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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Town of Murphy Murphy, NC Murphy Town Square Project General Notice The Town of Murphy (Owner) is requesting Sealed Bids for the construction of the following Project:

Murphy Town Square Project Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Town of Murphy Town Hall located at 5 Wofford Street, Murphy, NC 28906, until Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 3:00 pm local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work:

Construction of the Murphy Town Square Project located at the intersection of US 19 Business (Hiwassee Street/Valley River Avenue) and SR 1326 (Peachtree Street/Tennessee Street) in Murphy, NC. Construction will involve a roundabout intersection including-but-not-limited-to; all necessary curb-and-gutter, storm drainage, splitter islands, and center circulating island (coordination with NCDOT will be required on certain elements of the roundabout design to be provided by NCDOT) and construction of four “pocket parks” located within the four quadrants of the roundabout intersection including all necessary grading, storm drainage, sidewalk construction, landscaping, irrigation, lighting, electrical, and stage footer/wall construction.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:

Town of Murphy 5 Wofford Street, Murphy, NC 28906 828-837-2510 Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Monday through Friday between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Architect/Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.

Electronic (pdf) copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office by sending an e-mail request to the Owner’s Engineer (Mattern & Craig) at the following email address:

jbvoso@matternandcraig.com The email request should include a copy (cc:) to the following address:

manager@townofmurphync.com The email request must identify “Murphy Town Square Project Request for Plans” in the Subject line.

Upon receipt of request for plans, prospective bidder will be registered as a plan holder and pdf plans will be provided via response email to the requesting party. Neither the Owner nor Architect/Engineer are responsible for undeliverable emails due to recipients’ email file size limitation, security protocols, or other limitations.

Bidders must be licensed as a Contractor in the State of North Carolina. Bids must be accompanied by a bid guarantee as specified in the Instructions to Bidders.

Pre-bid Conference A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 9 am at the Town of Murphy Town Hall Conference Room located at 5 Wofford Street, Murphy, NC 28906. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required. Interested parties are invited to attend this meeting to review the plans, ask for additional information and/or clarifications and/or visit the project site.

Instructions to Bidders.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. The Town of Murphy reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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