Sealed bids will be received by the Town of Braselton, Georgia (OWNER), for furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and any other miscellaneous items necessary for the construction of Chateau Elan Main Lift Station Replacement in Braselton, Georgia. All bids will be evaluated by OWNER and the project will be awarded, if it is awarded, within sixty (60) days of the bid opening. If a bidder is not selected within sixty (60) days of the bid opening, any bidder that is determined by the OWNER to be unlikely of being selected for contract award shall be released from their bid. The award of this bid proposal, if awarded, shall be based on several criteria, including prices bid, experience in the work proposed, and references. Refer to Article 14 of Section 00100 for criteria and award method. The Project consists of, but is not limited to the following major elements: Construction of a submersible sewer lift station (pump components supplied by the Town) and site, electrical work (generator and automatic transfer switch supplied by the Town), +-120 L.F. 24-inch dia. PVC gravity sewer line, +-290 L.F. 16-inch dia. PVC sewer force main, 4 each 6-foot dia. manholes, abandonment of an existing lift station and associated appurtenances. . For technical questions regarding this project, you may contact Greg Bennett at 770-962-1387 or gbennett@eminc.biz. The Information for Bidders, Bid Proposal Form, Form of Agreement, Drawings, Specifications, and forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Bidders Qualification Forms, and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations: OWNER: Town of Braselton Town Hall 4982 Highway 53 P.O. Box 306 Braselton, GA 30517-0006 706-654-3915 (T) 706-654-3109 (F) ENGINEER: Engineering Management, Inc. 303 Swanson Drive Lawrenceville, GA 30043 770-962-1387 (T) 770-962-8010 (F) A list of persons who purchased Contract Documents from Engineering Management, Inc. will be available from the Engineer ONLY through their website at email, facsimile transmission or U.S. Mail. Each bid must be submitted in a SEALED ENVELOPE, addressed to the OWNER. Each sealed envelope containing a Bid must be plainly marked on the outside as, "Chateau Elan Main Lift Station Replacement Town of Braselton, Georgia". If bid is forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the Bid must be enclosed in a separate mailing envelope to the attention of the OWNER at the address previously given. All Bids must be made out on the bid form of the type bound in the Contract Documents, in accordance with the instructions in the Information for Bidders. No interlineation, additions, or deletions shall be made in the proposal form by the BIDDER. Any and all Bids received without the aforementioned qualification criteria enclosed, will be returned to the BIDDER. CONTRACTORS and SUBCONTRACTORS bidding on this Project will be required to comply with all Federal, State, and local laws. OWNER reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all Bids, to evaluate Bids, and to accept any Bid which in its opinion may be in the best interest of the OWNER. No Bid will be rejected without just cause. Successful Bidder will be required to perform WORK as the Prime Contractor. WORK performed by Prime Contractor shall be at a minimum 30% of the contract value. No BIDDER may withdraw his bid within the time limit specified in the Instruction to Bidders (Section 00100). The OWNER has acquired all necessary State and Federal permits and all easements and acquisitions in connection with this project. * Surety and insurance companies must have an AM Best rating of A-6 or greater, be listed in the Federal Registry of Companies holding Certificates of Authority and Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds, be licensed by the Georgia Insurance Department and the Georgia Secretary of State to do business in the State of Georgia. Surety companies executing Bonds must appear on the Treasury Department's most current list (Circular 570 as amended) For Performance Bonds less than $300,000 an irrevocable Letter of Credit from a bank as defined in O.C.G.A. Code Section 7-1-4 may be submitted in lieu of a bond. In lieu of a Payment Bond, a Cashier's Check, Certified Check, or Cash may be submitted in an amount not less than the total amount payable by the terms of the CONTRACT.