Site work and paving for a civil project in Highlands, North Carolina. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

Contract Number: DN01011 TIP Number: N/A Federal Aid Number: State Funded WBS Number: 14C.056135 County: Macon Location: Big Bear Pen Rd (SR 1602), From Chestnut St (SR 1602) To Upper Lake Rd Description: Grading, Paving, Drainage Project Length: 0.41 Statements of Disadvantage Business Enterprises participation must be presented with the bid Project specific questions should be directed to the Division 14 Contract Office at d14contracts@ncdot.gov. Questions should be directed to Jaci Kincaid at 919-707-6920. NCDOT - Grading, Paving, Drainage - Big Bear Pen Rd 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 Contract No. DN01011 in Macon County, 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 Specificationsfor Roads and Structures, January 2024 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. Accompanying this bid is a bid bond secured by a corporate surety, or certified check payable to the order ofthe Department of Transportation, for five percent of the total bid price, which deposit is to be forfeited as liquidated damages in case this bid is accepted and the Bidder shall fail to provide the required payment and performance bonds with the Department of Transportation, under the condition ofthis proposal, within 14 calendar days after the written notice of award is received by him, as provided in the Standard Specifications; otherwise said deposit will be returned to the Bidder. . Questions should be emailed 7 calendar days prior to the bid opening to Jeffrey E. Alspaugh, EI at D14CONTRACTS@NCDOT.GOV. Contact with any other NCDOT personnel concerning this project is strictly prohibited, unless otherwise noted, and may result in bids being considered non-responsive. Except where otherwise provided by the contract, observation periods required by the contract will not be a part of the work to be completed by the completion date and/or intermediate contract times stated in the contract. The acceptable completion of the observation periods that extend beyond the final completion date shall be a part of the work covered by the performance and payment bonds. The liquidated damages for this contract are Two Hundred Dollars ($ 200.00) per calendar day. These liquidated damages will not be cumulative with any liquidated damages which may become chargeable under Intermediate Contract Time Number 1. The completion date for this intermediate contract time is November 1, 2024. The liquidated damagesfor thisintermediate contract time are Seven Hundred Dollars ($ 700.00) per calendar day. Upon apparent completion of all the work required to be completed by this intermediate date, a final inspection will be held in accordance with Article 105-17 and upon acceptance, the Department will assume responsibility for the maintenance of all work except Planting, Reforestation and/or Permanent Vegetation Establishment. The Contractor will be responsible for and shall make corrections of all damages to the completed roadway caused by his planting operations, whether occurring prior to or after placing traffic through the project.