SCO-25-29127-01A-NTB Add #1.pdf

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

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

Addendum #1

Sealed proposals will be received by the North Carolina Department of

Transportation in Shelby, NC, in the office of the North Carolina Department of

Transportation, Division 12 at 1710 E. Marion Street, Shelby, NC 28152 up to

2:00 pm local time on May 28, 2026 and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read for the furnishing of labor, material and equipment entering into the construction of

North Carolina Department of Transportation

Gaston County Equipment Sub-Shop

SCO ID# 25-29127-01A

9,000 SF, Pre-Engineered Metal Building and associated site work.

Bids will be received for Single-Prime. All proposals shall be lump sum.

Pre-Bid Meeting

An open pre-bid meeting will be held for all interested bidders at 11:00 am local time on May 12, 2026 at the Project Site located at 917 Tandem Drive, Dallas, NC 28034. The meeting will address project specific questions, issues, bidding procedures and bid forms. Following the pre-bid, attendees shall have the opportunity to walk the project site and take photographs. All questions shall be formally submitted to the Architect following the pre-bid meeting. Questions shall not be considered, and answers shall not be provided during the site visit.

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

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.

In accordance with GS133-3 and SCO procedures the following preferred brand items are being considered as Alternates by the owner for this project:

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

Provide “Sargent” 80 Series, 8800 rim exit device and trim at all dooes specified to receive this hardware type.

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

Complete plans, specifications and contract documents will be open for inspection in the offices of Morris-Berg Architects at 1018 Jay Street, Suite 130 Charlotte, NC 28208 and in the plan rooms of the Associated General Contractors, Carolinas

Branch, Charlotte in the local North Carolina offices of McGraw-Hill Dodge

Corporation, and in the Eastern Regional Office of Reed Construction Data in

Norcross, GA and in Minority Plan Rooms.

Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas (HCAC) in Winston-

Salem, Charlotte and Raleigh Areas – (980) 349-0032

Metrolina Minority Contractors Association, 3124 W. Trade Street, Unit

A, Charlotte, NC 28202. Ph. (877) 526-6205 or may be obtained by those qualified as prime bidders, upon deposit of three hundred dollars ($300.00) 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.

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 (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 http://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_87/GS_87-1.html

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

Designer:

Morris-Berg Architects

Attention: Tarik Hameed

1018 Jay Street Suite 130

Charlotte, NC 28208

(704) 552-5800

Owner:

North Carolina Department of Transportation

Attention: Gretchen Golz

1710 E. Marion Street

Shelby, NC 28152

(919) 271-1952 http://www.nclbgc.org/pages/LawNReg.pdf