00100 - Advertisement-for-bids - New Bern Ave CP3.pdf
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- Wake BRT New Bern Avenue Construction Package 3
- Solicitation number
- 274-ES 2023-05R-3
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- Wake County, Teachey Town, North Carolina
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This is an Advertisement for Bids issued by the City of Raleigh Engineering Services Department for the Wake BRT New Bern Avenue Construction Package 3 project. The project encompasses the construction of 19 station platforms distributed across 19 unique sites along the New Bern Avenue corridor in support of a federally funded Bus Rapid Transit initiative. Each station platform will include concrete foundations and platforms, structural steel, metal panels, windscreens, and additional station amenity elements, with minor site work required at each location. Utility work is limited to improvements necessary for station operations, including new electrical service, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), and minor storm drainage. The sealed bid deadline is 1:00 PM on Monday, November 16, 2026, at 222 W Hargett Street, Room 305, Raleigh, NC 27601. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 1:00 PM at the GoRaleigh Ops facility, Conference Room 123, 4104 Poole Road, Raleigh, NC 27610, available as a hybrid meeting via Microsoft Teams. Requirements for pre-bid "or-equal" submittals must be submitted within 20 days of the advertisement issuance. The construction contract time for this final package is 30 months.
Bidders must submit bid security equal to five percent of their bid amount and provide evidence of proper North Carolina contractor licensing as required by General Statute Chapter 87. The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and will award the contract to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, considering quality, performance, and the specified contract performance timeline. Prominent changes from the August 2024 advertisement include construction packages organized by area, access maintenance between contractors for each package, reduced liquidated damages, modifications to DBE requirements aligned with federal guidelines, removal of conflicting specifications with NCDOT specifications as the leading standard, advanced utility coordination, and inclusion of non-standard excavation items such as rock, cobblestone, and streetcar track removal. Complete bidding documents are available at no cost online through www.planscope.com or by registering with Accent Imaging; hard copies are available for purchase at $472.00 per set or $1.24 per individual sheet from Accent Imaging at 2121 Brownleigh Drive, Raleigh, NC 27617, (919) 782-3332. Additional information may be obtained from Aya Aldais at aya.aldais@raleighnc.gov or (919) 996-3547.
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City of Raleigh 00100-1 Advertisement for Bids
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
POSTED: SEPTEMBER 25, 2026
CITY BID NUMBER: ES 2023-05R-3
Project: Wake BRT New Bern Avenue Construction Package 3
Owner: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, Engineering Services Department, One Exchange
Plaza, Suite 620, Raleigh, NC 27601.
Contact: Aya Aldais, email aya.aldais@raleighnc.gov
Engineer: HNTB North Carolina, P.C.
4000 Center at North Hills St, Ste 500, Raleigh NC 27609
Sealed Bids will be received until 1:00 PM, Monday, November 16, 2026, at 222 W Hargett St, Room 305, Raleigh, NC 27601, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the construction of the Wake BRT New Bern Avenue Construction Package 3 project.
After Bids are opened, the Owner shall evaluate them in accordance with the methods and criteria set forth in the Instructions to Bidders. 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.
A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at the GoRaleigh Ops facility, in Conference Room 123 located at 4104 Poole Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610.
This will be a hybrid meeting and to attend virtually access via the Microsoft Teams link.
Requirements for pre-bid submittals of an “or-equal” are required within 20 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:
The project includes the construction of 19 Station Platforms in support of the Wake BRT New Bern Avenue Federally Funded Bus Rapid Transit project. The 19 Station Platforms are located at 19 unique sites along the corridor and are inclusive of concrete foundations and platforms, structural steel, metal panel, windscreen and additional station amenity elements. Minor site work is required at each of the platform locations. Utility work is limited to improvement required to support the station operations, including new electrical service, ITS and minor storm drainage.
Prominent changes from the August 2024 Advertisement consists generally of the following:
1. Construction Packages by Area. This will be the final of the 3 construction packages.
2. Access maintained between contractors for each package.
3. Extended Construction Contract Time for Area 3 to 30 months.
4. Reduced Liquidated Damages.
5. Changes to DBE requirements to align with Federal guidelines.
6. Removed conflicting specifications. NCDOT Specifications will be the leading specification.
7. Advanced Utility By Other construction and joint Owner utility coordination for construction.
8. Includes items for non-standard excavation and removal for example rock, cobble stone, and streetcar tracks.
mailto:aya.aldais@raleighnc.gov https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/264657434719511?p=a5lIg8rIjeeSfzaAKJ
City of Raleigh 00100-2 Advertisement for Bids
Complete Bidding Documents may be accessed AT NO COST from Accent Imaging beginning September 25, 2026. Bidding documents can be viewed and downloaded at no cost online at www.planscope.com by navigating to Public Projects. Hard copies can be purchased from Accent Imaging located at 2121 Brownleigh Drive, Raleigh, NC 27617; (919) 782-3332.
A PDF of the bidding documents can be accessed and downloaded at no cost by registering an account with Accent Imaging. A hard copy of the full bid set can be purchased from Accent Imaging for a nonrefundable fee of Four Hundred Seventy Two Dollars ($472.00), or a hard copy of individual sheets can be purchased from Accent Imaging for a fee of $1.24 per sheet plus sales tax.
For additional information, please contact Aya Aldais at the City Roadway Design / Construction Division by email aya.aldais@raleighnc.gov contact Roadway Design / Construction Division by calling (919) 996-3547.
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.
City of Raleigh Janet Cowell, Mayor
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