SECTION 00100 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PART 1. GENERAL 1.1 SEALED BIDS Sealed bids for construction of Highway 80 Water Extension Phase 2 will be received until November 20th, 2025, 11:00 AM at the City of Brooklet City Hall at 104 Church Street, Brooklet GA at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. Any bid received after said time and date will not be considered by the Owner. No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days. 1.2 SCOPE OF WORK The work shall consist of furnishing all products and equipment and performing all labor necessary to perform the following: The City of Brooklet Highway 80 Water Extension project includes, but not limited to, installation of approximately 5,150 LF of 12" C-900 PVC watermain on Highway 80 from Joiner Road to Cromley Road. Watermain installation methods will include open cut and directional bore installation. The project will also consist of pavement replacement, sediment control, traffic control, and grassing. Time allotted for completion of work is ninety (90) calendar days. All Work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications. 1.3 PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents are on file at Parker Engineering, LLC. Copies may be obtained from the issuing office, Parker Engineering, LLC., 36 Courtland Street, Suite B, Statesboro, Georgia 30458, Phone: (912) 764-7722, Email: lindsey@parker-engineering.com, upon payment of $150.00 for each full-size set (non-refundable). All questions regarding this project should be directed to lindsey@parker-engineering.com at the issuing office. 1.4 BONDS Bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or certified cashier's check in an amount not less than 10% 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. 1.5 CONTRACTOR LICENSE The Scope of Work as described herein is defined as "utility contracting" in accordance with O.C.G.A 43-14-2(17) so the Contractor performing the work must provide proof of a valid license by the State of Georgia as a "Utility Contractor" and must also employ a "Utility Manager" certification holder who will have oversight of all the work. See Instruction to Bidders for additional bidding requirements. 1.6 FUNDING SOURCES Funding is to be provided by the City of Brooklet and the SEID grant. 1.7 BUILD AMERICA, BUY AMERICA BID REQUIREMENTS 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. 1.8 RESERVATION OF RIGHTS Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive informalities, including without limitation, the rights to reject any or all nonconforming, non-responsive, 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. 1.9 E-VERIFY Contractor shall comply with E-Verify regulations. 1.10 PERMITTING Permit Status GSWCC Approved EPD Under Review GA Power Approved GDOT Approved CITY OF BROOKLET OWNER END OF SECTION 72027 11/6/25 RL