Sealed bids will be received by the City of Lake City, Georgia from prospective contractors for the Lake
City Municipal Center Park Improvements. The City of Lake City is soliciting bids from prospective
contractors to perform improvements. Work consists of furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment,
and services for erosion control, grading, demolition of sidewalk, installation of sidewalks, fountain,
pickle ball courts, and other related improvements.
The project is funded fully or partially with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
funds. The selected contractor must comply with federal laws including but not limited to provisions
covering Equal Employment Opportunity, the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act, the Davis-Bacon Act, Section 3
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act,
the Rights to Inventions Made Under Contract or Agreement, the Clean Air Act, The Byrd Anti-Lobbing
Amendment, Debarment and Suspension, and the Drug-Free Workplace Requirements.
Copies of the plans and bid documents ($100 fee paid to the City of Lake City) can be picked up at Lake
City – City Hall at 5455 Jonesboro Road, Lake City, Georgia 30260. Plans and bid documents will be
available beginning February 19, 2026. All contractors that choose to Bid must register no later than
2:00 PM on March 24, 2026 by emailing Susan Crutchfield at susan@whitleyeng.com. Questions must
be emailed to Susan Crutchfield no later than 2:00 PM on March 20, 2026. Response to questions will be
provided no later than 5:00 PM on March 24, 2026. A pre-bid meeting will not be held for this project.
All contractors are advised to visit the project site. Sealed Bids will be received at City Hall until 2:00 PM
on March 31, 2026. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time. Only bids presented with
a certification from the bidder that the bid submitted is based upon the current and complete Contract
Documents will be accepted.
No bid may be modified, withdrawn, or canceled for a period of sixty (60) days after the time designated
for the receipt of Bids or until the Bidder is notified by the City whichever is sooner. The City reserves
the right to reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities, technicalities, and formalities.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount of not less than five (5%) of the total bid
amount. The Bid Bond may be in the form of a Bond issued by a surety acceptable to the City. The Bid
Bond shall be forfeited to the City of Lake City, Georgia as liquidated damages if the bidder fails to
execute the Contract and provide Performance and Payment Bonds within fifteen (15) days after being
notified that bidder had been awarded the Contract.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a contract Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, in
the sum of one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of bid and provide insurance coverage as
required in the Contract Documents. Note: For more information, please refer to the Instruction to
Bidders and the Contract Documents, which govern and supersede this Invitation to Bid.
