Site work and paving for a road / highway in Cairo, Georgia. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days. The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary to construct the proposed Asphalt Loading Area Improvements to serve Big Bend Agri-Services as shown on the construction drawings. In general, construction consists of deep base repair, heavy duty asphalt paving, and all associated measures for the complete project. Time allotted for completion of work is 60 consecutive calendar days to substantial completion. Work shall be complete and ready for contract closeout with 90 consecutive calendar days. All work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications. The work will be awarded in one (1) Contract. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Cairo-Grady County Joint Development Authority, located at 961 N Broad St, Cairo, GA 39828 or at Watkins & Associates, LLC on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. Any Contractor submitting a bid must be a pre-qualified Georgia Department of Transportation Contractor or a Registered GDOT Subcontractor for at least 70% of the Pay Items listed in the Bid Form. License numbers must be written on the face of the bid envelope. No bid will be opened unless the license number is clearly shown. See Instructions to Bidders for additional bidding requirements. Prequalification may be required of Bidders prior to the award of contract. At the Owner's request, detailed written evidence such as financial data, bonding capacity, previous experience, present commitments, and other such data may be necessary to assist Owner in determining Contractor's qualifications shall be provided per the Instructions to Bidders contained in the contract documents. All bid forms must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or a certified cashier's check in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid. All bonds shall be by a surety company licensed in Georgia with "A" minimum rating performance and financial strength of at least five (5) times the contract price as listed in the most cunent publication of "Best's Key Rating Guide Property Liability". The successful bidder, if awarded the Contract, will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract amount. All bonds must appear on the Treasury Department's most current Circular 570 Listing. 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. All anticipated federal, state, or local permits required for the project have been applied for and are expected to be approved prior to issuance of the Notice to Proceed. All qualifying Contractors and Subcontractors performing work with the Cairo-Grady County Joint Development Authority must register and participate in the federal work authorization program commonly known as E-Verify, or any subsequent replacement program, to verify the work eligibility information of new employees. In order for a Bid to be considered, it is mandatory that the Bidder's Affidavit of Compliance with O.C.G.A. 13-10-91 be completed and submitted with the Bid. Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, the rights to reject any or all nonconforming, nonresponsive, 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. Owner reserves the right to waive informalities and to re-advertise. The Contractor shall not sublet, sell, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of the Contract or Contracts, or any portion thereof, or of his/her right, title, or interest therein, without written consent of the Engineer. For Subcontracts, consent of the Engineer will not be considered until after award of the Contract. In case such consent is given, the Contractor will be permitted to sublet a portion thereof, but shall perform, with his/her own organization, work amounting to not less than seventy percent (70%) of the total Contract cost, including materials, equipment, and labor. As a further exception, any items designated as "Specialty Items" may be performed by Subcontract and the cost of any such Specialty Items so performed by Subcontract may be deducted from the total cost before computing the amount of work required to be performed by the Contractor with his/her own organization. Purchase of materials by the Prime Contractor for use by a Subcontractor will not be allowed when computing the 70% requirement. The work to be done shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary to construct the proposed Asphalt Loading Area Improvements to serve Big Bend Agri-Services as shown on the construction drawings. In general, construction consists of deep base repair, heavy duty asphalt paving, and all associated measures for the complete project. Time allotted for completion of work is 60 consecutive calendar days to substantial completion. Work shall be complete and ready for contract closeout with 90 consecutive calendar days. All work shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications. The work will be awarded in one (1) Contract. All Work described above shall be performed as shown on the Drawings and as specified Measurement of an item of work will be by the unit indicated in the Bid. Final payment quantities shall be determined from the record drawings. The record drawing lengths, dimensions, quantities, etc. shall be determined by a survey after the completion of all required work. Said survey shall conform to Section 01720 of these Specifications. The precision of final payment quantities shall match the precision shown for that item in the Bid. Payment will include all necessary and incidental related work not specified to be included in any other item of work listed in the Bid. Unless otherwise stated in individual sections of the Specifications or in the bid, no separate payment will be made for any item of work, materials, parts, equipment, supplies or related items required to perform and complete the work. The costs for all such items required shall be included in the price bid for item of which it is a part. Payment will be made by extending unit prices multiplied by quantities provided and then summing the extended prices to reflect actual work. Such price and payment shall constitute full compensation to the Contractor for furnishing all plant, labor, equipment, tools and materials not furnished by the Owner and for performing all operations required to provide to the Owner the entire Project, complete in place, as specified and as indicated on the Drawings. "Products" shall mean materials or equipment permanently incorporated into the work. "Provide" shall mean furnish and install. Measurements methods delineated in the individual specification sections complement the criteria of this section. In the event of conflict, the requirements of the individual specification section govern. Work shall be measured by the Engineer of his representative with assistance from the Contractor prior to the preparation of a payment request by the Contractor. Unit quantities that are measured in place shall be measured monthly. The Contractor shall give the Engineer a minimum of two days notice for making all required measurements. Materials that must be measured as delivered shall be measured at the time of delivery by the Engineer or his representative; the Contractor shall provide sufficient advance notice so that such measurements can be made. Work completed shall be measured for completion against the schedule of values provided by the Contractor in accordance with the General Conditions. Related work necessary for a complete and operational job, such as relocation of mail boxes, removal of trees, relocation of utilities, field engineering, clearing and grubbing, traffic control, etc., not specifically identified as a pay item shall be included in the unit price bid. No additional payments will be made for such activities. Whenever reference is made to conforming to the standards of any technical society, organization, body, code or standard, it shall be construed to mean the latest standard code, specification or tentative specification adopted and published at the time of advertisement for Bids. This shall include the furnishing of materials, testing of materials, fabrication and installation practices. In those cases where the Contractor's quality standards establish more stringent quality requirements, the more stringent requirement shall prevail. Such standards are made a part here of to the extent which is indicated or intended. The inclusion of an organization under one category does not preclude those organizations' standards from applying to another category. In addition, all work shall comply with the applicable requirements of local codes, utilities and other authorities having jurisdiction. All material and equipment, for which a UL Standard, an AGA or NSF approval or an ASME requirement is established, shall be so approved and labeled or stamped. The label or stamp shall be conspicuous and not covered, painted, or otherwise obscured from visual inspection.