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January 9, 2020

ADDENDUM #4 BL123-19

Peachtree Mobile Home Park Pump Station Improvements

This addendum is being issued to provide clarification and answer questions received. Clarifications C1. REPLACE the Bid Form with the attached revised Bid Form. C2. On Drawing 6, ADD the following note: 9. The Contractor shall provide a pump truck on-site during the temporary bypass tee installation work to

pump down the wet well in the event the water level becomes too high. C3. On Drawing 20, CHANGE the connection for the proposed water main at Station 0+00 to the existing 12”

DIP water main to a 12” x 12” Tapping Sleeve and Valve. C4. On Drawing 20, ADD the following note: 5. Connection to the existing 6-inch PVC water main on East Broad Street shall be made during the

overnight hours between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM. Water Service to all customers shall be restored prior to 5:00 AM.

C5. In Specification Section 01 22 15, paragraph 1.5.B.22.a.2. CHANGE “actual number installed of each size

base” to “total vertical feet of each size manhole base and riser”. C6 In Specification Section 01 22 15, paragraph 1.5.B.22.b.2. CHANGE the first sentence to “The Unit Price

Bid per vertical foot (VF) of Large Diameter (60”, 72”, 84”, and 96”) manhole shall be the actual number of vertical feet installed of each size – including the reducer slab.

C7 In Specification Section 01 22 15, ADD the following paragraphs to the end of the section.

34. RELOCATION OF EXISTING STORAGE SHED

a. MEASUREMENT: The work under this item is not measured separately for payment. PAYMENT: The item completed and accepted will be paid at the Lump Sum Price Bid. The Lump Sum Price Bid shall be full compensation for providing materials, equipment, and labor to lift and relocate the existing storage shed from its current location to a new location ouside the work area, including preparing, securing, and lifting the shed from its current position, preparing a level location for placement of the shed, moving the shed, setting the shed in palce on a level foundation in the same or better condition than currently exists, removing the wood and wire fence caging adjacent to the shed, and all related work necessary to provide a suitable work area for the pump station and force main improvements.

BL123-19 Peachtree Mobile Home Park PS Improvements Addendum #4

35. RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY WORK COSTS

a. MEASUREMENT: The work under this item is not measured separately for payment. b. PAYMENT: The item completed and accepted will be paid at the Lump Sum Price Bid. The Lump

Sum Price Bid shall be full compensation for providing materials, equipment, and labor to coordinate with, and obtain any required approvals and permits from the Railroad Company for work within their right-of-way. The Lump Sum Price Bid shall also include the cost for any review fees, permit fees, insurance, flagmen, or other related needs associated with work within the railroad right-of-way.

C8. On Drawing 2, DELETE the last sentence of General Note #30. Questions Q1. Drawing Sheet 2, General Notes, Number 30 states: “…..The Contractor shall not receive any additional

payment or time extension for items not being shown in plans or for field adjustments made due to actual subsurface conditions and utility locations.”

General Conditions, Article 4.04, B.2, page 17 states: “If Engineer concludes that a change in the Contract

Documents is required, a Work Change Directive or a Change Order will be issued to reflect and document such consequences. An equitable adjustment may be made in the Contract Price or Contract Times, or both, to the extent that they are attributable to the existence or location of any Underground Facility that was not shown or indicated or not shown or indicated with reasonable accuracy in the Contract Documents and that the Contractor did not know of and could not reasonably have been expected to be aware of or to have anticipated….”

These two items appear to be contradictory to each other. Please clarify.

A1. See Clarification C8, above. Q2. Is there a geotechnical report available for this project? How will the contractor be compensated for any

rock encountered? A2. See Supplementary Conditions, SC-4.02. See Specification Section 31 23 00, paragraph 3.5.C.1. Q3. Specification 01 00 00-10, section 3.29, paragraph A., it states that the contractor shall provide invoices

to GCDWR for sales tax paid. Will this be required and if so what invoices does GCDWR foresee being requested and does GCDWR have a standard form for this?

A3. Yes. See Specification Section 01 33 23, paragraph 2.8 and Specification Section 01 77 00, paragraph

1.2.B.14. See Attached Sales Tax Forms. Invoices, showing the taxes paid, for materials and equipment shall be submitted with pay requests.

