Robinson Church Rd Sidewalk

The City of Charlotte, North Carolina, through Mecklenburg County, is soliciting competitive sealed bids for the Robinson Church Road Sidewalk project (Project #PJ2430101017, Bid Number 269-2026-198), a construction contract as part of the Strategic Investment Area initiative within the Harrisburg corridor. The project encompasses the installation of new curb and gutter and sidewalk improvements along Robinson Church Road from Brawley Lane to Jones Creek Lane, including comprehensive grading, earthwork, erosion control, traffic control, and drainage improvements. The scope of work comprises 21 itemized bid line items valued on a unit-price basis, including mobilization; grading and select material placement; geotextile and foundation conditioning; erosion and traffic control; wheelchair ramps (65 square yards); culvert installation (4 linear feet of 18-inch reinforced concrete pipe); asphalt milling and placement operations (950 square yards); masonry drainage structures; concrete curb and gutter (670 linear feet); concrete sidewalk (450 square yards); concrete driveways (40 square yards); and thermoplastic pavement markings (1,085 linear feet). The contract term extends 150 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages assessed at $500 per calendar day for schedule delays. Contractors must be properly licensed in North Carolina and comply with all applicable local, state, and national codes, including ADA requirements, and must submit bids electronically through the City's Bonfire procurement portal by April 6, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for March 18, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. via video conference, and the deadline for submitting questions is March 30, 2026. Performance and payment bonds equal to 100% of the contract amount are required for awards exceeding $300,000, and a 5% bid security is required for bids equaling or exceeding $300,000. The project incorporates the 2024 NCDOT Standard Specifications modified for City of Charlotte requirements and requires coordination with the North Carolina Department of Transportation under Encroachment Agreement E102-060-25-01008.

The City of Charlotte's Charlotte Business Inclusion (CBI) Program establishes mandatory participation goals requiring all bidders to achieve a minimum of 7% Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) and 12% Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) utilization; bidders failing to meet these goals at bid opening have 24 hours to demonstrate achievement or must document Good Faith Efforts compliance through submission of multiple CBI forms. All minority and women-owned business enterprises must be certified with the City of Charlotte as of the bid date and are available through the City's InclusionCLT system at https://charlotte.diversitycompliance.com/. Bidders may claim exemption from participation requirements by submitting CBI Form 1 if they perform 100% of the work with their own workforce, subject to City approval; violations of the CBI Program constitute material breach and may result in liquidated damages ranging from $25,000 to $200,000, contract suspension or termination, and payment withholding. The estimated project cost ranges between $250,000 and $499,999, with the City retaining 5% retainage on periodic payments per North Carolina General Statutes 143-134.1. Contractors must comply with E-Verify requirements, Iran/Israel investment certifications, and non-collusion affidavit, debarment certification, gift ban certification, and commercial non-discrimination certification requirements. A one-year warranty period from acceptance is required, with extended twelve-month warranty periods for items repaired during the warranty period.