ITB: ancillary materials related to the longwood road sewer project

Brunswick County, North Carolina is soliciting sealed bids pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-129 and 2 C.F.R. 200.320 for ancillary materials related to the Longwood Road Sewer Project, which aims to extend sewer service to the Ash, North Carolina area and provide service to underserved property owners along the route through installation of low-pressure sewer collection systems. The procurement is organized into two product groups: the Electrical Group, consisting of 60,000 feet of green tracer wire, 6,000 feet of flexible conduit, and 400 flexible conduit connectors; and the Grinder Packages Group, consisting of 180 simplex grinder packages and 20 duplex grinder packages. Bidders are not required to submit bids for all groups but must provide complete pricing for all materials within any group they choose to bid. Sealed bids must be received by 3:00 PM ET on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Brunswick County Public Utilities Operations Center located at 250 Grey Water Road NE, Supply, NC 28462, with public opening and reading of bids to follow immediately thereafter. All ordered materials must be fulfilled and final invoices submitted no later than October 30, 2026. Award will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder for each product group, and the county reserves the right to award contracts to multiple bidders based on the various product groups. Bidders must comply with federal regulations including 2 C.F.R. Part 200, the Build America, Buy America Act, Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements, and Equal Employment Opportunity provisions, and must maintain active SAM.gov registration, provide certificates of insurance meeting county requirements, and submit three references.

This procurement is fully funded through federal State Reserve Program (SRP) grants from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) administered by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, with a maximum award of $14,956,200 to fund approximately 100 percent of the ancillary items. No set-aside designations or restrictions limiting eligibility to specific types of organizations are identified in the procurement documents. Bidders must provide unit pricing that is firm and fixed for the contract duration, with any list price reductions or more favorable pricing offered to other customers to be immediately extended to the county at the same terms. The contract term runs from the effective date until October 30, 2026, when all deliveries and invoices must be completed. All bidders must agree to the county's Supplier Agreement incorporating ARPA funding terms and conditions. The estimated quantities listed are for bidding purposes only and may be adjusted based on actual project needs.