ReBid - North Campus Infrastructure Extension

This is an Invitation for Bid (IFB) issued by Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in Salisbury, North Carolina for the North Campus Infrastructure Extension Project, a single-prime general contracting procurement. The scope of work consists of extending existing campus infrastructure at the North Campus location (1333 Jake Alexander Boulevard, Salisbury, NC 28146), specifically including private water and sewer distribution system extensions and a private road extension to serve the expansion of the south end of campus. The Prime Contractor shall be responsible for hiring Owner-approved subcontractors to deliver complete turnkey installation without requiring additional funding from the Owner. Qualified bidders must be General Contractors licensed in North Carolina with demonstrated site utility construction experience and must register with the North Carolina Electronic Vendor Portal prior to proposal submission. A mandatory pre-bid meeting was held on April 22, 2026, at 2:00 PM, with attendance required to qualify for bidding. Written questions were due by April 24, 2026, at 1:00 PM, directed to brian.crutchfield@timmons.com, with responses provided via addendum by April 29, 2026. Sealed bids in PDF format were due via email to collegeenvironment@rccc.edu by 10:00 AM on May 14, 2026, with public opening and reading via Zoom to follow immediately thereafter. Bidding documents became available on April 13, 2026, through the Engineer contact.

All bidders must be prepared to execute a contract incorporating the State of North Carolina's General Terms and Conditions, and Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) certified contractors are encouraged to respond. The addendum issued April 29, 2026, provided comprehensive clarifications addressing 27 questions from the pre-bid meeting and included a detailed Geotechnical Engineering Evaluation report prepared by Concord Engineering & Surveying, Inc., documenting subsurface conditions, soil composition analysis, and construction recommendations based on 38 soil test borings. Key geotechnical specifications include confirmation that no wells require abandonment, removal of unsuitable Fat Clay soils from structural support areas, proofrolling of prepared subgrades, controlled fill placement with compaction to 95-100 percent of standard Proctor maximum dry density, and maximum allowable bearing pressure of 2,500 pounds per square foot for shallow foundations, with pavement sections requiring 14-inch total asphalt in drive lanes and 12-inch concrete pavement sections in accordance with NCDOT and ACI guidelines. No specific award value, budget range, or incumbent contractor information has been disclosed in the available procurement documents.