Site work and renovation of a water / sewer project in Eden, North Carolina. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project; and for site work for a water / sewer project.

Project no: 16.16 The work for Contract IIA-Bridge Street Pump Station Rehabilitation Project will consist of installation of a channel grinder, conversion of existing pumps to direct-coupled submersible motor pumps, replacement of piping and valves, enhanced system reliability through the installation of automatic transfer switch, permanent generator on an elevated platform, and elevated electrical controls, cleaning and inspection of the wet well (as an additive bid), installation of forcemain bypass, site improvements; and demolition of existing pump motors, pump motor shafts piping and valves. Envelope must also bear, on the outside, the name of the bidder, bidder's address, and bidder's license number. All bids must be made on blank forms provided and included in the bound document or as provided by Addendum prior to bid. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or certified check, drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in an amount equal to not less than five percent of the proposal. In lieu thereof, the bidder may offer a bid bond of five percent of the bid prepared on the Bid Bond form contained within the Contract Documents or a Surety Company's Standard Bid Bond form, duly executed by the Bidder as principal and executed by a surety company licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds and listed in the latest issue of U. S. Treasury Circular 570, 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. Said deposit shall be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in event of failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract within ten days after the award or to give satisfactory surety as required by law. The Contractor shall comply with the Department of Labor Safety and Health Regulations for construction promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (PL91 596) and under Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (PL91 54), or latest revisions. General Contractors are notified that "An Act to Regulate the Practices of General Contracting" ratified by the North Carolina General Assembly on March 10, 1925, and as subsequently amended will be observed in receiving bids and awarding General Contracts. All Equipment/Manufacturer "Or-Equal" Qualification Packages, per Paragraph 11.0 of the Instructions to Bidders, (Document 00 21 13) [(Document 00 21 14)] must be submitted at least ten days prior to the advertised bid date. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities and technicalities. All questions must be submitted by 5:00 PM, December 1, 2021.