Pre-Engineered Truss Bridge at Victory Church Road

INVITATION TO BID
CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA
Pre-Engineered Truss Bridge at Victory Church Road
Solicitation No. PW27-A001
Issue Date: September 10, 2026
Owner: Carroll County, Georgia
Board of Commissioners
423 College Street
Carrollton, Georgia 30117
Questions Due: October 2, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST
Bids Due: October 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST
Inquiries: Sunday Cook
Purchasing Analyst
34 Horsley Mill Road
Carrollton, Georgia 30117
scook@carrollcountyga.gov
Phone: (770) 830-5909
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INTRODUCTION
The Carroll County Board of Commissioners (the "County") is requesting competitive sealed
bids from qualified vendors for a pre-engineered pony truss bridge for vehicular traffic to be
installed on Victory Church Road near its intersection with Victory Dashboard Road near Bowdon,
Georgia 30108.
Bidders are responsible for designing, engineering, fabricating, and delivering the bridge to the
project site (exact location to be coordinated by the County at time of delivery). The County plans
to select the lowest reliable bidder who meets the requirements of the County. Bids must be
received by Carroll County Public Works Office at 34 Horsley Mill Road, Carrollton, Georgia
30117 on or before 2:00 p.m. EST on October 13, 2026, after which time and date they will no
longer be accepted. Bids received on or before said time will be opened and read aloud in public.
Late responses will be returned unopened and will not be considered.
To be accepted, all responses must be sealed in an envelope and marked on the outside of the
envelope "Sealed Competitive Bid for Bridge at Victory Church Road (PW27-A001)" (the "Bid"),
and submitted by delivery of one original and ten (10) copies to the following address:
Sunday Cook
Public Works Purchasing Analyst
Carroll County Public Works
34 Horsley Mill Road
Carrollton, Georgia 30117
770-830-5895 / scook@carrollcountyga.gov
No Pre-Bid Meeting is planned for this bid. All Bidders are encouraged to submit any questions
or requests for clarification they may have upon review of the bid documents. All
questions/requests for clarification must be submitted in writing to the contact above as soon as
possible but no later than October 2, 2026 by 5:00 pm EST.
SCOPE OF WORK AND SPECIFICATIONS
General
* Owner: Carroll County, Georgia Board of Commissioners
* Bridge Usage: Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic
* Bridge Location: Victory Church Road near intersection with
Victory Dashboard Road, Bowdon, Georgia
* Truss Type: Through Pony Truss
* Span Length: 130'-0"
* Width: Inside clear width of 28'-0" with a cantilevered 5'-0" clear width sidewalk (1
side only)
* Skewed Ends: No
* Deck Type: Cast-in-place reinforced concrete with NON-composite SIP metal decking
* Loading: AASHTO LRFD HL-93 design vehicular live load
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* Bridge Material: A709 Grade 50W weathering steel
The bridge shall be designed, engineered, fabricated, and delivered according to the drawings and
specifications included in this Bid as well as the Georgia Department of Transportation's 2021
Standard Specifications and 2024 Supplemental Specifications, including but not limited to the
following sections:
-Georgia Department of Transportation 2024 Supplemental Specifications Modifying the
2021 Standard Specifications Section 500 - Concrete Structures (for non-composite SIP
metal decking and concrete deck forms or appurtenances fabricated into bridge structure)
- Georgia Department of Transportation 2024 Supplemental Specifications Modifying the
2021 Standard Specifications Section 501 - Steel Structures
The bid's specifications are for a fully engineered clear span bridge of welded steel construction
and shall be regarded as minimum standards for design, engineering, fabrication, and delivery (the
"Work").
All formwork for concrete floor: side forms and end dam s along with NON-composite deck pans
shall be supplied by the Bidder who is awarded and accepts the contract.
Preliminary Bridge Plan and Profile Drawing attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
Dimensions
1. Width: Inside clear width of bridge between railings shall be 28'-0" with a 5'-0" clear with
cantilevered sidewalk (1 side only).
2. Span: Face of back wall to face of back wall shall be 130'-0".
3. Camber: The bridge shall be cambered to offset dead-load deflection and appear flat when
erected.
4. All vertical truss members shall be perpendicular to the bottom chord of the truss after the
bridge is erected and dead loads applied.
Design
1. Design Criteria: The bridge shall be fully engineered and designed in accordance with the
American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials LRFD Bridge Design
Specifications, 10th Edition, 2024, including applicable current revisions (herein referred
to as "AASHTO") Load Factor Design. Tubular members and their connections shall be
designed per the AISC "Hollow Structural Sections Connections Manual" latest edition
and AASHTO LRFD Section 6 - Steel Structures.
