Legion Pond Dam Project Rebid

The Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina is soliciting bids for the Legion Pond Dam Project, a demolition and site restoration effort with bids due September 10, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. EST at Town Hall (405 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Chapel Hill, NC 27514) and public bid opening in Conference Room 102. No pre-bid conference will be held.

The scope encompasses dewatering the existing pond with surface intake and energy-dissipating discharge onto rock pad; demolition of the dam and embankment working top-down while mainlining bypass flow through the principal outlet pipe; installation of drainage infrastructure including subdrain aggregates and masonry structures; erosion control with silt fence and matting; selective tree removal (4-inch to 18-inch+ diameter); concrete slope protection and culvert installation; grading and site restoration; traffic control; and seeding and mulching. The work will employ excavators, loaders, and dump trucks. Engineering services are provided by Tetra Tech Engineering, P.C.

The contract is lump sum with unit prices for 31 line items. Bid security of 5 percent of the maximum bid price in the form of a penal sum bid bond, placed in a separate marked envelope, is required. Contractors must demonstrate state licensing, financial stability, worker's compensation and general liability insurance, safety records, surety information, and experience with similar projects. Liquidated damages of $250 per calendar day apply for failure to achieve substantial completion. The anticipated project duration is 120 calendar days to substantial completion, with full completion within 140 calendar days.

Requests for interpretations are due September 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EST; addenda will be published by September 4, 2026. Town Council approval is scheduled for September 23, 2026, with contract execution on October 1, 2026. The successful bidder must execute the contract and provide performance and payment bonds within 15 days of Notice of Award.