CAT PLANT RIVERSIDE FERRY DOCK AND SHELTER

Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT) is soliciting responses from qualified vendors to Desing and Build Ferry Dock and Shelter on Plant Riverside.

Separate, sealed Competitive Proposals for furnishing all professional services, materials, labor, tools, equipment, and incidentals necessary for the design, permitting and construction of the aforementioned project will be received by the Chatham Area Transit Authority, herein referred to as "CAT", at the offices of the CAT.

The project is located behind the parking garage and hotel at 500 West River Street in Savannah, Georgia. The project consists of design, permitting and construction of 15’x20’ concrete platform supported by concrete piles, a 6’ wide x 80’ long aluminum ADA gangway and a 20’ wide x 120’ long concrete floating dock with concrete piles. It also includes a 14’ x 24’ ± landing shelter for ferry passengers located on the existing Riverwalk. The final design of the shelter shall conform to design shown on the Sottile & Sottile, 2022.

For the purposes of this proposal, the owner provides herein general information, layouts, dimensions, and end-user requirements for the resulting project. The owner is interested in and will consider offeror alternate ideas, materials, suggestions, or refinements which will effectively improve the quality of the overall project while maintaining a reasonable cost.

CAT will receive responses until **2 pm EST, Friday, November 06, 2026**. Any response delivered to CAT after the time specified will not be considered.

One (1) unbound original, three (3) copies, and an electronic copy of the response must be **mailed or hand delivered** to:

• Victor Colon, Procurement Manager
• Chatham Area Transit Authority
• 900 E. Gwinnett St.
• Savannah, GA 31401

CAT anticipates awarding a three (3) year contract to the selected vendor(s). The estimated project timeline is estimated to be eighteen 18 months.

Each proposal must be accompanied by a cashier's check, certified check, or a bid bond prepared on accepted form, duly executed by the offeror, with good and sufficient surety approved by Owner in the amount of **five per cent (5%)** of the cost in the proposal.

Evidence of current Commercial General/Professional Liability insurance providing insurance for bodily injury, property damage, personal injury and advertising injury, with limits of not less than **$1,000,000**.

Evaluation Criteria

• Experience and Performance: 40 %
• Project Approach: 40 %
• Cost: 10 %
• DBE: 10 %