27-002- GRANT WRITING/ADMINISTRATIVE & RELATED GRANT SERVICES

The City of Griffin, Georgia, is soliciting qualifications and proposals from engineering firms to provide preliminary engineering reports, final design, and construction administration services for federally assisted projects. The immediate scope of work focuses on water and sewer infrastructure improvements under a 2027 Community Development Block Grant, with a draft preliminary engineering report due by December 31, 2026. Qualified firms must demonstrate a strong record of assisting local governments with federally funded projects and must comply with the Build America, Buy America Act and HUD Section 3 regulations. Proposals are due by 2:00 pm on September 4, 2026, and should be submitted to the City of Griffin Planning and Development Director. The award process follows a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) model, where price is the primary and dominant factor. Section 3 business concern preferences, including ownership by low-income individuals or high percentages of Section 3 labor hours, serve only as a tiebreaker if all other criteria and pricing are equal. Selected contractors must adhere to strict compliance and reporting requirements administered by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, including the submission of a Section 3 Action Plan, maintaining priority lists of low-income applicants, and providing documented outreach to Section 3 businesses and workers. Failure to comply with these federal workforce and subcontracting regulations may result in contract termination or debarment.