Site work for a road / highway in Wilmington, North Carolina. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

The project consists of a partial side slope closure of approximately +-5.2 acres on the eastern and northern slopes of landfill Cells 7&8A and a temporary side slope closure consisting of approximately +-1.7 acres on the western slope of landfill Cell 8A. The project will include site preparation, placement of the liner systems, placement of the soil cover systems, construction of the stormwater management structures, erosion control structures, grading, seeding and sodding, landfill gas collection and control system expansion and all incidentals necessary to complete the work as specified. See section 01000 and the plans for more complete details about the work. The construction period will be 150 days from the notice to proceed issuance date to substantial completion and an additional 30 days to final completion. Fill soil for the preparation of the intermediate cover, protective cover and topsoil for the landfill partial closure shall be supplied from an off- site borrow source by the CONTRACTOR. Bidders must be licensed contractors in the State of North Carolina at the time proposals are submitted. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. S87-15, it will be necessary for contractors to show evidence of such license in the bid document. No proposal for construction or repair work may be considered or accepted by said board or governing body unless at the time of its filing the same shall be accompanied by a deposit with said board or governing body of cash, or a cashier's check, or a certified check on some bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the proposal. In lieu of making the cash deposit as above provided, such bidder may file a bid bond executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds, conditioned that the surety will upon demand forthwith make payment to the obligee upon said bond if the bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond. This deposit shall be retained if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract within 10 days after the award or fails to give satisfactory surety as required herein. CONTRACTOR will be required to comply with OSHA and all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations that in any way affect the WORK and will be required to review/endorse the County's CONTRACTOR Compliance Requirements in Section 01910. Bidders will be required to submit a Qualification Questionnaire located in Section 00300 as part of their bid to demonstrate qualifications to perform the WORK. The bidder shall make good faith efforts, as defined in the bid specifications, to subcontract 10% of the dollar value of the single prime contract to businesses owned and controlled by minorities as defined in NC General Statute 143-128.2 Minority Business Participation Goals. Contact Tamara Matthews at tmatthews@nhcgov.com concerning questions related to this issue. All prime bidders on this project must be pre-qualified in accordance with New Hanover County's Pre- qualification Ordinance, in order to bid. Bids will not be opened unless the bidder is pre-qualified. Pre- qualification applications may be obtained at the County Legal Department, 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 155, Wilmington, N.C. 28403 or by visiting the County's Portal. This Request for Bids is being used to solicit responses from suitably qualified, experienced and licensed contractors to qualify for services related to the construction of a secure landfill closure project in New Hanover County, North Carolina. Questions will only be accepted in writing by Mr. Ian Spurlock, PE (ispurlock@scsengineers.com) through the end of business on August 30, 2021. Response to the questions will be issued by September 2, 2021. For further information, contact Mr. Ian Spurlock, P.E., SCS Engineers, PC, at ispurlock@scsengineers.com or 813.804.6732 New Hanover County reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Questions will now be accepted until 5:00 p.m. September 9, 2021 Responses to Bidder Questions will be provided by 5:00 p.m. September 13, 2021