Posted February 19, 2024
Sealed bids for the project entitled Granville Business Park – Phase 1 Water Main Extension will be received by the Granville County until 2:00 p.m. local time March 26, 2024 in the Conference Room of Granville County Administration Offices located at 104 Belle Street, Oxford, North Carolina. At said place and time, all Bids that have been duly received, will be publicly opened and read aloud.
The project generally consists of construction and/or erection of approximately 7,500 linear feet of 16-inch water main, 5,300 linear feet of 4-inch water main, 80 linear feet of 6-inch water main, and 50 linear feet of 10-inch water main with valves, hydrants, and related appurtenances.
A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 am local time March 13, 2024 in the Conference Room of Granville County Administration Offices at 104 Belle Street, Oxford North Carolina. Interested parties are invited to attend this meeting to review the plans, ask for additional information or clarification, and visit the project site.
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://www.questcdn.com
Digital copies of Bid Documents are available for purchase at www.mcgillassociates.com for a fee of $50.00 per set. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the “Bids” link and by entering Quest Project Number 8868564. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com. Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any Addenda, obtained from any source other than QuestCDN. Each Bidder shall be responsible for the review of all addenda for the project and shall acknowledge the addenda on the bid form.
Each bid shall be accompanied with a cash deposit or certified check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the FDIC or a Bid Bond prepared on the form of Bid Bond contained in the Bidding Documents or a Surety Company’s standard form and properly executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds. The amount of the bid bond shall be equal to five (5) percent of the total of the bid. The bid deposit shall be retained by the Owner if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract or fails to provide the required bonds, as stated above, within ten (10) days after the proper notice of award of the contract.
Bidders must comply with the requirements of the State of North Carolina and be appropriately licensed as a Contractor as provided in General Statutes Chapter 87.
Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any Addenda, obtained from any source other than the Owner’srepresentative, McGill Associates, P.A. Each Bidder shall be responsible for the review of all addenda for the project and shall acknowledge the addenda on the bid form.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive informalities, or to reject non-conforming, non-responsive, or conditional bids. The Owner reserves the right to award a contract to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder or bidders, taking into consideration quality, performance and time.
Granville County has adopted a “Minority Business Participation Outreach Plan” (MBPOP). The goal of Granville County in adopting its Plan is for the expansion of participation by historically underutilized businesses (HUB) in construction projects as defined in GS 143 -128.2 (g). Equal access and opportunity to participate in all aspects of construction projects shall be provided to HUB. It is the policy of the Granville County to award public building contracts without regard to race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age or disabling condition. Each bidder shall make a good faith effort and shall document such efforts to utilize minority businesses and comply with the Granville County’s plan.