**As of September 20, 2024 , this project has not yet been awarded. A timeline for award has not yet been established. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified contractors for the Pond Road and Berkeley Hills Area Water Main Replacements. Please Note: Ineligible Source List During the period for which a person/firm has been debarred or suspended, or placed on the Gwinnett County ineligible source list, that person/firm shall not submit or cause to be submitted offers, quotes, bids, or proposals, etc. to Gwinnett County, even when automatically or electronically distributed a notification or notified of a solicitation request. Submittals from firms currently on the Gwinnett County ineligible source list will not be considered. For contractors interested in pre-qualification, the Annual Pre-Qualification Application must be completed and submitted to the Gwinnett County Department of Financial Services - Purchasing Division-2nd Floor, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046 or submitted via email to Brittany.Bryant@GwinnettCounty.com. The contractor must be pre-qualified prior to the first date of the advertisement. Questions regarding bids should be submitted to Brittany Bryant, CPPB, Purchasing Associate III at fax 770-822-8728, or email Brittany.Bryant@GwinnettCounty.com no later than 3:00 p.m. local time, August 08, 2024. Bids are legal and binding upon the bidder when submitted. All Bidders are required to submit a Bid Bond, or a certified check made payable to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount bid. The Bid Bond or certified check must be enclosed in the envelope with the sealed bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a contract Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the sum of 100% of the total amount bid and provide insurance coverage as required by the contract documents. Bonding Company should be licensed to do business in Georgia, licensed to do business by the Georgia Secretary of State, authorized to do business in Georgia by the Georgia Insurance Department, listed in the Department of the Treasury's Publication of Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Surety on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies and must have an A.M. Best rating of A-10 or higher. All bonds should be submitted on forms provided by Gwinnett County and agencies providing bonds and insurance should provide proof that they meet the criteria outlined in the bid and contract documents. No Bidder may withdraw his Bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Bidder agrees to complete the Contract awarded within the "allowable calendar days for completion" from the date of the "Notice to Proceed" and he further agrees that the Owner may retain from the monies which may become due the amount of $1,500.00 (Substantial) / $600.00 (Final) for each and every day that the completion of the work may be delayed. County will award the Contract to the lowest "qualified" bidder, subject with the Owner's right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities, and to make an award deemed in its best interests. With limited response, Gwinnett County reserves the right to extend the solicitation opening date as appropriate in order to assure a competitive procurement process. Consecutive Calendar Days for Completion: 360 (Substantial) / 390 (Final) PROJECT No. M-0736-51, GWR225661