City of Raleigh 00100-1 Advertisement for Bids ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS POSTED: DECEMBER 5, 2022 CITY BID NUMBER: 274-2020-81 Project: South State Street Sewer Replacement Project Owner: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh Water One Exchange Plaza, Suite 620 Raleigh, NC 27601 Contact: Courtney Licata, PE, 919-996-3484,
Courtney.Licata@raleighnc.gov Engineer: Black & Veatch International Company 175 Regency Woods Place, Suite 200 Cary, NC 27518 Contact: Patrick Stout, PE, 919-462-7504,
stoutp@bv.com Sealed Bids will be received until 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 19, 2023, at One Exchange Plaza, Suite 620, Raleigh, NC 27601, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the construction of the South State Street Sewer Replacement project. After Bids are opened, the Owner shall evaluate them in accordance with the methods and criteria set forth
in the Bid Proposal Form. The Owner/City Council reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any or all Bids. Unless all Bids are rejected, Award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder, taking into consideration quality, performance and the time specified in the Bid Form for the performance of the Contract. As a precautionary measure due to COVID-19 and understanding that some businesses have chosen to suspend employee travel, the Bid Opening will also be held via a virtual meeting. Invitations to the virtual meeting will be sent to those who attended the mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. Others interested in attending shall contact the Engineer. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, December 20, 2022 in the parking lot of the Walnut Creek Wetland Park located at 950 Peterson Street Raleigh, NC 27610. Requirements for pre-bid submittals of an “or-equal” are required within 10 days of the issuance of the Advertisement for Bids and in accordance with Section 00200, Instructions to Bidders. The Project consists generally of the following major items: - Installation of 3,613 LF of 24-inch gravity sanitary sewer and appurtenances - Installation of 95 LF of 8-inch gravity sanitary sewer and appurtenances - Replacement and reconnection of sanitary sewer services - Installation of aerial sewer crossing including driven steel piles - Asphalt greenway and pavement restoration/replacement - Concrete flatwork restoration/replacement - Miscellaneous restoration and seeding Bidding Documents may be examined at Engineer's office and at: ConstructConnect, online; McGraw Hill Dodge Company, online; Construction Journal, online; and NC Institute of Minority Economic Development (a.k.a. The Institute), online. Complete Bidding Documents may be obtained by registering at the office of the Engineer. Electronic documents will be provided at no cost. If desired, hard copies may be obtained upon providing a $200 non-refundable fee for each set of documents. City of Raleigh 00100-2 Advertisement for Bids With each request for Bidding Documents supply the following information: Company name, contact person, street address, phone number, and email address for Bidding point of contact; N. C. contractor’s license with limitation and classification; indicate if the firm will be a Prime bidder, Supplier or Sub-Contractor. Bidders will be required to show evidence that they are licensed to perform the work in the Bidding Documents as required by North Carolina General Statute, Chapter 87 and the Instruction to Bidders. Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bid must accompany each Bid and shall be subject to the conditions provided in the Instruction to Bidders. Pursuant to General Statutes of North Carolina Sections 143-128.2 and 143-131, and in accordance with City policy, the City of Raleigh encourages and provides equal opportunity for certified Minority and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) businesses to participate in all aspects of the City’s contracting and procurement programs to include Professional Services; Goods and Other Services; and Construction. The prime contractor will be required to identify participation of MWBE businesses in their Bid, and how that participation will be achieved. Furthermore, the City’s goal is to contract or sub-contract fifteen percent (15%) of the contract amount to certified MWBEs on construction projects over $300,000, or with contracts that include $100,000 or more in state funding. City of Raleigh Mary-Ann Baldwin, Mayor END OF DOCUMENT