Site work for a residential development in Lagrange, Georgia. Completed plans call for site work for a residential development.

Providing all labor., equipment and materials to construct the LaGrange Thread Phase 7B Clocktower, The City of LaGrange is exempt from sales and excise taxes. All bids shall be free of sales and excise taxes. This does not relieve the contractor from any obligation to pay sales and excise tax to suppliers. The City reserves the right to ask any and/or each bidder to submit a list of similar jobs completed in the LaGrange and surrounding area, to inspect those jobs and to question owners or other knowledgeable individuals about the quality of work or reliability of the contractor All work shall be done in accordance with the bid documents, specifications and drawings. Bids shall be submitted on the forms supplied in the bid documents. All bids shall be held valid for a period of sixty (60) days after the opening date. A Bid Bond or certified check made out to the City of LaGrange in the amount of 5% of the base bid proposal must accompany the bid. Such certified check or bid bond will be returned to all but the lowest, qualified bidder within thirty days after the opening of bids, and to the lowest bidder after the execution of the attached contract. Bidders are expected to examine carefully the work sites, the specifications, conditions, etc. before submitting a proposal. The submission of a proposal shall be considered evidence that the bidder has made such examinations and is satisfied as to the conditions to be encountered in performing the work. The City of LaGrange reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids and to accept the bid which City personnel considers the most advantageous to the City. The City further reserves the right to waive informalities and minor irregularities in all bids received in the bidding process. All bidders shall complete and submit with any bid a notarized affidavit (forms attached) in compliance with O.C.G.A. Section 13-10-91 attesting to the Bidder's registration with the Federal work authorization program. The winning bidder shall obtain insurance related to performing work with the CSXT right of way as described in the attached CSXT contract in addition to the other required insurances and bonds. Please see the attached agreement with CSXT. Questions concerning these conditions and specifications should be addressed in writing to Jeremy Andrews, Purchasing Agent at jmandrews@lagrangega.org. All questions will be listed and answered by the City of LaGrange and/or Kaizen Collaborative and will be posted as addenda on the City of LaGrange website for the benefit of all parties interested in bidding on this project. No questions will be accepted after 5 P.M. EST, Thursday, May 9th, 2024. A performance bond in an amount equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of the base bid amount, the cost of which shall be included in bid IF SUCH BID EXCEEDS $100,000.00. A payment bond in an amount equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of the base bid amount, the cost of which shall be included in bid IF SUCH BID EXCEEDS $100,000.00. The Time allowed for this work is 270 Calendar days. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. No bids will be received after the time set for opening proposals. Any conditions, limitations or provisions attached to the Proposal, except as provided herein, will render it informal and may cause its rejection. Any bidder may withdraw his bid, either personally or by written request, at any time prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. The City reserves the right to consider as unqualified to do the work of general construction any Bidder who does not habitually perform with his own forces the major portions of the work as specified in the Bidding Documents. The Contractor shall pay to the city as Liquidated damages the sum of ($500.00) for each calendar day that he shall be in default of completing the work in this contract within the time limit.