Snow & Ice Removal - Burke County

The North Carolina Department of Transportation Highway Division 13 is soliciting bids for snow and ice removal services in Burke County, with proposals due September 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., and a mandatory pre-bid conference on September 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the McDowell County Maintenance Yard in Marion. Bidders must be prequalified as either a Bidder or Prime Contractor with NCDOT prior to submission; attendance and proper registration at the pre-bid conference are required for bid eligibility.

The contract calls for deployment of three multi-axle dump trucks, each equipped with a 12.0-foot hydraulic snowplow, 10.0 cubic yard material spreader, saddle tanks for calcium chloride, GPS units, and monitoring software subscriptions. Operators must be supplied. Work is performed on an as-needed basis on various Interstate, Primary, and Secondary Routes throughout Burke County. The contractor bears all operating costs, including fuel, equipment maintenance, repairs, operator wages, and GPS subscription fees.

The contract runs from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with two optional one-year renewal periods at NCDOT's discretion, for a maximum three-year term. The annual contract limit is $5 million. Compensation is an hourly Equipment Operating Rate for Snow and Ice Removal with monthly fuel price adjustments based on diesel terminal prices against a base index. Emergency mobilization (less than four hours' notice) receives separate payment at the contract unit price per occurrence. Non-emergency mobilization must be completed within three hours of notification, with liquidated damages of $120.00 per hour per truck for delays. CPI escalation is available for renewal periods, limited to no more than 10 percent and applied only to new work orders. No performance or payment bonds are required. No MBE/WBE goal applies to this procurement.