The Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission will receive bids for the construction of the “Lake Rabon Destratification System” until 2:00 PM on August 19, 2010, in the administrative offices of the Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission, at which time and place all bids will be opened and read aloud in public.

The Contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder producing the lowest total bid. The following generally describes the work included:

New Control/Equipment Building
Destratification System which includes the in-lake portion of the system.

Contract and Bid documents and supportive information are on file at the following locations:

OWNER: Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission
P.O. Box 1006
Laurens, SC 29360

ENGINEER: Summit Engineering Group, Inc.
9601 Warren H. Abernathy Highway
Spartanburg, SC 29301

Copies of the contract drawings, specifications, and bid documents may be obtained at the office of the Engineer upon receipt of a non-refundable payment of $150.00 for each set. When requesting copies of the contract drawings, specifications and bid documents, provide the following information about your company: Mailing address, street / delivery address, telephone and facsimile numbers, and email address.

Bidders must deposit security with all bids. Security shall be in the form of a certified check or bid bond made payable to the Owner, and shall be for an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid. Provisions of the security shall be as described in the Information for Bidders.

No bid will be considered unless the bidder is legally qualified, on the date of the bid, under the provisions of the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Law (South Carolina Code of Laws as amended on April 1, 1999, Chapter 11, Sections 40-11-10 through 40-11-428).

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or waive any informality in the bidding. Bids may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids.

LAURENS COUNTY WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION

By: Jeff Field
Title: Executive Director