Bid Notice-Widening_ Resurfacing _ Shoulder Reconstruction - Harnett County.pdf

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOSH STEIN DANIEL H. JOHNSON

GOVERNOR SECRETARY

Mailing Address:

NC DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION

DIVISION SIX

PO BOX 1150

FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28302

Telephone: (910) 364-0603

Website: www.ncdot.org

Location:

NC DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION

DIVISION SIX

558 GILLESPIE ST.

FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28301

October 28, 2026

To: Prospective Bidders

From: Neil Butler, Division Proposals Engineer Subject: Invitation to Bid

Let Date: November 18, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Public Reading: NCDOT Division Conference Room Location: 558 Gillespie Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is requesting bids for the project listed below. The date of availability for this contract is December 21, 2026. The completion date for this project is June 23, 2028.

Contract: DF00567 Route: Various Routes Federal Aid: State Funded County: Harnett

WBS: 2027CPT.06.08.20431.1

Description: Widening, Resurfacing and Shoulder Reconstruction Goal Type: MBE/WBE Goal Amount: No Goal

Prior to submitting a bid on a Division Let, Electronic Bid project, the bidder shall sign up on the Interested Parties List no later than one business day prior to the Letting day of that project for which he intends to submit a bid, in conformance with Article 102-3 of the 2024 NCDOT Standard Specifications. The List may be found on the Connect NCDOT Division Six website. There is no cost for signing up on the Interested Parties List.

Contractor's License: A General Contractor's License is required in order to submit a bid on any non-federal aid project where the bid is $40,000.00 or more, except for certain specialty work as determined by the licensing board.

On Federal projects, the appropriate Contractor’s License shall be obtained within 60 days of bid opening. For additional information, or to make application for a license, apply to the Executive Secretary of the Contractor Licensing Board, P.O. Box 17187, Raleigh, NC 27619, (919) 571-4183.

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Prequalifying to Bid: All prospective bidders shall be prequalified as a Bidder or PO Prime Contractor with the Department of Transportation prior to submitting a bid, in conformance with Article 102-2 of the 2024 NCDOT Standard Specifications. Contractors who are not prequalified may obtain information and forms for prequalifying from the Contractual Services Management Section of the Contract Standards and Development Unit at https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/Prequal/Pages/default.aspx. All required prequalification statements and documents shall be filed with the Contractual Services Management Section at least four weeks prior to the date of opening bids.

The Department of Transportation hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this Invitation to Bid, Minority Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in compensation to this award.

A Bid Bond is required in accordance with Article 102-10 of the 2024 NCDOT Standard Specifications. Contract Payment and Performance Bonds are required in accordance with Article 103-7 of the 2024 NCDOT Standard Specifications.

Proposals, plans and any other supporting documentation, including addendums if needed, may be downloaded free of charge from the Connect NCDOT Division Six website, located at:

https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/Letting-List.aspx?let_type=6&let_status=Advertised.

Electronic bid preparation using AASHTOWare Project Bids Software is required. Download the EBS file and submit your bid through Bid Express®. See Instructions To Bidders on page C-4 of the proposal for more detail.

Should you have questions, or need additional information, please contact Neil Butler, Division Proposals Engineer at jnbutler@ncdot.gov or Julio Williams, Assistant Division Proposals Engineer at jbwilliams7@ncdot.gov or either by phone at 910-364-0603.

CC: Lee Jernigan, P.E.

Rob Stone, P.E.

Kenneth Clark, P.E.

Richie Hines, P.E.

Jason Salisbury, P.E.

Blythe Jordan, PLS Christy Huff, P.E.

Barry Gelezinsky Travis Salazar https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/Prequal/Pages/default.aspx https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/Letting-List.aspx?let_type=6&let_status=Advertised mailto:jnbutler@ncdot.gov mailto:jbwilliams7@ncdot.gov

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Notice Regarding Upcoming Buy America Changes

On January 14, 2025, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) terminated its General Waiver for Manufactured Products and established specific Buy America requirements for their use on Federal-aid highway projects.

This means that as of the following dates, materials defined as manufactured products permanently incorporated into Federal-aid highway projects will have to be manufactured in the United States.

Key Implementation Dates

• Phase 1: contracts obligated on or after October 1, 2025 o Final assembly of all manufactured products permanently incorporated into Federal-aid highway projects must occur in the United States.

• Phase 2: contracts obligated on or after October 1, 2026 o Final assembly of all manufactured products permanently incorporated into Federal-aid highway projects must occur in the United States.

AND

o The cost of U.S.-produced components in manufactured products must be greater than 55% of the total cost of all components.

Definition of Manufactured Products Manufactured Products are defined as articles, materials, or supplies that:

• Have been processed into a specific form and shape, or

• Have been combined with other articles or supplies to create a product with different properties than the individual articles, materials, or supplies.

This places greater emphasis on using domestically produced materials on these projects and is consistent with the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).