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

Brunswick County is seeking sealed proposals from well-qualified entities to perform right-ofway maintenance ("ROW") for the Kings Bluff Pump Station located at 246 Private Road 703, Riegelwood, NC 28465. Brunswick County is the contract operator of the Kings Bluff Pump Station. A 22-mile raw water line easement runs from the pump station to Highway 421 North in New Hanover County. The easement is 75-feet wide for the first 14 miles and then narrows to 50 feet for the remaining distance to Highway 421 North. Brunswick County has established the following objectives for this project. Any changes to the specifications or Scope of Work will be made in the form of an Addendum to this Request for Proposals and will be supplied to all known prospective contractors and posted on the Brunswick County website. Contractors will be responsible for ensuring that they have all addenda. Brunswick County may negotiate and refine the final Scope of Work with the selected contractor. Brunswick County reserves the right to negotiate additional services with the selected contractor at any time after the initial contract award. The selected contractor shall conduct maintenance of the ROW on an as-requested basis by County. The contractor shall complete each maintenance cycle in one (1) continuous effort. It is anticipated there will be two (2) maintenance cycles per calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the County guarantees no minimums or maximums under the awarded contract. The contractor shall mow the ROW each maintenance cycle to a uniform height of six (6) inches. The contractor shall cut all creek crossings, ponds, and low wet areas that cannot be maintained with regular mowing equipment either with specialty equipment or by hand each maintenance cycle. The contractor shall also trim closely around vaults, pipes, and other structures that pertain to the conveyance of raw water to customer vaults to maintain a uniform appearance. The application of herbicides shall be done each maintenance cycle by a licensed pesticide applicator and shall be used to keep ROW facilities free of vines, tall weeds, and tree saplings. Herbicides are limited to areas around manholes, fences, valve boxes, and above-ground infrastructure related to the waterline. Herbicide use may be denied by the landowner. In addition to the foregoing, the selected contractor shall also cut vegetation from the Kings Bluff Pump Station riverbank out to the river's edge beyond the dock each maintenance cycle. The selected contractor shall also trim trees at the edges of the ROW to a height of ten (10) feet to maintain proper vehicle access and to avoid vehicle damage from low hanging vegetation along the easement each maintenance cycle The water line easement crosses private property, and access to the ROW is limited to road crossings. If access through private property is necessary, it shall be the sole responsibility of the selected contractor to negotiate with landowners for such access. The selected contractor must respect landowner crops and field tillage. Any damage will be the sole responsibility of the selected contractor. The contractor shall begin performing all services within thirty (30) days of request by the County. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the selected contractor must provide at least two (2) weeks' notice to County before beginning mowing operations to ensure mowing operations can proceed without inhibiting utility functions. Once the selected contractor commences work, ROW maintenance must be one (1) continuous effort until the designated area is completely and neatly mowed to a uniform maximum height of six (6) inches for all vegetation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, tree trimming shall result in the reduction of vegetation, limbs, and branches to a minimum height of ten (10) feet from the ground within the easement. The selected contractor should use a slope mower with articulated arm attached, or equivalent, as the designated area may be unsafe for wheeled equipment. The selected contractor shall be required to work around certain obstacles within the existing pipeline infrastructure to include, without limitation, signposts, valve boxes, concrete vaults, ductile iron pipe, bollards, mailboxes, and other associated pipeline equipment that may be present. Questions or requests for further information regarding this Request for Proposals shall be submitted in writing to the attention of Glenn Walker at glenn.walker@brunswickcountync.gov no later than 3:00 pm ET on April 17, 2023.