Site work for a water / sewer project in Asheville, North Carolina. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Carrier bridge pump station replacement pipeline river crossings project no. 2019045 generally consisting of the furnishing of all services, supplies, materials and equipment and performing of all labour for the construction of approximately 425 lf two (2) parallel 36-inch force main, 347 If of 60-inch gravity pipe, and fittings, including manholes and all related appurtenances. Installation of the pipes require two (2) open cut river crossings of the French broad river; downstream river crossing for the parallel 36-inch force mains and upstream river crossing for the 60-inch gravity pipe. A pre-bid walk through meeting for the project is not mandatory but highly encouraged for contractors. Orders for plans and specifications which are to be delivered by parcel post or other carriers will not be accepted for a period of five (5) days prior to bid date. The metropolitan sewerage district of buncombe county encourages qualified minority businesses to bid on or participate as a subcontractor in district contracts. To learn more about the minority businesses in the asheville area, access the office of historically underutilized businesses for the state of north Carolina. Local minority vendors are listed on this site. All bidders must have current north Carolina licenses for all work for the project. Each bid shall be accompanied by a deposit with the metropolitan sewerage district of buncombe county of cash. cashier's check, or a certified check on some bank or trust company insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation in an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the bid amount. In lieu of making the cash deposit as above described, a satisfactory bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid, executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of north carolina to execute such bonds, shall be submitted with each bid, conditioned that the surety will upon demand forthwith make payment to the obligee upon said bond if the bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond. This deposit shall be retained if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract within ten (10) days after the award of bid or fails to give satisfactory surety as required in north Carolina general statute section 143-129. Each bidder must be appropriately licensed as a contractor as provided in chapter 87 of the north Carolina general statute. Each bidder must comply with MSG's guidelines for recruitment and selection of minority business. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a payment bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Those bonds shall meet the requirements of north carolina general statute section 143-129 and of article 3 of chapter 44a of the north carolina general statute. No bid may be withdrawn after bids have been opened, except as provided in north Carolina general statute section 143-129.1. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, taking into consideration quality, performance and time of delivery. The distract reserves the right to reject any and all bids, including, without limitation, the right to reject any or all non-conforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditional bids, and to reject the bid of any bidder if the district believes that it would not be in the best interest of the district to make an award to that bidder. The district also reserves the right to waive informalities. Question Deadline 02/20/2025 Every request for interpretation of Plans, Specifications or any portion of the Contract Documents shall be in writing and must be addressed to the office of the DISTRICT, and to be given consideration must be received by the DISTRICT at least five (5) days prior to the date fixed for the opening of Bids