Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the City of Statesville: Greenway Connector
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
SEALED INVITATION TO BID (ITB) for the furnishing of the necessary materials and construction of:
EB-5818 – GREENWAY CONNECTOR
CLEARING, GRADING, PAVING, DRAINAGE, LANDSCAPING, AND STRUCTURES FOR THE CITY OF STATESVILLE GREENWAY CONNECTOR UNDER US 21 FOR THE CITY OF STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
will be sent out on November 13, 2025, and will be received by the City of Statesville in the Training Room, 2nd Floor of the City Office Building, 301 S. Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677 until
2:00 PM, LOCAL TIME
On THURSDAY, December 18, 2025
and at that time and place will be publicly opened and read aloud.
A NONMANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:00 PM local time on Tuesday, November 20, 2025 in the Training Room, 2nd Floor of the City Office Building. Interested parties may attend this meeting to review the plans, ask for additional information or clarification, and to visit the project site.
THE PROJECT GENERALLY CONSISTS OF the furnishing of all materials, labor and equipment for the construction of a 0.5 mi section of a hardscape pedestrian facility that will connect approximately 5 miles of greenway under US 21 north and all associated work including, but not limited to, clearing, grading, paving, drainage, landscaping, and structures.
The bidding documents for the project are available at the following location:
EB5818 - Greenway Bid Documents
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 fourteen (14) 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. AB-2
Historically Underutilized Businesses
Pursuant to General Statute 143-48 and Executive Order #150, The City of Statesville invites and encourages participation in this procurement process by businesses owned by minorities, women, disabled, disabled business enterprises and nonprofit work centers for the blind and severely disabled. The City of Statesville reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to accept any bid which is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Statesville.
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 Alexandra McIntyre at [email protected] by 5:00 PM on December 4, 2025, to receive consideration.
By Order of the City of Statesville, North Carolina
