Storm Sewer Replacement - North Street

The Town of Chapel Hill is requesting sealed bids for storm sewer replacement on North Street (Bid P27-07), with bids due September 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and a mandatory pre-bid conference on August 26, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. in Town Hall, Room 102.

The scope involves removing a variable-size stormwater culvert at and around 116 North Street and replacing it with 36-inch circular reinforced concrete pipes. A section of existing sewer beneath a residential structure at that address will be grouted and abandoned in place. Sanitary sewer and waterline adjustments within the North Street right-of-way are required to facilitate replacement of the storm sewer network between the Rosemary Parking Deck (125 E Rosemary Street) and the surface outfall to Mill Race Branch (101/117 North Street). Unit prices are required for three items: Remove and Replace Unsatisfactory Soil, Remove and Replace Trench Rock Excavation, and Remove and Replace Mass Rock Excavation, each priced per cubic yard. All prices must be stated in numerals and include applicable sales taxes.

The contract is projected to be executed October 23, 2026, with project completion within 120 calendar days of Notice to Proceed. Bids must include a 5 percent deposit as cash, cashier's check, certified check, or bid bond. The successful bidder must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds each equal to the full contract amount under North Carolina General Statutes Article 3 of Chapter 44A. Required insurance includes Commercial General Liability, Business Automobile, and Workers' Compensation coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence for CGL and BAP and $100,000 employer's liability and bodily injury by disease with $500,000 disease policy limit for workers' comp; the Town must be named additional insured. Liquidated damages of $500 per calendar day apply for failure to substantially complete work within the established timeframe. Contractors must be properly licensed under North Carolina law, comply with the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 and OSHA requirements, and comply with E-Verify provisions. Requests for interpretation are due September 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., with responses distributed as addendum on September 10. This project uses no federal or state funding.