This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Tarboro, North Carolina. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Work includes mowing/trimming of vegetation, and litter/debris removal along State Highway System routes within Edgecombe County. The furnishing of all equipment, tools, materials, transportation, and labor shall be incidental to completion of the work.MOWING The mowing pattern along each roadway shall be determined by the Engineer. Typical mowing patterns for this contract are depicted in the Appendix. ROUTINE MOWING Routine mowing includes the mowing of sight distance areas at intersections, interchanges, and along curves. On divided highways, mowing in the median shall be performed in accordance with established mowing patterns. CLEANUP MOWING Cleanup mowing within the right of way includes the area established for routine mowing and extends beyond these limits to the right-of-way line or to established mowing patterns/tree/wood line. Cleanup mowing includes the mowing of sight distance areas at intersections, interchanges, and along curves. On divided highways, mowing in the median shall be performed in accordance with established mowing patterns. CYCLE One cycle is typically one complete mowing per State Highway System.LONG-ARM SLOPE/VERTICAL MOWING Some sections in the Cleanup mowing pattern will require a long-arm mower. All work must be accomplished during daylight hours. No night work is permitted. The Contractor shall incur Liquidated Damages in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each calendar day after five days from the Date of Availability Materials, transportation, and labor shall be incidental to completion of the work that the Contractor has not begun work beginning the sixth day after notification and continuing until work begins. Work is defined as having the minimum quantity of mowers operating on site. The Contractor shall incur Liquidated Damages in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each calendar day for which acceptable completion of work is delayed beyond its intermediate Date of Completion. The Contractor shall incur Liquidated Damages in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each calendar day for which mowing was done outside of the prescribed times. Bid Questions: November 8, 2021 at 5:00 P.m.: Upon review of the bid documents, bidders may have questions to clarify or interpret the bid in order to submit the best bid possible. To accommodate the Bid Questions process, bidders shall submit by email any such questions no later than November 8, 2021 at 5:00 PM. A response to bidder questions will be in the form of an addendum. Instructions: Written questions shall be emailed to Sharon McCalop stmccalop@ncdot.gov by the date and time specified above. Bidders will enter "54-SM-04-12007884 - Questions" as the subject for the email. Questions received prior to the submission deadline date, the State's response, and any additional terms deemed necessary by the State will be documented and included in an addendum to be posted electronically. and on the Interactive Purchasing System (IPS) No information, instruction or advice provided orally or informally by any State personnel, whether made in response to a question or otherwise in connection with this RFP, shall be considered authoritative or binding. Bidders shall be entitled to rely only on written material contained in an Addendum to this RFP. The Contractor must sign the addendum signature page(s) where indicated and the entire addendum should be returned with the bid package. Please return the entire addendum, but failure to return the executed signature page(s) of the addendum may result in disqualification of bid. Performance and Payment Bonds: A Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract in accordance with specifications and conditions of the contract. Such bond shall be solely for the protection of the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the State of North Carolina. The bond will remain in force for the duration of the contract, including extension(s). In addition, a Payment Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount, conditioned upon the prompt payment for all labor or materials for which the Contractor, or his subcontractors, are liable. Such bond shall be solely for the protection of persons or firms furnishing materials or performing labor for this contract for which the Contractor is liable. The bond will remain in force for the duration of the contract, including extension(s). The Performance Bond and the Payment Bond shall be executed by one or more Surety Companies legally authorized to do business in the State of North Carolina and shall become effective upon awarding of the contract. The required bonds, 100% Performance Bond and 100% Payment Bond, shall be submitted to the Department's Purchasing Section within fourteen (14) days after notice of award. If not received, the Department reserves the right to cancel the award and consider other bids.