INVITATION TO BID
BID 19-168-1620
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids until 2:00 p.m. (EST), Thursday,
October 24, 2019 for the following:
Forsyth County will receive sealed bids to transport, deliver, unload, install, start up and
test one (1) new 150KW, 208v, 3 phase natural gas generator and (3) new 15KW, 240V,
single phase gas generators for multiple sites within Forsyth County.
MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING: 2:00PM (local time), Tuesday October 15th, 2019. All interested
parties are to meet in front of the main entrance of the Voter Registration Building located at 1201 Sawnee
Dr. Cumming GA 30040. All parties must be in attendance no later than ten (10) minutes before start time.
Only parties attending this meeting will have bids accepted.
The envelopes containing the Bids must be sealed, addressed to Board of Commissioners of Forsyth
County, GA, delivered to the Forsyth County Procurement Department, 514 West Maple Street, Suite
104, Cumming, GA 30040, and designated as Bid No. 19-168-1620 in the lower left-hand corner. No bids
will be accepted after 2:00 p.m. (EST), October 24, 2019.
Copies of the bidding documents are available on the Forsyth County website,
www.forsythco.com, go to ‘How do I’ and then click on “Doing Business with the County”.
Instructions on how to obtain the bid documents are located at the top of the “Bids & Results”
page. There is a non-refundable fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each set of plans (plans will
be provided on flash drive) and specifications (cash or check made out to “Forsyth County” only).
Each Bidder must deposit with his Bid, a Bid Bond, or a Certified or Cashier's Check to the order of the
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid
and a Consent of Surety form from a surety company licensed to conduct business in the State of
Georgia, engaging to furnish, upon award of the Contract, a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond.
The Performance Bond shall be in a sum not less than one hundred percent (100%) and the Payment
Bond shall be in a sum not less than one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the total price bid for the
completed work and the appropriate insurance certificate showing Forsyth County, GA as an additional
insured.
No Bidder may withdraw his Bid within 90 days after the actual date of the opening, thereof.
Forsyth County in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC
2000d – 42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation issued pursuant to
such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant
to this advertisement, minority enterprise will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this
invitation and will not be discriminated on grounds of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration of
award.
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Award of bid will be made at a later date. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. Bidders and the general public are invited to attend the bid opening at 2:10 p.m. (EST),
Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Forsyth County Procurement Department, 514 West Maple Street, Suite
104, Cumming, Georgia.
Josh Rimes
Procurement Agent III
September 27, 2019
To Media: Website, Legal Organ, GA Procurement, Marketplace
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