Work under this Contract generally consists of: Contractor to furnish all labor, materials and equipment necessary to perform work in installing a new roof (including demolition of the old roof), repairs to the brick facade (including but not limited to repointing mortar, cleaning, and replacement of brick), window replacement,selective exterior painting, and minor electrical work in moving light fixtures. Bid Bond: Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond on the form included hereto and shall be secured by a surety company, certified check or cashier's check in an amount equal to at least 5% of the amount of the bid. A contract performance and payment bond each in the amount of 100% of the contract amount will be required of the successful bidder. Payment and performance bonds may be waived for a contract under $100,000. The bid bond forthis contract will not be waived. Standards: All bids must be made, and all work performed as provided in Section 01300, City Labor Standards, and Section 01330 of the Federal Labor Standards Provisions as to employment of Savannah labor. This is a bid for construction and therefore the City's local vendor preference ordinance will not apply. Contractors and subcontractorsshall have all necessary licenses and shall furnish such license numbers before entering into contracts with the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah. The City of Savannah reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in the bidding. Bidders must comply with the President's Executive Order Nos. 11246 and 11375, which prohibit discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex or national origin. Bidders must comply with Section 2-4078 of the City Code regarding wage rates, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Anti-Kickback Act, and the Contract Work Hours Standard Act. Bidders are cautioned as follows: By signing this bid or offer, the Bidder will be deemed to have signed and agreed to the provisions of the "Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities" in this solicitation. The "Certification" providesthat the bidder does not maintain or provide for his employee'sfacilities which are segregated on a basis of race, creed, color, or national origin, whethersuch facilities are segregated by directive or on a defacto basis. The Certification also provides that he will not maintain such segregated facilities. Failure of a bidder to agree to the Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities will render his bid or offer non-responsive to the terms of solicitations. Disadvantaged Business Employment Provisions: The City of Savannah actively encourages minority employment and local disadvantaged business participation in all its capital improvement projects. The Bidder shall comply with Section 01310, Local Disadvantaged Business Employment Provisions, which requiresthe Bidderto submit documentation of compliance with these provisions in a separate sealed envelope with their bid. Further attention is called to contract conditions contained herein pertaining to non-discrimination, equal employment opportunity, subcontract, and opportunities for project area residents. The City of Savannah has established a 20% DBE goal for this project of which at least half (10%) should be met by a Local DBE. A good faith effort must be made to achieve both goals. Utility Contracting: The contractor, or any subcontractor, submitting a bid for utility contracting, as defined in O.C.G.A. Section 43-14-2 to a utility system as defined in said section,shall conformtoO.C.G.A. Section 43-14-8.2 etseq. with reference to Utility Contractor's Licenses and shallsubmit the bid with the license numbers, asissued by the Division of Utility Contractors, affixed on the outside of the bid envelope as provided by O.C.G.A. Section 43-14-8.2(h). Utility contracting means a proposal to perform utility work, the cost of which exceeds $100,000.00, to a utility system as defined in O.C.G.A. Section 43-14-2(17). Bid Submissions: Bids shall be submitted in two separate attachments. One attachment shall contain the Local Disadvantaged Business Employment Provisions and shall be clearly marked with the Project Name, Section 01310 Disadvantaged Business Employment Provisions. The other attachmentshall contain all other bid requirements and shall be clearly marked with the project name, bid number, and utility contractor'slicense number when required. Proposals can be submitted electronically via the supplier portal: Mark the outside of the envelope as follows: PROJECT NAME: President Street Plant Structural Repairs CIP NUMBER: SW631 EVENT NUMBER: 10110 Note: Uploading documents have a character limit if the system won't allow you to save attachments please shorten the name. If any other issues arise reach out to the purchasing point of contact for this event to assist. There is a file size limit when uploading if failing to upload, documents may need to be split up into multiple attachments . The Disadvantaged Business Employment Provisions will be evaluated and those bids found to be in compliance with the DBE Provisions shall be opened and read aloud at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, (August 29, 2023). Bidders' attention is directed to Section 01110, paragraph 8, Receipt of Bids, which describes this process in detail.