Advertisement for Construction Bid Phase 1 Public Safety Driver Training Pad

Johnston Community College in Smithfield, North Carolina is soliciting sealed bids from licensed contractors for the JCC Public Safety Complex Phase 1 project, a comprehensive construction and infrastructure development initiative. The project encompasses extensive site work including tree clearing, demolition, erosion control, asphalt and concrete paving, parking lot reconfiguration, a 600' x 600' concrete driving pad, driveways, grading and drainage, curb and gutter installation, waterlines, sanitary sewer connections, and landscaping, with site lighting to be leased and installed through the Town of Smithfield. Qualified bidders must be licensed contractors capable of delivering this multi-faceted infrastructure project. A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM at Johnston Community College's Wilson Building, Pines Boardroom, located at 245 College Road, Smithfield, NC 27577, where the project designer or representative will be available to address questions. Sealed bids must be physically delivered in person to the Pines Boardroom by 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 21, 2026; USPS mail is not acceptable due to routing issues with large packages. Bidders are required to submit bid security equal to 5% of the bid amount in the form of cash, certified check, or bid bond, and successful contractors must provide Performance and Payment Bonds equal to 100% of the contract amount. No bid may be withdrawn for sixty (60) days following the bid closing time.

The contract is subject to Johnston County Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) policies and North Carolina Statute 143-128.2(c) requirements, establishing restrictions and potential set-aside designations for certain enterprise classifications. All bidders must certify compliance with the Iran Divestment Act of 2015 and confirm they are not listed on the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer's Final Divestment List as of the bid date. Johnston Community College reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities or irregularities in the bidding process. The advertisement does not specify an estimated contract value or budget range for this project. For technical inquiries regarding the project, interested bidders should contact the project designer Frank Slinsky, PE at Timmons Group, Inc., at (919) 866-4505 or frankslinsky@timmons.com; for administrative matters, bidders should contact Brooks Moore, PE, Director of Capital Projects at Johnston Community College, at (919) 209-2213 or bpmoore@johnstoncc.edu.