Request for Bids – Maple Creek Pump Station and Forcemain Rehabilitation Re-Advertisment

ADV-1 2’nd ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Town of Wallace Maple Creek Pump Station and Forcemain Rehabilitation Sealed Bids are requested for the rehabilitation of Maple Creek Pump Station and the construction of a new forcemain serving the Town of Wallace, Duplin County, North Carolina.. Bids will be received by the Owner, The Town of Wallace, 316 E. Murray Street, Wallace, NC until 3:00 PM (Local Time) April 24, 2024 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. PRE-BID MEETING – A pre-bid meeting was held on, March 6, 2024 at the Town Hall. Minutes of the pre-bid meeting are available upon request Bid Documents: Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price basis as indicated in the Bid Form. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Stroud Engineering, PA; 107B Commerce Street, Greenville, NC. Contact Linwood Stroud Tel. 252-756-9352 ext. 227; email

href="mailto:lstroud@stroudengineer.com">lstroud@stroudengineer.com. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office during the hours indicated above. Bidding Documents are available on compact disc (as portable document format (PDF) files) for a non- refundable charge of $50.00, including shipping via overnight express service. Alternatively, printed Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office either via in-person pick-up or via mail, upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment for the Bidding Documents. The non-refundable cost of printed Bidding Documents is $200 per set, payable to Stroud Engineering, PA, plus a non-refundable shipping charge of $50.00 if shipping is requested ($250 total). Bidding Documents will be shipped when payment has been received by Stroud Engineering. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the prospective Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Bidding Documents will also be posted on the web sites; www.isqft.com and www.construction.com. Bidding Documents will not be emailed to prospective Bidders. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. Bonding/Licensing Requirements: Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or a bid bond by an acceptable surety company of not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, made payable to the Owner, The Town of Wallace. A Performance and a Payment Bond will be required for the successful bidder in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the mailto:lstroud@stroudengineer.com http://www.isqft.com/ http://www.construction.com/ ADV-2 contract, payment of all persons supplying labor or furnishing materials, and payment of all liabilities incurred in connection with the work under this contract. North Carolina law requires any contractor bidding on work in the State which costs $30,000.00 or more to show evidence that he is licensed under the “Act to Regulate the Practice of General Contracting.” Bidders shall be properly licensed under Chapter 87, General Statues of North Carolina. Other Requirements: No consideration will be given any request for Plans and Specifications within the five (5) day period immediately prior to the date for receiving bids. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled closing time for receiving bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and any part of a bid and to waive informalities and technicalities in the bidding procedure. Bids must be submitted on the printed form, or exact copies thereof, contained in the Contract Documents. Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to The Town of Wallace, and plainly marked “Bid, New Wells 15 & 16”. The name, address and license number of the bidder shall be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope. Small, under-utilized, minority, or women-owned businesses are encouraged to submit Bids. All bidders are required to make positive efforts to use small and minority-owned businesses and comply with GS 143-128 and the MBE/WBE goals established by The Town of Wallace. Bidders shall have a verifiable ten percent (10%) goal for participation by minority businesses in the total value of work. Bidders shall conform to the specified Minority Business Enterprise solicitation procedure as defined in the Bid Documents. The Town of Wallace is an equal opportunity employer and service provider.