Site work for a road / highway in Greenville, North Carolina. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

Work on the project shall begin after award of Contract and no later than June 24, 2024. The completion date for the projects' on-site activities shall be June 7, 2025. Time is of the essence, and it is critical that the work be performed on schedule and time is allowed for the completion of the work in the Contract Agreement included herewith. Damages for delay shall be at the rate of five-hundred dollars ($500.00) per calendar day for failure of the Contractor to complete the work within the Construction Schedule. No credit shall be given for early completion of the work. Each Proposal shall be accompanied by a cashier's check, or certified check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the Savings Association Insurance Fund, or an original signed/sealed Bid Bond in an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the Proposal; said deposit to be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in event of failure of the Successful Bidder to execute the Contract within ten (10) days after the award. The Successful Bidder shall be required to furnish separate Performance and Payment Bonds executed on the forms bound herein in amounts at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price as security for the faithful performance of this Contract and as security for the payment of all persons performing labor and furnishing materials and equipment in connection with this Contract. Questions regarding this Request for Bid (RFB) should be received by or before noon, May 15, 2024. All questions shall be directed via e-mail to the attention of Cleve Haddock, Lifetime CLGPO, Procurement Manager at: haddocgc@guc.com, (252) 551- 1533. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days pending the execution of a Contract by the Successful Bidder. Should the Successful Bidder default and not execute a Contract, the Contract will be offered to the next lowest responsible, responsive Bidder. Greenville Utilities Commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Late bids will not be considered. The Owner reserves the right to waive minor irregularities or minor errors in any Proposal if it appears to the Owner that such irregularities or errors were made through inadvertence. Any such irregularities or errors so waived must be corrected on the Proposal prior to its acceptance by the Owner.