Advertisement for Bids & Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Alternate Bids for Preferred Products- Utility Plant Capacity Expansion ? Yarbrough Chiller Plant

Sealed proposals will be received by NC State University. Attention David Hammock, Project Manager, until 3:00 pm on March 11, 2025, in Conference Room 301, Administrative Services III Building 2601 Wolf Village Way, Raleigh, NC 27695, and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read for the furnishing of labor, material, and equipment for the construction of:

NC State University
Utility Plant Capacity Expansion – Yarbrough Chiller Plant
SCO ID No.: 22-24668-01A
NC State Project No.: 202220009

This phased project will add a 2,000-ton electric chiller to the Yarbrough Chiller Plant, including all necessary pumps, piping, appurtenances, and control integration.

Bids will be received for single prime bid contracts. All Proposals will be lump sum.

The following General Contractors have been pre-qualified to bid this job:

• Superior Mechanical………………………………………………… Greensboro, NC
• Blum Construction…………………………………………………………… Raleigh, NC
• Brady Trane Service……………………………………………………….. Raleigh, NC
• Greenland……………………………………………………………………….. Raleigh, NC
• Jacobs…………………………………………………………………………….. Raleigh, NC
• Messer……………………………………………………………………………. Raleigh, NC
• New Atlantic……………………………………………………….. Winston-Salem, NC

Bid documents are available for examination in the plan rooms:

1. iSQFT; http://www.isqft.com/start/ handles Associated General Contractors plan room.
2. The local North Carolina offices of Dodge Data and Analytics;
3. The Eastern Regional Offices of CMD Group in Norcross, GA;
4. The offices of the Designer: RMF Engineering, 8081 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27617, 919-941-9876;
5. The North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, Inc. (NCIMED) Plan and Resource Center at 114 W. Parrish St., 6 ^th Floor, Durham, NC; 919-956-8889 or 919-287-3036
6. The Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas (HCAC) in Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Raleigh Areas – 877-227-1680;

Complete plans and specifications for this project in electronic format can be obtained from RMF Engineering, 8081 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27617 during normal office hours after February 9, 2025. Email requests for the electronic documents may be sent to jonathan.eveleth@rmf.com.

Full printed copies may be obtained by those qualified as prime bidders, upon deposit of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in cash or certified check with a minimum of 48 hours’ notice to jonathan.eveleth@rmf.com. The full plan deposit will be returned to those bidders provided all documents are returned in BOUND, good, usable condition within ten (10) days after the bid date.

Partial or full printed copies of the project documents may be purchased from ARC. The phone number for ordering is 919-388-9900. Documents may also be purchased from Document Imaging Systems, Inc. at 231 East Johnson Street, Units E, F, &G, Cary, NC 27513. The phone number for ordering is 919-460-9440.

The State reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all proposals.

North Carolina State University has an affirmative policy of fostering, promoting, and conducting business with minority-owned enterprises. Minority contractors are encouraged to participate in the bidding process.

The bidder must include completed minority business subcontractor documentation form(s) with their proposal or the bid may be considered non-responsive and invalid.

Pre-Bid Meeting: A Pre-bid meeting will be held for all interested bidders on February 13, 2025, at 2:00 pm in Conference Room 203 of the Yarbrough Central Utility Plant at 2411 Yarbrough Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607. The meeting will address project-specific questions.

Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Alternate Bids for Preferred Products: An open public meeting will be held on February 13, 2025, at 2:45 pm in Conference Room 203 of the Yarbrough Central Utility Plant at 2411 Yarbrough Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607. The meeting is to identify preferred brand alternates and their performance standards pertinent to this project.

In accordance with GS133-3, Section 64. (C) and State Construction Office procedures the following preferred brand items are being considered as Alternates by the owner for this project:

• Flexim Flowmeters
• AC Technical Services Controls
• SEL-350 protection relay for the new 5kV switchgear breakers

A copy of pertinent sections of the performance standards may be obtained by contacting the designer at the address or phone number noted above.

David Hammock, PE
NC State University
Design and Construction
david_hammock@ncsu.edu
919-515-2030