Parker’s #132 Augusta, GA

A Bid Walk was held for Parkers Kitchen #132 – 4099 Jimmie Dyess Parkway, Augusta, Ga. 30909 Wednesday, October 08/2024. Please incorporate the following items into your bid proposals:

General Notes

1. Bids are due by 4:00 pm Wednesday, 10/30/2024. Bids should be sent via e-mail to trutledge@parkersav.com and dmoore@parkersav.com.
2. When submitting your bid, we request all contractors to add/include the following items:
a. Articles of Incorporation/Organization
b. Name of person with signing authority and title
3. All RFI’s regarding the bid should be submitted to trutledge@parkersav.com by Wednesday, 5/08/2024 so that we have ample time to respond. The award date will be Friday, May 24, 2024.
4. This is Parkers Kitchen #132 and should be bid based on completing all your work within 200-calendar days to substantial completion with your tentative start date 11/18/2024 and turnover date of 06/04/2025. “Substantial completion” will be defined as the point when issuance of a full Certificate of Occupancy (or a temporary C of O which will allow a store opening and full operation) by the municipality occurs. Include pricing in your base bid to have a superintendent on-site for the duration of the project and from the time the Store Operations Department begins the store set up through the morning of the store opening day; include pricing in your base bid for a total of two weeks from C/O to store open. The superintendent should keep a detailed daily log of all construction activities.
5. This project is tentatively scheduled to start 2 weeks after the award date - bid accordingly. The actual start date and schedule to be confirmed later by Parker’s Project Manager. Please note – if you exceed the 200-day schedule duration for reasons beyond approved delays, you will not be paid for additional supervision, excess time on site, or other charges related to unsuccessful execution of the schedule.
6. State your valid EMR and expiration date on your Bid Cover Letter.
7. List your subcontractors for this project in the appropriate column on the bid form.
8. Do not modify the bid form as sent. Use only the bid form sent with these notes. Failure to use the enclosed bid form could result in your bid not being considered. Only enter numbers in the boxes marked “Total” under the BID FORM tab shown in yellow. Please enter a number for each line item that does not contain a “N/A”. Do not lump line items together. If you need to enter additional numbers, enter them in the “Miscellaneous” line item in each section. Include any item specific comments in the “Comments” column. A cover letter with your BASE BID PRICE, inclusions, exclusions and/or clarifications should be included as a separate document along with your bid. If this information is not included, your bid WILL NOT BE OPENED.
9. A “Word” document cover letter on your company letterhead with your BASE BID PRICE, inclusions, exclusions, option, and alternate pricing, and/or clarifications should be included as a separate document along with your bid. If this information is not included, your bid WILL NOT BE OPENED.
10. The General Contractor will be responsible for obtaining the most current civil and architectural plans prior to construction. Some revisions to plans may occur during the bid period. It is expected that the General Contractor that is awarded this project will ensure that all plans are current.
11. Per the terms of the contract, follow and maintain compliance with all OSHA safety standards. This should include, but not be limited to holding weekly “toolbox talk” safety meetings (to be submitted to the Parker’s Construction Project Manager with the project closeout documentation), regular, frequently scheduled safety inspections of the site, fuel system installation work, and building, and ensuring that safe work habits are practiced. In addition, the representative for the General Contractor should have OSHA safety training certification and API certification.
12. Schedule and conduct a pre-construction meeting with the Parker’s Project Manager, all utility authorities, the landlord, and all necessary municipal agencies prior to construction. It will be the responsibility of the General Contractor to meet regularly with municipal officials and develop a list of items necessary to complete prior to obtaining the certificate of occupancy for this project. It will also be the responsibility of the General Contractor to complete all the required items on said list at least one week prior to the noted completion date (“completion date” refers to the date that a full C of O is anticipated to be issued by the municipality and/or any other authorities having jurisdiction).
13. Prepare and distribute a detailed construction schedule to the Parker’s Construction Project Manager prior to the construction start date and pre-construction meeting. Your schedule should include steel erection, primary electrical service energized, and paving as major milestones.
14. Include pricing in your base bid for all items and systems as specified within these plans; no substitutions/value engineering will be accepted unless requested in advance.
15. Unless otherwise instructed within these bid notes, include pricing in your base bid for the completion of all work shown on the plans.
16. Assume that it will be necessary to provide temporary electricity and water during construction, as necessary, and bid accordingly.
17. Ensure that all construction is significantly complete, and the retail area floor, walk-in refrigerators and freezers, back room, manager’s office, and all exterior closets are clear of all equipment, tools, and construction-related debris by the morning of the Monday of the week that the Certificate of Occupancy is scheduled to be issued. It will be expected that all systems (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, etc.) will be fully functional and operating by this time, as well.
18. Include pricing in your base bid to have the entire building interior cleaned a total of three times; once prior to the installation of the shelving, once prior to the Parker’s Store Merchandising Set Up crew’s arrival, and once prior to the board of health inspection and punch list walk-through. Coordinate all cleaning with Parker’s Construction Project Manager.
19. Include pricing in your base bid to have the entire building exterior and fuel court area professionally cleaned and swept prior to the punch list walk-through.
20. Include pricing in your base bid for all trash removal regarding trash generated from the construction of the building, fuel court, and fuel dispensing system.
21. It will be expected that all items on the “Items to Complete” list, which will be developed by the Parker’s Construction Project Manager along with the General Contractor’s representative, will be completed by Wednesday of the week the Certificate of Occupancy will be issued. In addition, it will be expected that all “punch List” items will be completed by the Wednesday after the date that the Certificate of Occupancy is scheduled to be issued.
22. Include pricing in your base bid to furnish all close-out documentation as instructed in the specifications manual and by the Parker’s Construction Project Manager. Final payments will not be released until all project close-out documentation has been received and accepted by the Parker’s Construction Project Manager.

