CONTRACT No. I Part A – Removal of the existing well pumping unit at Well No. 3 in Black Creek, NC, Part B – Well No. 3 Cleaning and Videoing, and Part C – Furnishing and installing a new, replacement pumping unit at Well No. 3 in Black Creek, NC, including a 50 Horsepower motor, a 400 gpm pumping unit, well piping, and miscellaneous appurtenances, as necessary for a complete, operable system.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Town of Black Creek
P.O. Box 8
Black Creek, NC 27813

SEPARATE, sealed BIDS for the construction of the following work items to be furnished and installed in the Town of Black Creek, N.C. will be received by the Town of Black Creek at the Town Hall, 112 West Center Street, Black Creek, N.C. until 2:00 PM (DST), Tuesday, May 24, 2016, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

CONTRACT No. I
Part A – Removal of the existing well pumping unit at Well No. 3 in Black Creek, NC,
Part B – Well No. 3 Cleaning and Videoing, and
Part C – Furnishing and installing a new, replacement pumping unit at Well No. 3 in Black Creek, NC,
including a 50 Horsepower motor, a 400 gpm pumping unit, well piping, and miscellaneous
appurtenances, as necessary for a complete, operable system.

CONTRACT No. II
Basic Electrical, except as noted in the Contract Documents, and Pump Controllers and Telemetry for Black Creek Well No. 3

The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

Town Hall, Black Creek, NC
Herring-Sutton & Associates, P.A., 2201 Nash Street NW, Wilson, NC

Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the office of Herring-Sutton & Associates, P.A., Engineers, located at 2201 Nash Street NW, Wilson, NC 27896.

Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the Contract price will be required.  Bid Bond, cash or certified check in the amount of 5% of the BID amount is required with BID.

This project is being funded in whole or in part by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources DWSRF Loan Program.  Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Women’s and Minority Business Enterprises, Executive Orders 11625, 12138, 12432; Section 129 of the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendment Act of 1988; Equal Employment Opportunity, Executive Order 11246; Debarment and Suspension, Executive Order 12549; Procurement Prohibitions under Section 306 of the Clean Air Act and Section 508 of the Clean Water Act, including  Executive Order 11738, Administration of the Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to Federal Contracts, grants or loans; and the Davis Bacon Act..

Bidders will comply with the federal and state debarment laws and require approved subcontractors, if any, to do likewise. Bidders understand that they are subject to the terms and conditions of the DWSRF Loan Program Agreement and Funding Approval between the Town of Black Creek and the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Resources, which is funding the project.

Bidders must also make positive efforts to use small and minority-owned businesses and to offer employment, training, and contracting opportunities in accordance with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contracts in accordance with the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act.

All Bidders shall note that there will be a Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting at 11:00 AM on May 12, 2016 at the Town of Black Creek Town Hall located at 112 West Center Street, Black Creek, N.C. Contractors must attend the Pre-Bid Meeting to be eligible to Bid the Project.

Pre-Submittal Approvals are required for Well Pumping Unit, and the Telemetry and Control Equipment as specified in Section 01016 of the Project Detailed Specifications.

Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities.

Small, female, and minority-owned businesses are encouraged to submit bids for the project, and all bidders shall make “Good Faith Effort” in all construction contracts of at least 10% minority participation.

Signed/ Ralph M. Smith, Jr.
Ralph M. Smith, Jr. Mayor
Town of Black Creek

April 28, 2016
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