Columbia County School District
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
4781 Hereford farm Road, Evans, GA 30809
Tele: (706) 541-2723 ext. 5108 Fax: (706) 855-3843 Email: Hudson.Chandler@ccboe.net
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
MEMORIAL PARK INSTALL AT STALLING
ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (SIMS)
NUMBER HC-02-10-26A
The Columbia County School District (CCSD) is accepting sealed proposals as specified in
the attached request for proposal (RFP). Bids will be received at the office of Mr. Hudson E.
Chandler, Purchasing Supervisor, Columbia County School District, Business Department,
4781 Hereford Farm Road, Evans, GA 30809.
Mandatory Pre-Bid site review: January 28, 2026
starting @ 10:00am Stallings Island Middle School,
3830 Blackstone Camp Rd., Martinez GA 30907
Bid Due: February 10, 2026 @ 2:00pm at CCBOE
Business Department, 4781 Hereford Farm Road,
Evans, GA 30809
BIDS SHALL BE PLAINLY MARKED
IFB FOR: SIMS Memorial Park Install
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER: HC-02-10-26A
DUE BEFORE: February 10, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Any bid received later than the specified date and time, whether delivered in person or
mailed, may be disqualified.
The CCSD reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to accept any bid deemed
most advantageous to the Columbia County School District and to waive any informalities in
bidding.
Hudson E. Chandler
Purchasing Supervisor
PROPOSAL CERTIFICATION & ACCEPTANCE FORM
Project Name:
SIMS Memorial Park Install
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
NO. HC-02-10-26A
Refer ALL Inquiries to:
Commodity: SIMS Memorial Park Install
Columbia County School District
4781 Hereford Farm Road
Evans, GA 30809
ATTN: Hudson Chandler, Purchasing Supervisor
Contract Type: Fixed Price
FOR CCBOE USE ONLY
Telephone:
Facsimile:
E-Mail:
706- 541- 2723
Ext. 5108
706- 855-3843
Hudson.Chandler@ccboe.net
Contract Number:
(See page 2 for mailing instructions.)
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m., February 10, 2026.
Offers are subject to rejection if not received by the due date and time specified and may be subject to rejection if not submitted with
this form.
EXECUTION
In compliance with this Request for Proposal, and subject to all the terms and conditions herein, the undersigned offers and agrees to
furnish all products, materials, equipment, and labor necessary to perform to the attached specification, at the price and within the time
specified herein. I certify that this Offer is made without prior understanding, agreement, or connection with any firm, corporation, or
person submitting a Proposal for the same purpose, and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud. Under penalty of perjury,
the undersigned Offeror certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief: (1) the prices in this Proposal have been arrived at
independently without collusion, consultation, communication, or agreement, for the purposes of restricting competition, as to any
matter relating to such prices with any other Offeror, or to any competitor or with any officers, agents or employees of the CCBOE; and
(2) unless otherwise required by Federal or Georgia Law, the prices which have been offered in this Proposal have not been knowingly
disclosed by the Offeror and will not be knowingly disclosed by the Offeror prior to opening, directly or indirectly, to any other Offeror or
to any other competitor; and (3) no attempt has been made or will be made by the Offeror to induce any other person, partnership or
corporation to submit or not submit a Proposal for the purpose of restricting competition.
Failure to execute/sign Proposal prior to submittal may render the Proposal invalid. Late Proposals may not be
accepted.
OFFICIAL BUSINESS NAME,
COMPANY NAME, TRADE NAME:
STREET ADDRESS:
FEDERAL ID OR SOCIAL SECURITY NO:
P.O. BOX:
ZIP:
CITY & STATE & ZIP:
TYPE OR PRINT NAME & TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING:
TELEPHONE NUMBER: TOLL FREE TEL. NO
(800)
FAX NUMBER:
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:
DATE:
WEB ADDRESS:
E-MAIL:
Offer valid for 45 days from Request for Proposal due date unless otherwise stated here: ____ days
TYPE BUSINESS
Check one or more where applicable:
Minority-Owned Business (at least 51% owned and controlled by minority group members)
Woman-Owned Business (at least 51% owned and controlled by women)
Small Business
ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER
If any or all parts of this Proposal are accepted, an authorized representative of the CCBOE shall affix their signature hereto and this
document and any other special terms and conditions, scopes of work, specifications, and any Columbia County Board of Education
Contract conditions applicable to this Request For Proposal shall then constitute the entire written contract agreement between the
parties (“Contract”). This Contract supersedes all prior written or oral agreements and there are no other promises or conditions in any
other agreement, whether written or oral, having effect on this Contract. A copy of this acceptance will be forwarded to the successful
Offeror and a CCBOE Purchase Order and/or General Contract For Services will issued as a release against this Contract.