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2. The open truss bridge shall be designed per AASHTO section 6.14.2 and by a Georgia
Registered Professional Engineer experienced in pony truss bridge design and top chord
stability criteria utilizing elastic lateral restraints.
3. Pre-Approved Manufacturers: CONTECH Bridge Solution, Inc. and U.S. Bridge.
In addition to normal dead loads, the bridge shall be designed for the following:
1. Uniform Live Load: Portions of vehicular bridge (sidewalk) that carry pedestrian traffic
shall be designed in accordance with AASHTO Section 3.6.1.6 (pedestrian loads) criteria.
2. Vehicle Loads: The bridge shall be designed for AASHTO LRFD HL-93 design vehicular
live load in accordance with AASHTO section 3.6.1.2. Dynamic load allowance shall be
applied in accordance with Section 3.6.2.
3. Wind Load: The bridge structure shall be designed for wind loads in accordance with
AASHTO section 3.8.
4. Seismic: The bridge shall be designed for seismic loads of the intensity required by
AASHTO criteria unless specified otherwise.
5. Load Combinations: Combination of loads shall be as AASHTO Section 3.4.1.
6. Fatigue and Fracture: The design shall include fatigure and fracture considerations per
AASHTO Section 6.6.
7. Shop Drawings: Shop Drawings and design calculations shall be prepared and submitted
to the County for approval. All drawings and calculations shall be sealed by a qualified
professional engineer licensed in Georgia.
8. Design and shop drawings shall include:
(i) HL-93 plus pedestrian loading
(ii) Bridge geometry and clear span
(iii) Weathering steel grade 50W
(iv) Pony-truss top-chord stability
(v) Deck/floor system
(vi) Cantilevered sidewalk
(vii) Vehicle railing/MASH test level
(viii) Pedestrian/bicycle railing
(ix) Bearings and connection to foundations/abutments
(x) Fatigue/fracture
(xi) Fabrication/QC/NDT
(xii) Camber
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Materials
1. All structural steel members shall comply with the minimum thickness requirements of
AASHTO LRFD section 6.7.3. In addition, structural members shall have a minimum
nominal thickness of at least 5/16" unless a greater thickness is required by factors
including but not limited to design, fatigue, fracture, corrosion allowance, fabrication, or
constructability requirements.
2. Unpainted Weathering Steel Bridges shall be fabricated from ASTM A709 grade 5OW
steel for plates, structural shapes, and tubular sections. Minimum yield (Fy) shall be 50,000
psi.
3. Concrete Floors- The pouring and finishing of 4,000 psi concrete and the furnishing of the
reinforcement shall be the responsibility of the contractor or County.
4. Field splices shall be bolted with High Strength ASTM F3125 grade A325 bolts; type 3
bolts are required for weathering steel bridges.
5. Welding materials shall be in strict accordance with the American Welding Society (AWS)
Structural welding code, D1.1 for tubular members and ANSI/AASHTO/AWS D1.5 Bridge
welding code for structural steel member.
6. Welders must be certified in accordance with the weld process to be used.
Fabrication and Quality Control
1. Supplier shall be located within the United States and shall be certified by the American
Institute of Steel Construction to have the personnel, organization, experience, capability,
and commitment to produce fabricated structural steel for Conventional Steel Structures
with a minimum Intermediate Bridge Fabricator (IBR) certification with Fracture Control
Endorsement (FCE) as set forth in the AISC Certification Program.
2. To ensure consistently high levels of quality fabrication, Supplier shall be the designer and
supplier of the bridge and shall not assign, sublet, or subcontract any part of bridge
fabrication.
3. Supplier shall maintain a full-time Certification Welding Inspection (CWI) on staff for
inspection of bridge fabrication, maintaining accurate records, and other necessary aspects
of bridge fabrication to ensure consistently high levels of quality fabrication.
4. Workmanship, fabrication, and shop connections shall be in accordance with American
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Specifications (AASHTO).
5. Welding operators shall be properly accredited experienced operators, each of whom shall
submit satisfactory evidence of experience and skill in welding structural steel with the
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kind of welding to be used in the work, and who have demonstrated the ability to make
uniform good welds meeting the size and type of weld required.
6. All welding shall utilize E70 or E80 series electrodes. The weld process used shall be Flux
Core Arc Welding (FCAW) or Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) or Shielded Manual Arc
Welding (SMAW) per AWS D1.1 or ANSI/AASHTO/AWS D1.5 "Bridge Welding Code".
7. All welds shall be visually inspected by a Certified Welding Inspector. All complete
penetration chord member welds shall be Magnetic Particle (MT) inspected and 10% of all
welds shall be MT tested.
