As Needed Contract for Drainage & Grading Crew - Cabarrus, Mecklenburg & Union Counties

The North Carolina Department of Transportation, Highway Division 10, is soliciting sealed bids for an as-needed drainage and grading crew contract (MJ00114) covering Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, and Union Counties, with bids due October 7, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at the NCDOT Division 10 office in Albemarle. Attendance and registration at a mandatory pre-bid conference on September 29, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the ITP Conference Room in Matthews is required for prequalification.

The contractor must provide a maintenance crew consisting of a minimum of two laborers for grading operations and two laborers for drainage operations, along with hand tools and equipment including brooms, shovels, blowers, wheelbarrows, and crew trucks capable of transporting personnel and equipment. Work will be performed on various Interstate routes and toll facilities within Division 10 jurisdiction as directed by the Engineer. The contractor must respond to work orders within three working days of notification.

The contract is available beginning November 16, 2026, with a completion date of November 15, 2027, and may be extended for two additional one-year periods at the Department's option. The annual maximum is $5,000,000 per year. Compensation is structured on an hourly rate basis for grading crew and drainage crew services, with a minimum billing of four hours per work order and thereafter to the nearest one-quarter hour. No payment is provided for mobilization, downtime due to meals, equipment failure, weather conditions, or toll facility fees. The contract is non-exclusive; the Department reserves the right to execute multiple contracts and make multiple awards to the lowest responsible bidders. Liquidated damages ranging from $100 to $850 per day apply for failure to complete work by the specified completion date, scaled by work order value. Price adjustments for contract renewals may be applied based on the Consumer Price Index, subject to a maximum ten percent adjustment. Payment and performance bonds are not required. Questions must be submitted by email seven calendar days prior to bid opening.