Q4. Section I, Instruction to Bidders, Item 25, Area Office. Please clarify if the office and equipment storage

yard located within Gwinnett County will be required for this project? A4. See Specification Section 01 52 13 – Field Offices Small Projects No Field Office. A field office is not

required. Q5. Please confirm the time the pump station can be out of service while the temporary by-pass tee assembly

is being installed. A5. The pump station can be out of service for four (4) hours. See Clarification C2, above.

BL123-19 Peachtree Mobile Home Park PS Improvements Addendum #4 Q6. Please confirm the time/duration the 12” Water Main at Peachtree Ind. Blvd and Pine St. can be out of

service for the proposed wet cut-in. Also, the time/duration the 6” water main at Pine St and East Broad St can be out of service for the wet cut-in.

A6. See Clarifications C3 and C4, above. Q7. Please confirm if the work at East Broad St and Pine St is within the Norfolk Southern Railroad ROW. If so,

how will the contractor be compensated for additional insurance requirements and railroad flagmen? A7. The proposed work at East Broad Street and Pine Street is within the Norfolk Southern Railroad right-of-

way. See Revised Bid Form. Q8. Specification Section 01 22 15 Measurement and Payment, 22.a.2 Page 9, references the measurement

of large diameter (60”, 72”, 84” and 96”) manhole bases. There are large diameter manhole bases shown on the Drawings but there are not pay items in the bid form. Please advise how the contractor will be compensated for the large diameter manhole bases?

A8. See Revised Bid Form Q9. Drawing Sheet 16, shows open cut of Pine Street with the gravity sewer approximately 30 ft. deep. Please

advise the time/duration that Pine Street can be closed to traffic at this intersection. Also, the existing water main is in close proximity to the proposed sanitary sewer. Can the existing water main be taken out of service during the installation of the proposed sewer? How will the Contractor be compensated for any replacement of the existing water main?

A9. Pine Street will be closed during the proposed work. Please see the Traffic Control Plan on Sheet 32 for

the Pine Street Detour. Local traffic may enter from East Broad Street while the work is performed for the gravity sewer installation.

The existing water main cannot be removed from service during the installation of the proposed sewer.

See General Note 29 on Drawing Sheet 2. Q10. Will an office trailer be required for the Peachtree Mobile Home Park Pump Station Improvements

project? A10. See Q4, above. Attachments:

• Revised Bid Form • Sales Tax Rules • Sales Tax Form ST-12A • Sales Tax Form ST-M7 • PreBid Conference Sign In Sheet

Acknowledge receipt of this addendum on the Bid Form. Failure to do so may result in your bid being deemed non-responsive. Dana Garland, CPPB Purchasing Associate III

BID FORM BID NUMBER: BL123-19 BID DATE: January 14, 2020 COMPANY NAME: BIDDER’S SIGNATURE:

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4. Bidder submits the following lump sum/unit prices for the Peachtree Mobile Home Park Pump Station Improvements identified in Bid Form as part of this Bid.

BID FORM

Bidder submits the following Lump Sum and/or Unit Price Work Bid Prices for the Peachtree MHP PS Improvements, identified as part of this Bid. Work included within each Bid Item is described in the Specification Section listed for that Bid Item. Payment for each Bid Item is described in Specification Section 01 22 15 – Measurement and Payment listed for that Bid Item.

Part 1 – Base Bid

Bid Item No. Description Unit Estimated Quantity

Unit Price Total Price

1.1 Pump Station Modifications Lump Sum bid price shall include the furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment for properly upgrading the existing wastewater pump station, including mobilization and demobilization, site clearing, site staking, excavation and grading, bypass tee installation, bypass pumping, demolition of facilities to be removed, installation of influent gravity sewer modifications, installation of a precast concrete structures, injection and sealing of up to 25 feet of leaking cracks in the wet well, application of new corrosion resistant coating to the interior of the wet well, installation of precast concrete valve vault modification to the existing wet well, installation of a duplex submersible pump system, installation of flow meter and vault, site yard piping and valves, electrical and control system modifications, site concrete paving, site fencing, a concrete access driveway, finish grading, erosion control and site stabilization, coordination with force main and gravity sewer installation for connections, and all related appurtenances for a complete and functioning system as shown or specified in the Contract Documents. (Measurement & Payment Item #1)