Site Notes
1. This site is considered a “AS IS” site. The General Contractor will be responsible for the balance of all the work within the confines of the lease line, unless noted/specified otherwise within this document or the attached documents.
2. Take all measures necessary and feasible to provide proper site drainage during construction.
3. Include dewatering per the Geotechnical Report, as necessary, to complete the work in your Base Bid.
4. If you elect to have a surveyor other than the design engineer handle the layout of this project, include pricing for site and all utility as-built surveys for distribution to Parker’s, the municipality, and the utility companies.
5. The General Contractor will be responsible for coordinating, receiving, and distribution to the municipality the As-Built drawings necessary to obtain the final Certificate of Occupancy upon completion of the project.
6. Include pricing in your base bid to perform any necessary spot elevation checks prior to construction to confirm that the existing grades are correct prior to commencing construction or assume that it will be necessary to accept responsibility for correcting any deviations that might have been made. If you fail to perform spot elevation checks prior to construction and discrepancies occur during construction, it will be the General Contractor’s responsibility to correct them at no additional cost to Parker’s.
7. Protect the monitoring wells installed on site by Parker’s (if applicable). The Parker’s Construction Project Manager will coordinate the installation of the flush mount covers to be installed in the asphalt paving, or the abandonment of the wells. Some wells already may have the manhole covers installed, so take care when grading the site, if applicable.
8. Ensure that all finish grades on this site that are required to be ADA-compliant are within all allowable tolerances.
9. Coordinate all utilities with the architectural plans, civil plans, and existing conditions.
10. Include pricing in your base bid to remove and haul all spoils, including those from the canopy footings, off the site.
11. Include pricing in your base bid to install an asphalt-impregnated expansion joint along the edges of all concrete pads (including the fuel court and tank field) prior to installing the asphalt pavement.

