NOTICE OF LETTING
CONTRACT AND INVITATION FOR BIDS
FLOYD COUNTY WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE CHULIO ROAD AREA
FOR THE
FLOYD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that Floyd County, Georgia proposes to let a Contract to the lowest responsible
bidder, upon sealed proposals, for the furnishing of all labor, material, equipment and other things
necessary for constructing Floyd County Water System Improvements to the Chulio Road area in Floyd
County, Georgia.
Sealed proposals will be received until 10:30 AM (local time), on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at the
office of the Floyd County Purchasing Director, located in the Floyd County Administration Building, 12
East Fourth Avenue, Suite 106, Rome, Georgia. Sealed bids will then and there be publicly opened and
read aloud in the office of the Purchasing Director.
The work is to be let in one contract, and shall conform in all respects to the Specifications of Williams,
Sweitzer and Barnum, Inc., Engineers, Rome, Georgia which are made out and posted conspicuously in
the office of the Purchasing Agent of the Board of Commissioners of said County, which is also the office
of the undersigned, and said specifications, general conditions and drawings, are open to the inspection of
the public.
The extent and character of the work to be done in general, consists of the construction of and supplying
the following approximate quantities:
CONTRACT NO. 1 – FLOYD COUNTY WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
CHULIO ROAD AREA
6″ D.I. Water Main - 22,730 L.F.
6″ Water Valve - 25 Ea.
Fire Hydrant w/6″ Valve - 15 Ea.
¾″ Copper Service Pipe - 2,000 L.F.
Reset Water Meters - 57 Ea.
Plus fittings, bored crossings including rock bores and other associated work items.
Bidders must comply with the President’s Executive Order Nos. 11246 and 11375,
which prohibit discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex,
or national origin.
Bidders must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Davis-Bacon Act,
the Anti-Kickback Act and the Contract Work Hours Standard Act.
Bidders must certify that they do not, and will not, maintain or provide for their employees
any facilities that are segregated on a basis of race, color, creed, or national origin.
Bidders will make positive efforts to use small and minority owned businesses.
All the above, as more specifically shown by the plans and specifications of the Engineer as aforesaid.
Reference is made to the specifications in the office of the Purchasing Agent of the Board of
Commissioners of Floyd County, Georgia, for a more particular description of the work. Said work shall
begin upon the written order of the Floyd County Board of Commissioners, after the formal execution of
the contract.
Request for payment for said work will be made through the Floyd County Board of Commissioners not
later than the fifteenth (15) day of each calendar month. The Owner shall make a progress payment to the
Contractor on the basis of a duly certified and approved estimate of the work performed during the
preceding calendar month under this Contract; but to insure the proper performance of this Contract, the
owner shall retain ten percent (10%) of the amount of each estimate of all work covered by this Contract.
Provided further, that on completion and acceptance of each separate building, public work or other
division of the Contract on which the price is stated separately in the Contract, payment may be made in
full including retained percentages thereon, less authorized deductions. In preparing estimates of material
delivered on the site, preparatory work done may be taken into consideration, and upon the final
completion and acceptance of all work covered by the Contract and the filing of a certificate of completion
and approval thereof by the Engineers as aforesaid---all retained sums will be paid.
The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Bid Bond,
Performance Bond, and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following:
iSqFt/AGC Builders Exchange Plan Room, Repro Products, 4485 S. Atlanta Road, Smyrna,
GA 30080 Phone 1-800-364-2059, Ext. 8018 Fax 1-866-570-8187
Williams, Sweitzer and Barnum, Inc., 2232 Redmond Circle, Rome, Georgia
Phone 706-234-0552 Fax 706-234-0556
Floyd County Purchasing Director, Floyd County Administration Building, Rome, Georgia
Complete sets of contract documents, construction specifications and drawings may be obtained at the
office of Williams, Sweitzer and Barnum, Inc., Engineers, 2232 Redmond Circle, Rome, Georgia 30165,
upon a non-refundable payment of $250.00 per set.
The Contract, if awarded, will be on a unit price basis. Bid may not be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90)
days after time has been called on the date of opening. Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an
amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the base bid. All bonds must be signed or countersigned by a
Georgia Resident Agent.
A faithful Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the bid, and a
Labor Materials Payment Bond in the amount of not less than the amount of said Bid, one hundred percent
(100%) as provided by Georgia Code Section 23-1704 and 23-1705, shall be furnished by the successful
bidders.
The right is reserved to the Board of Commissioners of Floyd County, Georgia to delay the award of the
Contract for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of opening of bids, during which time
bids shall remain open and not subject to withdrawal. The right is also reserved to the Board of
Commissioners of Floyd County, Georgia to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all technicalities
or informalities. Any contract executed pursuant to this notice shall be binding upon the Board of
Commissioners of Floyd County, Georgia, as such, but will not create a liability expressed or implied,
against any members of the Board of Commissioners of Floyd County, the Chairman of the Board, or
employee of said County, in his or her individual capacity.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA
Eddie Lumnsden, Chairman
Blaine Williams, County Manager
By: Nancy Lam, Purchasing Director
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/H