LS 1 $ $

1.2 Asphalt Paving – Asphalt Pavement Resurfacing (Measurement & Payment Item #2)

SY 3,000 $ $

1.3 Curb/Combination Curb & Gutter (Measurement & Payment Item #3)

LF 180 $ $

1.4 Sidewalk Restoration (Measurement & Payment Item #4)

SY 90 $ $


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1.5 Utility Pipe Jacking (Measurement & Payment Item #5)

16-inch Diameter Steel Casing, Open Cut LF 60 $ $ 1.6 Permanent Seeding

(Measurement & Payment Item #6) SY 9,700 $ $

1.7 Sodding (Measurement & Payment Item #7)

SY 750 $ $

1.8a Tree Replacement (Measurement & Payment Item #8b.1)

EA 6 $ $

1.8b Tree Save Barrier Fence (Measurement & Payment Item #8b.2)

LF 1,000 $ $

1.9 Traffic Control – Devices (Measurement & Payment Item #10b.1)

LS 1 $ $

1.10a Erosion and Sedimentation Control – Temp Silt Fence S (Sd1) (Measurement & Payment Item #11b.3)

LF 2,500 $ $

1.10b Erosion and Sedimentation Control – Sediment Trap (Sd2) (Measurement & Payment Item #11b.4)

EA 7 $ $

1.10c Erosion and Sedimentation Control – Rip Rap (St) (Measurement & Payment Item #11b.7)

SY 70 $ $

1.10d Erosion and Sedimentation Control – Mulch (Ds1) (Measurement & Payment Item #11b.8)

TON 20 $ $

1.10e Erosion and Sedimentation Control – Temp Seeding (Ds2) (Measurement & Payment Item #11b.9)

SY 9,700 $ $

1.11 Site Restoration and Cleanup (Measurement & Payment Item #12)

LS 1 $ $

1.12 Project Record Drawings (Measurement & Payment Item #13)

LS 1 $ $

1.13 Ductile Iron Pipe (Water) (Measurement & Payment Item #14)

6-inch LF 40 $ $ 12-inch LF 1,000 $ $

1.14 Water Utility Distribution Valves (Measurement & Payment Item #15)

6-inch Gate Valve EA 2 $ $ 12-inch Gate Valve EA 3 $ $ 12” x 12” Tapping Sleeve and Valve EA 1 $ $

1.15 Water Utility Distribution Fire Hydrants (Measurement & Payment Item #16)

EA 2 $ $

1.16 New Water Service Connections (Measurement & Payment Item #17)

Long Side Service EA 4 $ $ Short Side Service EA 2 $ $


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1.17 Sanitary Utility Sewerage Piping (Service Connections) (Measurement & Payment Item #19b.1)

LF 50 $ $

1.18 Sanitary Utility Sewerage Piping (Gravity DIP) (Measurement & Payment Item #20)

8-inch LF 480 $ $ 1.19 Sanitary Utility Sewerage Piping (FM) – DIP

(Measurement & Payment Item #21b.1)

4-inch LF 1,300 $ $ 6-inch LF 150 $ $

1.20 Precast Concrete Utility Structures (Measurement & Payment Item #22b.1)

Standard Concrete Manhole VF 65 $ $ Composite Concrete Manhole VF 10 $ $

1.21 Precast Concrete Utility Structures – Large Diameter Manholes (Measurement & Payment Item #22b.2)

Standard Concrete 72” Diameter Manhole VF 25 $ $ 1.22 Precast Concrete Utility Structures – Frame & Cover

(Measurement & Payment Item #22b.3)

