McEver Baseball Fields - LED Baseball Field Lights (State Funding)

The Town of Davidson, North Carolina is requesting sealed bids for furnishing and installing LED baseball field lights at McEver Baseball Fields to replace existing fixtures and add remote monitoring systems, with bids due June 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. The project is funded through a North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant and is subject to Davis-Bacon wage requirements, Buy American provisions, and recovered-materials procurement standards under 2 CFR 200.323.

The scope covers replacement of lighting fixtures only at two fields located at 626 South Street, Davidson, NC 28036: Field 1 (four light posts, 26 total lights) and Field 2 (four light posts, 45 total lights). All proposed lighting must appear on Duke Energy's DesignLights Consortium Qualified Products List. Bidders must provide a photometric layout for each field demonstrating compliance with applicable local, regional, and national lighting standards, along with product literature and manufacturers' specifications. All supplies and equipment must meet Federal, State, and Local safety regulations including OSHA, EPA, UL, NFPA, and NC-DOT requirements. Fixtures must be new, unused condition. The contract runs from issuance of Notice to Proceed through December 31, 2026.

Bidders must be properly licensed under North Carolina law and demonstrate experience with similar projects completed within the last three years. Site visits are strongly encouraged; no pre-bid conference is scheduled. Bids require a 5% bid security. The selected bidder must provide a performance and payment bond equal to 100% of the contract price within ten calendar days of award and maintain commercial general liability and automobile insurance with a combined single limit of $1,000,000. Bids must be submitted in two complete sealed sets to Kayla Kovach, Sustainability Manager, Davidson Town Hall, 251 South Street or PO Box 579, Davidson, NC 28036. The Town reserves the right to reject any bids and limit work when baseball fields are in use. Contract award is contingent upon funding availability and required governmental approvals.