Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Hickory, North Carolina. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; sidewalk / parking lot; and sidewalk / parking lot.

The project generally consists of the furnishing of all materials, labor and equipment for improvements of the intersection at US 70 and 4 th Street Drive SW and all associated work including, but not limited to paving, curb & gutter, curb ramps and pavement markings. In order to be prequalified to bid, Bidders must be registered on the Interested Parties List no later than one business day prior to the advertised letting date. To be included on the Interested Parties list, please email John Marshall - jmarshall@hickorync.gov with: Company Name, Contact Name, Contact Email, Contact Phone Number, Contractor Type (Prime or Subcontractor). The interested parties list will be posted at online. Each bid shall be accompanied with a cash deposit or certified check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the FDIC, or a Bid Bond prepared on the form of Bid Bond contained in the Bidding Documents or a Surety Company's standard form and properly executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds. The amount of the bid bond shall be equal to five (5) percent of the total of the bid. The bid deposit shall be retained by the Owner if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract or fails to provide the required bonds, as stated above, within ten (10) days after the proper notice of award of the contract. All Bidders must be prequalified by NCDOT as a Prequalified Bidder or PO Prime for their specific discipline and must comply with the requirements of the State of North Carolina and be appropriately licensed as a Contractor as provided in General Statutes Chapter 87. Before beginning work, subcontractors of all levels must be prequalified by the NCDOT to perform the specified work codes. The application to prequalify as a Prequalified Bidder, PO Prime, or as a subcontractor on any level contract can be located online .The application must be completed to demonstrate sufficient ability and experience in related construction projects to perform the work, sufficient and readily available equipment to perform contracts in a timely manner and a completed Safety Index Rating Form. All bidsshall be in accordance with Section 102 of the 2024 Standard Specifications and any award of the contract will be made in accordance with Section 103 of 2024 Standard Specifications. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive informalities, or to reject nonconforming, non-responsive, or conditional bids. The Owner reserves the right to award a contract to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder or bidders, taking into consideration quality, performance, and time. Bidders are encouraged to only secure project bid documents as noted above. Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any Addenda, obtained from any source other than the Engineer and their representative plan provider. Each Bidder shall be responsible for the review of all addenda for the project and shall acknowledge the addenda on the bid form. Question Deadline 01/03/2025, All questions related to this bid shall be submitted in writing to Kelly Winkler - kwinkler@hickorync.gov 49347.1.1 49347.2.1 49347.3.2