Site work for a water / sewer project in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The Contract Documents may be viewed free of charge at the Orange Water and Sewer Authority, in the Administrative Offices, 400 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro, North Carolina, Mondays through Fridays, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Bidders are strongly encouraged to attend a non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference at the Orange Water and Sewer Authority Administrative Offices, 400 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510.Orange Water and Sewer Authority has adopted a minimum ten (10%) percent goal for participation by minority businesses in the total value of the work for this project in accordance with Section 143-128.2 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Each Bidder shall be licensed under Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Bidders are notified that An Act to Regulate the Practice of General Contracting,was ratified by the General Assembly of North Carolina on March 10, 1925, and that this Act and subsequent Amendments, will be observed in receiving and awarding Contracts. Each bidder is required to submit a Non-Collusion Affidavit pursuant to Section 133-30 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. To ensure that all Bidders are kept up to date on any Addenda, changes, or information notices, please send an e-mail to: krista.paredes@aecom.com indicating your intention to prepare a Bid for the Project. Failure to complete this step may render your Bid as nonresponsive. Each Bidder is advised that the Work may be inspected and supervised by an Engineer or fir under the direction of Orange Water and Sewer Authority. The Engineer or firm may also be involved in the identification of specific repair areas and the proposed method of repairs for the Work. Orange Water and Sewer Authority requires the Project to be at Substantial Completion within one-hundred and fifty (150) consecutive calendar days from date of Notice to Proceed and at Final Completion one-hundred and eighty (180) consecutive calendar days from date of Notice to Proceed No Bid shall be considered or accepted unless at the time of its filing the same shall be accompanied by a deposit of a certified or cashiers check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of the Bid. The check shall be made payable to Orange Water and Sewer Authority. Said deposit shall guarantee that the Contract will be entered into by the successful Bidder if the Award is made. Such deposit of certified or cashier's check may be held by Orange Water and Sewer Authority until the successful Bidder has executed and delivered the Contract Documents, including performance and payment bond, to Orange Water and Sewer Authority and returned or kept in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-129. In lieu of the certified or cashiers check deposit mentioned above, the Bidder may file a Bid Bond in the same amount executed by a corporate surety authorized to execute such bonds in North Carolina and conditioned as provided by North Carolina General Statute 143-129 and on the form(s) found in the Proposal section, or on file with the Engineer. Bid Bond forms enclosed as part of the Bidding Documents must be properly executed at the time Bids are submitted before a Bid will be considered. Properly executed Power of Attorney of the corporate suretys agent shall accompany such bond and be attached to the page provided therefore in the Bidding Documents. Bids shall be submitted under a condition of irrevocability, except as required by law, for a period of or ninety (90) calendar days after the Bid opening. Orange Water and Sewer Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids, to waive any and all informalities, and to disregard all nonconforming or conditional Bids or counter Bids, and to accept the Bid that will be in the best interest of Orange Water and Sewer Authority. Only Bidders who have been prequalified may submit Bids on this Contract. Bids received from Bidders who have not been prequalified will be returned unopened.