Building Notes
1. Special care should be taken to avoid moving heavy items across the floor without the aid of a hand-truck or other wheeled moving device. In addition, spills on the floor surface must be avoided.
2. Take additional care in laying out the receptacles in the food service area; confirm the final rough-in layout with the Parker’s Construction Project Manager prior to closing the walls.
3. Take additional care in laying out the receptacles in the Manager’s Office; confirm the final rough-in layout with the Parker’s Construction Project Manager prior to closing the walls.
4. Furnishing and installation of the ductwork and final connections will be the responsibility of the General Contractor. Include pricing in your base bid to furnish and install the disconnect switches for the HVAC units.
5. A separate “HJC takeoff” attachment, listing all items and quantities Parker’s will be providing, will be included with these bid notes. It will be the responsibility of the General Contractor to coordinate and schedule the delivery and receipt of all owner-provided materials. These items will be delivered in four separate deliveries, and it will be the responsibility of the General Contractor to receive, unload, and store these items and report any shortages to the Parker’s Construction Project Manager immediately. Include pricing as necessary to install all items provided by NCS.
6. Interior and exterior building light fixtures will be furnished and installed by the General Contractor.
Parker’s will furnish the following fixtures as located on electrical plan E201 (Hanging lantern pendant, wall mounted lantern, restroom decorative wall sconce, 36” globe pendant, 30” globe pendant, 24” globe pendant, & 18” globe pendant. Include pricing in your base bid to install the fixtures.
7. The built and set in place (“permanent”) refrigeration boxes and cases will be furnished by Parker’s and installed by a refrigeration sub-contractor hired directly by Parker’s. Include pricing to run all necessary power feeds to each case, box, and refrigeration unit.
8. The cabinetry will be furnished by Parker’s and installed by a cabinetry installation sub-contractor hired directly by the cabinetry manufacturer. Include pricing in your base bid to run all necessary electrical wiring and plumbing within the cabinetry.
9. The kitchen equipment package (re-heating units, holding units, ovens, oven steamer, refrigerated food-prep units, etc.) will be furnished and installed by NCS. It will be necessary to run drain lines from the equipment to the floor/hub drains. Include pricing in your base bid to run these drain lines from the units.
10. The drink dispensing systems will be furnished and installed by NCS. The CO2 will be furnished and installed by Parker’s direct sub. General Contractor to supply water hook up, drains, and power to this equipment.
11. The digital graphics displays will be furnished by Parker’s. Include pricing in your base bid to install these units and run power and data lines to them.
12. The trash dumpster unit will be furnished and installed by Parker’s. All electricity and plumbing in this area are provided by the general contractor.
13. The drop-in refrigeration units at the coffee condiment island and made to order drinks area will be furnished and installed by NCS. Include pricing in your base bid to run the drain lines from the units to the floor sinks.
14. Include pricing in your base bid to furnish and install all doors, frames, and hardware.
15. Include pricing in your base bid to furnish and install the storefront framing and glazing.
16. The alarm systems and CCTV systems will be installed by Parker’s. Do not include pricing in your base bid to install these systems. Include pricing in your base bid to provide any electrical requirements for these systems as specified in the architectural plans. Include in your base bid all low voltage per plans and specs.
17. The sinks that are located mounted in cabinetry in the kitchen/food prep areas will be furnished and installed by NCS. All other sinks should be furnished and installed by the General Contractor.
18. Parker’s has instituted a new process and a manufacturer change for the purchase of the Integrated Power Wall electrical gear. Moving forward, the equipment shall be manufactured by CD Controls, and shall be a direct purchase by Parker’s. The General Contractor/Electrical Contractor shall be responsible for reviewing and approving the shop drawing submittals in conjunction with the project Architect/Engineer, confirming order dates and product availability with CPI, as well as receiving, unloading, and installing the equipment.
CPI
Tony Thornton
Cell #: 704-608-8828
Email: tonyt@cpipanels.com

19. The Building Steel package will now be directly purchased by Parker’s. The General Contractor will be responsible for coordinating and scheduling the erection of the steel as well as required inspection. The package provided by S&S Steel will include the Building Steel, Trash Compound Gates (Furnished & installed) & Posts (Furnish Only – installation and painting by GC) and the Roof Ladder (Furnished & installed).

