50388- GRADING, DRAINAGE, PAVING & STRUCTURES FOR THE STAGECOACH GREENWAY IN CLEVELAND COUNTY

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
SEALED BIDS for the furnishing of the necessary materials and construction of:
50388 - GRADING, DRAINAGE, PAVING, AND
STRUCTURES FOR STAGECOACH GREENWAY
FOR THE CLEVELAND COUNTY WATER,
CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
will be received by TGS Engineers for Cleveland County Water at the TGS Engineers Shelby Office
located at 201 W. Marion Street, Suite 200, Shelby, NC 28150 until
2:00 PM, LOCAL TIME
On THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026
and at that time and place will be publicly opened and read aloud.
THE PROJECT GENERALLY CONSISTS OF the furnishing of all materials, labor and equipment for the
construction of a 0.465 mi section of a hardscape pedestrian facility with some roadway improvements
along a river corridor and all associated work including, but not limited to, grading, drainage, paving, and
structures.
The bidding documents for the project are available at the following location:
https://www.clevelandcountywater.com/finance-purchasing/
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 and
available here: https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/Prequal/Pages/default.aspx. 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.
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.
All bids shall 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.
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The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive informalities, or to reject non-conforming,
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.
All questions related to this bid shall be submitted in writing to Clinton Pruett - cpruett@tgsengineers.com
by 5:00 PM on March 19, 2025 to receive consideration.
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