Aluminum Pipe, Aluminum Box Culvert with Aluminum Structural Plate Headwalls - Nash/Wilson/Wayne Co.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation Division 4 Bridge Maintenance has issued Invitation for Bid #54-ML-PR34200 to procure aluminum box culverts with aluminum structural plate headwalls and aluminum pipe for three separate projects located in Nash, Wilson, and Wayne Counties. The procurement encompasses three distinct deliverables: 70 linear feet of 90-inch diameter aluminum pipe with fully welded aluminum structural plate headwalls for the Nash County Barbee Street project; 49.5 linear feet of aluminum box culvert with a special 0.150-inch thick invert measuring 19'-10" span by 7'-8" rise for the Wayne County Friendly Drive project, including one roll of Tensar TX geogrid; and 45 linear feet of 9'-3" span by 6'-5" rise aluminum structural plate pipe arch with fully welded aluminum structural plate headwalls for the Wilson County Pelt Road project. All materials must conform to NCDOT 2024 Standard Specifications for Roads and Structures, AASHTO material requirements, and HL-93 loading standards. Qualified vendors must be authorized by the manufacturer and must provide detailed engineering drawings and calculations stamped by a North Carolina licensed professional engineer within five days of award, along with safety bracing plans. The bid pricing must include all costs for delivery fully assembled and ready for use, with all transportation, shipping, handling, and administrative fees included in the total price. Critical deadlines include May 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET for written questions, May 7, 2026 for state responses, and May 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET for bid opening via virtual meeting. All deliveries must be FOB Destination to Wayne County Bridge Yard in Goldsboro, North Carolina, with delivery expected within 60 consecutive calendar days of purchase order receipt, and the vendor must be on-site for a minimum of four days during installation and backfilling, with assembly completed within two working days of the agreed-upon assembly date.

The solicitation will result in three separate purchase orders, one for each requisition, with award made to the lowest responsive bid meeting all specifications. The State reserves the right to make separate awards to different vendors, reject any or all bids, or cancel the IFB entirely. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the solicitation; however, the State will consider North Carolina resident vendor price-matching requests pursuant to Executive Order #50 if the awarded vendor is a non-resident, indicating a preference for in-state vendors. All vendors must be registered as North Carolina vendors in good standing and must submit bids electronically through North Carolina's electronic Vendor Portal (eVP), providing their eVP number with their bid submission. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. The specific bid values or budget ranges for the three purchase orders are not disclosed in the available documentation.