Request For Bids - RSC West Hill Cemetery Drainage Project

Request For Bids

RSC West Hill Cemetery Drainage

Dalton Project No. PW-2022-SP-190

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Dalton Finance Department located at 300 W. Waugh Street, Dalton, Georgia 30722 until:

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022 at 2:00 PM

for the furnishing of all materials, labor, tools, skill, equipment and incidentals unless noted otherwise for the construction of the project entitled:                                                                         

RSC WEST HILL CEMETERY DRAINAGE
DALTON PROJECT NO. PW-2022-SP-190

at which time and place the sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bids received after the designated time will not be considered.

The principal items of construction include:

            The site is +/- 3.6 acres in West Hill Cemetery owned by the City of Dalton along Evans Whitener Drive. The Contractor will be responsible for installing a Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance system in the existing channel and expanding the existing dry detention stormwater basins on the site. The work includes the removal of trees, excavation, grading, transport of soil to the designated spoils site, and grading of the spoils site to designed grades. Approximately 3.6 acres will be disturbed during construction. The work shall be done as directed by the plans developed by Arcadis-U.S., Inc and work within the schedule as directed by the cemetery sexton. All work shall be performed according to the latest Georgia D.O.T. Standards and Specifications.

Bidders shall inform themselves of and comply with all conditions and specifications contained in the bid package, contract, related documents and State and Federal Law.

The bid package, specifications, and contract documents for this project are open to public inspection at the City of Dalton Public Works Department located at 535 Elm Street, Dalton, Georgia 30721. The Public Works Department may be contacted by telephone at (706) 278-7077 or by mail at P.O. Box 1205, Dalton, Georgia 30722.

A Mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 1:00 PM Thursday, November 3, 2022 to begin at the Public Works Office.  Please reserve time to tour the site locations. Failure to attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting will result in disqualification from being able to provide a bid on the work.

Any questions pertaining to the bid documents and specifications should be submitted in writing via email by the questions deadline of 2:00 PM November 9, 2022. Questions must be directed to Jackson Sheppard at: jsheppard@daltonga.gov.

The City of Dalton will issue responses to questions and any other corrections or  amendments it deems necessary in written addenda issued prior to the bids due date.  Bidders are advised to check the website for addenda before submitting a bid.

One Contract shall be awarded covering all work, and the contract duration shall be 12 weeks from notice to proceed. Bidders must agree to pay as liquidated damages the sum of $300.00 per each consecutive calendar day thereafter. Due consideration will be given to delivery of materials in specifying starting date.

Contract documents, plans, and the bid package for this project may be obtained electronically via the City of Dalton’s webpage http://www.daltonga.gov.  

Should a bidder choose to download the bid package from the City of Dalton webpage, please send a written request to be added to the Project “Bidder’s List” by sending an email request to: jsheppard@daltonga.gov.

Bids must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bid Bond in an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the bid to be considered.

No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receiving bids for a period of sixty (60) days.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids (and/or alternates) and to waive formalities and re-advertise.