INVITATION TO BID

Project:        NC-54 Waterline Replacement

Owner:         City of Durham Department of Water Management 1600 Mist Lake Drive

Durham, North Carolina 27704 Issuing Office:

Attention: Jeremy Farlow City of Durham

Department of Water Management Utility Engineering Division

1600 Mist Lake Drive

Durham, North Carolina 27704 (919) 560-4381

Engineer:

Attention: Nolan Raney, P.E. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. 300 Morris Street, Suite 200 Durham, North Carolina 27701 (919) 653-6625

The City of Durham will open sealed formal Bids submitted by qualified Bidders at 2:00 PM on March 25, 2025 for Contract 16892, Project: NC-54 Waterline Replacement at the Department of Water Management Training Room B, 1600 Mist Lake Drive, Durham, North Carolina.

The Project involves the furnishing of all materials, labor, equipment, tools, etc. unless otherwise specified, for the complete installation of:

NC-54 WATERLINE REPLACEMENT: Consists of the installation of approximately 6,100 LF of 8-inch to 16- inch DI waterline, an approximately 500 LF 20-inch DIPS DR-9 HDPE horizontal directional drill, three (3) trenchless waterline crossings of NC-54, replacement of existing domestic and fire services, connections to existing piping, valve assemblies, traffic control, miscellaneous surface restoration and all associated appurtenances, as described in the Specifications and shown on the Drawings.

The foregoing description shall not be construed as a complete description of all work required. Beginning Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the Contract Documents may be reviewed online and be obtained from Accent Imaging, 8121 Brownleigh Drive, Raleigh, NC 27617, (919) 782-3332, or at www.accentimaging.com. A hard copy of the plans, contract, or electronic files may be obtained at a non-refundable fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) for the hard set plus digital, or seventy- five dollars ($75.00) for digital only plus sales tax and delivery. Plans must be purchased through Accent Imaging to be on the bidders list. Bids will only be accepted from companies listed on the bidders list.

All updates / notifications regarding the bid, including Addenda, will be distributed to companies on the bidders list.

The Contract Documents may be viewed, free of charge, at the City of Durham, Department of Water Management, 1600 Mist Lake Drive, Durham, North Carolina by appointment only.

The Project Manual including Bidding Documents, Contract Documents, and Technical Specifications, including the drawings, will also be on file at the following locations:

•   Associated General Contractors, Raleigh and Charlotte, NC

•   McGraw Hill Dodge Plan Room, Raleigh and Charlotte, NC

•   NC Institute of Minority Economic Development, 114 W. Parrish Street, Durham, NC

•   Raleigh-Durham Minority Business Development Center, 800 North Mangum St, Durham, NC

Bidders are encouraged to attend the non-mandatory pre-Bid conference at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the Department of Water Management, 1600 Mist Lake Drive, Durham, North Carolina.