PUBLIC NOTICE

SUMTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR
2026 LRA PAVING AND STRIPING PROJECT

Sealed Bids: The Sumter County Board of Commissioners will accept sealed bids for the construction of the work entitled “2026 LRA PAVING AND STRIPING PROJECT” until 2:00 P.M. EST on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 500 West Lamar Street, Suite 100, Americus, Georgia 31709, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read. No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for receipt of bids for a period of 60 calendar days.
Sealed envelopes must be clearly marked “BID PROPOSAL FOR 2026 LRA PAVING AND STRIPING PROJECT – RFP# 2026-010” and can be delivered in-person, by mail or by private courier. Sumter County is not responsible for the submittal of the bids. Bids received after 2:00 P.M. EST on Thursday, August 27, 2026, will not be considered and will be rejected.
Description: The work to be performed shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary to construct the projects entitled 2026 LRA PAVING AND STRIPING PROJECT. The Work consists of furnishing all necessary machinery, equipment, tools, labor, and other construction means, and all materials required to perform Widening, Plant Mix leveling, Resurfacing, and Striping on various county roads in Sumter County as shown in the Project Documents. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the Sumter County Courthouse (500 W. Lamar Street, Suite 100, Americus, GA).
The work shall be fully completed within one hundred and fifty (150) consecutive calendar days from the date that the Notice to Proceed is given. Payment will be made within thirty (30) days after receipt of each Application for Payment as further outlined in the Project Documents. Questions need to be directed ONLY by e-mail to Jim Littlefield, (jlittlefield@sumtercountyga.us)
Plans and Specifications: Project Documents with specifications for bidding purposes can be obtained at the Sumter County Board of Commissioners’ Office at 500 West Lamar Street, Suite 100, Americus, GA 31709 or by an email request to Jim Littlefield, (jlittlefield@sumtercountyga.us)
Bonds: All bid forms must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid. The successful bidder, if awarded the Contract, will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract amount. All bonds must appear on the Treasury Department’s most current Circular 570 Listing, latest edition.
Reservations: Sumter County reserves the right to reject any or all bids for any and all lawful reasons, including without limitation, the right to reject any and all non conforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditional bids and to reject the bid of any bidder whom Sumter County believes would not be in the best interest of the project to make an award to that bidder whether because the bid is not responsive, the bidder is unqualified, or of doubtful financial ability, or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria.
By: David Baldwin, Chairman
Owner: Sumter County Board of Commissioners

Americus Times Recorder:
July 22, Aug. 5 and 19, 2026
BIDS/2026 LRA PROJECT