FOR CCBOE USE ONLY
Offer accepted and contract awarded this ____ day of _____________________, 20_____,
By ___________________________________________________________ (Authorized contracting representative of CCBOE).
MAILING INSTRUCTIONS: Mail (e.g., US Mail, Fed Express) pages 1 & 2 of this fully executed Request for Bid document and any
required RFB documents with your Proposal. This is a formal sealed RFB. Seal, address envelope and identify the Request For
Proposal number on the outside of the package as shown below: It is the responsibility of the Offeror to have all required RFB
documents received by CCSD on or before the specified due date and time. INCLUDE ONE ORIGINAL BID RESPONSE AND ONE
COPY.
Columbia County School District
Business Department
4781 Hereford Farm Road
Evans, GA 30809
Attention: Hudson Chandler, Purchasing Supervisor
Project:
RFP:
Final review:
SIMS Memorial Park Install
HC-02-10-26A
February 10, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.
Instructions & Specifications
The Columbia County School District, 4781 Hereford Farm Road, Evans, Georgia 30809
(CCSD) is soliciting a proposal request for install of a Memorial park at Stalling Island
Middle school (SIMS) under Proposal Request (RFP) HC-02-10-26A.
• Mandatory Pre-bid site review meeting January 28, 2026 starting 10:00 a.m., at
Stallings Island Middle School 3830 Blackstone Camp Rd, Martinez, GA 30907
• Bids are due no-later-than February 10, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CCSD Office, 4781
Hereford Farm Road, Evans, GA 30809.
The Columbia County School District will accept bids sent by email. Bidders are to
consider emailed bids not received by Hudson.Chandler@CCBOE.net, until responding
email accepting receipt. Email greater than 18 megabytes exceed our size limit and
cannot be received. Electronic Signatures will be accepted on bids.
Proposal shall include all material, labor and permits to install the Memorial Park.
Scope of Work
Jobsite
Estimated working area is approximately 100' x 75'
Exterior Grounds
Landscaping will consist of up to three pallets of Bermuda sod. Sprinklers system with up
to 12 heads to include planter boxes. Repairs as necessary to existing system.
• Planters will have drains in them
• 2- column/gutter outlets on existing building will be re-routed in underground pipe
with pop up or like to move the water discharge to not flow over or through
memorial park
Concrete Flatwork
• 4' sidewalks, approximately 345 sq. ft to match existing walkways
Foundation/Park Slab
The Planters consist of Standard CMU blocks with a brick face on all sides
Contractor discretion on footing design and technique
• Planters will be faced with brick with a rowlock on top, 2 courses of brick will be
installed inside of the planter below the rowlock. The height of the planters will be
20-24" high
• Standard Mortar is included
Columbia County School District
SIMS Memorial Park
HC-02-10-26A
Slab will be stamped and stained to resemble seamless natural stone
• Control joints to be applied as needed and may be cut into 16" squares to resemble
tile
• A brick rowlock to be around park slab, Brick sides will finish at final grade to give
appearance of a slab on grade
Seating Tables are not part of the bid
Electrical
• Electrical will be provided from existing buildings closest available access to a circuit
that meets the criteria for park lighting.
• 4 lamp posts will be provided and installed. Please allow $4,000.00 in your proposal
for lights only.
Scoring Matrix Weighting
Proposals will be evaluated utilizing the following categories and weights:
30% Price
25% Years of experience
25% Responsiveness in clearly stating and understanding the scope of work and in
meeting the requirements of the request
20% Quality of proposal response
Additional Requirements
All damage to school property or vehicles, and injury to anyone on school grounds must be
reported immediately to the Cliff Sanders. NO EXCEPTIONS! Damage to CCSD property
(e.g., Sprinkler heads, broken or cracked windows, sports tracks, signage, fences, gates,
etc.) will be repaired and paid by CCSD and then deducted from the successful bidder’s
invoice amount. Damage to private property will be repaired and paid by the successful
bidder. Such repair will be coordinated between the successful bidder and Cliff Sanders.
All bidders are being provided the same time and opportunity to request any additional
information or clarification concerning this bid in advance of the specified bid due date
and time. Therefore, failure to seek such information or clarification prior to the bid
closing shall all be deemed to have been fully asked and answered in advance of the bid
closing. All questions or request for information relating to this solicitation shall be
directed to Hudson.Chandler@CCSD.net.
By submitting a proposal, the Bidder certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief:
(1) the prices in this proposal have been arrived at independently without collusion,
consultation, communication, or agreement, for the purposes of restricting competition,
as to any matter relating to such prices with any other Bidder, or to any competitor or with
any officers, agents or employees of the CCSD; and (2) unless otherwise required by
This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.