This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Monroe, North Carolina. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Work to be performed under the resulting Contract is to provide on-call emergency construction repairs assigned on an as-needed basis to be determined by Union County in its sole and absolute discretion. The Contractor shall perform the Work complete, in place, and ready for continuous service as described in this solicitation. The amount of each Work Order shall not exceed a total of One Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($150,000.00). Work shall be assigned on an as-needed basis to be determined by Union County in its sole and absolute discretion. Union County will issue a work order which sets forth the services to be performed, as well as a Notice to Proceed for said services. Question Deadline 10/29/2024 at 5:00 PM ET All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted in writing to the Procurement contact person Vicky Watts, CLGPO Senior Procurement Specialist 704.283.3601 vicky.watts@unioncountync.gov (vicky.watts@unioncountync.gov). The email subject line should be identified as follows: IFB 2025-015 Union County Water/Wastewater Emergency Construction Repairs. All questions and answers may be posted as addenda electronically. If a Bid is sent by mail or other delivery system, the sealed envelope containing the Bid shall be enclosed in a separate package plainly marked on the outside with the notation "BID ENCLOSED - 2025-015" and shall be addressed to Union County Procurement Department, Attn: Vicky Watts, 500 North Main Street, Suite 709, Monroe, NC 28112. Bidders must have a license to do work as a general contractor in the State of North Carolina, as set forth under Article 1 chapter 87 of the North Carolina General statutes. Bidders are required to comply with the non-collusion requirements set forth in the Bidding Documents. Bid Security shall be furnished in accordance with Section 3.4 of this solicitation. As provided by statute, a deposit of cash, cashier's check or certified check on some bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit insurance Company, or a bid bond executed by corporate surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds in the amount of 5% of the bid must accompany each bid. The payee shall be "Union County". Said deposit shall guarantee that the Agreement will be entered into by the successful bidder if award is made. Such deposit may be held by Union County until the successful bidder has executed and delivered all required Contract documents to Union County. Union County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, including without limitation, nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids. Owner further reserves the right to reject the Bid and Bidder whom they find, after reasonable inquiry and evaluation, to not be responsible. Owner may also reject the Bid and Bidder if the Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder. Owner also reserves the right to waive all informalities and technicalities not involving price, time, or changes in the Work and to negotiate, as allowed by law, contract terms with the Successful Bidder. Union County encourages good faith effort outreach to Minority Businesses (HUB Certified) and Small Businesses. The selected Contractor shall be on-call 24 hours per day, 365 days per year AWARD The award shall be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, taking into consideration quality, performance, and the time specified in the bid for the performance of the contract. The term of this contract shall be for two (2) years with three (3) one-year renewal options at the County's discretion. The award is for a fixed, firm unit price during the initial two (2) year term where product needs are based upon indefinite quantities, and where orders will be based on actual needs that may exceed or be less than projections. All expenditures under a unit price contract are contingent upon appropriations having been made by Union County Board of Commissioners. Price adjustments may be negotiated at the time of renewal, based on the applicable Consumer Price Index adjustment over the preceding twelve months. Union County shall review the terms and conditions, and confirm performance under this contract has been satisfactory. However, the County reserves the right to terminate the contract or to allow the contract period to elapse. A Bid may be rejected if it is incomplete. Union County may reject any or all Bids and may waive any immaterial deviation in a Bid. More than one Bid from an individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association under the same or different names, will not be considered. The award document may incorporate, by reference, all the requirements, terms and conditions of the solicitation and the Bidder's Bid as negotiated. The County shall have a period of 120 days after opening of Bids in which to award the contract. A Contract shall serve as the agreement for the purpose of this award. Contents of the Bid shall become contractual obligations if a contract ensues. Failure of the Bidder to honor these obligations may result in cancellation of the award.