Bid documents may be obtained at the office of Raymond, Contact: David Dipzinski, Project Manager, 1035 Green St SE, Suite A, Conyers, Georgia 30012, Phone: 770-483-9592. Statement of Qualifications must be received by the Designer and Owner for evaluation prior to issuance of the documents to Contractors. Applications for Bid documents, together with a non-refundable payment of $175.00 per hard set and a Statement of Qualifications, must be received by Raymond Engineering prior to issuance of the documents to Contractors. These Bid documents, including all drawings and project manual, will be forwarded from the Designer's office as soon as possible if the Contractor is approved for bidding the project and the Contractor elects to have them shipped. A copy of the Bid documents, including drawings and project manuals, shall be available, for review only, at the Designer's office and the Owner's office. All Bidders must submit AIA Document A305 Contractor's Qualifications Statement to be evaluated by the Owner and Designer prior to being issued bidding documents. Bidders who do not submit the A305 Statement will be subject to disqualification. The A305 must show the Contractor's ability to complete the Contract in a satisfactory manner on projects of similar scope and complexity. References from past clients and projects must be included and will be verified. As part of the pre-qualification process, mandatory Pre-Bid Conferences will be held on site beginning at Five Forks Middle School at 10:30 AM local time and proceeding to Mountain Park Elementary School and Lilburn Middle School, November 1, 2023. Failure to attend the Pre-Bid Conference shall result in disqualification of the Bidders. Representative shall be Project Manager or Estimator directly responsible for the Bid of this project. Any Bidders may be required, at the discretion of the Owner, to furnish evidence satisfactory to the Owner that his proposed subcontractors have sufficient means and experience in the types of work called for to assure completion of the contract in a satisfactory manner. Any Bidders that is disqualified may respond to the Owner in writing within 20 days of the Notice of Disqualification as to why the Bidders feels that the disqualification is unfounded. The written appeal from the disqualified Bidders will not change the decision already made on this project. However, a favorable appeal may open the way for the Bidders in question to Bid on future Gwinnett County Public School projects. Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis. The bids may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after date of opening. Bids must be accompanied by an AIA Document A310 Bid Bond (2010) made payable to Gwinnett County Public Schools, in an amount equal to 5 percent of the Base Bid price. (Certified, or personal, checks not acceptable.) The successful Bidders will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond, each equal to 100% of the Contract Sum. These bonds are to be executed by a Surety Company licensed to do business in the State of Georgia, listed on "Department of the Treasury Circular 570", latest edition, and have an A.M. Best Company rating of at least Class "A", with a Financial Size of VI or better. Bonds must be accompanied by letter stating company's current Owner/Contractor agreement. Time is of the essence to the Contract performance. Notice to Proceed will be issued after the Pre-Construction meeting as soon as all required paper work such as Contracts, Bonds, Insurance, Submittals, etc. are in order. Contractor shall mobilize within ten (10) days of the Notice to Proceed; however, construction must be performed within the time frame stated in the General Conditions, July 19, 2024. The Owner will make payments to the successful Contractor upon receipt of requests for payments, having been certified by the Designer, as fully covered and shown in the plans and specifications. Retainage as prescribed in the specifications and General Conditions of the Contract will be withheld. The above description is an advertisement for the submission of Bids which are to be considered as offers of performance of work by the submitting party. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids and to waive technicalities.