SCO-24-28740-01A-NTB.pdf

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed proposals will be received by the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections in Raleigh NC, in the office of DAC DECM, Door #4, 2020 Yonkers Road, Raleigh, NC (hand delivered); 4216 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4216 (mailing address, but allow at least 48 hours, not recommended) up to Thursday, July 31st, 2:00 PM and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read for the furnishing of labor, material and equipment entering into the construction of:

Security Netting - Randolph CC

SCO # 24-28740-01A; NCDAC JOS # 4679

2760 Us Highway 220 Business, Asheboro, NC 27205

Bids will be received for a single prime contract. All proposals shall be lump sum.

Pre-Bid Meeting

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held for all interested bidders Tuesday, July 15th, 10:00 AM at 2760 Us Highway 220 Business, Asheboro, NC 27205. The meeting will address project specific questions, security, issues, bidding procedures and bid forms.

Failure to attend the Pre-Bid Conference will disqualify your company from bidding.

Complete plans, specifications and contract documents will be open for inspection in the offices of North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections – DECM and in the online plan room of the Associated General Contractors/Reed Construction Data, Carolinas Branch (isqft.com), the online plan room of McGraw-Hill Dodge Corporation (dodge.construction.com), the online plan room at Construct Connect (bidclerk.com) the online plan and in Minority Plan Rooms at

East Coast Digital Plan room., (speedyblue.com) 210 E. 14th St., Suite D, Greenville, NC 27858, 252-758-1616

Plans are only available electronically. Electronic copy of Plans and Specification can be obtained from Engineer or Owner by sending an email request to Cathy Smith (csmith@msconsultants.com).

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.)

HUB PARTICIPATION RECORDING REQUIREMENTS:

NCDAC requires that, for construction contracts with a value of $5000 or greater, the contractor shall comply with the document Guidelines for Recruitment and Selection of Minority Businesses for Participation in State Construction Contracts including Identification of Minority Business Participation, Affidavits A, B, C, and D, and Appendix E. These forms provided herein are hereby incorporated and made a part of this contract. A bidder’s failing to comply with this requirement will be considered non-responsive and will result in bid rejection.

The NCDAC imposed contract threshold of $5000 for HUB recruitment supersedes any reference to a higher threshold that may be noted in the bid documents, within referenced documents, or within any regulatory requirement.

Provide one of the following with Bid Form Proposal:

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

Identification of HUB Participation and Affidavit A – Listing of Good Faith Efforts OR Affidavit B- Intent to Self-Perform with Own Forces

Provide one of the following upon Contract Award:

Affidavit C - Percentage of HUB Participation OR Affidavit D – Good Faith Efforts>

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 Unlimited (set forth the license classification 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.

Bidders must also provide within their bid package:

1. Warranty and insurance information,

2. Minimum of two (2) references of similar projects and

3. Samples of the netting and rope border to be used in the bid. Those contractors who provide samples on the 1st Bid opening are not required to provide sample again.

No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of 60 days.

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

Designer: Owner: NC Department of Adult Correction ms consultants, inc DECM

2221 Schrock Road, 2020 Yonkers Road, Columbus, OH 43229 Raleigh, NC 27699 (614)-898-7100 (919)-324-1241

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