This tender is for TSLOST Sidewalk Improvements in Barrow County, Georgia. The project involves sidewalk improvements on Matthews School Road, Carl Bethlehem Road, Hoyt King Road, and Waterford Drive. Key requirements include adherence to Georgia Department of Transportation standards, comprehensive erosion and sediment control measures, traffic control, utility coordination, and submission of various affidavits and bonds. The contract term is 210 days from the notice to proceed, with liquidated damages of **** per calendar day for delays. The county requires contractors to maintain specific insurance coverages and comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including the Everify program for employment verification. The contractor must also provide performance and payment bonds. Bids are due by June 4, 2026, at 2 PM.
The contractor shall commence work within five 5 business days of the commencement date provided by the county and all work shall be completed on or before two hundred and ten 210 days following the commencement date specified in the notice to proceed.
The county shall pay the contractor within thirty 30 calendar days after approval of the invoice by county staff, less retainage. The contractor may request payment of no more than ninety-five percent 95% of the work completed, with the remaining five percent 5% retained until substantial completion.
The contractor warrants that materials and equipment will be of good quality and new, and that the work will be free from defects not inherent in the quality required or permitted, conforming to the contract documents. Work not conforming is considered defective. The contractor shall repair or replace defects appearing within years the warranty period from the date of final completion.
The contractor must be licensed to do business in the state of Georgia and must have familiarized itself with the nature and extent of the contract documents, the project, and all local conditions and federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
The contractor shall pay to the county one hundred fifty dollars **** dollars (****) for each and every calendar day that expires after a deadline provided in the contract documents, as liquidated damages.
Samples are physical examples that illustrate materials, equipment or workmanship and establish standards by which the work will be judged. The contractor shall review for compliance with the contract documents and submit them.