Type A EA 1 $ $ Type B EA 5 $ $

1.23 Precast Concrete Utility Structures – Outside Drop (Measurement & Payment Item #22b.4)

EA 2 $ $

1.24 Precast Concrete Utility Structures – Manhole Core (Measurement & Payment Item #22b.5)

EA 3 $ $

1.25 Manhole Invert Rehabilitation (Measurement & Payment Item #23)

EA 3 $ $

1.26 Bypass Pumping (for sewer and force main installation work) (Measurement & Payment Item #24)

HR 150 $ $

1.27 Driveway Cut Restoration (Measurement & Payment Item #26)

Asphalt SY 30 $ $ Gravel SY 80 $ $

1.28 Abandonment of Sewer Manholes (Measurement & Payment Item #27)

EA 3 $ $

1.29 Abandonment of Existing Force Main (Measurement & Payment Item #28)

LS 1 $ $

1.30 Abandonment of Existing Watermain (Measurement & Payment Item #29)

LS 1 $ $

1.31 Exploratory Excavations (Measurement & Payment Item #9)

EA 5 $ $

1.32 Additional Excavation (Measurement and Payment Item #30)

CY 250 $ $


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1.33 Additional Select Fill (Measurement and Payment Item #31)

CY 100 $ $

1.34 Additional Select Fill (#57 Stone) (Measurement and Payment Item #32)

CY 100 $ $

1.35 Additional Pipe Bedding (Measurement & Payment Item #18)

CY 150 $ $

1.36 Additional Concrete Crack Repair Waterproof Injection Grout (Measurement & Payment Item #33)

LF 50 $ $

1.37 Relocate Existing Shed (Measurement and Payment Item #34)

LS 1 $ $

1.38 Railroad Right-of-Way Work Costs (Measurement and Payment Item #35)

LS 1 $ $

Total $

560-12-2-.87 Machinery, Air or Water Pollution. Amended.

(1) Any person making a sale of machinery and equipment which is to be incorporatedinto any facility in this State and used for the primary purpose of reducing or eliminatingair or water pollution shall collect the tax imposed thereon by the Georgia Retailers, andConsumers’ Sales and Use Tax Act, as amended, unless the purchaser furnishes him witha Certificate of Exemption (Form ST-M8), certifying that the purchaser is entitled topurchase such machinery and equipment without paying the tax.(2) Any purchaser of such machinery and equipment to be installed into his facilities,who desires to secure the benefit of the exemption provided for in O.C.G.A. §48-8-3(36)(A) or (B), shall file application for Certificate of Exemption (Form ST-M7)with the State Revenue Department, and furnish other such information as may benecessary in determining the adequacy of such machinery.(3) In order to qualify for such exemption, the property must have the character ofmachinery at the time of purchase, must be installed for the primary purpose ofeliminating or reducing air or water pollution, and the machinery and equipment musthave been certified by the Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Department ofNatural Resources, as necessary and adequate for the purpose intended. The exemption isnot applicable to materials which do not have the character of machinery at the time ofpurchase or materials to be incorporated into real property construction.(4) Application for Certificate of Exemption (Form ST-M7) should be filed by theultimate owner and user of the machinery and equipment prior to or immediatelyfollowing approval of plans by the Environmental Protection Division, Department ofNatural Resources. There must be attached to such application a schedule of machineryand equipment, its function in reducing pollution and the estimated cost of each machineor unit of equipment.(5) Upon approval of an application, the Commissioner will issue a Certificate ofExemption (Form ST-M8) for presentation by the purchaser to his supplier of exemptmachinery and equipment, whereupon the purchaser shall be relieved from payment ofthe tax, and suppliers shall be relieved from collection of the tax.(6) Since O.C.G.A. § 48-8-63(a) provides that any person who contracts to furnishtangible personal property and perform services thereunder within this State shall bedeemed to be the consumer of the tangible personal property and shall pay the tax at thetime of purchase, an exemption certificate is not issued to a contractor.(a) However, where a contractor purchases machinery and equipment which is certifiedby the Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, asbeing necessary and adequate for the purpose intended, the ultimate owner of theproperty may file claim for refund of the tax paid on the approved machinery andequipment. Upon proof of payment that the tax due has been paid to this State, claim forrefund will be processed.(b) Claim for refund must be filed within three (3) years following date of payment to theretailer.(7) In the event a Certificate of Exemption has been delayed by this Department, pendingcertification by the Department of Natural Resources, or for any reason, the purchasershall pay the tax to his supplier and promptly file Claim for Refund (ST-12) with theDepartment of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax Unit, together with Assignment of Vendor's

