Renovation of an educational facility in Wentworth, North Carolina. Completed plans call for the renovation of a 13,168-square-foot educational facility.

A 13,168 sq. ft. interior renovation to the original 1978 single-story load-bearing masonry vocational shop building. Bids will be received for Single prime contracts. All proposals shall be lump sum. The meeting is also to identify preferred brand alternates and their performance standards that the Owner will consider for approval on this project. In accordance with General Statute GS 133-3, Specifications may list one or more preferred brands as an alternate to the base bid in limited circumstances. Specifications containing a preferred brand alternate under this section must identify the performance standards that support the preference. Performance standards for the preference must be approved in advance by the owner in an open meeting. Any alternate approved by the owner shall be approved only where (i) the preferred alternate will provide cost savings, maintain or improve the functioning of any process or system affected by the preferred item or items, or both, and (ii) a justification identifying these criteria is made available in writing to the public. In accordance with GS133-3 and SCO procedures the following preferred brand items are being considered as Alternates by the owner for this project: A. Alternate No. 1: New EPDM Membrane Roofing Replacement, new coping, new scuppers, and roofing accessories. B. Alternate No. 2: New Electronic Arc Start for Fume Extraction System. C. Alternate No. 3: Lounge Area Lockers. D. Alternate No. 4: Display Case Enclosures. E. Alternate No. 5: Lounge Area Millwork. F. Alternate No. 6: LVP in areas indicated in lieu of sealed concrete floor. G. Alternate No. 7: Porcelain Wall Tile over CMU at all restroom walls in lieu of painted CMU (base bid). H. Alternate No. 8: Fume Extraction Equipment for two (2) Labs and twenty (20) butterfly dampers for fume extraction arms. I. Alternate No. 9: Owner's Preferred Brand Alternate for Welding Equipment by Lincoln Electric. J. Alternate No. 10: Owner's Preferred Brand Alternate for Door Hardware Locks and Locksets by Best. Justification of any approvals will be made available to the public in writing no later than seven (7) days prior to bid date. The bidder shall include with the bid proposal the form Identification of Minority Business Participation identifying the minority business participation it will use on the project and shall include either Affidavit A or Affidavit B as applicable. Forms and instructions are included within the Proposal Form in the bid documents. Failure to complete these forms is grounds for rejection of the bid. (GS143-128.2c Effective 1/1/2002.) All contractors are hereby notified that they must have proper license as required under the state laws governing their respective trades. General contractors are notified that Chapter 87, Article 1, General Statutes of North Carolina, will be observed in receiving and awarding general contracts. General contractors submitting bids on this project must have license classification for (set forth the license classification required by the NC General Contractors Licensing Board under G.S. 87-1.) Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or a certified check drawn on some bank or trust company, insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, of an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the proposal, or in lieu thereof a bidder may offer a bid bond of five percent (5%) of the bid executed by a surety company licensed under the laws of North Carolina 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. A performance bond and a payment bond will be required for one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. Payment will be made based on ninety-five percent (95%) of monthly estimates and final payment made upon completion and acceptance of work. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of 30 days. The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities.