Installation of Bi-Directional Antennas

Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
State:	North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	237130 - Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction 334220 - Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Posted Date:	Jan 29, 2026
Due Date:	Feb 3, 2026
Solicitation No:	218-218-14-26
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Solicitation Number:	218-218-14-26
Project Title:	Installation of Bi-Directional Antennas
Description:	New Hanover County Schools is receiving bids for the installation of bi-directional antennas and associated equipment. Bid documents may be obtained from the Purchasing Department located at 2814 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington, NC 28412 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Documents may also be requested by emailing brad.lackey@nhcs.net. Refer to proposal #218-14-26. Bids will be due on February 16, 2026 by 2:00 p.m. New Hanover County Schools reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Minority participation is encouraged.
Opening Date:	2/3/2026 8:00 AM
Posted Date:	1/30/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION


Solicitation Number * 218-218-14-26	Department NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-02-03T08:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-01-29T15:29:58.0000000Z	Commodity Code Communications Devices and Accessories
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions —	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner BRAD LACKEY
Description New Hanover County Schools is receiving bids for the installation of bi-directional antennas and associated equipment. Bid documents may be obtained from the Purchasing Department located at 2814 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington, NC 28412 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Documents may also be requested by emailing brad.lackey@nhcs.net. Refer to proposal #218-14-26. Bids will be due on February 16, 2026 by 2:00 p.m. New Hanover County Schools reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Minority participation is encouraged.

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INVITATION TO BID #218-14-26

January 30, 2026

New Hanover County Schools invites vendors to bid on Installation of Bi-Directional Antennas in

various schools within New Hanover County.

Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., February 16, 2026. Regardless of cause, late bids will

not be accepted and will automatically be disqualified from further consideration.

Submit bids to Brad Lackey at New Hanover County Schools, 2814 Carolina Beach Road,

Wilmington NC 28412. In lieu of hand delivery or mail, bids can be emailed to

brad.lackey@nhcs.net. Proposals are not subject to public inspection until after the award of the

contract. A public bid opening is not scheduled. Email requests for bid tabulations to

james.dillon@nhcs.net

This project will be bid on and awarded in accordance with G.S. 143-131, Informal Bidding

Procedures.

The project consists of: Installation of Bi-Directional Antennas and associated equipment.

Licensed General Contractors must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience on

competitively bid publicly funded construction projects e.g. City, County, State or School

Systems.

New Hanover County Schools has a verifiable ten percent (10%) goal for participation by

minority businesses in the total value of the work. Bidders are required on school construction

and renovation projects to make a "good faith effort" to meet this goal. Bidders shall identify on

its bid the minority businesses that it will use on the project. Bidders shall submit along with the

bid an affidavit listing the "good faith efforts" it has made pursuant to Section I - Information for

Bidders, Article I-8, Minority Participation, and the total dollar value of the bid that will be

performed by the minority businesses. A bidder that performs all of the work under the contract

with its own workforce may submit an affidavit to that effect in lieu of the aforementioned

affidavit otherwise required under this subsection.

New Hanover County Schools reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive informalities

and irregularities in bidding, and to accept bids which are considered to be in the best interest of

the School System.

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SECTION I

INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS

I-1. SUBMISSION OF BIDS:

A. Bids will be received in accordance with the Invitation to Bid.

B. The Bidder shall assume full responsibility for timely delivery at the location designated for

receipt of Bids. The time with respect to the bid will be the Eastern Time for the United

States as maintained by the Time Services Department of the U.S. Naval Observaory:

http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/time/display-clocks/simpletime . Bids will not be accepted

after the time(s) set forth in the Invitation to Bid.

I-2. BIDDING DOCUMENTS:

A. Bidding Documents include the Invitation to Bid, Information for Bidders, Bid Form, the Bid

Security (if required), Affidavit's of Minority Participation and the Contract Documents,

including any Addenda issued prior to receipt of bids. All requirements and obligations of

the Bidding Documents are hereby incorporated by reference into the Contract Documents

and are binding on the Successful Bidder upon award of the contract.

B. Bidders may obtain complete sets of the Bidding Documents as designated in the Invitation to

Bid in the number and for the deposit, if any, stated therein.

C. Bidders shall use complete sets of Bidding Documents in preparing Bids; the Owner shall not

assume any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of

incomplete sets of Bidding Documents.

D. The Owner in making copies of the Bidding Documents available on the above terms does so

only for the purpose of obtaining Bids on the Work and does not confer a license or grant for

any other use.

I-3. DEFINITIONS:

A. THEBID:

A Bid is a complete and properly signed proposal to do the work or designated portion

thereof for the sums stipulated therein, submitted in accordance with the Bidding Documents

and G. S. 143-131, Informal Bidding Procedures.

B. BASEBID:

The Base Bid is the sum stated in the Bid for which the Bidder offers to perfo1m the Work

described in the Bidding Documents as the base, to which work may be added or deleted for

sums stated in Alternate Bids, if any.

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C. ALTERNATES:

An Alternate is an amount stated in the Bid to be added to or deducted from the amount of the

Base Bid if the corresponding change in the Work, as described in the Bidding Documents, is

accepted.

D. HE/HIS:

The term He or His is not intended to be gender specific.

1-4. QUALIFICATION OF BIDDER:

A. The Contractor must have been engaged in the performance of the type of work described in

the Contract Documents for a period of no less that TWO years prior to submitting a bid.

B. Prior to Contract award or within seven days of the Owner's request to do so, the successful

Bidder shall be prepared to provide sufficient references from customers with contracts of

similar or greater size and scope, and other proof showing to Owner's satisfaction that

Contractor is sufficiently experienced and capable of properly performing its proposed

Contract with the Owner. Low Bidders that have failed to successfully perform one or more

previous contracts with Owner must provide at least three (3) such references in writing from

projects performed subsequent to such low bidder's most recent nonperformance of a contract

with the Owner. In addition to references, Contractor must demonstrate that his present

organization, direct labor force and prior work experience is of adequate size and

development to maintain responsible control of the project and to schedule, coordinate and

perform the work in an expeditious manner and in accordance with the Contract Documents.

C. Bidders, whether residents or nonresidents in North Carolina, will be required to show

evidence of a valid North Carolina State Contractor's License Number before their bids will

be considered.

D. The Owner will consider, in determining the qualifications of a Bidder, his record in the

performance of any contracts for construction work into which he may have entered with the

Owner or with similar public or private bodies or corporations. The Owner expressly

reserves the right to reject the bid of any Bidder if such record discloses that such Bidder, in

the opinion of the Owner, has not properly performed such contracts or has habitually and

without just cause neglected the payment of bills, or has otherwise disregarded his obligations

to Subcontractors, material suppliers or employees.

E. The Owner may make such investigation as they deem necessary to determine the ability of

the Bidder to perform the work, and the Bidder shall furnish to the Owner all such

information and data for this purpose as they may request. The Owner reserves the right to

reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of such Bidder, fails to satisfy the

Owner that such Bidder is a responsive and responsible Bidder in accordance with N.C. Gen.

Stat. 143-128 and 143-129, and the criteria set forth herein. The Owner may require AIA

Document A305 Contractor's Qualification Statement (or equivalent). Conditional bids will

not be accepted.

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I-5. BIDDER'S REPRESENTATIONS:

Each Bidder by submitting his Bid represents that:

A. He has read and understands the Bidding Documents and his Bid is made in accordance

therewith; and Bidder agrees to be bound by the terms and requirements set forth in the

Bidding and Contract Documents;

B. He has visited the site, has familiarized himself with the local conditions under which the

Work is to be performed in accordance with Article I-9 herein, and has correlated his

observations with the requirements of the proposed Contract Documents;

C. His Bid is based upon the materials, systems and equipment required by the Bidding

Documents without exception; and

D. He has the capability, in all respects, and the moral and business integrity, reliability,

technical ability, financial resources, plant, management, superintendents, equipment and

materials which will assure effective and efficient good faith performance in full compliance

with the Contract Documents and with any and all schedules and Milestone and Completion

dates required by the Owner. The Bidder acknowledges and represents in his estimating,

planning and scheduling of the Work that the Contract Time has made allowances for normal

inclement weather indigenous to the Project Site. The Bidder hereby certifies that the work

shall be completed, in place, in full accordance with the Contract Documents, within the time

limits specified.

1. He shall employ a competent superintendent who shall be in attendance on site

during all construction activities for the execution of the work. The

superintendent shall be approved by the Owner, and shall continue in that

capacity on this project for the duration of the project, unless he ceases to be on

the Contractor's payroll or the Owner otherwise agrees. The superintendent shall

represent the Contractor and all communication given to the superintendent shall

be binding as if given to the Contractor.

E. He agrees that upon receipt of the Notice of Award, he will execute the Contract, and will

deliver all bonds and proof of insurance coverage as required by the Bidding Documents.

F. He agrees to execute the Contract within ten (10) buisness days from the date of Notice of

Award, and in case he fails or neglects to appear within the specified time to execute the

Contract, he will be considered as having abandoned the Contract, and any Bid Security

accompanying this Proposal will be forfeited to the Owner by reason of such failure on the

part of the Bidder.

G. He has made a "good faith effort" to meet New Hanover County School's verifiable ten

percent (10%) goal for participation by minority businesses in the total value of the work.

The Bidder shall identify on its bid the minority businesses that it will use on the project. The

Bidder shall submit along with the bid an affidavit listing the "good faith efforts" it has made

pursuant to subsection (t) of G.S. 143-128.2 and the total dollar value of the bid that will be

performed by the minority businesses. A bidder that performs all of the work under the

contract with its own workforce may submit an affidavit to that effect in lieu of the

aforementioned affidavit otherwise required under this subsection.

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I-6. BID SECURITY:

A. Bid security is not required for this project.

I-7. FORFEITURE OF BID BOND:

Not Applicable.

I-8. MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

It is the policy of the Owner to encourage the use of minority businesses in all school construction

contracts and to have a verifiable goal of ten percent (10%) participation by minority businesses in

the total value of the work. It is the intent of this policy that the Owner, as awarding authority for

school construction projects, and all Contractors and Subcontractors performing the construction

contracts awarded shall cooperate and in good faith do all things legal, proper, and reasonable to

achieve the verifiable goal of ten percent (10%) participation. Each bidder will take specific

actions to insure a good faith effort in the recrutment and selection of minority businesses including

but not limited to:

SUBMITTED WITH BID:

A. For bids that will include subcontracts: The Bidders must earn at least 50 points from the

good faith efforts listed below, and submit with their bid an affidavit identifying which efforts

were utilized. This affidavit is Affidavit A - Listing of Good Faith Efforts and is included as

an attachment to Section I, Information to Bidders, and Section II, Bid Form.

1. (10 pts) Contact minority businesses that could reasonably be expected to submit a

quote and that are known to the contractor, or available on State or local government

maintained lists, at least 10 days before the bid date and notify them of the nature and

scope of the work to be performed.

2. (10 pts) Make the construction plans, specifications and requirements available for

review by prospective minority businesses, or provide these documents to them at least

10 days before the bids are due.

3. (15 pts) Break down or combine elements of work into economically feasible units to

facilitate minority participation.

4. (10 pts) Work with minority trade, community, or contractor organizations identified

by the Office of Historically Underutilized Businesses and included in the bid

documents that provide assistance in recruitment of minority businesses.

5. (10 pts) Attend prebid meetings scheduled by the public owner.

6. (20 pts) Provide assistance in getting required bonding or insurance or provide

alternatives to bonding or insurance for subcontractors.

7. (15 pts) Negotiate in good faith with interested minority businesses and do not reject

them as unqualified without sound reasons based on their capabilities. Any rejection of

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This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

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