The OWNER will evaluate all bids received and award the contract based on bid price and qualifications. The CONTRACTOR selected will be notified in writing by the OWNER. No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) calendar days. Work To Be Done: The Work to be completed for the HWY 53 WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION is described briefly as follows: In general, construction shall consist of modifying the flow control vault and pre-flash mixer, constructing a new hydraulic flocculator, installing plate settler and sludge collection systems, rehabilitating the filters, constructing a new bulk chemical storage facility and chemical feed improvements, a new backup generator, and other miscellaneous piping, instrumentation, and electrical work. Please contact QuestCDN customer support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading and working with digital project information. Any other questions can be directed to the issuing office, ESG Engineering, Inc. Margaret Hildebrand mhildebrand@esgengineering.com or 478-474-4996 ext. 239. Contractor License: Any Contractor submitting a bid must be licensed by the State of Georgia. See Instructions to Bidders for additional bidding requirements Funding: This project is funded by the GEFA Clean Water SRF Program requiring compliance with applicable state and federal bid laws. Reservation of Rights: 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. ESG Engineering Inc. City of Winder Utilities Hwy 42 Water Treatment Plant Expansion (JN21, 28, JU5, 12, 19, 26 B/2725 B/2725) The deadline for questions to 5:00 P.M. on August 3rd, 2023.