BID REQUIREMENTS INVITATION TO BID The Owner will receive sealed bids from Contractors in Room # 125, Burnett Hall Administration Building, Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31419. Bids must be physically on the table in the Bid Room by 2:00 o'clock PM, at the time legally prevailing in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, June 28, 2012, for the construction of Project No. J-196 Gamble Hall Renovation, Armstrong Atlantic State University, located in, Savannah, Georgia. At the time and place noted above, the bids will be publicly opened and announced. Bidding Documents may be viewed and purchased at www.cdrepro.com (log-in to DFS or register as a new user). For technical support contact Larry Arkwright Jr. at Clayton Digital DFS, direct line (912) 447-0708. Once ordered, plans will be shipped (shipping charges collect) as soon as possible after receipt of application and deposit, or they may be picked up at one of the Clayton Digital locations listed below. Southside Savannah: 1000-1 Eisenhower Drive Savannah, GA 31406 Phone: 912-352-3880 Westside Savannah/Garden City 1101 Chatham Parkway, Suite A2 Garden City, GA 31408 Phone: 912-447-5445 Applications for documents, together with a non-refundable deposit, should be filed promptly with Clayton Digital as described above. Bidders are cautioned that acquisition of Bidding Documents through any source other than Clayton Digital DFS plan room is not advisable. Acquisition of Bidding Documents from unauthorized sources places the bidder at risk of receiving incomplete or inaccurate information upon which to base a bid. There will be a Pre-Bid Conference held on Thursday. June 14, 2012 at 10:00am, meeting in Room #125 Burnett Hall Administration Buildings, Armstrong Atlantic State University. A walk-through of Gamble Hall will follow. Attendance at this conference is MANDATORY for any Contractor intending to bid on this project. Others may attend if the so desire. Bidders' attention is called to the Statement of Bidder Qualifications, which establishes minimum qualifications for Contractors bidding this project. The Statement of Qualifications shall be submitted with the Contractor's Bid on the date specified above. Bids will not be accepted from Contractors failing to meet the qualifications established or from Contractors failing to submit the required documentation of qualifications. Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty-five days after time has been called on the date of opening except in accordance with the provisions of Georgia law. Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond made payable to the Owner in an amount equal to not less than five percent of the Bid. Both a performance bond and a payment bond will be required, each in an amount equal to 100 percent of the Contract Sum prior to execution of contract. The Owner reserves the right in its sole and complete discretion to waive technicalities and informalities. The Owner further reserves the rights in its sole and complete discretion to reject all bids and any bid that is not responsive or that is over the budget. The Owner anticipates that the contract will be awarded to the responsive and responsible bidder who provides the lowest bid within the budget. In judging whether the bidder is responsible, the Owner will consider, but is not limited to, the following: ¥ Whether the bidder or its principals are currently ineligible, debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from bidding or contracting by any state or federal agency, department, or authority; ¥ Whether the bidder or its principals have been terminated for cause or are currently in default on a public works contract; ¥ Whether the bidder can demonstrate sufficient cash flow to undertake the project as evidenced by a Current Ratio of 1.0 or higher; ¥ Whether the bidder can demonstrate a commitment to safety with regard to Workers' Compensation by having an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) over the past three years not having exceeded an average of 1.2; and ¥ Whether the bidder's past work provides evidence of an ability to successfully complete public works projects within the established time, quality, or cost, or to comply with the bidder's contract obligations. In the event all responsive and responsible bids are in excess of the budget, the Owner, in its sole and absolute discretion and in addition to rejecting all bids, reserves the right either to supplement the budge or to negotiate with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder (after all deductive alternates are taken) but only for the purpose of making changes to the project that will result in a cost to the Owner that is within the budget, as it may be supplemented. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA BY: LINDA M. DANIELS, VICE CHANCELLOR FOR FACILITIES