Site work and paving for a road / highway in Wendell, North Carolina. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

The Town of Wendell is soliciting bids for the Fiscal Year 2025 Street Resurfacing Project. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Contract documents shall be submitted in writing to Sarah Lentine, by email at slentine@townofwendellnc.gov. Replies will be issued by Addenda to all parties recorded by the Engineer as having received the Bidding Documents. Only questions answered by written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect. The Contractor shall commence the Work on the commencement date specified in a written order of the Owner (the "Notice to Proceed"). The Work shall be finally and fully completed,so that itisready for final payment, as evidenced by the Engineer's or the Architect's written recommendation, by April 30, 2025 Addenda, when issued, will be on file at the offices of the Owner, and posted on the website at least twenty-four hours before bids are opened. It shall be the Bidder's responsibility to make inquiry as to the Addenda issued. All such Addenda shall become part of the Contract Documents and all Bidders shall be bound by such Addenda, whether received by the Bidders or not. The Town of Wendell is not responsible for bidders relying on incomplete bid documents. The Town of Wendell reserves the right to reject any or all proposals Contractors offering a proposal on this project must be licensed to do the specified type of contracting in the State of North Carolina. All bids must include a non- collusive affidavit. Contractors offering a proposal on this project must comply, and must ensure that their subcontractors comply, with the requirements of Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the North Carolina General Statutes, "Verification of Work Authorization," and must provide documentation or sign affidavits or any other documents requested by the Town of Wendell demonstrating such compliance. Each proposal shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, upon blank forms provided in the Project Manual. These proposals shall be plainly marked: "FY25 Street Resurfacing Project". The envelope shall also be marked with the Bidder's name, address, North Carolina contractor license number, and name and phone number of a contact person. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond payable to the Town of Wendell for an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount bid; or in lieu of the Bid Bond, the bidder may offer the bid deposit in the form of a cashier's check, or a certified check on a bank or trust company insured by the FDIC. The bid bond must be executed by a corporate surety licensed in North Carolina. The bid deposit may be held for a period of sixty (60) days pending award of the contract. Notification of award of contract shall be evidence of intent to contract and shall extend time for holding the contractor's bid surety for a time mutually agreed between the Town of Wendell and the bidder. The award of the Contract, if it is awarded, will be to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder whose qualifications indicate the award will be in the best interest of the Town of Wendell (Owner). The Town of Wendell reserves the right to waive technicalities and/or reject any or all proposals. A Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, with a corporate surety approved by the Town of Wendell, will be required for the faithful performance of the contract. Bidders shall provide certification that performance and payment bond sureties are licensed in North Carolina.