JOSH STEIN
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
J.R. “JOEY” HOPKINS
SECRETARY
March 3, 2025
NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS
Contract Number: DN01096
TIP Number:
N/A
Federal Aid Number: Helene
WBS Number:
DF18314.2045109; DF18314.2045116; DF18314.2045467;
DF18314.2045468; DF18314.2045469
County:
Henderson
Description:
Emergency Repair: Drainage, Erosion Control, Grade, Guardrail,
Traffic Control, and Wall along various locations on SR 1602 (Grant
Mountain Rd) in Henderson County
Project Length:
0.38 Miles
Letting Date:
March 25, 2025
Contractors bidding on NCDOT contracts must sign up for the Interested Parties List
for each project they intend to submit bids on. As part of this new requirement,
Contractors must sign up for the Interested Parties List no later than one business day
prior to the letting date. Please see attached pages with further information regarding
the Interested Parties List.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation, in accordance with the provisions of Title
VI of the Civil Rights of 1964 (78 Stat.252) and the Regulations of the Department of
Transportation (49 C.F.R., Part 21), issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all bidders
that it will affirmatively ensure that the contract entered into pursuant to this notice will be
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on the grounds of sex, race,
color, or national origin. Statements of Disadvantage Business Enterprises participation must
be presented with the bids.
BID OPENING
Electronic bids must be received in Bid Express, by 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The
Bid Express® website is bidx.com. Bids will be opened and publicly read at NCDOT Division
14 Office, 253 Webster Road, Sylva NC, at the above date, shortly after the time that the bids
submissions are due. The As-Read Bid Summaries will be posted within 48 hours of the bid
opening. Results will not be provided by any means other than posting to the website.
BIDDER REQUIREMENTS
Bidders must attend the pre bid meeting and sign the sign in sheet to be considered a
valid plan holder; details regarding the meeting day, time, location, and point of
Mailing Address:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Telephone: (828) 331-5200
Fax: (828) 331-5201
Location:
253 WEBSTER ROAD
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS - DIVISION 14
253 WEBSTER ROAD
SYLVA, NC 28779
Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968
Website: www.ncdot.gov
SYLVA, NC 28779
contact can be found in the proposal. Bidders should bring a printed copy of the
proposal, plans, and any relevant supplemental documentation to the pre-bid meeting,
as hard copies of these documents will not be supplied by NCDOT.
BID DOCUMENTS
The contract proposal, plans, and supplemental project information are available online at
https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/Division.aspx.
The printing of all bid-related documents, including the proposal, plans, and any
supplemental project information shall be the responsibility of the bidder. Division 14 no
longer provides hard copies of bid documents.
SUPPLEMENTAL BIDDING INFORMATION
ADDENDA
• All EBSX addenda files will only be posted to the Bid Express®, bidx.com website.
• With the exception of the EBSX addenda file associated with this contract, all other
addenda documentation will be posted at the Division 14 Bidding & Letting website:
https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/Division.aspx
ELECTRONIC BIDDING
Electronic bidding is required through Bid Express®. Their website is bidx.com.
For electronic bidding, the following files will be located on bidx.com, exclusively. These
will not be included on the Bidding & Letting site on Connect.NCDOT.gov.
• EBSX files
• DBE_NC.BIN files
• EBSX addenda files
Do NOT submit bids for the project let by Division 14 to the NCDOT Statewide Project Letting
Office.
Note: It takes a few minutes for the Division staff to download the electronic bids before those
can be read. The download does not start until 2:00 PM on the day of the letting.
ASSISTANCE
• Project specific questions should be directed to the Division 14 Contract Office at
d14contracts@ncdot.gov.
• BidX-related questions should be directed to Jaci Kincaid at 919-707-6920.