Purchasing Type: Low Bidders (LB)
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Purchasing & Contracting
AGENDA ITEM:
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Commission District(s): All
LB - Invitation No. 2025-098-ITB CD Trunks - Shoal Creek Section 1: for use by the Department of Wastewater Management (DWM). Consists of providing construction services to replace Section 1 of the Shoal Creek Trunk Sewer and all necessary appurtenances. Recommend award to the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder JDS, Inc. Amount Not to Exceed $51,486,473.55.
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Information Contact: Michelle Butler, Chief Procurement Officer
Phone Number: (404) 687-3581
PURPOSE:
Consists of providing construction services to replace Section 1 of the Shoal Creek Trunk Sewer and all necessary appurtenances. The work consists of but is not limited to the construction of a new 72-inch trunk gravity sewer and appurtenances to replace the existing 36- to 60-inch gravity sewer, with full switchover and abandonment of the existing line. Includes trenchless GDOT crossings, manholes, cleanouts, and bypass pumping. In order to help ensure the Consent Decree is being met the County has offered an Early Completion Incentive of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for each day that the Contractor achieves Substantial Completion prior to the initial substantial completion date. The total amount that will be paid for early completion will not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00). The vendor submitted the overall lowest cost of $46,486,473.55, if they are able to complete the project ahead of schedule, they could earn up to an additional $5,000,000.00 bringing their total bid to an Amount Not to Exceed $51,486,473.55. Once completed, the Shoal Creek Trunk Sewer Improvement Project will provide much needed capacity to accommodate future growth and enhance the environmental resilience of the county's infrastructure. Six (6) bids were received.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Recommend award to the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder:
JDS, Inc., 272 Hurricane Shoals Rd. NE, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Amount Not to Exceed $51,486,473.55
and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the contract and all associated documents.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. LSBE Participation: 20.35%
2. Contract Effective Date: Date of Contract Execution
3. Contract Expiration Date: 12/31/29
4. Funding: Enterprise Fund 512
5. Additional Bidders:
Cleary Construction
2006 Edmonton Rd.
Tompkinsville KY 42167
Garney Companies
1700 Swift Street
North Kansas City, MO 64116
K Bass Construction, Inc.
2507 E. Broad St
Texarkana, AR 71854
Ruby Collins, Inc.
4875 Martin Court SE
Smyrna, GA 30082
Strack, Inc.
125 Laser Industrial Court
Fairburn, GA 30213