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

Purpose: 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 Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 5:00 PM. A response to bidder questions will be in the form of an addendum Written questions shall be emailed to Sharon McCalop stmccalop@ncdot.gov by the date and time specified above. Bidders will enter "54-SM-13-12064593 - Questions" as the subject for the email. PROJECT Buncombe County Rest Areas (pair) on I-26, East and Westbound Lanes, Mile Marker 41, South of Asheville. SCOPE OF CONTRACT The North Carolina Department of Transportation (hereinafter referred to as "Department") is seeking the services of a janitorial maintenance company to provide custodial operations and maintenance of rest area consisting of but not limited to an efficient janitorial and grounds service including labor, supervision, equipment and supplies as specified herein. The intent of these specifications and requirements is to state and define the terms and conditions under which the Contractor shall provide the management, supervision, and manpower capable of performing work at the highest standards of janitorial excellence necessary to provide these services in a professional and workmanlike manner. This document is intended as a benchmark of the Department's minimum standards for rest area janitorial maintenance. The Department places significant value on the safety and treatment of travelers who visit rest areas. All travelers are to be treated as customers and the Contractor shall emphasize safety and customer service at all times. The provisions of the services required as part of this solicitation ultimately reflect upon the Department and the State of North Carolina as a whole. This proposal, as written, is to be binding by the State and the Contractor. The Bidder has carefully examined the location of the proposed work to be known as BID NO 54-SM-13-12064593; has carefully examined the plans and specifications, which are acknowledged to be part of the proposal, the special provisions, the proposal, the form of contract; and thoroughly understands the stipulations, requirements and provisions. The undersigned bidder agrees to bound upon his execution of the bid and subsequent award to him by the Department of Transportation in accordance with this proposal. The undersigned Bidder further agrees to provide all necessary machinery, tools, labor, and other means of construction; and to do all the work and to furnish all materials, except as otherwise noted, necessary to perform and complete the said contract in accordance with the 2018 Standard Specifications for Roads and Structures by the dates(s) specified in the Project Special Provisions and in accordance with the requirements of the Engineer, and at the unit or lump sum prices, as the case may be, for the various items given on the sheets contained herein. The Bidder shall provide and furnish all the materials, machinery, implements, appliances and tools, and perform the work and required labor to construct and complete State Highway BID NO. 54-SM-13-12064593, for the unit or lump sum prices, as the case may be, bid by the Bidder in his bid and according to the proposal, plans, and specifications prepared by said Department, which proposal, plans, and specifications show the details covering this project, and hereby become a part of this contract. The published volume entitled North Carolina Department of Transportation, Raleigh, Standard Specifications for Roads and Structures, January 2018 with all amendments and supplements thereto, is by reference incorporated into and made a part of this contract; that, except as herein modified, all the construction and work included in this contract is to be done in accordance with the specifications contained in said volume, and amendments and supplements thereto, under the direction of the Engineer. If the proposal is accepted and the award is made, the contract is valid only when signed either by the Contract Officer or such other person as may be designated by the Secretary to sign for the Department of Transportation. The conditions and provisions herein cannot be changed except over the signature of the said Contract Officer or Division Engineer. The quantities shown in the itemized proposal for the project are considered to be approximate only and are given as the basis for comparison of bids. The Department of Transportation may increase or decrease the quantity of any item or portion of the work as may be deemed necessary or expedient. An increase or decrease in the quantity of an item will not be regarded as sufficient ground for an increase or decrease in the unit prices, nor in the time allowed for the completion of the work, except as provided for the contract. LOCATION: I-26, EAST AND WESTBOUND LANES, MILE MARKER 41, SOUTH OF ASHEVILLE TYPE OF WORK: CUSTODIAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF REST AREAS