Railings & Accessories
1. Vehicular Safety Rails: Continuous rails shall be located on the inside of the trusses and
be in accordance with AASHTO section 13.7.
2. The bridge shall have a cantilever sidewalk structure attached to the outside of truss on
one side of the bridge and the clear walkway width of this structure shall be 5 feet.
3. Pedestrian and bicycle railings shall have a smooth inside with no protrusions or
depressions and shall be in accordance with AASHTO section 13. All ends of angles and
tubes shall be closed and ground smooth. The railings should be a minimum height of 54"
above the floor deck.
Finishes
1. Blast cleaning
(a) All blast cleaning shall be done in the Supplier's OSHA approved indoor facility. Blast
operations shall use Best Management Practices and exercise environmentally friendly
blast media recovery system.
(b) To aid in providing a uniformly "weathered" appearance, all exposed surfaces of steel
shall be blast cleaned in accordance with Steel Structures Painting Council Surface
Preparation Specifications No. 7 Brush-Off Blast Cleaning, SSPC-SP7 latest edition.
(c) Exposed surfaces of steel shall be defined as those surfaces seen from the deck and
from outside of the structure. Stringers, floor beams, lower brace diagonals and the
inside face of the truss below deck and bottom face of the bottom cord need not be
blasted.
(d) Proper personal protective equipment (PPE) shall be used in accordance with OSHA
regulations for PPE for blasting operations.
(e) Airborne dust shall be collected by a dust collection system designed for that purpose.
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(f) Weathering steel bridge shall have all boldly exposed surfaces sand blasted in
accordance with Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC) Surface Preparation
Specification No. 7 "Commercial Blast Cleaning".
Delivery and Erection
1. The bridge will be delivered by truck to a location nearest to the site accessible by roads.
Hauling permits and freight charges and traffic control are the responsibility of the
Supplier.
2. The Supplier will notify the Owner in advance of the expected arrival time. Information
regarding delays after the trucks depart the plant such as inclement weather, delays in
permits, re-routing by public agencies or other circumstances will be passed on to the
Owner as soon as possible but the expense of such unavoidable delays will not be accepted
by the Supplier.
3. The Supplier will advise the customer of the actual lifting weights, attachment points and
all necessary information to install the bridge. Unloading, splicing, bolting, and proper
lifting equipment is the responsibility of others.
4. The Owner shall procure all necessary information about the site and soil conditions. Soil
test shall be procured by the Owner. The engineering, design, and construction of the bridge
abutments, piers and/or footings shall be by the Owner. The Owner shall install the anchor
bolts in accordance with the Supplier's anchor bolt spacing dimensions. All grounding and
lightning protection shall be the responsibility of the Owner.
5. A Supplier's qualified representative must be present at the project site during erection of
bridge.
Warranty
1. The Supplier shall provide a warranty against defects in material and workmanship for a
period of ten (10) years.
Schedule of Work
The schedule of Work listed below is tentative but provides a general guide of the anticipated
timeframe from Notice to Proceed ("NTP") to delivery of the bridge.
Stage Estimated Date Estimated Days Estimated Day
from NTP from Previous
Stage
Board of Commissioners meeting to 11/3/2026 - -
approve bid
Notice to Proceed 12/4/2026 - -
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Bridge design complete & shop 1/4/2027 30 30
drawings submitted to County for
approval
County and project structural engineer 2/18/2027 75 45
review shop drawings, structural
engineer designs foundations
County approves bridge shop drawings, 2/19/2027 76 1
bridge fabrication commences
Bridge fabrication complete, bridge 8/18/2027 256 180
delivered to site
Taxes, Fees, Code Compliance and Licensing
1. Supplier Responsibility. The Supplier shall be responsible for the payment of any required
taxes or fees associated with the product. The Supplier shall also be responsible for
compliance with all applicable codes and statutes.
Indemnity and Insurance
1. Professional Services Indemnity. The Supplier shall indemnify, release, and hold harmless
Carroll County, its officers, elected officials, employees, and agents, from and against all
liability, damages, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses
incurred by Carroll County and any of Carroll County's officers, elected officials,
employees or agents), claims, suits, and judgments to the extent arising or resulting from
the delivery of Professional Services under this Contract, as defined below, but such
indemnity is limited to those liabilities arising from a Negligent Professional Act of the
Supplier as defined below. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this
agreement and shall also survive the dissolution or to the extent allowed by law, the
bankruptcy of the Supplier.
(a) For the purposes of the Professional Services Indemnity in Subparagraph
above, services means those services performed by a licensed professional
employed by the Supplier, including the design, fabrication, manufacture,
transportation, or delivery of the prefabricated bridge structure and all related
components, materials, and equipment furnished under this Agreement.
