ITB: RE-ADVERTISEMENT Septic Tank Abandonment for the Longwood Rd. Sewer Project

Brunswick County, North Carolina, is issuing an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for septic tank abandonment services related to the Longwood Road Sewer Project (DWI Project No. SRP-W-ARP-0297-CN4) under North Carolina General Statutes 143-129 et seq. and 2 C.F.R. 200.320(b)(1). The procurement seeks qualified contractors to perform proper abandonment of existing septic tanks serving approximately 200 residential properties, including pumping and disposal of tank contents, crushing and filling tanks with approved material, and removing or permanently capping inlet and outlet piping in compliance with applicable local and state health and environmental regulations. Contractors must furnish all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete the work and are responsible for ongoing scheduling, day-to-day coordination with property owners, site restoration including cleaning and regrading, permit application submission, and obtaining all required approvals. Sealed bids must be received by 2:30 PM ET on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Brunswick County Public Utilities Operations Center, 250 Grey Water Road NE, Supply, NC 28462, where bids will be opened publicly and read aloud. An optional pre-bid meeting was held on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET, and site visits may be scheduled by contacting Regina Quintos-Pascual at regina.quintos@brunswickcountync.gov. All work must be completed within 150 days from the Notice to Proceed, but no later than October 30, 2026, with liquidated damages assessed at $1,000 per day for each calendar day beyond the substantial completion date. Qualified contractors must be properly licensed, comply with E-Verify requirements, maintain minimum general aggregate liability insurance of $2,000,000, provide performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract price, and comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage standards and all applicable federal requirements including equal employment opportunity regulations.

Minority business enterprise (MBE) and women's business enterprise (WBE) participation is required, with contractors demonstrating good-faith efforts to solicit such firms or self-performing the work to meet these goals. Bid pricing must be firm and fixed unit prices for the duration of the agreement, with compensation based only on actual services completed and quantities performed; the County does not guarantee minimum or maximum quantities of work. The actual number of properties may vary from the estimated 200 connections due to factors such as electrical capacity issues, unique site conditions, or lack of existing structures, with any additions or reductions handled through Change Orders. Brunswick County will waive all county-related fees, including permitting fees, reducing the contractor's administrative burden. Approximately $14,956,200 in State Reserve Program funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), administered through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, is available to fund approximately 100 percent of the septic tank abandonment services, establishing the approximate award value for this comprehensive infrastructure project.