District 1 & 2 Pavement Preservation - Duplin, Onslow & Sampson Counties

The North Carolina Department of Transportation, Highway Division 3, is soliciting bids for District 1 & 2 Pavement Preservation in Duplin, Onslow, and Sampson Counties under Contract ID DC00491, with questions due October 29, 2026 and bids opening November 5, 2026. The contract is state-funded with no federal aid and no MBE/WBE goal requirements. Bidders must hold a North Carolina Licensing Board for Contractors license for bids of $40,000 or more.

The work covers 17.69 miles of secondary routes across three WBS elements: double and triple seal asphalt surface treatments, crack sealing, and thermoplastic pavement marking installation. The contractor must coordinate with concurrent NCDOT projects C205175 and DC00487 and comply with floodplain coordination requirements in Sampson County. Lane closures are restricted during specified holidays and holiday weekends. The contractor must clear parked vehicles from roadways before resurfacing and bears all costs to replace or repair NCDOT signs, signals, or equipment damaged during work.

The availability date is December 7, 2026, and the completion date is December 10, 2027. Liquidated damages are $1,000 per calendar day for missing the overall completion date and $1,000 per hour for missing intermediate traffic control deadlines. Fuel and asphalt price adjustments use base indices of $5.0299 per gallon for diesel and $752.50 per ton for asphalt binder.

A bid bond equal to 5% of the total bid price is required. Payment and performance bonds are due within 14 calendar days of written notice of award. Bids must be submitted electronically through the approved electronic bidding website. Questions go to Jonathan W. Mitchell at jwmitchell1@ncdot.gov no later than seven calendar days before bid opening. The notice's jurisdiction field lists Davie County (FIPS 37059), while the work location is Duplin, Onslow, and Sampson Counties.