Progress Park Lot 10 Mass Grading Project

Wythe County Industrial Development Authority is soliciting sealed bids for the Progress Park Lot 10 Mass Grading Project, covering clearing, grading, earthmoving, and storm water management facilities to produce a pad-ready site of approximately 50 acres in Wytheville, Virginia, with bids due November 18, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the Wythe County Procurement Office, 290 South Sixth Street. Bidders must submit a signed bid form with a Virginia contractor license number, a bid bond equal to 5 percent of the total bid price, and acknowledgment of all addenda.

The contractor must furnish all labor, equipment, and materials for clearing, grading, and earthmoving, install storm water management facilities, and provide geotechnical supervision, erosion control monitoring, and record-keeping. The work must produce certified as-built plans under Virginia Department of Environmental Quality standards sufficient to obtain a Notice of Termination at project completion. The site is at Progress Park Lot 10, E. Lee Trinkle Drive (SR792), Wytheville, Virginia 24382.

Pricing is a lump-sum base bid for Items 1 through 5, plus optional unit pricing for additive items: removal and off-site disposal of unsuitable material (estimated at 2,000 cubic yards) and blasting of mass rock with crushing and on-site reuse (estimated at 10,000 cubic yards), along with other items as specified. Substantial completion is scheduled within 12 months of contract commencement, with final completion required within 90 calendar days after substantial completion. Liquidated damages are $500.00 per day for delay beyond either date. Progress payments are made monthly at 95 percent of completed work, with 5 percent retainage. The successful bidder must furnish performance and payment bonds, each equal to 100 percent of the contract sum, within 15 days of written notice of award, along with proof of required insurance. The Authority is exempt from federal excise and Virginia sales tax. The contract is governed by Virginia law, with litigation in Wythe County Circuit Court or General District Court.

Neil Bagnell, P.E., Senior Project Manager at Dewberry Engineers, is the key contact for questions.