Force Main Improvements - Tanglewood

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities is requesting sealed bids for the Tanglewood Force Main Improvements project (FB26264), with proposals due July 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at City/County Purchasing, 101 N. Main Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The procurement is subject to the City/County Utility Commission's Minority and Women Business Enterprise program with separate subcontracting goals of 6% MBE and 4% WBE.

The scope consists of construction of a relocated force main from the existing Tanglewood pump station, including approximately 19,980 linear feet of 20-inch force main, 161 linear feet of 24-inch gravity sewer, 10 air release valves, 422 linear feet of 36-inch casing pipe, installation of new pumps at the Tanglewood pump station, and miscellaneous related work.

Contractors must be properly licensed under Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes and must submit a 5% bid bond at bid opening; the awarded contractor must provide 100% Performance and Payment Bonds. A non-mandatory virtual pre-bid conference is scheduled for July 8, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Attendance counts toward M/WBE Good Faith Effort requirements. The question period deadline is 5:00 p.m. on July 16, 2026. Bid documents are available electronically from Maryann Holbrook with HDR, Inc. at maryann.holbrook@hdrinc.com; technical questions should be submitted to Will Beck at william.beck@hdrinc.com. The City reserves the right to reject all bids or any portion thereof and to accept items separately. Should fewer than three bids be received, the project will be re-advertised.