Renovation of a water / sewer project in Gastonia, North Carolina. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

**As of March 12th, 2024 project was awarded to Brushy Mountain Builder with the amount of $382,000 .** Bidders must be a licensed contractor in the State of North Carolina. Subject to the provisions of the State of North Carolina Contractor's Licensing Law, it will be necessary for the contractor to place his contractor's license number on the envelope containing his bid. No bid shall be considered or accepted by the City of Gastonia unless at the time of its filing the same shall be accompanied by the Contractors Pre-Qualification Form (in Form section of bid documents). No bid shall be considered or accepted by the City of Gastonia unless at the time of its filing the same shall be accompanied by a deposit of cash or certified check on some bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the proposal. In lieu of making the cash deposit, bidder may file a bid bond executed by a corporate surety 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. This deposit shall be retained if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract within ten (10) days after the award or fails to give satisfactory surety as required herein. The successful bidder shall be required to enter into a contract with the City of Gastonia in writing and shall be required to furnish bond from some surety company authorized to do business in the State of North Carolina, make deposit of money, certified check, or government sureties for the full amount of said contract for the faithful performance of the terms of said contract as required by Section 143-129 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of bids without the consent of the City of Gastonia, for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled time of closing bids. The Bid securities of all bidders, except those submitted with the three (3) lowest acceptable proposals, will be returned within fifteen (15) days after the time of opening the bids. The bid security accompanying the three lowest acceptable proposals may be held by the City of Gastonia, North Carolina, until a construction contract has been executed and a satisfactory Performance Bond in the sum of the full amount of the contract has been delivered to the City of Gastonia. Each bid should be accompanied by a letter from the bidder's insurance representative certifying that said insurer has read the insurance requirements as set forth in the General Conditions of the contract and will issue the required policies if awarded a contract The City intends to award a Contract as soon as practicable after the bid opening to allow for procurement of materials. Actual construction will not begin until cooler weather in late 2024. No work will be allowed on the project until all materials are onsite. The award of any contract will be made by the City of Gastonia, North Carolina, to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. Responsible bidder will be defined as one who furnishes satisfactory evidence that he has the requisite experience and ability and that he has sufficient capital, facilities, and plant to enable him to perform the work successfully and promptly, and to complete the work within the time specified in the contract documents. At a minimum, responsible bidder shall be appropriately licensed by the State of North Carolina, have provided the required bid bond, have the capability of meeting bonding and insurance requirements, and be in compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations applicable to the project. The City of Gastonia reserves the right to reject any proposal for failure to comply with all requirements of this notice or of any of the contract documents; however, it may waive any minor defects or informalities at its discretion. The City of Gastonia further reserves the right to reject all proposals or award a contract which, in its judgment, is in the best interest of the City. For information regarding this Invitation to Bid, contact as follow: Jim Stowe Willis Engineers 10700 Sikes Place - Suite 115, Charlotte, NC 28277 Phone: 704-377-9844 Email: jim@willisengineers.com Doc note: Payment can be made by either: 1.Credit Card 2.Check made payable to Duncan-Parnell - mail check to: PO Box 35649, Charlotte, NC 28235 ATTENTION: Bidroom Check. To expedite your order you can email copy of your check to constech@duncan-parnell.com. Printing will not begin until a copy of the check OR the check is received 3.Duncan-Parnell Account