3-1st Addendum 73-RFPIT0016.pdf

This is the first addendum to a Request for Proposals in Sealed Bids (RFPIT) issued by Western Carolina University for Geographic Information System (GIS) services. The addendum updates critical meeting logistics for the mandatory site visit, which has been rescheduled from March 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST to March 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. The site visit will be held at the FM Conference Room located at 3476 Old Cullowhee Road, Cullowhee, NC 28723, with contact available at 828-227-7224. Bids are due on April 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET, with the bid number 73-RFPIT0016 submitted through the Bonfire Portal to Western Carolina University's IT Department located at 69 East University Way, Cordelia Camp 106B, Cullowhee, NC 28723.

Bidders are required to acknowledge receipt of this addendum by executing and returning one copy prior to the bid opening date and time. The addendum requires bidders to indicate whether their bid has already been mailed with no changes, has been mailed but changes resulted from this addendum, or has not yet been mailed with changes incorporated. Failure to return the executed addendum in accordance with instructions may subject a bid to rejection on the affected items. The underlying contract opportunity involves a comprehensive field inventory and GIS mapping project for Western Carolina Power's electric distribution assets, including documentation of poles, transformers, meters, lines, and support structures, along with data integration into an ArcGIS platform and staff training on GIS tools and data governance.