop Down Feature
* Umbrella Policy must be as broad as the primary policy.
* Coverage excess over General Liability, Business Auto Liability, and Employers Liability
* In the event the Umbrella/Excess Liability insurance required by this Contract is written on a claims-
made basis, Contractor warrants that any retroactive date under the policy shall precede the effective
date of this Contract; and that either continuous coverage will be maintained or an extended discovery
period will be exercised for a period of five (5) years or applicable statute of limitation period following
completion of the work.
* Evidence of coverage in the form of a Certificate of Insurance shall be provided to the County prior to
start of work.
* Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners shall be Additional Insureds.
* Contractor shall be liable for money, securities, or other property of the County.
* Such coverage shall include an owner coverage endorsement for County and County shall be included
as a loss payee.
* Additional Insured Endorsements must be provided with the Certificate of Insurance
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Cyber Liability Insurance: Applies if scope of work includes the storage or transfer of any County data or sensitive
data (including but not limited to personally identifiable, health, or payment card data) or the related hosting of
database(s) or internet site(s):
Limit of Insurance per Claim $1,000,000
Aggregate Limit $1,000,000
The Contractor shall maintain insurance coverage for network security and privacy risks, including, but
not limited to, insurance for data breach or introduction of virus or malicious codes, consumer
notification, whether or not required by law, forensic investigation, public relations and crisis management
and credit or identity monitoring or similar remediation services, unauthorized access, failure of security
information theft, damage to destruction of or alteration of electronic information, breach of privacy
perils, wrongful disclosure and release of private information, collection, or other negligence in the
handling of confidential information, and including coverage for related regulatory fines, defenses, and
penalties allowed by law.
Property Insurance:
The Contractor is fully and solely responsible for any physical loss or damage to all tools, equipment,
construction office trailers and their contents, vehicles or any other personal property utilized in the
performance of the Contractor's work. Contractor agrees to waive its rights of recovery and cause its
insurers, if any, to waive their rights of subrogation against Owner and Company for any such damage or
loss, however caused.
Riggers Liability Insurance:
If any work to be performed involves the rigging, lifting. lowering or moving of property or equipment, then
those parties performing such work shall carry Rigger's Liability Insurance in an amount adequate to
insure against the physical loss or damage to the property or equipment in its care
Aviation Insurance: Applies if scope of work requires the use of aircraft, including helicopters, unmanned aircraft
systems (e.g., drones) and/or fixed-wing aircraft:
Maintain (or require aircraft owner or operator to maintain), and Contractor shall furnish proof of, Aircraft
Liability insurance with minimum limits of $10,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and property
damage of all aircraft.
Unmanned aircraft systems, minimum limits of $2,000,000 for bodily injury, property damage, and
personal injury (including invasion of privacy) for unmanned aircraft systems, and guest voluntary
settlement bodily injury coverage (for any aircraft except unmanned aircraft systems)
* Such policy shall include contractual liability covering all owned and non-owned aircraft
* If the party providing the Aircraft Liability insurance is not Contractor, then Contractor shall require
such party to (a) waive any subrogation rights of recovery they and/or their insurance carriers may
have against County and any other indemnified parties and (b) name County and such other parties
as Additional Insureds
* The Contractor shall (or shall require aircraft owner or operator) to hire, employ, and utilize pilots
certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate any such aircraft.
B. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (and any applicable Authority) must be specified in writing as an
Additional Insured on General Liability, Auto Liability and Umbrella Liability policies.
C. Gwinnett County should be provided with a minimum of 30 days advance written notice of cancellation,
material change, or non-renewal of policies required by the contract.
D. Certificate Holder should read:
Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners
75 Langley Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30046-6935
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E. Insurance Company, except Worker' Compensation carrier, must have an A.M. Best Rating of A-7 or higher. Certain
Workers' Comp funds may be accepted subject to the approval of the Gwinnett County Insurance Unit. European
markets including those based in London and domestic surplus lines markets that operate on a non-admitted
basis are exempt from this requirement provided that the Contractor's broker/agent can provide financial data to
establish that a market is equal to or exceeds the financial strengths associated with the A.M. Best's rating of A-7
or better.
F. Insurance companies providing coverage should be licensed, and authorized to do business by the Office of the
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner of Georgia ("Insurance Commissioner"), with the exception of non-
admitted carriers, in which case the broker placing coverage should be licensed by the Insurance Commissioner.
All agents placing coverage should be licensed by the Insurance Commissioner, either as a resident or non-
resident.
G. Certificates of Insurance, and any subsequent renewals, must reference each corresponding bid/contract by
project name and project/bid number, if applicable.
H. The Contractor shall agree to provide complete certified copies of current insurance policy(ies) or a certified letter
from the insurance company(ies) if requested by the County to verify compliance with these insurance
requirements.
I. All insurance coverage required to be provided by the Contractor shall state that it is primary over any insurance
program carried by the County.
J. Contractor shall incorporate a copy of the insurance requirements as herein provided in each and every
subcontract with each and every subcontractor in any tier and shall require each and every subcontractor of any
tier to comply with all such requirements. The Contractor agrees that if for any reason a subcontractor fails to
procure and maintain insurance as required, all such required Insurance shall be procured and maintained by
Contractor at Contractor's expense.
K. No Contractor or Subcontractor shall commence any work of any kind under this Contract until all insurance
requirements contained in this Contract have been complied with and until evidence of such compliance
satisfactory to Gwinnett County as to form and content has been filed with Gwinnett County. The ACORD
Certificate of Insurance or a preapproved substitute is the required form in all cases where reference is made to a
Certificate of Insurance or an approved substitute.
L. The Contractor and its insurer(s) shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against the County, the Board of
Commissioners, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers from losses arising from work performed by the
Contractor for the County.
M. Special Form Contractors' Equipment and Contents Insurance covering owned, used, and leased equipment, tools,
supplies, and contents is required to perform the services called for in the Contract. The coverage must be on a
replacement cost basis. The County will be included as a Loss Payee in this coverage for County owned
equipment, tools, supplies, and contents.
N. The Contractor shall make available to the County, through its records or the records of its insurer, information
regarding any claim related to a County project. Any loss run information relating to a County project will be made
available to the County upon its request.
O. Compliance by the Contractor and Subcontractors with the foregoing insurance requirements shall not relieve the
Contractor and Subcontractors of liability under the Contract and any applicable law.
P. The Contractor and all Subcontractors are to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Public
Law 91-956, and any other laws that may apply to this Contract.
Q. The Contractor shall at a minimum apply risk management practices accepted by the Contractors' industry.
R. The Contractor shall advise the County if required limits of insurance become eroded or impaired.
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