Elizabeth Street Waterline Replacements.pdf

DOCUMENT 00 11 16

INVITATION TO BID

Project: Elizabeth Street Waterline Replacements

Owner: City of Durham Department of Water Management

1600 Mist Lake Drive Durham, North Carolina 27704

Engineer: CJS Conveyance, PLLC

320 S. Academy Street Cary, North Carolina 27511

Issuing Office: Attention: Ms. Lisa Mitchell, P.E.

City of Durham Department of Water Management Utility Engineering Division 1600 Mist Lake Drive Durham, North Carolina 27704

(919) 560-4381

The City of Durham will open sealed formal Bids submitted by qualified Bidders at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 for Contract 15279, Project: Elizabeth Street Waterline Replacements at the Department of Water Management training room C, 1600 Mist Lake Drive, Durham, North Carolina.

The Project involves the furnishing of all materials, labor, equipment, tools, etc. unless otherwise specified, for the complete installation of approximately 8,050 LF of waterline, 6,800 LF of sanitary sewer, 50 manholes, 700 LF of storm drainage with structures, including new, parallel replacements, replace in place, and abandonments, hydrants and valve assemblies, water and sewer service reconnections, traffic control, erosion control measures, miscellaneous surface restoration and all associated appurtenances

The foregoing description shall not be construed as a complete description of all work required.

Beginning Monday July 6, 2026, the Contract Documents may be reviewed online and be obtained from Accent Imaging, 8121 Brownleigh Drive, Raleigh, NC 27617, (919) 782-3332, or at www.accentimaging.com. A hard copy of the plans, contract, or electronic files may be obtained at a non-refundable fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00) for the hard set plus digital, or one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for digital only plus sales tax and delivery. Plans must be purchased through Accent Imaging to be on the bidders list. Bids will only be accepted from companies listed on the bidders list.

The Contract Documents may be viewed, free of charge, at the City of Durham, Department of Water Management, 1600 Mist Lake Drive, Durham, North Carolina by appointment only.

The Project Manual including Bidding Documents, Contract Documents, and Technical Specifications, including the drawings, will also be available via Construct Connect (online), McGraw Hill Dodge (online), and NC Institute of Minority Economic Development (online) plan rooms.

Bidders are encouraged to attend the non-mandatory pre-Bid conference at 2:00 PM on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at the Department of Water Management, 1600 Mist Lake Drive, Durham, North Carolina.

Each Bidder must be licensed under Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Bidders must conform with the provisions of the North Carolina Contractor’s Licensing Act of 1925, as amended. All Bids must include a non-collusion affidavit.

The City of Durham requires the Project to be substantially completed within 520 consecutive calendar days, and completed within 550 calendar days from date of Notice to Proceed.

No Bid shall be considered or accepted unless at the time of its filing the same shall be accompanied by a deposit of cash or a certified or cashier's check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of the Bid. The check shall be made payable to the City of Durham. Said deposit shall guarantee that the Contract will be entered into by the successful Bidder if the award is made. Such deposit of cash or certified or cashier's check may be held by the City until the successful Bidder has executed and delivered the Contract Documents, including performance and payment bond, to the City of Durham and returned or kept in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-129.

Refer to other Bidding requirements described in Document 00 21 15.

In lieu of the cash deposit or certified or cashier’s check mentioned above, the Bidder may file a Bid bond in the same amount executed by a corporate surety authorized to execute such bonds in North Carolina and conditioned as provided by North Carolina General Statute 143-129 and in the form attached to the Bidding Documents (see Appendix F) or on file with the Engineer. Bid bond forms enclosed as part of the Bidding Documents must be properly executed at the time Bids are submitted before Bid will be considered. Properly executed Power of Attorney of the corporate surety's agent shall accompany such bond and be attached to the page provided therefore in the Bidding Documents.

Bids shall be submitted under a condition of irrevocability, except as required by law, for a period of ninety (90) days after Bid opening.

The City of Durham reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids, to waive any and all informalities, and to disregard all nonconforming or conditional Bids or counter Bids, and to accepts the Bid that will be in the best interest of the City of Durham.

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