Site work and new construction of a fire / police facility in Salisbury, North Carolina. Completed plans call for the construction of a 19,397-square-foot, one-story above grade fire / police facility; and for site work for a fire / police facility.

As of August 2023, a ground-breaking ceremony has occured. Fire Station #3, Mahaley Avenue, Salisbury, North Carolina, including all required work described on the plans and specifications for general work (which includes site/civil, structural, fire protection, plumbing, mechanical and electrical work). The Project consists of 19,397 sf new construction Fire Station - Essential Facility. Typical new construction consists of conventional steel frame structure. Construction includes brick veneer-onmetal stud walls, masonry cavity walls, cast stone coping, bands & profiles, steel (columns, beams, bar joists, metal deck) frame with (low slope) single-ply membrane roof system. Base bid work also includes associated site grading; water and sewer utility work; storm water system; segmented retaining walls,. sidewalks; landscaping (trees, re-seed / grassing) and concrete pavement. General Construction work includes major subcontractors: Site Civil Utility work. Plumbing work. Sprinkler work. HVAC work. Electrical work. Proposals shall be received for a Single Prime contract for General Construction, including Fire Protection, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical work Procedure for Obtaining Bidding Documents (General Contractors): Contact the Architect, Ramsay Burgin Smith Architects, Inc, 225 North Main Street, Suite 501, Salisbury, NC 28144. Phone: 704- 633-3121 to register for Bidding and to receive any addenda to follow. Plans and Specifications may be viewed (and down-loaded from) without charge on the architect's website by clicking Bidding Projects. General Contractors are responsible for downloading and printing of all Bidding Documents. Contractors shall access bid documents from RBSA Website and order printing from ACCENT IMAGING of Hickory, NC at 828-322-5050 or printer of their choice. All printing costs shall be paid for by the General Contractor. c. Subcontractors and material suppliers may purchase single sheets of plans as they so chose. Subcontractors and material suppliers are invited to visit RBSA Website (website) to ascertain the quantity and specific sheets desired. The Architect will assume no responsibility in the selection of required drawings or specification sheets . All Contractors and Subcontractors must have all required construction licenses under North Carolina State laws governing their respective trades. Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in an amount equal to not less than 5% of the proposal. In lieu thereof, a bidder may offer a bid bond of 5% of the bid, executed by a surety company 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. Upon failure to forthwith make payment, the surety will pay to the Obligee an amount equal to the amount of said bond. Said deposit shall be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in the 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. Bonds: Separate Performance and Payment Bond will be required each for one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. Payments will be made at ninety five percent (95%) of approved monthly applications until a maximum of two and one half percent (2.5%) retainage is reached per N.C.G.S. 143-134.1 (b1)- through (e). Final Certificates and payment will be issued upon acceptance of the work as complete. City of Salisbury maintains the goal of ten percent (10%) minority participation in all contracts. All bidders are expected to make and document a good faith effort to achieve this goal. All the MBE documents are at the front of this project manual . The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any or all proposals.