DATE ISSUED: July 14, 2022
FOR: Providing all materials, equipment and labor for the structural steel painting for
Majors Bridge over Big Creek and Burnt Bridge over Settingdown Creek As-Needed
for Maintenance.
DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING SEALED BIDS: 2:00 p.m., Thursday
August 11, 2022
OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST
SEALED BID RECEIVING OFFICE: Procurement Department
514 West Maple Street, Suite 104
Cumming, GA 30040
LAST DATE/TIME FOR QUESTIONS: 3:00 p.m., Thursday
August 4, 2022
SEALED BIDS WILL BE OPENED AT: 2:30 p.m., Thursday
August 11, 2022
Procurement Department
514 West Maple Street, Suite 104
Cumming, GA 30040
Sealed BIDS in duplicate copy (one original, one copy), subject to all provisions of the
Invitation to Sealed Bid, will be received and opened at the time, date and place shown above.
Award of Sealed Bid will be made at a later date pending evaluations of all Sealed BIDS
submitted.
Place name of Firm, opening date, Bid No. 22-78-3150, and the words “SEALED BID” on the
lower left side of the sealed envelope.
Sealed BIDS submitted after 2:00 p.m. Local Time on the date of the deadline will not be
accepted under any circumstances. Delivery of Sealed Bid to proper location by date/time
of deadline is Bidding Firms responsibility.
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Sealed Bid packages must be complete, in detail with all required information, bonds or other
documents and, if not so completed will be rejected.
Sealed Bid tabulations will be furnished upon written request, or may be viewed on Forsyth
County’s web site: www.forsythco.com.
Addenda and Interpretations: No interpretation of the meaning of the plans and
specifications or other Sealed Bid documents will be made to any Bidder orally. Every request
for such interpretations must be in writing and addressed to: Kimber Carder, Procurement
Agent II, Forsyth County Procurement Department, 514 West Maple Street, Suite 104,
Cumming, Georgia 30040, fax number 770.205.4666, email: kncarder@forsythco.com and to
be given consideration must be received at least seven business (7) days prior to the date
fixed for the opening of Sealed Bids. Any and all such interpretations and any supplemental
instructions will be in the form of written Addenda to the Specifications which, if issued, will
be posted on the Forsyth County Web Page, www.forsythco.com, then click on the
appropriate Bid Number. Failure of any Bidder to receive any such addendum or
interpretation shall not relieve such Bidder from any obligation under his Sealed Bid as
submitted; it is the responsibility of the Bidder to ensure receipt of any addenda. All addenda
so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents.
It is the County’s intent that this Bid permit competition. It shall be the Bidder’s responsibility
to advise the Procurement Agent, in writing, if any language, specification, etc., or any
combination thereof, inadvertently restricts or limits the requirements stated in this Bid to a
single source. Such notification must be received by the Procurement Agent not later than
four (4) days prior to the date set for acceptance of the Bid.
Permits and Fees – It is the Contractor’s responsibility to secure and pay for the building
permit and other permits and fees, licenses, and inspections necessary for proper execution
of the Work which are customarily secured after execution of the Contract.