Site work for a water / sewer project in Asheville, North Carolina. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Project will be awarded at April board meeting and construction will begin soon after that. MSD is committed to environmental awareness with all vendors and contractors who work for or on our behalf. We strive to outreach with our vendors and contractors to promote continual improvement and teambuilding. Generally consisting of the furnishing of all services, supplies, materials and equipment, and performing of all labor for the construction and installation of approximately 1,025 of 8-inch DIP mainline sewer, including manholes and all appurtenances related thereto. The plans, specifications, and contract documents on the DISTRICT'S website are provided as a courtesy to interested parties. Contractors planning to submit a bid for DISTRICT projects must purchase an official set of plans and specifications in order to be a registered planholder. Each bid shall be accompanied by a deposit with the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County of cash, or a cashier's check, or a 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 bid amount. In lieu of making the cash deposit as above described, a satisfactory Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid, executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds, shall be submitted with each bid, 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 of bid or fails to give satisfactory surety as required in North Carolina General Statute Section 143-129. Each bidder must have current North Carolina licenses for all work for the project, and be appropriately licensed as a Contractor as provided in Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statute. Each Bidder must comply with MSD's Guidelines for Recruitment and Selection of Minority Business. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Those bonds shall meet the requirements of North Carolina General Statute Section 143-129 and of Article 3 of Chapter 44A of the North Carolina General Statute. No bid may be withdrawn after bids have been opened, except as provided in North Carolina General Statute Section 143-129.1. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, taking into consideration quality, performance and time of delivery. The DISTRCT reserves the right to reject any and all bids, including, without limitation, the right to reject any or all nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditional bids, and to reject the bid of any bidder if the DISTRICT believes that it would not be in the best interest of the DISTRICT to make an award to that bidder. The DISTRICT also reserves the right to waive informalities. Question Deadline 03/22/2024 Every request for interpretation of Plans, Specifications or any portion of the Contract Documents shall be in writing and must be addressed to the office of the DISTRICT, and to be given consideration must be received by the DISTRICT at least five (5) days prior to the date fixed for the opening of Bids. DISTRICT shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether or not a request for clarification or interpretation requires a formal Addendum. Written Addenda, if issued, will be sent by certified or registered mail with return receipt requested, or facsimile with confirmation, or by e-mailed PDF with confirmation, to all holders of Contract Documents at the respective addresses, facsimile numbers, or email addresses furnished for such purposes not later than three (3) days prior to the day fixed for the opening of bids