Design/Build Service for I-85 Center Pump Station

The City of Lexington, North Carolina is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from design-build teams for progressive design-build services on the NC I-85 Center Pump Station and Sewer Extension. The mandatory pre-submittal meeting is November 19, 2026, and SOQs are due December 7, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Attendance at the mandatory pre-submittal meeting is required for this solicitation.

The city encourages responses from DBE, minority, and women-owned businesses. The source names no set-aside or preference program for this procurement.

The selected team will provide a single design-build relationship covering design, permitting, preconstruction, procurement, construction, startup, commissioning, and closeout, with each phase subject to city authorization. The work includes a submersible sewer pump station with backup power generation, approximately 6,400 linear feet of 8-inch gravity sewer with an aerial crossing, approximately 7,210 linear feet of 6-inch force main, jack-and-bore work, erosion and sedimentation control, grading and restoration, utility coordination, roadway and right-of-way work, and testing and startup. The team must reconcile existing project documents, including North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality sewer permit WQ0047265, with field conditions and city requirements, and determine whether permit modifications or additional authorizations are necessary. The site is in the NC I-85 Center/Seven Oaks Drive area near Lexington and Linwood in Davidson County.

The project is funded through a $1.97 million North Carolina Division of Water Infrastructure State Reserve Grant under S.L. 2023-134 (DWI Project No. SRP-W-134-0294). The design-builder must preserve funding eligibility and comply with all applicable DWI requirements, conditions, procurement documentation, reimbursement requirements, regulatory approvals, and project closeout requirements.

Written questions are due November 24, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. by email to Purchasing Officer Britt Smith at bssmith@lexingtonnc.gov. Responses to questions and any addenda will be available by December 2, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The pre-submittal meeting will be held at City Centre Council Chamber, 200 North State Street, Lexington, NC 27292, at 11:00 a.m. SOQs must be submitted by digital upload.