NOTICE TO BIDDERS

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Sealed proposals will be received by Wake County Procurement Services, in Suite 2900, Wake County Justice Center, 301 McDowell Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, up to 2:00 p.m., on November 12, 2024, and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read for providing labor, material and equipment entering into the construction of the 8th Floor Upfit located in the Wake County Office Building in Raleigh, NC.

An electronic copy of the contract documents (PDF) may be obtained from Accent Imaging free of charge beginning October 14, 2024. Printed copies of the plans and specifications may be purchased from Accent Imaging online or at (919)782-3332. Plans may be accessed for viewing and download at http://www.planscope.com/. Questions or substitution requests should be directed to the Teddy Coleman, at teddy@huffmanarch.com.

A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on October 24, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at the Wake County Office Building 337 S. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601, in Conference Room G104.

Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Alternate Bids for Preferred Products.

An open public meeting will be held on October 24, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. following the Pre-Bid. The meeting is to identify preferred brand alternates and their performance standards pertinent to this project. In accordance with GS133-3, Section 64. (C) the following preferred brand items are being considered as an Alternate by the owner for this project:

·         Preferred Alternate 1: Mechanical Locksets – Provide Schlage L9000 series mortise locksets to match the existing building locksets.

·         Preferred Alternate 2: Electromechanical Locksets – Provide Schlage L9000 series mortise locksets to match the existing building locksets.

·         Preferred Alternate 3: Electromechanical Exit Devices – Provide Sargent 80 series exit devices to match the existing building devices.

·         Preferred Alternate 4: Cylinders – Provide Corbin Russwin to match the existing building devices.

Wake County provides minorities and women equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of its construction program consistent with NCGS §143-8. Bidders shall comply with the requirements of the Wake County Minority Business Enterprise Program, as outlined in Section 00 5000 of the Project Manual.