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SCO-Notice To Bidders 2010 – (Updated Dec. 2010)

N O T I C E TO B I D D E R S

Sealed proposals will be received by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety in Raleigh NC, in the office of NCDPS Central Engineering, Door # 1, 2020 Yonkers Road, Raleigh, NC (hand delivered), Conference Room; 4216 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4216 (mailing address) up to 3:00 pm

May 2, 2024 and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read for the furnishing of labor, material and equipment entering into the construction of:

Department of Public Safety

Pender Correctional Institution

Air Conditioning Installation

SCO ID #22-25762-01A

Code: 442107; Item: 4112

The work includes but is not limited to the replacement of the existing air handling units in occupied housing units/dormatories to provide air conditioning (cooling). Work also includes controls, electrical and ductwork.

Bids will be received Single Prime contract. General Contractor or other qualified contractor based on GS

87 excerpt below. All proposals shall be lump sum.

On public buildings being bid single prime, where the total value of the general construction does not exceed

25% of the total construction value, contractors under GS87- Arts 2 and 4 (Plumbing, Mechanical &

Electrical) may bid and contract directly with the Owner as the SINGLE PRIME CONTRACTOR and may subcontract to other properly licensed trades. GS87-1.1- Rules .0210.

Pre-Bid Meeting

A mandantory pre-bid meeting will be held for all interested bidders on April 19, 2024 at 10 AM at the

Pender Correctional Institution, 906 Penderlea Hwy, Burgaw, North Carolina. Shane Godwin with DPS will meet interested parties outside the main entrance gate. Cell phones and cameras will not be allowed. The meeting will address project scope, questions, issues, bidding procedures and bid forms. The meeting will address project specific questions, issues, bidding procedures and bid forms.

The following prime conntractors attended the first mandatory pre-bid and are not required to attend this second mandatory pre-bid. ESC, HITT and HM Kern.

The meeting is also to identify preferred brand alternates and their performance standards that the owner will consider for approval on this project. The preferred brand alternate for this project is “KMC” controls.

In accordance with General Statute GS 133-3, Specifications may list one or more preferred brands as an alternate to the base bid in limited circumstances. Specifications containing a preferred brand alternate under this section must identify the performance standards that support the preference. Performance standards for the preference must be approved in advance by the owner in an open meeting. Any alternate approved by the owner shall be approved only where (i) the preferred alternate will provide cost savings, maintain or improve the functioning of any process or system affected by the preferred item or items, or both, and (ii) a justification identifying these criteria is made available in writing to the public. Preferred Alternates for this project include Distech Controls.

Justification of any approvals will be made available to the public in writing no later than seven (7) days prior to bid date.

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SCO-Notice To Bidders 2010 (Updated Dec. 2010)

Complete plans, specifications and contract documents will be open for inspection in the offices of Spring

Stoops McCullen Engineering and in the plan rooms of Dodge Construction Connect dodge.docs@construction.com; Construct Connect 3825 Edwards Road, Suite 800, Cincinnati, OH 45209 content@constructionconnect.com ; Carolinas AGC, Inc. 6115 Park South Drive Suite 350 Charlotte NC

(projectinquiries@isqft.com); Hispanic Contractor Association 8121 Brownleigh Drive Raleigh, NC

27617 (www.hcacarolinas.org); NC Institute of Minority Economic Development at MCTAP/NCIMED, Inc. 114 W. Parrish Street 4th Floor Durham, NC 27701 (info@theinstituteNC.org); East Coast Digital

(ECD) Plan Room, Minority Plan Room Provider, 210 E. 14th St., Ste. D, Greenville, NC 27858, (252)758-

1616.

Plans and specs may be obtained by those qualified as prime bidders, upon deposit of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) in cash or certified check. The full plan deposit will be returned to those bidders provided all documents are returned in good, usable condition within ten (10) days after the bid date. PDF’s of plans and specifications are available at no charge.

NOTE: The bidder shall include with the bid proposal the form Identification of Minority Business

Participation identifying the minority business participation it will use on the project and shall include either

Affidavit A or Affidavit B as applicable. Forms and instructions are included within the Proposal Form in the bid documents. Failure to complete these forms is grounds for rejection of the bid. (GS143-128.2c Effective

1/1/2002.)

All contractors are hereby notified that they must have proper license as required under the state laws governing their respective trades.

General contractors are notified that Chapter 87, Article 1, General Statutes of North Carolina, will be observed in receiving and awarding general contracts. General contractors submitting bids on this project must have license classification for General Contractor required by the NC General Contractors Licensing

Board under G.S.87-1.

NOTE--SINGLE PRIME CONTRACTS: Under GS 87-1, a contractor that superintends or manages construction of any building, highway, public utility, grading, structure or improvement shall be deemed a “general contractor” and shall be so licensed. Therefore a single prime project that involves other trades will require the single prime contractor to hold a proper General Contractors license. EXCEPT: On public buildings being bid single prime, where the total value of the general construction does not exceed 25% of the total construction value, contractors under GS87- Arts 2 and 4 (Plumbing, Mechanical & Electrical) may bid and contract directly with the Owner as the SINGLE PRIME CONTRACTOR and may subcontract to other properly licensed trades. GS87-1.1- Rules .0210

Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or a certified check drawn on some bank or trust company, insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, of an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the proposal, or in lieu thereof a bidder may offer a bid bond of five percent (5%) of the bid executed by a surety company licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond. Said deposit shall be retained by the owner as liquidated damages in event of failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract within ten days after the award or to give satisfactory surety as required by law.

A performance bond and a payment bond will be required for one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price.

Payment will be made based on ninety-five percent (95%) of monthly estimates and final payment made upon completion and acceptance of work.

No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of 30 days.

The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities.

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SCO-Notice To Bidders 2010 – (Updated Dec. 2010)

Bids may be hand delivered, mailed, by certified mail or courier service, to:

Shane Godwin.

NC Department of Public Safety

Division of Adult Correction & Juvenile Justice

2020 Yonkers Road

Raleigh, NC 27699

Designer: Owner:

Shane Godwin

Spring Stoops McCullen Engineering NC Department of Public Safety

3624 Shannon Road, Suite 102 2020 Yonkers Road

Durham, NC 27707 Ph: (919) 403-8000 Raleigh, NC 27699

SCO-Notice To Bidders 2010 (Updated Dec. 2010)

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