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N O T I C E TO B I DD E R S

Sealed proposals will be received from Bidders by Sampson Community College, 1801 Sunset Avenue Clinton, NC 28328, attn: Ms. Kelly Jackson, Vice President, in Student Center Board Room, up to 3:00 PM Tuesday, May 14, 2024, and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read for the furnishing of labor, material and equipment entering into the construction of:

Sampson Community College North-Kitchin Building Connector

SCO ID# 23-26078-01A

Bids will be received for Contract type – (single prime): Category-General. All proposals shall be lump sum.

Pre-Bid Meeting

An open pre-bid meeting will be held for all bidders and all interested vendors on Wednesday, April 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Sampson Community College, Student Center Board Room. The meeting will address project specific questions, issues, bidding procedures and bid forms.

The meeting is also to identify preferred brand alternates and their performance standards that the owner will consider for approval on this project.

In accordance with General Statute GS 133-3, Specifications may list one or more preferred brands as an alternate to the base bid in limited circumstances. Specifications containing a preferred brand alternate under this section must identify the performance standards that support the preference. Performance standards for the preference must be approved in advance by the owner in an open meeting. Any alternate approved by the owner shall be approved only where (i) the preferred alternate will provide cost savings, maintain or improve the functioning of any process or system affected by the preferred item or items, or both, and (ii) a justification identifying these criteria is made available in writing to the public.

In accordance with GS133-3 and SCO procedures the following preferred brand items are being considered as Alternates by the owner for this project:

A. Fire-Lite Alarm System.

B. Honeywell Building Control Systems

C. Door Hardware- Corbin-Russwin.

Justification of any approvals will be made available to the public in writing no later than 7 days prior to bid date.

Complete plans, specifications and contract documents will be open for inspection in the offices of Ms. Kelly Jackson at Sampson Community College, and JKF Architecture PC, and in the plan rooms of Dodge Data & Analytics, Construct Connect, The Blue Book Plan Room, and Duncan-Parnell Greenville NC. or may be obtained by prime bidders, upon deposit of $200 in cash or certified check. The full plan deposit will be returned to those bidders provided all documents are returned in good, usable condition within ten (10) days after the bid date. PDF sets only will be made available to all prime bidders at no cost provided they register with the Office of the Architect.

NOTE: The bidder shall identify on its bid proposal the minority business participation it will use on the project (Identification of Minority Business Participation) form and shall include either Affidavit A or Affidavit B as applicable. Forms and instructions are included within the Proposal Form in the bid documents. Failure to complete these forms is grounds for rejection of the bid. (GS143-128.2c Effective 1/1/2002.)

All contractors are hereby notified that they must have proper license as required under the state laws governing their respective trades.

General contractors are notified that Chapter 87, Article 1, General Statutes of North Carolina, will be observed in receiving and awarding general contracts. General contractors submitting bids on this project must have license classification for Building Contractor-Unlimited Under GS 87-1, a contractor that superintends or manages construction of any building, highway, public utility, grading, structure or improvement shall be deemed a “general contractor” and shall be so licensed. Therefore, a single prime project that involves other trades will require the single prime contractor to hold a proper General Contractors license.

Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or a certified check drawn on some bank or trust company, insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, of an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the proposal, or in lieu thereof a bidder may offer a bid bond of five percent (5%) of the bid executed by a surety company licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond. Said deposit shall be retained by the owner as liquidated damages in event of failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract within ten days after the award or to give satisfactory surety as required by law.

A performance bond and a payment bond will be required for one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price.

Payment will be made based on ninety‑five percent (95%) of monthly estimates and final payment made upon completion and acceptance of work.

No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of 60 days.

The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities.

Designer:

Owner:

JKF Architecture PC

625 Lynndale Ct.

Suite F Greenville, NC 27858

252-355-1068 jkf@jkf-arch.com

Ms. Kelly Jackson, Vice President Sampson Community College

1801 Sunset Avenue

Clinton, NC 28328

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

3-1-2024

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