West Main/Elliots Crossing Water, Sewer, Storm Drainage and Street Improvements

SECTION 00100
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
1. Sealed Bids: Sealed bids for construction of the project entitled West Main/Elliots Crossing
Water, Sewer, Storm Drainage and Street Improvements will be received until 2:00 PM, May 6,
2026 at the City Manager's Office, 106 East Lee Street, Thomaston, Georgia 30286, at
which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. No bid may be withdrawn after the
closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days.
2. Work To Be Done: The Work to be completed for the West Main/Elliots Crossing Water, Sewer,
Storm Drainage and Street Improvements is described briefly as follows:
In general, construction shall consist of installation of:
Water System Improvements: This work will see the installation of 3,700 LF of 8" CL350 DIP
Water Main, 90 meters, new service lines by open cut and trenchless applications, new hydrants,
gate valves and additional fittings, testing, and appurtenances required to complete the work.
Sanitary Sewer System Improvements: This work will include the installation of 3,572 LF of 8"
gravity main through open cut and trenchless applications, the installation of 16 manholes, the
installation of 90 new cleanouts, and all other equipment, labor, materials, and testing to
complete the work as required in the plans and specifications.
Storm Water System Improvements: This work will include the installation of a stormwater pond
with accompanying outlet control structure and headwalls, 337 LF of 42" RCP, 709 LF of 36" RCP,
687 LF of 30" RCP, 354 LF of 24" RCP, and 321 LF of 18" RCP through open cut applications, the
installation of various catch basins and junction boxes that remain in the ROW, and all other
equipment, labor, materials, and testing to complete the work as required in the plans and
specifications.
Road Improvements: This work will include 34 of a mile of full depth paving of asphalt in the roads,
removing and replacing any existing driveway aprons on roads A and C, curb and gutter along the
paved roads, raising and lower valves/manholes/etc., and installing new signage and striping.
General Items: Mobilization & Demobilization, Traffic Control, Erosion Control, Pressure Testing,
and Stump Removal.
Project Coordination: All utility work on this project will be coordinated with a site contractor
selected by the developer.
3. Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents: Complete digital specifications and contract
documents are available at www.QuestCDN.com. You may view the digital documents for free by
entering the Quest project number 10145775 on the website's project search page. The fee to
download the digital documents is $200 (non-refundable) payable through the website. A bidder's
proposal will not be considered by the Owner unless the Bidder is on record with Quest/ESG
Engineering, Inc. as having purchased and received complete Bidding Documents. Please contact
QuestCDN customer support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in
membership registration, downloading and working with digital project information. Copies of
Bidding Documents may be obtained from ESG Engineering- contact Renee Keith at
z-rkeith@inframark.com to procure Bidding Documents and to be added to the Bidder's List
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(required to bid on project). Hard copies will be provided upon non-reimbursable payment of
$200.
4. Contractor License: Any Contractor submitting a bid must be licensed by the State of Georgia. See
Instructions to Bidders for additional bidding requirements.
5. Bonds: Bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or certified cashier's check in an amount not less
than 5% of the base bid. All bonds shall be by a surety company licensed in Georgia 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".
Performance and Payment Bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price shall be
required of the successful bidder if contract is awarded. Each Bond shall be accompanied by a
"Power of Attorney" authorizing the attorney-in-fact to bind the surety and certified to include the
date of the bond.
6. Funding: This project is funded by RWHI funds through the Department of Community Affairs
requiring compliance with applicable state and federal bid laws.
This is a Section 3 Covered Project under the HUD Act of 1968 and Section 3 Residents and
Business Concerns are encouraged to apply.
The City is committed to providing all persons with equal access to its services, programs,
activities, education, and employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
familial status, disability or age.
7. Reservation of Rights: Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without
limitation, the rights to reject any or all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional
Bids and to reject the Bid of any Bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest
of the Project to make an award to that Bidder, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the
Bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or
criteria established by the Owner.
8. RWHI Section 3 Requirements: This is a Section 3 Covered Project under the HUD Act of 1968
and Section 3 Residents and Business Concerns are encouraged to apply.
The City is committed to providing all persons with equal access to its services, programs,
activities, education, and employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
familial status, disability or age.
This agreement is for services related to a project that is subject to the Build America, Buy
America Act (BABAA) requirements under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
("IIJA"), Pub. L. 177-58. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and
construction materials used in this project must be produced in the United States, as further
outlined by the Office of Management and Budget's Memorandum M-22-11, Initial
Implementation Guidance on Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial
Assistance Programs for Infrastructure, April 18,2022.
City of Thomaston
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Represented By: Russell Thompson
City Manager
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