Renovations to New Hanover High School’s George West Building

Invitation to Bid

New Hanover County Schools invites General Contractors to bid on the Renovations to New Hanover High School’s George West Building located at 1307 Market Street, Wilmington NC 28401.  Sealed single prime Bids will be received by the Office of Facility Planning and Construction in Conference Room 101 of the New Hanover County Schools’ Administration Building, 6410 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington NC 28412, at 3:00 pm on Thursday, March 3, 2016.  All Bids will be opened and read aloud starting at 3:00 pm.  This project will be bid and awarded in accordance with G.S. 143-128 and G.S. 143-129.

The project generally consists of the renovation of approximately 28,000 sf of the NHHS George West and ROTC buildings including selective demolition, concrete slab and masonry construction and repair, roofing repairs, exterior and interior finishes, equipment, fixtures, plumbing, HVAC and electrical systems.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at 2:00 pm in the Media Center of New Hanover High School, 1307 Market Street, Wilmington NC 28401.  The Design Consultant, Becker Morgan Group, and a representative from New Hanover County Schools will be available at that time to answer questions concerning the project. A walk through of the George West and ROTC buildings will be conducted at the end of the meeting. Contractors attending the mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will have additional opportunities to visit the site on Friday, February 19, 2016 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Tuesday, February 23, 2016, Wednesday, February 24, 2016, and Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm.  Questions after the Pre-Bid Conference shall be submitted in writing to Rick Collins, AIA, Becker Morgan Group, 3205 Randall Parkway, Suite 211, Wilmington NC 28403 (fax #910.341.7506; email [email protected]), or to Eddie Anderson, Director of Facility Planning and Construction, New Hanover County Schools, 6410 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington NC 28412 (email [email protected]).

Complete full sets of plans and specifications may be obtained from Copy Cat Print Shop at no expense upon receipt of a refundable $300.00 plan deposit. Partial sets will not be available. Plan deposit checks shall be made payable to New Hanover County Schools and mailed or delivered to Becker Morgan Group, 3205 Randall Parkway, Suite 211, Wilmington NC 28403, attention Rick Collins, AIA.  The deposit will be refunded upon return of the Contract Documents in good condition within thirty (30) days after the Bid opening. Complete sets of digital plans and specifications are available from Becker Morgan Group beginning Monday, February 8, 2016 upon receipt of a signed “Release for use of Digital Media” form by Becker Morgan Group. The form is included in Section 011000, “Summary of Work”, of the specifications, or available upon request from Becker Morgan Group (phone #910.341.7600). Contract Documents are also available for review at New Hanover County Schools’ Office of Facility Planning and Construction and the following regional plan rooms.

AGC
FW Dodge
East Coast Digital Plan Room
Carolinas Plan Room/McGee Cadd
Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas
Copy Cat Printshop

A Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Base Bid Amount must accompany each Bid in accordance with Section I – Information for Bidders of the project specifications.  No Bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the opening thereof.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Labor and Material Payment Bond.

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 covered by N.C. G.S. 143-128 to make a “good faith effort” to meet this goal.  Bidders shall identify on the Bid Form the minority businesses that will be used on the project.  Bidders shall submit along with the Bid, Affidavit A – Listing of Good Faith Efforts pursuant to subsection (f) 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 100% of the work under the Contract with its own workforce must submit Affidavit B – Intent to Perform Contract with Own Forces in lieu of the aforementioned affidavit otherwise required under this subsection.

The 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 New Hanover County Schools.