Milling, Resurfacing, & Pavement Markings - Guilford County

The North Carolina Department of Transportation, Highway Division 7, is requesting sealed bids for milling, resurfacing, and pavement markings on 7.87 miles of secondary routes in Guilford County under Contract No. DG00701, with bids due October 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM and work availability October 30, 2026.

Bidders must be prequalified as a Bidder or PO Prime Contractor under North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 87 and must hold appropriate licensing. Electronic bidding through the approved state portal is required. The scope encompasses milling, resurfacing, and pavement markings across twenty-two secondary routes, performed in accordance with the 2024 Standard Specifications for Roads and Structures. Specialized long-life pavement markings are designated specialty items. The contract includes two intermediate contract times with separate liquidated damages: traffic control device management with lane closure restrictions at $1,600 per hour, and pavement markings completion on MAP 14 during Ronald McNair Elementary School's summer break (June 16, 2027 through August 13, 2027) at $500 per hour. Overall contract liquidated damages are $1,600 per calendar day. Contractors may not suspend operations except for reasons beyond their control or with written Engineer authorization.

The maximum bid limit is $5.0 million. The contract includes fuel price adjustments for asphalt items tied to diesel costs with a base index price of $4.4428 per gallon. A bid bond of 5% of total bid price is required, along with contract payment and performance bonds due within fourteen days of award. Work is scheduled for completion by April 28, 2028, with fiscal year progress requirements of 45% of the total bid amount in Fiscal Year 2027 and 55% in Fiscal Year 2028. There is no MBE/WBE goal for this project. Questions must be submitted to Jennifer Sour at jsour@ncdot.gov no later than seven calendar days prior to bid opening.