AWTP-(2) 1000 Hp Reservoir Vertical Turbine

Sealed Bids for furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment and appurtenances necessary for the installation of AWTP-(2) 1000 Hp Reservoir Vertical Turbine (the “Project”) will be received by the Macon Water Authority (the “Owner”), at the Macon Water Authority, 537 Hemlock Street, Dorothy Black Training Room, Macon, Georgia 31201 until **2:00 P. M., local time, November 17, 2026**, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

The Project consists of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, tools and incidentals required for the installation (replacement) of two (2) 1000 HP motors at the Amerson Water Treatment Plant (AWTP) Reservoir Pump Station.

Winning bidder must provide, install and laser-align the motors. Installation will include:

• providing a crane,
• removing and replacing the pump house roof,
• existing motor removal and transport to on-site storage location,
• providing provisions for vibration detectors 90 degrees apart with ¼-28 UNF tapped hole to mount our sensors,
• providing (and laser aligning shafts) a new coupling for each unit,
• making all electrical disconnections and reconnections,
• installing a vibration system (and ensuring proper operation),
• performing vibration analysis before and after new motor installation, and
• all other tasks, requirements, and specifications outlined in the contract documents.

All bidders must attend a **mandatory** pre-bid meeting. All bid questions must be submitted to the Owner by **10:00 A.M. on November 9, 2026**.

The contract time will be one hundred and eighty (180) consecutive calendar days beginning from the effective date shown in the *Agreement for Services-Section 00500*, contained in the contract documents.

The Project will be awarded in one Contract. Fifty-one percent (51%) of the Work under the Contract Documents must be self-performed by the Contractor. The Project will be awarded by base bid [or “by base bid plus selected alternates”] on a lump sum basis for the performance and completion of all Work required by the Contract Documents.

Copies of Contract Documents may be obtained at the Engineering Department, Macon Water Authority, 537 Hemlock Street, Macon, GA 31201, by contacting Jay Payne, Telephone: 478-738-6521 upon a non-refundable payment of **$150.00** for each set. Bidders must purchase the Contract Documents in order to be eligible to submit a bid.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a **Bid Bond** in the amount of **10% of the Bid**, prepared on the form of Bid Bond that is part of the Contract Documents. The successful Bidder for this Project shall be required to furnish a **Performance Bond** and **Payment Bond**, satisfactory to the Owner, each in the amount of **100 % of the Contract Price**.

Bidders must comply with the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation Requirements specified in the *Instructions to Bidders*.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids. The Owner reserves the right to waive informalities and technicalities.