Alternate / Bid Breakouts
1. Include cubic yard unit pricing in your bid cover letter for the finish concrete work at the time of the bid period.
2. Provide option pricing in your bid cover letter to over-excavate the canopy footings by 2’-0” and backfill with compacted stone. This option will be exercised if required by the soils engineer upon inspection of the excavations.
3. Include pricing in your base bid to run the two 4” phone/data conduits. Breakout the total cost included and provide a cost per foot for the conduits in your bid cover letter. Coordinate with the phone company/data providers to bring the services into the building.
4. Include pricing in your base bid to dewater as required. List dewatering of the site per the geo-tech report in your cover letter and break out the pricing (these items should be included in your base bid).
5. Include cubic yard unit costs in your bid cover letter for any rock and unsuitable soils (including potentially contaminated soils) removal and replacement.
6. Include unit costs on your Bid Cover Letter for importing clean fill ($/CY).
7. Include unit costs on your Bid Cover Letter for exporting clean surplus ($/CY).
8. Include unit costs on your Bid Cover Letter for import and place topsoil ($/CY).
9. Provide the break-out value for the cost of only the trucking and dump fees associated with the hauling off-site of your trench spoils. If no costs are associated with this work provide a qualification note with your proposal.
10. Provide break-out value for the cost of the sanitary pump/lift station (Wet well, valve pit, pumps, electrical service, chain-link fence, force main…etc.).

FUEL SPECIFIC NOTES PC ONLY
1. PC shall be responsible for all work shown on petroleum gas drawings unless specifically called by others or noted otherwise in documents.
2. For bidding purposes assume all excavations are in typical soils include all excavation costs (including hauling and disposal of surplus material) in your base bid.
3. Assume all trenching for fuel piping, electrical conduit, and other miscellaneous work is in typical soils and include the cost of this work in your base bid. Rock removal in these areas will be billed directly to the owner at the unit price established as noted below.
4. Fuel contractor shall be responsible for coordinating delivery, receiving, rigging, and setting of all fuel tanks and accessories provided by Parker’s.
5. Review the electrical and architectural plan set for the fuel system installation conduit information. Bid accordingly and coordinate all fuel conduits with Parker’s construction project manager.
6. Include pricing in your base bid to provide a survey as built plans of install tanks and underground piping associated with the fuel dispensing installation system. The as built plan of the work completed, along with any changes made tom the original specs during the construction process shall include all construction and equipment design specs including exact dimensions, geometry, and locations of the storage tanks and integral piping install. These as-builts must be submitted to Parker’s CPM prior to your final billing.
7. Assume that it will be necessary to remove all excavated soils from the tank excavation, pipe run excavations, and concrete pad cuts from the site. Include pricing in your base bid to remove these soils accordingly.
8. Include pricing in your base bid to form and pour the concrete at the fuel court and tank fill areas. Include cost to pour monolithic curb adjacent to tank pit slab as is typical.
9. The area covering the tank field should be an 8” thick concrete pad as per plans.
10. Island forms will be 6” reveal forms and the tops must be completely level.
11. Include pricing in your base bid to place a high visible construction fence around the excavation while holes are left open.
12. Tanks will be per the tank drawings. Coordinate all fuel conduit runs with Parker’s CPM and general contractor.
13. This store will utilize a Veeder route system as noted in the plans. Include pricing in your base bid for the Veeder route and all conductor wire associated with this system.
14. Include all necessary sheeting and shoring of excavation for your work.
15. Deadmen and Turnbuckles will be supplied by tank manufacturer.

ALTERNATE BID BREAKOUTS- PC ONLY
1. Include unit cost on your bid cover letter for importing clean fill ($/CY).
2. Include unit cost on your bid cover letter for exporting clean surplus ($/CY).
3. Include unit cost on your bid cover letter for any rock and unsuitable soils (including potentially contaminated soils) removal and replacement ($/CY).
4. Include pricing in your base bid to re-water per the geo technical report (these items should be included in your base bid).
5. Provide owner pricing to wet set tanks if necessary.

Project Specific Notes
1. Your bid should be based on civil plans by EMC dated 09/26/2024, petroleum plans by HFA dated 09/16/2024, architectural plans by HFA, dated 09/16/2024 (Permit Set), are the most current plans, the Specification Manual by HFA issued for this project have uploaded to Procore.
2. All cast in-place concrete material is to be purchased by the General Contractor except tank pad and canopy as this is provided by PC.
3. Add metal door to dumpster area and keypad lock.