Renovation of a conference / convention center in Atlanta, Georgia. Completed plans call for the renovation of a conference / convention center.

Notice is hereby given the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (hereafter referred to as "Authority" or "Owner") is soliciting competitive sealed proposals from qualified and experienced companies ordinarily engaged in the business of escalator modernization as it pertains to the project specified in detail herein, located at the Georgia World Congress Center Authority in accordance with the terms, conditions, and requirements set forth in this Request for Proposal (RFP) and further defined herein The Georgia World Congress Center Authority will receive responses from firms specializing in escalator modernization. The Authority retains the right to reject any or all submittals, and to waive technicalities, irregularities, and informalities, or cancel this procurement at any time. This RFP is being issued by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which is the only office authorized to change, modify, clarify, etc., the provisions of this RFP and to award any contract(s) resulting from the RFP. The Issuing Officer and sole point of contact for administrative and technical issues regarding this RFP is: Erle Coleman, Director of Supply Chain Management Georgia World Congress Center Authority 285 International Boulevard, NW Atlanta, Georgia30313-1591 Telephone:(404) 223-4244 E-mail: ecoleman@gwcc.com The Issuing Officer may designate others to act on his/her behalf. The Authority may change the Issuing Officer or the limits of his/her authority at its discretion. A map to the facilities and the parking decks is available at http://www.gwcc.com/pdf/gwccmap.pdf. For information regarding this conference contact: Erle Coleman, Georgia World Congress Center Authority, (404) 223- 4244 The purpose of this conference will be to clarify the contents of this Request for Quotation in order to help ensure a thorough understanding of the Authoritys requirements. Any questions as to the requirements of this Request for Quotation, or any apparent omission or discrepancy should be presented to the Authoritys representatives at this conference. This conference also provides a forum by which interested parties will have equal access to relevant RFP information prior to the final quotation submission Any proposal received after the date and time specified or prepared, or submitted may not be eligible for consideration. Proposers are expected to exercise their best professional independent judgment in analyzing the requirements of this RFP to ascertain whether additional clarification is necessary or desirable before responding. Proposer questions, interpretations of this document, requests for information, requests for extensions of quotation deadlines, or requests for clarification of the scope of services/work shall be submitted in writing to the Issuing Officer ONLY at the e-mail address provided. Questions and requests submitted shall be numbered and separated from each other by at least two-line spaces. The e-mail message title shall reference the RFP title and number. To be given consideration these questions shall be submitted to the Authority. The Authority may, but is not required to, answer questions submitted. If, upon review of such questions/requests, the Authority deems that a change in any part of the quotation documents is in order, an addendum addressing that change may be issued to all interested parties via the Georgia Procurement Registry. All interested parties are responsible for monitoring the site for the latest information regarding the proposed project. Failure of any Proposer to receive any such addenda or interpretation shall not relieve the Proposer from any obligation that shall apply to their quotation as submitted. All addenda so issued shall become part of this RFP. Requests for extensions of quotation deadline(s) will be reviewed by the Authority and may be approved or denied at the sole discretion of the Authority. Corrections, changes or clarifications, if required, will be made in written addenda. The Authority will not be responsible for any other instructions, interpretations, or explanations. Any written addenda to the quotation documents issued by the Authority prior to the quotation acceptance deadline will be considered a part of these documents. No response other than written will be binding upon the Authority. (See also "Restrictions of Communications") Duration of Offer Once submitted, a quotation becomes the property of the Authority and constitutes an offer by the Proposer that may not be revoked or withdrawn after the time set for deadline for receipt of quotations and shall remain open for acceptance for a period of One Hundred and Eighty (180) days following such time, and thereafter only in writing. From the time of advertisement of this solicitation until final award is made, interested firms are not allowed or permitted to communicate about this solicitation or scope with any staff or any official representatives of the Authority, GWCC, or other facilities of the Authority, or their consultants, except for submission of questions as instructed in the RFQ, or as provided by any existing work agreement(s). Finalists and Apparent Awardee(s) are restricted from making public statements or press releases about their selection as finalists or their apparent award. For violation of this restriction, the Authority reserves the right to reject the submittal of the offending respondent.