2026 City Wide Power Pole Change Out Project

REQUEST FOR BIDS 2026 City Wide Power Pole Change Out Project The City of Sandersville Electric Department is seeking bids for the replacement of (24) Power Poles City Wide.  All bids must be sealed and clearly marked “2026 City Wide Power Pole Change Out Project”. for bid packages and questions, please contact Travis Fort, Purchasing Agent at (478) 552-2525. Please Mail Your Responses to: City of Sandersville Attn: Travis Fort, Purchasing Agent P.O. Box 71 141 W. Haynes Street Sandersville, GA 31082 Deadline to submit bids will be Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 at 3:00 PM at which time the bid opening will take place – City Hall, 141 West Haynes Street, Sandersville, GA 31082. All bids must be in a sealed envelope clearly marked “2026 City Wide Power Pole Change Out Project”. The City of Sandersville reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and act in the best interest of the City of Sandersville. QUESTION: What material (i.e. poles, insulators, bolts, hardware, etc) is the bidder/contractor expected to provide? If the bidder/contractor will provide material, are their specific material vendors to use in order to source the same material the City uses on a daily basis.? What class poles are required for each pole height? 30’ 40’ 45’ 50’ Is the bidder/contractor responsible for transferring any facility on the pole other than power (i.e. cable, fiber, telephone, etc)? Is the City willing to provide a temporary laydown yard for material and truck parking while the project is being worked? What is the deadline to perform all pole replacements after the bid is awarded? ANSWERS: The contractor would provide all materials per the spec sheet; the only thing I would like to upgrade is the porcelain bells and insulators to polymer for 15kV. The vendor we use is Gresco. Here is the diagram that shows the pole size and class for each location. Contractor would be responsible for transferring and, where possible, facilitating the transfer of other facilities. City would provide laydown yard for material and truck parking. The deadline for pole replacements is 3-4 weeks. ? ? ?