2026-09 Bradford Retaining Wall 00 0004 Bid Announcement .pdf
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- Craig County, Virginia
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This is a Bid Announcement document issued by Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services, doing business as Encompass Community Supports (ECS), for a construction project located in Culpeper, Virginia. The project involves construction of a segmental block retaining wall approximately 85 feet long with a maximum height of 7 feet 6 inches, including an integrated guard rail system and black chain link fence to replace an existing failed wall and fence structure at 15361 Bradford Road, Culpeper, Virginia 22701. Mandatory site visits are required between May 4, 2026, and June 19, 2026, during business hours (10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.), with offerors required to complete and submit a Site Visit Certification (Attachment A) confirming compliance; failure to visit the site or provide certification will result in a non-responsive bid. Technical questions and requests for information must be directed to Project Engineer Chuck Stephenson at smartchoiceconstruction@comcast.net, with a deadline of June 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Sealed bids must be received by 2:00 p.m. prevailing time on July 1, 2026, either in hard copy at the ECS office or electronically through the Virginia Department of General Services eVA system; public bid opening and reading will occur at 3:00 p.m. on the same date in Conference Room B.
The contract will be awarded on a lump sum basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with the Owner reserving the right to reject any or all bids. Successful bidders must be Virginia Class A Licensed Contractors registered in accordance with Title 54.1, Chapter 11, of the Code of Virginia and must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract price. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged or minority-owned businesses are specified in the announcement. The document does not indicate budget range, award value, incumbent vendors, or specific funding sources. Bidders must maintain bids valid for 60 days following bid opening and submit a bid bond or certified check equal to five percent of the bid amount, with required insurance including Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit. Upon contract award, the contractor must provide a one-year guarantee period against defects and maintain qualified on-site superintendence throughout construction.
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Bid Announcement Date: April 29th, 2026
Project:
2026-09 Bradford Retaining Wall 15361 Bradford Road, Culpeper, Virginia 22701
Owner:
Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services dba Encompass Community Supports (ECS) 15361 Bradford Road, PO Box 1568, Culpeper, Virginia 22701 Shery Reinstrom, Executive Director Lauren Willis-Thomas, Senior Finance & Administrative Director
Professional Engineer:
Designs Unlimited, 3919 El Chamical, San Antonio, Texas 78261 Ph: 540.212.8330 Project Engineer: Chuck Stephenson
Site Plan:
Hinchey & Baines, 125 E. Davis Street, Suite 201, Culpeper, Virginia 22701 Professional Engineer: Marvin Hinchey
Description of Work:
Construction of segmental block wall design to include guard rail and black chain link fence to replace existing failed wall and fence. Wall approximately 85’ long with maximum height of 7’6” with guard rail.
Site Visits:
Offerors are required to visit the project site to become familiar with the conditions and areas affected by the work prior to submitting a bid. Failure to conduct a site visit shall result in the Offeror submitting a non-responsive bid.
Site visits may be conducted Monday through Friday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., during the period Monday, May 4th, 2026, through Friday, June 19th, 2026.
Site visits do not require advance scheduling or on-site check-in. However, Offerors are responsible for visiting the site independently within the designated time period.
As verification of compliance with this requirement, Offerors must complete and submit Attachment A – Site Visit Certification, confirming that the Offeror has visited the project site.
Failure to include the completed certification with the bid submission may render the bid non-responsive.
The location of the retaining wall is located at 15361 Bradford Road, Culpeper Virginia 22701.
Technical Questions:
Questions shall be directed to Chuck Stephenson, Professional Engineer, email smartchoiceconstruction@comcast.net. The deadline for RFIs is Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026, 10:00 AM.
Receipt of Bids:
Sealed bids shall be received at the office of Encompass Community Supports, 15361 Bradford Road, Culpeper, Virginia 22701, Attention: Ethan Henry, until 2:00 PM local prevailing time on Wednesday, July 1st, 2026. Bids may be submitted either in hard copy to the address listed above or electronically through the Virginia Department of General Services eVA electronic procurement system. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in Conference Room B at 3:00 PM local prevailing time on Wednesday, July 1st 2026.
Bids shall be submitted on the Bid Form contained in the Bidding Documents. Additional procedures for submitting a bid, claiming an error, withdrawing of bids and other pertinent information are contained in the Instruction to Bidders. Withdrawal due to error in bid in accordance with Section 11-54A(ii) Code of Virginia. Owner reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids.
The contract is to be awarded on a lump sum basis. Contractor registration in accordance with Title 54.1, Chapter 11, of the Code of Virginia is required.
Bonds:
Performance and Payment Bonds: The successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price.
Availability of Bid Documents: The Bidding Documents shall be provided as an attachment to the solicitation on the Virginia DGS electronic procurement system eVA.
The Bidding Documents include Drawings with Specifications and bidders shall be responsible for obtaining and verifying that their sub-bidders do likewise.
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