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City of Raleigh 00100-1 Advertisement for Bids

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POSTED: February 20, 2025

CITY BID NUMBER: 274-ES-FO-FY25-

FS26Gen&ATSReplacement-R

City of Raleigh - Fire Station 26 Generator and ATS Replacement

City of Raleigh, North Carolina, Engineering Services Department;

222 W. Hargett St.; Raleigh, NC 27601 Contact: Steven Chelini; 919-996-3420; Steven.Chelini@raleighnc.gov

Engineer: Optima Engineering

Sealed Bids will be received until 10 AM, Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at the Raleigh Municipal Building - 222 West Hargett Street, Suite 605, Sixth Floor. Immediately after this, interested parties may meet in Conference Room 305 of the Raleigh Municipal Building, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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 for each site, taking into consideration quality, performance and the time specified in the Bid Form for the performance of the Contract. The City reserves the right to award the re-roofing projects individually by site choosing as many or as few contractors as it deems is in its best interest.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 2 PM, Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at the Fire Station 26 (3929 Barwell Rd). All prospective bidders must attend and are encouraged to participate in this meeting.

Requirements for pre-bid submittals of an “or-equal”, “or owner approved equivalent” are required within [14] days of the issuance of the Advertisement for Bids and in accordance with Section 00200, Instructions to Bidders.

Complete Bidding Documents may be obtained by emailing mgunter@optimaengineering.com. Electronic documents will be provided at no cost. Bidding Documents will be available beginning on February 21, 2025 at 9 AM. Requests for Bidding Documents will be accepted from the time of posting of the Advertisement for Bid.

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.

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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.

The successful bidder(s) must be registered to do work with the City of Raleigh. This is a simple process involving accessing the City of Raleigh website and completing an on-line form. Any vendor or entity interested in performing work for the City of Raleigh is encouraged to complete this process. Below is a link to the City’s self-service vendor portal. Here you will be able to register your business with the City of Raleigh as an approved vendor.

Instructions: https://raleighnc.gov/services/doing-business/doing-business-city

Registration:

https://supplier.raleighnc.gov/psc/finprd/SUPPLIER/ERP/c/NUI_FRAMEWORK.PT_LAN

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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.

MWBE subcontractors and suppliers are encouraged.

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

Janet Cowell, Mayor

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