Right to Refund (Form ST-12A). Upon receipt of the Claim for Waiver of Vendor’sRights, refund of the tax paid on the approved machinery will be made directly to theproperty owner.(8) The purchaser of such machinery and equipment shall maintain records of machinerypurchased under a Certificate of Exemption (Form ST-M8), and in the event propertyother than the approved items has been purchased thereunder, such purchaser shall beliable for the tax, together with penalties and interest provided for in Section 16 of theAct.Authority Ga. L. 1937-38, Extra Sess., p. 77, et seq., as amended (Ga. Code Ann., Secs. 92-8405, 8406,8409, 8427); Ga. L. 1951, pp. 360, 385 (Ga. Code Ann., Sec. 92-3438a); O.C.G.A. Secs. 48-2-.12,43-3-3(36). Administrative History. Original Rule entitled "Machinery, Air or Water Pollution" was filedon June 23, 1967; effective July 12, 1967. Amended: Filed January 13, 1975; effective February 2, 1975. Amended: F. Feb. 5, 1991; eff. Feb. 25, 1991.

ST-12A (Rev 12/01)

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUESALES AND USE TAX DIVISION

1800 Century Center Boulevard, NE, Ste. 8214 Atlanta, Georgia 30345-3205Telephone: (404) 417-6601

WAIVER OF VENDOR’S RIGHTS FOR REFUND

Name of Purchaser Purchaser’s Certificate Number

Name of Vendor Vendor’s Certificate Number

Vendor’s Street Address, City or Town, State and Zipcode

Date Invoice No. Gross Amount

of Sale Excluding Tax

ExemptPortion, if any,

of Sale

Tax Paid To Vendor

By PurchaserItem Sold

AFFIDAVIT OF VENDORThe undersigned authorized representative of the above-named vendor does hereby certify under oath that the above figures are true and correct with respect to itstransactions with the above-named purchaser for the periods indicated, that the sales tax shown paid was collected from this purchaser and was remitted to theDepartment of Revenue, and that this vendor disclaims any interest in said sales taxes remitted to the Department of Revenue and waives any right to refunds duetherefor.

This day of _________________,______. ______________________________________________ Vendor

By: ___________________________________________Name and Title

Subscribed and sworn to:

This ____ day of ____________,______.

_____________________________________ Notary Public

THIS WAIVER SHALL BE ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF SALES TAX CLAIM OF PURCHASER

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ST-M7 (Rev. 02/02)

Department of RevenueSales and Use Tax Division

1800 Century Center Boulevard, NE, Ste. 15311Atlanta, Georgia 30345-3205

Telephone: (404) 417-6649

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTIONMACHINERY FOR REDUCING OR ELMINATING AIR OR WATER POLLUTION

[ ] AIR POLLUTION [ ] WATER POLLUTION(Separate Applications Must Be Filed For Each Category)

1. Business trade name ____________________________________________________________________________________

2. Mailing address ________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Machinery to be installed at: ____________________________________________________________ , Georgia _________

4. Type of business: [ ] Textiles [ ] Food Processing [ ] Paper [ ] Chemicals [ ] Mining [ ] Other

5. List type of machinery for which exemption is claimed; its function in pollution control; and estimated cost.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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6. Will machinery and equipment be: [ ] Purchased [ ] Leased [ ] or Both?

7. Anticipated date purchases/leases will begin: _________________________ , be completed:___________________________

8. Is the machinery and equipment to be purchased by a contractor as a part of a lump sum contract which also includes realproperty construction: [ ] Yes; [ ] No? If yes, provide, contractor’s name and address.

Name__________________________________________________________________

Address ________________________________________________________________

The undersigned hereby certifies that purchases/leases of machinery and equipment to be installed at the above plant location come within theexemption provisions of O.C.G.A. § 48-8-3(36) and (37).

SIGNATURE ____________________________________________________ TITLE _________________________________

TELEPHONE ____________________________________________________ DATE __________________________________

A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION (ST-M8) WILL BE ISSUED ON ALL QUALIFYING MACHINERY.

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Type

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Cost

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