Debris Grinding and Removal Services, Upon Request - Div 14 (Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon & Swain). Located at Various Routes Throughout the Counties. Completion Date: July 31, 2025. Bids received from firms that are not certified as SBE Contractors through NCDOT Office of Civil Rights SBE Program Manager will not be opened. Per G.S. 136-28.10, a NC General Contractor's license may be waived for SBE contracts. For this project, the NC General Contractor's license will be waived. Per G.S. 136-28.10, contract payment and performance bonds may be waived. For this project, the contract payment and performance bonds will be waived. The Contractor shall begin work at the site of Routine Mobilization with Five (5) Days after notification or as determined by the Engineer. The liquidated damages for this intermediate contract time are Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per calendar day per notification. The Contractor shall submit a bid for one year. At the option of the Department, this contract may be extended for two (2) additional periods of one year each (maximum (3) three years total). 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 Department of Transportation does not exclude any person from participation in, deny any person the benefits of, or otherwise discriminate against anyone in connection with the award and performance of any contract covered by this program on the basis of race, color, sex, political affiliation/influence, or national origin. 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. The Bidder shall not add any provision reserving the right to accept or reject an award, or to enter into a contract pursuant to an award.
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