BidExtension.pdf

BID EXTENSION

Project: Four Oaks Downtown Streetscape

Owner: Town of Four Oaks

PO Box 610, Four Oaks NC 27524 (Mailing)

304 N. Main Street, Four Oaks NC 27524 (Physical)

Engineer: WithersRavenel

115 Mackenan Drive, Cary NC 27511

Original Bid Date: 03/13/2024

Extended Bid Date: 03/28/2024

The Town of Four Oaks has extended the bid date for the Four Oaks Downtown Streetscape project to provide more time for interested contractors to consider and/or compete bids.

Pursuant to NC G.S. 143-129, sealed Bids for the construction of the Four Oaks Downtown Streetscape project will be received by Town of Four Oaks, at PO Box 610, Four Oaks, NC 27524 until 2:00PM local time on March 28, 2024, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. Bids may be submitted by mail or courier and include a thumb drive with digital copies of all bid forms. Bids received after this time will not be accepted.

The Four Oaks Downtown Streetscape Improvements include a base bid consisting of improvements from the intersection of N. Main Street and Williams Street to just south of the intersection of S. Main Street and Woodall Street. The proposed work consists of a new traffic signal at the intersection of Main Street and Wellons Street, asphalt milling and resurfacing, asphalt paving with concrete curb and gutter, a vehicular tabletop with brick paving, pedestrian plaza space with seat walls, pedestrian stairs and ramps with handrails for accessible paths on each side of the street, concrete sidewalks, storm drainage inlets and piping, electrical meter connections for private services, electrical connections for town use, conduit to support installation of power, telecom, and light fixtures by utility providers, and landscaping trees, shrubs, and groundcovers.

Bid additives include improvements to Wellons Street between the intersection of W. Wellons Street and Church Street and the intersection of E. Wellons Street and Baker Street as well as Baker Street between E. Wellons and S. East Railroad Street, and Lassiter Street. Wellons Street and Baker Street improvements consist of asphalt milling and resurfacing, asphalt paving with concrete curb and gutter, concrete sidewalks, storm drainage inlets and piping, and landscaping trees, shrubs, and groundcover.

Other bid additives include furnishings, additional electrical connections for town use, installation of water connection for town use at the pedestrian plaza and vehicular tabletop, and custom branded paver installation.

Complete digital bidding documents are available at http://withersravenel.com/bid/ or https://www.questcdn.com/. You may download the digital documents for $25.00 by inputting Quest project 8938841 on the website’s search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information.

Each bid shall be accompanied with a cash deposit or certified check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the FDIC or a Bid Bond prepared on the form Bid Bond contained in the Bidding Documents or a Surety Company’s standard form and property executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds. The amount of bid bond shall be equal to five (5) percent of the total of the bid.

To qualify, all bids shall be submitted using bid forms contained in the Contract Documents. Incomplete or segregated bids will not be accepted. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of 90 days after bid opening except as provided in Instructions to Bidders. Bidders must show evidence that they are licensed to perform the work in the Bid Documents as required by the North Carolina General Statutes Chapter

87. The Owner reserves the right to reject any/all bids, to waive formalities, or to reject non-conforming, non-responsive, or conditional bids. The Owner reserves the right to award a contract to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder or bidders, taking into consideration quality, performance, and time.

This project is a portion of the FY20 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Coronavirus Program Number 20-V-3502 that is financed with $900,000 of CDBG Funds. This project is a portion of the FY 2022 HUD EDI Community Project, Program Number B-22-CP-NC0545 that is financed with $2,999,000 of HUD EDI Community Project Funds.

The Owner is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages bidding by small, minority and female (M/WBE) contractors and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap/disability, age, or familial status. Bids from qualified disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE), historically underutilized businesses (HUB), and Section 3 business concerns (locally owned/operated businesses that provide employment opportunities to low-income individuals) are encouraged. Bidders shall be required to submit with their Bids affidavits of “Good Faith Efforts” in the recruitment of Minority Businesses. Bidders must comply with the Executive Orders 11246 and 11375, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Anti-Kickback Act, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standard Act, and Davis- Bacon Related Acts. The work will be subject to the prevailing wage rates established by the U.S.

Department of Labor.

This information is available in Spanish and any other language upon request. Please contact Martha Garris at 919-963-3112 or at 304 N. Main Street, Four Oaks NC 27524 for accommodations for this request. Esta información está disponible en español o en cualquier otro idioma bajo petición. Por favor, póngase en contacto con Martha Garris al 919-963-3112 - o en 304 N. Main Street, Four Oaks NC 27524, para obtener de las adaptaciones para esta solicitud.