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

As of August 23, 2023, this project has not yet been awarded. A timeline or award has not yet been established. Contractor questions will be extended until end of business day on Monday, July 10th 2023, and answers provided by end of day on Thursday July 13th 2023. Contact: Mario Sclarandis, City Engineer, (828)-438-5263, msclarandis@morgantonnc.gov Engineer: Merrick & Company, 301 South McDowell Street Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28204. Contact: Keller Drozdick, P.E., 210-446-4342, keller.drozdick@merrick.com The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any or all Bids. Unless all Bids are rejected, Award will be made to the lowest responsible Bidder, taking into consideration quality, performance and the time specified in the proposals for the performance of the Contract. This Project is generally described as follows: Full demolition of existing wastewater pump station, including wet well, pumps, valve vault, valves, pipes, and associated electrical components. Existing lift station shall remain operational until new wet well is operational. Construction of new wastewater pump station, including cast-in-place wet well, two submersible non-clog pumps, valve vault, pipes, valves, platform, davit crane for pump removal, canopy, and associated electrical components, including updating the electrical service (by Duke Energy). Construction of 2,959 LF of new gravity sewer mains consisting of 8-inch PVC and DI sewer pipe 16 precast manholes, jack and bore casings, and connections to existing sewers. Construction of 3,506 LF of new sewer force main consisting 8-inch PVC and DI pipe including connection to an existing manhole, jack and bore casings, and air release valves. Construction of 599 LF of new 20-inch HDPE casing installed by horizontal directional drill and 599 LF of new 8-inch HDPE force main carrier pipe within the casing. An allowance for communications, controls, and security. With request for the Bidding Documents supply the following information: Company name, contact person, street address, and phone and fax numbers for Bidding office; NC contractors license with limitation and classification; indicate if the firm will be a Bidder, Supplier or Sub-Contractor. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security of 5% of the bid amount. Security may be in the form of cash, certified check or cashiers check made payable to the City of Morganton or a bid bond issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in North Carolina. The deposit shall be retained if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract within (15) days after the award of contract or fails to give satisfactory surety as required herein. The bidder shall comply with minority business requirements as outlined in N.C.G.S. 143-128 by: 1. Providing the minority businesses that will be utilized on the project with corresponding total dollar value of the bid and affidavit listing good faith efforts or, 2. An affidavit indicating that work will be self-performed. Failure to comply with these requirements may be grounds for rejection of bid. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the bid that appears to be in the best interest of the City or provided by law. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 90 days after the scheduled bid opening.