Pope House Landscape Improvements

The City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department is requesting bids for landscape improvements at Pope House, with bids due September 15, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. EST and a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting on August 20 at 10:00 a.m. at The Pope House Museum, 511 South Wilmington Street.

All bidders must hold a North Carolina contractor's license under General Statute Chapter 87 with applicable limitations and classifications for the work scope. Bids must be submitted by email to Shangwen.Liu@raleighnc.gov.

The scope includes demolition and replacement of existing landscape plants, pavement areas, and a low retaining wall (less than 4 feet in height). New work includes grading and drainage improvements, landscape plantings, a new low retaining wall, privacy fence, and decorative pavements with accessible paths across a disturbed area of less than 12,000 square feet. Award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder with consideration given to quality, performance, and completion time.

Written questions are due September 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST, with responses distributed as addenda by September 8. Pre-bid submittals for "or-equal" products must be submitted within ten days of advertisement issuance (by August 24). Bidders may not withdraw bids within ninety days after bid opening. Bidding documents are available electronically through Timmons Group or in print through Accent Imaging. Caleb Robinson at Timmons Group serves as the Landscape Architect; contact Allison Granai for document requests.