(b) For the purposes of the Professional Services Indemnity in Subparagraph
above, Negligent Professional Act means an act, error, or omission in the
performance of Professional Services by the Supplier (or by any person or
entity, including joint ventures, whom the Supplier employs or utilizes in the
performance of the Professional Services) that results from the negligence,
recklessness, or intentionally wrongful conduct of the Supplier (or by any
person or entity, including joint ventures, whom the Supplier employs or utilizes
in the performance of the Professional Services) that causes liability and fails
to meet the applicable professional standard of care, skill and ability under
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similar conditions and like surrounding circumstances, as is ordinarily
employed by others in their profession.
(c) The Supplier shall indemnify, release, and hold harmless Carroll County, its
officers, elected officials, employees, and agents, from and against all liability,
damages, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses
incurred by Carroll County and any of Carroll County's officers, members,
employees or agents), claims, suits, and judgments to the extent arising or
resulting from any actual or alleged defect in materials, workmanship, or
design, whether patent or latent, including structural failure, non-conformance
with specifications, or failure to meet applicable AASHTO, state DOT, or
county engineering standards; any failure of the Supplier to comply with
applicable federal, state, or local laws, codes, permits, or regulations in
connection with the Work; and bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death, or
injury to or destruction of tangible property including loss of use, to the extent
caused in whole or in part by the negligent, reckless, or intentionally wrongful
acts or omissions of the Supplier, its subcontractors, suppliers, or anyone
directly or indirectly employed by them to carry out the Professional Services.
2. Required Insurance Coverage. The supplier must provide the Board of Commissioners
with Certificates of Insurance demonstrating General Liability Coverage in the amount of
at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in aggregate; automobile insurance in
the amount of $1,00,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 in aggregate; Professional
Liability (Errors and Omissions) Insurance. Professional Liability Insurance of at least
$2,000,000 per claim and $2,000,000 in aggregate, commercial umbrella/excess liability
coverage of $4,000,000; and workers' compensation coverage as required by law. Carroll
County Board of Commissioners must be listed as additional insureds on the policies for
the duration of the project. The supplier shall assume all liability and risks for all damages
and injuries to persons or property which shall or may arise or accrue out of the conduct of
any activity relating to the performance of the Agreement by the Supplier, its officials,
employees, agents, or servants and shall indemnify and hold harmless Carroll County and
the Carroll County Board of Commissioners from any and all liability, actions causes of
actions, suits, damages, attorney's fees, and costs which may arise or accrue due to the
conduct of any activity relating to the performance of the Agreement by the supplier, its
officers, employees, agents, or servants.
PROJECT SELECTION TIMELINE
The following schedule represents the Owner's best estimate of the schedule that will be followed.
All times indicated are prevailing times in Carroll County, Georgia. The Owner reserves the right
to adjust the schedule as needed.
Issuance of RFP: September 10, 2026
Deadline for written questions/requests for clarifications: October 2, 2026, at 5:00 pm EST
County responds to written questions: October 7, 2026
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Bids Due: October 13, 2026, at 2:00 pm EST
Board of Commissioners Selection: November 3, 2026 (Estimate)
Contract signed within 30 days after award by County
Final Award. The final award will be made to the lowest reliable bidder who meets all of the
requirements set forth in the Invitation to Bid, including the qualifications and responsiveness
requirements listed below.
Bidder Qualifications.
1. The Owner or its agent will evaluate and verify the accuracy of the Bid. If the
Owner or its agent determines that the Qualifying Criteria have not been met, the
Bidder shall be rejected. This ruling shall be final.
2. Qualifications. The Qualifying Criteria are as follows:
(a) Bidder must provide the following documentation with the Bid Response:
Product Literature
Warranty Information
AISC Shop Certification
Welder Qualifications
(b) Non-pre-approved Bidders must provide, at a minimum, the following
information:
(i) Legal company name with physical address of the fabrication
facility that will build this bridge
(ii) Years in business designing, engineering, and fabricating steel
bridges
(iii) Ownership
(iv) Number of employees
(v) Fabrication shop size*
(vi) Maximum lifting capacity and assembly dimensions in shop*
(vii) Welding and cutting equipment/processes*
(viii) Blast-cleaning equipment*
(ix) Transportation capabilities
(x) Provide a copy of the current AISC Bridge Fabricator certificate for
the facility that will build this bridge including certification category
and any applicable endorsements, restrictions, or other
certifications.*
(xi) Welder qualifications*
(xii) Warranty information
(xiii) Bridge manufacturer must have at least 10 years of experience
designing, engineering, and fabricating equal or larger type
vehicular structures.
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