Project Information

Bid Title

To Provide Design-Build Services for The Johnson Ferry Road @ Shallowford Road Project

Issuing Agency

County of Cobb

Location

Georgia

Published Date

Jul 11, 2025

Closing Date

Jan 22, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

B2437

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Project Description

B2437 - Notice of Intent to Advertise

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Posted: July 11, 2025

Cobb County Department of

Transportation

Public Notice Advertisement

PE-77050-NONST-2026-000000040

To Provide

Design-Build Services for

The Johnson Ferry Road @ Shallowford Road Project

P.I. Number: 0020001

Cobb DOT Project No. B2437

Cobb County, GA

Cobb Department of Transportation

1890 County Services Parkway

Marietta, Georgia 30008

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Public Notice Advertisement

Design-Build Services

The Cobb County Department of Transportation (Cobb DOT) hereby posts the following Public Notice

Advertisement (PNA) for considered services. Cobb DOT intends to solicit responses for design and

construction services necessary to improve the intersection of Johnson Ferry Road and Shallowford Road

in Cobb County, GA.

Please review Section 3 (Tentative Schedule of Events) below to obtain solicitation information.

THIS IS A PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT ONLY. No document submittals are expected or required

from this PNA.

This project will follow the Georgia Department of Transportation’s (Georgia DOT’s) Design-Build process.

Information regarding Georgia DOT’s Design-Build process can be reviewed at the following website:

https://www.dot.ga.gov/GDOT/Pages/DesignBuild.aspx.

Method of Communication

All general communication of relevant information regarding this solicitation will be made via the Georgia

Procurement Registry (GPR) at https://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/gpr/, Cobb DOT at

https://www.cobbcounty.gov/transportation/current-bids-rfps

and,

BidExpress

at

https://www.bidexpress.com. All Proposers that respond to a Cobb DOT-issued Design-Build solicitation,

are responsible for checking the GPR, Cobb County or Cobb DOT websites on a regular basis for updates,

clarifications, and announcements.

Section 1 – GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION AND SCOPE

Cobb DOT is seeking to contract with a Design-Builder to provide design and construction services

necessary to widen and reconfigure the eastbound approach to the intersection of Johnson Ferry Road and

Shallowford Road in Cobb County, GA (the “Project"). The Project will include construction of a dedicated

left-turn lane, a single eastbound through lane, and a dedicated right-turn lane. The westbound approach

will be reconfigured to provide dual left-turn lanes and dual westbound through lanes. The eastbound

approach will be widened to align the through movement across the intersection. Additionally, raised

medians will be added for access control at commercial driveways, and all existing traffic signal and

pedestrian signal control components will be replaced.

All scope will be in accordance with requirements set forth in the Request for Proposals (RFP).

To review the project synopsis and other available information about the project, please go to the following

websites: https://www.cobbcounty.gov/transportation/current-bids-rfps or https://www.bidexpress.com.

The project information is located in the following folder:

https://docs.cobbegov.org/B2437_JohnsonFerryShallowford.

The following firms are known to be conflicted on this project and may not participate:

• Arcadis U.S., Inc.

• AtkinsRéalis USA, Inc.

• Corporate Environmental Risk Management, LLC

• Croy Engineering, LLC

• Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

• Southeastern Engineering, Inc.

• TerraXplorations, Inc.

• UES Professional Solutions 18, LLC

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Section 2 - SELECTION PROCESS

This Project will be awarded to a Design-Builder utilizing a One-Phase Low Bid selection method described

in Chapter 672-18 of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Transportation

“Governing the Design-Build Procedures.” A Design-Builder includes a Lead Contractor and a Lead Design

Consultant working together to design and construct the Project.

Selection of Design-Builder

The selection of the Design-Builder for the Project will be based on the lowest responsive bidder as

described in Georgia Rules and Regulations Chapters 672-18.01 through 672-18.13 regarding the Design-

Build Procedures.

Section 3 – TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

The following Tentative Schedule of Events represents Cobb DOT’s best estimate of the procurement

schedule. All times indicated are prevailing times in Atlanta, Georgia. Cobb DOT reserves the right to

adjust the schedule as it deems necessary.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

a. Cobb DOT issues Public Notice Advertisement (PNA)

7/11/2025

b. Industry Forum – Virtual

9/30/2025

c. Cobb DOT issues Request for Proposals (RFP)

11/21/2025

d. Receipt of Proposals

1/22/2026

e. Cobb DOT letting (opening of Price Proposals)

2/12/2026

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3:00 p.m.

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12:00 noon

2:00 p.m.

A virtual Industry Forum will be conducted for this Project on the date noted above. During the Industry

Forum presentation, Cobb DOT will provide information regarding the Project’s delivery goals, anticipated

scope, anticipated DB procurement process, and potential risks. There is no limitation on the number of

participants. Participants will be provided with the opportunity to ask questions. Any information provided

by Cobb DOT or Georgia DOT shall be considered informational only and is subject to change. Meeting

minutes and the presentation slide show will be available on the

https://www.cobbcounty.gov/transportation/current-bids-rfps.

Section 4 - SELECTION CRITERIA

Minimum Qualifications Required

As part of the qualifications package, the proposing Design-Builder and/or their subconsultant team

members must be prequalified in the Area Class(es) identified below for the work they perform on the

Project.

The Lead Design Consultant for the Design-Builder MUST be prequalified by Georgia DOT or Cobb DOT

in the Area Class(es) listed below.

Number

3.02

Area Class

Urban Roadway Design

The team members (the Lead Contractor, the Lead Design Consultant, and/or one or more of the

subconsultant team members or any subcontractor) MUST be prequalified by Georgia DOT or Cobb DOT

in each of the Area Classes listed below:

Number

1.06(a)

1.06(b)

Area Class

NEPA Documentation

History

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Number

1.06(c)

1.06(d)

1.06(e)

1.06(f)

1.06(g)

1.06(h)

1.07

1.10

3.06

3.07

3.08

3.09

3.10

3.12

5.01

5.02

5.08

6.01(a)

6.05

8.01

9.01

9.02

9.03

Area Class

Air Studies

Noise Studies

Ecology

Archaeology

Freshwater Aquatic Surveys

Bat Surveys

Attitude, Opinion and Community Value Studies

Traffic Projections

Traffic Operations Studies

Traffic Operations Design

Landscape Architecture

Traffic Control Systems Analysis, Design and Implementation

Utility Coordination

Hydraulic and Hydrological Studies (Roadway)

Land Surveying

Engineering Surveying

Overhead/Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE)

Soil Survey Studies

Hazardous Waste Site Assessment Studies

Construction Engineering

Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Plan (ESPCP) Preparation

Rainfall and Runoff Reporting

Field Inspections for Compliance of Erosion and Sedimentation Control Device Installations

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
• NAICS 237310Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

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