Wildwood Bard Bridges & Boardwalk B2

The City of Greenville, North Carolina, acting through its Project Management Department in partnership with the Greenville Recreation & Parks Department, is soliciting sealed single-prime bids for the Wildwood Park Bridges & Boardwalks B2 construction project. The procurement encompasses the design and construction of approximately 675 feet of timber boardwalks, prefabricated bridges, concrete sidewalks, observation decks, drainage infrastructure, erosion and sediment control measures, site preparation, demolition, grading, and stabilization work across approximately 1.83 acres of site disturbance within the "Swamp" area (Area 4) of the 566-acre Wildwood Park recreational facility. Successful contractors must be licensed under North Carolina Chapter 87 General Statutes, demonstrate adequate capital, equipment, and verifiable experience in timber boardwalk and prefabricated pedestrian bridge construction, and provide documentation of professional qualifications and relevant work experience. All bids must be submitted on official proposal forms accompanied by completed Minority and Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) documentation, work experience forms, and professional qualifications documentation. The project is subject to compliance with North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) erosion control standards, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements, Army Corps of Engineers permitting (including Nationwide Permit #14), water quality certification, and Tar-Pamlico River Basin regulations. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:00 am at 3450 Blue Heron Drive (Wildwood Park Welcome Center), Greenville, NC 27834, with bid opening on May 14, 2026, at 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time at 2000 Cedar Lane, Greenville, NC 27858. Inquiries regarding the bid should be directed to Mark Nottingham at 252-329-4242 or mnottingham@greenvillenc.gov.

The contract includes M/WBE participation goals requiring 10 percent Minority Business Enterprise and 6 percent Women Business Enterprise participation, with each goal to be met separately. A bid bond or certified check deposit equal to five percent of the proposal amount is required, with performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of the contract price required upon award. Insurance requirements include Workers' Compensation (statutory limits), Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), and Commercial Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), with the City named as additional insured. The contract time for project completion is 365 calendar days from the anticipated Notice to Proceed date of July 1, 2026, with liquidated damages assessed at $1,000 per calendar day for failure to meet the completion deadline. The contract documents incorporate the 2018 North Carolina Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Roads and Structures as modified, and include special provisions addressing erosion and sediment control, timber boardwalk and prefabricated bridge construction, materials testing, surveying and layout, and environmental compliance. Alternative bid items are available for FRP composite bridge and boardwalk construction in addition to the base timber boardwalk and steel Pratt truss bridge options. No specific contract award value or budget range was disclosed in the available procurement documents.